SESSION MODERATORS:
Emma Buckland, Principal Analyst – Telco Cloud & Networks, STL Partners
Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst, Appledore Research

FIRESIDE CHAT: Bringing the cloud native network to life to deliver agility and scale

• How are you applying the principles of cloud native architecture to your mobile network?
• How is Cloud transforming your economics on Capex and Opex?
• Why is cloud-native transformation more than technology change?
• How to deploy Open RAN in greenfield/brownfield networks and how does the economics stack up?
• Why robust vendor partnerships are critical for cloud native success?

Interviewer: Ian Turkington, VP Architecture & APIs, TM Forum
Anil Pawar, SVP, Head Of Architecture & Tech Strategy, Rakuten Mobile 
Jason Rutherford, GM & SVP, Oracle

FIRESIDE CHAT: Empowering business agility through service orchestration

• The challenges Telstra and CSPs faced in their network operations 
• Why a cloud-native, reusable, multi-tenant PaaS was needed to help Telstra achieve its NaaS strategic goals
• How to leverage TMF standards
• Why are service orchestration and a unified inventory system critical for improving agility and the measurable impacts Telstra has seen? 
• Why Telstra believes they are well positioned to unlock new business opportunities, faster, and in a way that brings a more positive customer experience

Interviewer: Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst, Appledore Research
Mark Sanders, Chief Architect, Telstra 
Jean Lawrence, VP Cloud & Network Services Marketing & Communications, Nokia 

INTERVIEW: The network as an enabler of innovation and growth 
Interviewer: Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst, Appledore Research
Aayush Bhatnagar, SVP, Jio 

INTERVIEW: Building a hyper-converged cloud infrastructure (Cloud-based HCI)
Ashiq Khan, Vice President, Head of Unified Cloud & Platform Division, SoftBank    
Interviewer: Emma Buckland, Principal Analyst – Telco Cloud & Networks, STL Partners