Data products at scale — the blueprint for AI-native telcos

14:15 - 14:30 
Moderator: Emma Buckland, Research Director, SLT
 
DPLM in Practice: Reliable and composable data products for scaling agentic AI 

• Domain‑Led Accountability by Design for meeting data quality standards and contractual obligations, fostering trust at scale. 
• Adopting a product‑centric mindset that treats data as a discoverable, reusable, secure, and value‑driven asset. 
• Computational Composition and Computational Governance as necessary transformations to achieve scale. 

Varun Nair, Principle Architect, Telstra 

14:30 - 14:45
Presentation: Building trust in agentic AI: How agents collaborate securely across domains

• Explore frameworks enabling AI agents to interact across different telecom systems while maintaining security and compliance
• Discuss strategies for verifying agent behaviour to ensure reliability and accountability in critical network operations
• Highlight case studies where cross-domain agent collaboration improved efficiency and reduced operational risk

Ahmed Saady Yaamin, Head of Axiata Group Analytics and AI, Axiata

14:45 - 15:15
Panel: Data products at scale - the blueprint for AI-native telcos

• Explore why scalable AI in telecoms depends on well-designed data products, not just model- and how this shift enables autonomy
• Hear how leading telcos structure data product lifecycle management (DPLM), ownership, governance for consistency and trust
• Leave with a practical blueprint to transform fragmented data into reusable, high-quality, AI-ready assets across the organisation

Alberto Manuel Fernandes Dias, Industry Digital Strategist, Microsoft
Md Azimuddin Khan, Director, Analytics Center of Excellence, Robi Axiata PLC
Senthoor Punniamoorthy, Principal Architect, Chief Architect Office, Telstra
Amit Sharma, Senior Director, Infosys

Timings are provisional only and may be subject to change.