Sasha Qadri, Host, DTW Ignite 
Joann O’Brien, VP Digital Ecosystems, TM Forum 

FIRESIDE CHAT: From telco to techco: Transforming the buzzwords into a reality

• What are the ingredients to enable the transformation to a techco?
• Is there a special ingredient to shortcut the transformation to a techco?
• What are some immediate opportunities realized by techcos?

Jon James, CEO, Nuuday
Silvia Candiani, Vice President, Telecommunications, Microsoft

KEYNOTE: Survival architecture for CSPs in a changing world 

• Fast-changing world, fast innovation: market, customers and society evolutions
• Agile architecture to survive  fast changes require an architecture as agile as development methods and technologies 
• Collaboration at the heart of the transformation  
• Go beyond standardization and be operational with code and solution sharing and validation  

Koen Vermeulen, CIO, Orange Group  

PRESENTATION: Turning customers and developers into fans! 

• Producing a digital experience to excite customers across 10 countries 
• Working on one common code base built by engaged developers  
• Leveraging leading API technology 

Peter Leukert, Global CIO, Deutsche Telekom

FIRESIDE CHAT: Drivers for telco evolution: Why and how to make the techco journey? 

• With the current economic climate of uncertainty around the world, how does transforming into a techco help operators weather the storm? 
• Cloud, strong partner ecosystems, Web 3.0, and next-generation business models – how to adapt to an ever-changing landscape with emerging technologies while reining in costs 
• The challenges of finding and retaining talent to make the shift to techco a reality 
• How do telcos remain relevant by moving from delivering connectivity to identifying future opportunities?  

Interviewer: Sylvain Seignour, President, Netcracker 
Jamal Najem, Chief Transformation Officer, du 
Hesham Fahmy, CIO, TELUS