Securing the agentic telco: Cyber resilience in an AI-run world
October 7, 2026
12:00-13:00
Innovate Stage
Trustworthy AI & Data
Building Trust in Agentic AI with Observability
Fireside chat: The Rise of Enterprise SuperAgents: Secure AI at Scale
Praveen Vemulapalli, Director, Data & Gen AI Architecture, AT&T
Panel: What keeps security leaders up at night in an AI-native telco?
This panel gets real about where AI-native telco security is breaking down – and what’s keeping CISOs up at night as autonomy ramps up.
- End-to-end observability across agent decisions, actions and business outcomes for complete operational visibility
- Build trust and confidence with explainability, governance, policy guardrails and continuous monitoring of AI agents
- Scale Agentic AI with confidence by measuring performance, detecting anomalies and ensuring reliable, compliant operations.
Fireside chat: The Rise of Enterprise SuperAgents: Secure AI at Scale
- Scale AI beyond experimentation: Build autonomous AI agents that can execute complex enterprise tasks and drive real business outcomes
- Innovate securely and responsibly: Combine policy-driven governance, secure AI development frameworks and strong controls to protect enterprise data, employees and customers.
- Accelerate transformation and reduce costs: Use AI to modernize software delivery, speed up enterprise transformation and significantly reduce AI operating costs.
Praveen Vemulapalli, Director, Data & Gen AI Architecture, AT&T
Panel: What keeps security leaders up at night in an AI-native telco?
This panel gets real about where AI-native telco security is breaking down – and what’s keeping CISOs up at night as autonomy ramps up.
- Where are real vulnerabilities emerging?
- What risks are still not understood or managed today?
- What’s the biggest unresolved risk in AI-native telcos right now?
Session speakers

Sruthi Nair
Director, Voice Core Engineering & Automation


Praveen Vemulapalli
Director - Data & AI Architecture & Platforms


Kaniz Mahdi
Director Technology AWS Industries


Guy Lupo
EVP Trustworthy AI & Data


Maty Bohacek
AI Researcher

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