17 - 19 November, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
Autonomous Networks Leadership Forum: Part One
November 19, 2026
10:00-11:30
Impact stage
Autonomous Networks
Autonomous operations
Session overview: As Autonomous Networks move from technical ambition to operational reality, leading operators across Asia-Pacific are redefining how telecom businesses are designed, managed and optimized. Discover how pioneering CSPs are scaling Level 4 capabilities beyond individual use cases to create AI-native operating models that deliver measurable improvements in operational performance, customer experience and commercial value.
Engineering the AI-native telecom operator
Engineering the AI-native telecom operator
- Exploring how AI-native architectures are reshaping telecom operations
- Helping operators coordinate increasingly complex multi-domain environments with greater speed, resilience and operational consistency
- Accelerating the transition towards collaborative autonomy through deploying AI-enabled operational architectures combining legacy environments with cloud-native capabilities
- Moving towards the next phase of AN, with co-ordinated AI agents simultaneously optimizing network performance, CX and operational efficiency
- Exploring how AI is becoming embedded across network engineering, operations and service innovation rather than being deployed as isolated automation initiatives
- Sharing how common data models, AI-ready architectures and operational transformation are preparing the organization for large-scale autonomous operations
- Discussing the organizational changes required to support AI-native engineering teams and new operational workflows
- Presenting the roadmap towards enterprise-wide autonomous operations
- Designing programmable, intent-aware network architectures to enable autonomous adaptation to changing traffic patterns, customer expectations and service requirements without increased complexity
- Support differentiated connectivity experiences across consumer, enterprise and mission-critical services
- Advocating ecosystem collaboration to deploy autonomous capabilities incrementally while maintaining interoperability across different environments
- How programmable networks can underpin new revenue opportunities through dynamic service creation, premium connectivity and AI-native network capabilities
- Demonstrating how autonomous networks are improving operational efficiency while creating new opportunities for service innovation and differentiated customer experiences
- Sharing lessons from scaling autonomous capabilities across multiple operational domains using TM Forum standards and open architectures
- Examining how business value is being measured through operational efficiency, customer outcomes and sustainability rather than automation metrics alone
- Looking ahead to the next generation of AI-enabled operational capabilities
- How is Level 4 changing the role of the CTO, CNO and CIO?
- Which organizational changes have had the greatest impact on scaling autonomous operations across the business?
- How are operators building trust in AI among engineers, executives and boards?
- What leadership lessons have emerged from moving autonomy from innovation programs into day-to-day operations?