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Moonshot Catalyst Session: Leading the metaverse revolution: Bridging worlds and empowering lives

Tuesday, 19 September 2023
4:00 pm - 5:27 pm

Location: Innovation Arena Stage

METAVERSE CHALLENGE MOONSHOT CATALYST PRESENTATION
How can connectivity providers address future connectivity needs for the low-latency immersive internet (Web3/Metaverse)?

This challenge is a significant opportunity for communications service providers to explore new ways of creating and capturing value in the metaverse, a virtual space where users can interact and participate in a shared digital experience.

By identifying the potential benefits of the metaverse for small and large enterprises, government, and society, connectivity providers can create innovative solutions that will help them to unlock value in this emerging space.

SESSION MODERATOR
Shengfan Hou, Senior Manager, Catalyst Development, TM Forum

4:00 pm – 4:12 pm
Metaverse enablement through standard APIs
Cauê Dias Silva, R&D Executive Manager, NTT DATA
Mohamed ElGamal, Chief Integration & Standardization Architect, Ericsson
Steve Harrop, Principle Integration Architect, Vodafone

4:15 pm – 4:27 pm
Closing the metaverse chasm: Monetizing the ecosystem
Abdullah Albarrak, Partnership & Technology Specialist, stc
Joseph Wilkin, Solution Engineer, Netcracker
Risa Masuda, Communications Manager, NTT Group

4:30 pm – 4:42 pm
Revolutionizing telecom operations empowered in the metaverse by AI generated content
Mingying Zhu, Senior IT System Architect, China Telecom

4:45 pm – 4:57 pm
Supercharge any activity in any metaverse
Elmar Arunov, Research Lead Metaverse, Deutsche Telekom 
Jin Suk, Sr. Director of Product Strategy & Management, Amdocs 

5:00 pm – 5:12 pm
Transforming passenger experiences with continuous decision intelligence
Bob Logan, CEO, Rockport Software
Doug Migliori, Head, Composable Industry Solutions, Vantiq
Steve Harrop, Principal Integration Architect, Vodafone 

5:15 pm – 5:27 pm
Autonomous networks hyperloops
Frederic Desnoes, OSS specialist and Project Lead, Orange
Hervé Guesdon, SVP of Engineering and CTO, UBiqube
Shingo Horiuchi, Manager, NTT Group

Speakers

Abdullah Albarrak

Partnership & Technology Specialist
stc

Bob Logan

CEO
Rockport Software

Cauê Silva

Innovation and R&D Manager
NTT DATA

Doug Migliori

Head, Composable Industry Solutions
VANTIQ

Elmar Arunov

Research Lead Metaverse
Deutsche Telekom

Frederic Desnoes

OSS Specialist and Project Lead
Orange

Herve Guesdon

SVP of Engineering and CTO
UBiqube

Jin Suk

Sr. Director of Product Strategy & Management
Amdocs

Joseph Wilkin

Principal Solution Engineer
Netcracker

Mingying Zhu

Senior IT System Architect
China Telecom

Mohamed Elgamal

Chief Integration & Standardization Architect
Ericsson

Risa Masuda

Communications Manager
NTT Group

Shengfan Hou

Senior manager
TM Forum

Shingo Horiuchi

Manager

Steve Harrop

Principal API/Integration Architect
Vodafone