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23-25 June 2026

Copenhagen

Trust AI: Turbocharge telco innovation!

June 24, 2026
11:00-13:15
TM Forum industry showcase stage
AI & Data
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

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Discover how operators build governed, explainable networks that think, protect, and evolve independently. Explore semantic digital twins as ODA-aligned foundations for closed-loop automation and AI-driven decisions at production scale.

See MODaaS demos proving model trustworthiness, AI-native security agents enforcing policy-driven compliance in autonomous workflows, and unified data platforms stopping fraud while powering breakthrough experiences.


11:00 - 11:10 - TM Forum Blueprints for brilliance: Unleashing industry transformation

Ready to see what’s next for telecom and connectivity? Join us on stage as TM Forum reveals how our Industry Missions and Open Digital Architecture (ODA) are rewriting the rules for agility, innovation, and growth for the AI‑era. Discover how global leaders are collaborating to build AI‑ready, cloud‑native solutions that simplify operations and unlock new value; hear real‑world stories of transformation from concept to cash; and learn how you can be part of the movement that’s shaping the future. These sessions throughout the day are your gateway to the industry’s most exciting breakthroughs. 

Mark Geere, Director Product Marketing, TM Forum


11:10-11:35 - The autonomous techco: Vodafone’s $Billion-scale agentic AI shift with Google Cloud

Vodafone and Google Cloud reveal the telecom industry’s first production‑scale deployment of Agentic AI workflows across the end‑to‑end network lifecycle. The session shows how Vodafone is accelerating its Techco transformation by reinventing network design, unlocking capital efficiency (ROIC), and driving autonomous network evolution using Google Cloud, moving beyond basic automation toward intelligent, self‑orchestrating systems that drive Level 4+ autonomous operations. 

Brian Naughton, EMEA Director and Principal Architect for Telecom, Google Cloud

Simon Norton, OSS and Digital Networks Director, Vodafone


11:35-12:00 - Semantic Digital Twins as a foundation for Autonomous Networks

Practical lessons from Vodafone, Verizon, and Telia on scaling digital twins beyond proof of concept into operational systems; how operators are deploying semantic digital twins at production scale to create a governed understanding of network and services; and why semantic modelling provides the foundation for closed‑loop automation, AI‑driven decision‑making, and explainability for higher levels of AN maturity. The digital twin acts as a unifying context layer aligned with ODA principles, integrating information from multiple production systems using open standards and enabling closed‑loop workflows consistent with TM Forum Autonomous Networks objectives.

Robin Osagie, Business Development Manager, NumoData

Vincenzo Procopio, Head of Production & Cybersecurity, Telia


12:00- 12:25 - Govern AI before it governs you

As the industry pushes to turn generative and agentic AI into real outcomes, many are finding the real challenge isn’t the model—it’s earning trust at scale. This session, grounded in the TM Forum AI‑Native Blueprint, explores why AI success depends on trust at scale rather than better models, the governance gap holding back real AI outcomes, and how CSP teams can balance innovation speed with customer, brand, and compliance protection while strengthening governance without slowing delivery.

Speaker TBC


12:25 - 12:50 - Agentic implementation with AI-Native Canvas for enhanced security

As telcos move toward AI‑native, agent‑driven architectures, trust must be embedded at the core of the ODA Canvas. This session introduces the Axonect Security Agent, a TMF GB1087 framework‑aligned AI agent designed to establish secure, policy‑driven trust across AI agents, ODA components, and autonomous telco workflows, and shows through a practical use case how Axonect enables security‑by‑design, continuous compliance, and trusted AI adoption within the AI‑Native ODA Canvas.

Namal Jayathilake, Chief Technology Officer, Axonect by Axiata Digital Labs

Guy Lupo, EVP, AI & Data, TM Forum


12:50 - 13:15 - How AT&T and Databricks are reimagining what's possible in the age of the AI-Native Telco

A truly autonomous network can think and learn for itself, protect itself, and evolve—capabilities that once seemed impossible without significant human intervention. This session explains how AT&T and Databricks are shaping this new world with a unified, secure data and AI foundation that stops fraud before it happens, unlocks breakthrough customer experiences, and powers the AI‑native telco of tomorrow.

Nevash Pillay, Global Head, Communications Industry, Databricks 

Mark Austin, VP, Data Science, AT&T

Session speakers

Mark Geere

product management

TM Forum
Simon Norton

Director of Digital Networks and OSS

Vodafone Group
Robin Osagie

Business Development Manager

NumoData
Vincenzo Procopio
Vincenzo Procopio

Head of IT Production & Cybersecurity

Telia Company
Namal Jayathilake
Namal Jayathilake

Chief Technology Officer

AXIATA DIGITAL LABS (Pvt) Ltd
Guy Lupo
Guy Lupo

EVP AI & Data

TM Forum
Nevash Pillay
Nevash Pillay

Head of Global Telecom Industry

Databricks
Mark Austin
Mark Austin

VP, Data Science

AT&T Inc.

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