Emmanuel A. Otchere
VP & Chief Technical Expert
23-25 June 2026
Copenhagen
Pathways for Progress
June 24, 2026
12:15-13:15
Growth Stage
Culture transformation
Organizational transformation
Skills transformation
Sessions in rooms
Pathways for progress is TM Forum’s new industry-wide program designed to solve one of the telco industry’s hardest problems: How to turn transformation ambition into real progress — for people, teams, and organizations. This session brings the new TM Forum 'Belts' program to life — recognizing the leaders already driving real change, sharing the stories behind red and black belt achievements, and showing how leading operators are embedding these pathways into their own internal development and transformation programs.12:15-12:20
Welcome
Shuvo Saha, VP Education, TM Forum
12:20-12:35
Pathways for Progress - what the program is
Shuvo Saha, VP Education, TM Forum
12:35-12:55
Fireside chat: Belt holder spotlights - the leaders behind the belts
Moderator: Shuvo Saha, VP Education, TM Forum
Lester Thomas, Head of New Technologies and Innovation, Vodafone
Emmanuel A. Otchere, VP & Chief Technical Expert, Huawei
12:55-13:10
Early adopter voices - why companies are integrating Pathways to Progress internally
Wendhyharto Kusumaatmadja, Group Head Digital Initiative, Telin
Lester Thomas, Head of New Technologies and Innovation, Vodafone
13:10-13:15
Closing remarks
Session speakers
Lester Thomas
Head of New Technologies and Innovation
Wendhyharto Kusumaatmadja
Group Head Digital Initiative
Shuvo Saha
VP Education
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