Creating value at the intersection of IT, networks and AI

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Chair: Darren Nicholls, Product Management Director, TM Forum

Presentation: Networks that behave like software: Creating value where IT, networks and AI meet

• Why the greatest value in the AI era is created at the intersection of IT, networks and AI, not within any one domain. 
• How programmable networks and open APIs enable services to be delivered in minutes rather than weeks. 
• How composable architectures create the foundation for AI-ready operations, products and ecosystems. 
• What operators must do to build an open, partner-ready architecture that supports AI agents, developers and digital ecosystems at scale.

Jeff Scheufele, VP, Enterprise Architecture, Lumen Technologies 

Panel: Innovating on top of network APIs in the era of AI and 5G Advanced

• What does innovating on network APIs (exposed network capabilities) mean to you?
• What is the role of network APIs (exposed network capability) in enabling service innovation?
• Where are we with network APIs and how are they valuable to your development teams and your service engineering projects and designs?
• What are the ways that your development and engineering teams leverage network APIs to enhance existing services or create net new services? Use and solution patterns.
• Who do you think are ideal developer types and communities who can benefit from the use of network APIs?
• What are your recommendations to operators and developer communities in approaching network APIs for service innovation?

Moderator: Leonard Lee, Executive Analyst, neXt Curve
Jason Inskeep, Senior Direct Business Development, Vonage
Reanna Firebaugh Smith, Director, AT&T
Manian Krishnamoorthy, General Manager - Network APIs Program & Transformation, Verizon