SESSION MODERATORS:
Tony Poulos, Industry Insights Advisor, TM Forum
Camille Mendler, Chief Analyst, Omdia
 

The evolution to Everything as a Service 

• Customers and markets – where is the growth for XaaS? 
• What are the business models and how to monetize services 
• Partnerships and ecosystems – is there a winning formula? 

Ruza Sabanovic, EVP, Telenor 

CASE STUDY WITH DEMO: Journey towards becoming a "Telco-as-a-Platform"

• Key considerations for successfully growing a platform ecosystem 
• Challenges on the journey towards becoming a ‘Telco-as-a-Platform’ 
• How Axiata's platform and API marketplace empowers developers
• Deciding which customer segments to prioritize with what types of services
• Examining how content is monetized in a two-sided business model
• Looking at ways to federate the platform businesses

Anthony Rodrigo,Group Chief Information Officer, Axiata

FIRESIDE CHAT: How A1 is utilizing a subscription marketplace to grow B2C and B2B businesses 

• Defining a strategy around platforms and marketplaces to support consumer and business 
• Explain how Amdocs subscription marketplace (SaaS Platform) supports A1 integrations to subscription services 
• Enable new CSP’s partnerships and growth together from onboarding to monetization 
• Benefit from a marketplace which pre-integrated services for consumer and business

Interviewer: Tony Poulos, Industry Insights Advisor, TM Forum
Helmut Rogge-Wiltsche, IT and Communication Services (ICS) Director, A1 Telekom Austria
Raman Abrol, CEO Vubiquity & GM Amdocs Media, Amdocs

FIRESIDE CHAT: The role of partner ecosystem in securing CSP future growth 

• The importance of expanding B2B solution portfolio to secure CSPs future growth 
• Examining the challenges CSPs face
• What is the role of partner ecosystem in this expansion?
• The innovation behind the GB2BC as cross industry accelerator 

Interviewer: Angus Ward, CEO, Beyond Now 
Jayne Landry, SVP Industry Solutions, TELUS