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23-25 June 2026

Copenhagen

The future of API monetization

June 24, 2026
11:00-12:00
Future Skills Stage
Composable IT & Ecosystems
5G monetization
Ecosystem management
API management
Value stream

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Chair: Darren Nicholls, Product Management Director, TM Forum

11:00-11:15
Case study & Demo: Unlocking new revenue streams:  Agentic AI-powered network APIs 

Chetan Narang, Director AI Product Strategy, Colt
Sridhar Gollapudi, Market Lead, Global Telecoms, Google Cloud

11:15- 11:30
Presentation: Innovating on top of network APIs in the era of AI and 5G Advanced
  • What does it means to innovate with network APIs?
  • What solution patterns look like leveraging network APIs in conjunction with TMF Open APIs
  • How the industry and enterprise/platform developer communities should approach network APIs & Open APIs in augmenting their mobile applications and services
Leonard Lee, Executive Analyst, neXt Curve

11:30-12:00
Panel: Where next for API monetization? – innovating with Network APIs through Open Gateway, TM Forum APIs and AI

Moderator: Darren Nicholls, Product Management Director, TM Forum
Rajagopalan Rajappa, CTO, Communications Tech & Platforms, Tata Elxsi
Dr. Chathurangi  Wickramasinghe, SVP Magenta API Exposure, Deutsche Telekom
Peter Arbitter, CCO, Aduna Global 
Henry Calvert, Head of Networks, GSMA
 

Session speakers

Leonard Lee
Leonard Lee

Executive Analyst

Next Curve
Dr. Chathurangi Wickramasinghe
Dr. Chathurangi Wickramasinghe

SVP Magenta API Exposure

Deutsche Telekom AG
Peter Arbitter
Peter Arbitter

CCO

Aduna
Darren Nicholls
Darren Nicholls

Product Management Director

TM Forum
Henry Calvert
Henry Calvert

Head of Networks

GSMA
Rajagopalan Rajappa
Rajagopalan Rajappa

CTO, Communications Tech & Platforms

Tata Elxsi
Sridhar Gollapudi
Sridhar Gollapudi

Head Of Telco Industry Solutions, Google Cloud

Google Cloud
Chetan Narang
Chetan Narang

Director, AI Product Strategy

Colt

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