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October 6-7, 2026

Dallas

AI-native platforms: Scaling composable IT

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
Himanshu Polavarapu, AVP, Tech Strategy, Verizon

Case study: Designing AI-ready composable architectures: data, APIs and platform constraints 
  • Building a real-time data fabric that supports AI use cases (not just cloud storage) 
  • Aligning TM Forum APIs, event-driven architecture and AI pipelines 
  • Handling latency, orchestration and integration challenges in distributed platforms 
  • Ensuring explainability, auditability and compliance in AI-driven environments
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