Namal Jayathilake
Chief Technology Officer
23-25 June 2026
Copenhagen
From boardroom to code: Making strategy real
June 23, 2026
12:15-13:15
Build stage
Composable IT & Ecosystems
Cloud migration
IT transformation
Sessions in rooms
Chair: Willie Stegmann, EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems, TM Forum12:15 - 12:30
Case study: From composable vision to operational reality: Stabilizing a best-of-breed telco stack
Asad Nabi, CIO, Liberty Communications Puerto Rico
Mehraj Gulzar, Chief Growth Officer, Prodapt
12:30 - 12:45
Case study: Reducing technical debt and risk through Agentic AI led modernization of IT systems
- Why legacy IT systems are becoming a critical liability, driving cost, risk and scalability constraints
- How agentic AI compress legacy modernization from multi-year roadmaps into an intelligent, accelerated migration
- Leveraging agentic AI to assess IT applications and identify dependencies at scale to enable structured, low-risk migration planning
- How to use agentic AI to translate, refactor and modernize legacy code to reduce technical debt
- Ensuring zero-downtime migration through AI-driven testing, validation and performance assurance
12:45 - 13:15
PANEL: Engineering platforms to drive adoption of ODA - making it real for software engineers
Moderator: Willie Stegmann, EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems, TM Forum
Namal Jayathilake, CTO, Axiata Digital Labs
Shekhar Kulkarni, Global Chief Architect, Deutsche Telekom
Elizabeth Nguli, Head of Global Cloud Engineering, Vodafone
Session speakers
Elizabeth Nguli
Head of Global Cloud Engineering
Asad Nabi
CIO
Mehraj Gulzar
Chief Growth Officer
Ishwar Parulkar
Chief Technologist, Telecom
Shekhar Kulkarni
Global Chief Architect
Also running at this time
23 June 2026
11:00-13:00
CAIDO circle: AI and data at scale: Moving from POCs to P&L impact
BY INVITATION ONLY - This is a private, peer-only executive forum for Chief AI, Data & Digital Officers (service providers only) operating under the Chatham House Rule.
AI & Data
23 June 2026
11:00-13:15
TM Forum industry showcase stage
Drive towards AI-native ODA
TM Forum showcase where you’ll get the inside track on TM Forum membership, capabilities, and how AI-enabled ODA is setting the standards and shaping the future of our industry. On the stage, TM Forum experts and members share inspiring real‑world case-studies and hands-on demos delivering serious impact across the industry.
Autonomous Networks
23 June 2026
11:00-12:30
Spotlight Stage
Spotlight: New generation intelligent operations whitepaper 4.0 launch: Real change shaping the new paradigm
Autonomous Networks
23 June 2026
12:15-13:15
Innovation arena stage
Catalyst showcase: Accelerating Autonomous Network adoption
Autonomous Networks
23 June 2026
12:15-13:30
Vision stage
Network monetization secrets revealed
Learn how operators turn network capabilities into differentiated, premium services, not just APIs.
AI & Data
23 June 2026
12:15-13:15
The Loft Stage
The Loft: Trustworthy AI and Data Innovation
AI & Data
23 June 2026
12:15-13:15
Park stage
Why complexity is killing speed and how AI rewires telcos for fast, adaptive execution
How leaders use AI to strip out decision latency, simplify operating models, and move from optimisation to real-time execution.
Composable IT & Ecosystems
23 June 2026
12:15-13:30
Growth stage
B2B2X and beyond — turning ecosystems into revenue engines
AI & Data
23 June 2026
12:15-13:15
Future skills stage
ModaaS in practice: Deploying and operating models as reusable services
Presentation: Modaas in practice: Deploying and operating models as reusable services
AI & Data
23 June 2026
13:00-14:15
M2
Navigating the AI hype maze: Monetizing autonomous networks, edge, 6G & AI Factories - Where will growth come from?
AI is everywhere but turning it into real revenue remains the challenge. As telcos move beyond experimentation, the focus is shifting from deploying AI to monetizing it across platforms, marketplaces, and ecosystems. Unlock new growth vectors. From AI-enabled operations and autonomous networks to edge-powered services and emerging AI factory models, the opportunity is clear, but so is the complexity. In this exclusive VIP session, leaders from AT&T, HCLTech, NVIDIA, and Beyond Now come together to share and discuss how CSPs can move from AI promise to measurable business impact.