AI-native platforms: Scaling composable IT

Name: Innovate Americas
Start: 2026-10-06T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-07T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel and Convention Center

October 6, 2026

12:00-13:00

Impact Stage

Composable IT & Ecosystems

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

API management

IT transformation

Chair: Willie Stegmann, EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems, TM Forum

Presentation: Autonomous business & IT - growth, efficiency and speed
Willie Stegmann, EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems, TM Forum

Fireside chat: Build once, scale everywhere: Powering AI-native service delivery at speed

Building a unified AI-native platform across multiple business units
Turning enterprise data into trusted context for AI
Standardizing governance, security and delivery at scale
Accelerating innovation through reusable platform capabilities
Moving from fragmented AI initiatives to enterprise-wide adoption

Muthusriram Rengasamy, Head of AI Platform, Verizon
Moderator: Willie Stegmann, EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems, TM Forum

Fireside chat: Do agents speak API?

How will agentic AI change the way telecom platforms consume and orchestrate services?
What role will ODA and Open APIs play in enabling AI-native telecom architectures?
How can operators balance agent autonomy with governance, interoperability and operational control?
Which standards and architectural capabilities will be most critical to avoiding a new generation of AI vendor lock-in?
How should TM Forum's standards evolve to support the next generation of AI-native telecom platforms?

Mark Austin, Vice President, Data Science, AT&T
Moderator: Matt Anderson, Global Telecom Industry Lead, Google Cloud

Session speakers

Willie Stegmann

EVP Composable IT & Ecosystems

Mark Austin

VP, Data Science

Matt Anderson

Global Telecom Industry Leader

Muthusriram Rengasamy

Head of AI Platform

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