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Moonshot champion panel: Driving industry impact through innovation

June 24, 2026
15:45-17:15
Build Stage
Autonomous Networks
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Moonshot Catalysts tackle the industry’s ultimate challenges and the Moonshot panels spotlight Catalyst teams and leaders sharing about their innovation and progress against the set challenges in our missions: Autonomous Networks, Trustworthy AI & Data, and Composable IT and Ecosystem.

Key takeaways
  • Strategic alignment of Catalysts with innovation priorities
  • Lessons learned and measurable business value
  • The future of collaboration in achieving mission-driven transformation
Moderator: Chris Anderson, Managing Director, Comms, Media and Technology, Accenture

15:45 - 16:15 
Panel
: Trustworthy AI & Data — From AI pilots to trusted, monetizable outcomes at ecosystem scale
How can CSPs industrialize AI and data into a standardized, interoperable, and zero‑trust agentic platform, so that AI moves from pilots to production at scale, enabling outcome-based “AI‑native” services across ecosystems with accountable assurance and monetization?

Lingli Deng, Director Researcher, China Mobile
Benoit Radier, Researcher, Orange
Bruno Ricci, Software Developer, Personal Argentina
David Low, Director of AI / ML, Singtel
Senthoorkumaran Punniamoorthy, Principal Enterprise Architect, Telstra

16:15 - 16:45
Panel:
Composable IT and Ecosystem — Reinvent the CSP as an AI native platform
How do CSPs reinvent themselves as an AI native platform that orchestrates ecosystems and monetizes intelligence other than just connectivity, unlocking new ecosystem‑driven revenue streams, and achieving operational excellence?

Chetan Narang, Director, AI Product StrategyColt Technology Services
Patricia Ventura, Head of Personalization and Applied AI, Telefónica
Massimo Banzi, Senior Standards Manager, Telecom Italia Group
Alief Nochtavio Tahta, Head of Digital Innovation, Telin
Vimal Mehta, Senior Technology ArchitectTELUS

16:45 - 17:15
Panel
: Autonomous Networks — Reaching AN level 4 
How can CSPs establish a clear path to level 4 autonomous networks, empowering it to self-optimize, self-heal, and deliver unparalleled efficiency with zero-touch intelligence?

Chetan Narang, Director, AI Product StrategyColt Technology Services
Buti Bushlaibi, Director of Technology Transformation, DU
Raden Tofan Akbar, SVP Head of Network OperationIndosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Senthoorkumaran Punniamoorthy, Principal Enterprise Architect, Telstra
Abhitabh Kushwaha, AVP AI NetworksVerizon
 

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