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DESCRIPTION:08:45 - 08:55Welcome: DTW Ignite HostAaron Boasman-Patel\, Vice
  President\, Innovation\, TM Forum08:55 - 09:25CIO panel: Re-invent IT for
  AI\, velocity and growth Strategic imperative: Re-invent IT to move faste
 r\, operate AI-ready\, and unlock sustainable growthSpeed and intelligence
  as advantage: Why CIOs must redesign IT to deliver faster decisions\, aut
 omation\, and responsiveness without disrupting operationsFrom legacy drag
  to AI-ready platform: How leaders are simplifying and modernising IT to s
 upport AI-native operations at scaleEfficiency with confidence: Cutting co
 mplexity and cost while increasing agility through automation and modular 
 platformsIT as a growth engine: Enabling new services\, ecosystem partners
 hips\, and B2B2X models with resilient\, future-ready IT Moderated by Will
 ie Stegmann\, Executive Vice President\, Composable IT & Ecosystems\, TM F
 orumAntonietta Mastroianni\, CIO\, e& UAEChen Hong\, CIO\, SingtelScott Pe
 tty\, CTO\, VodafoneCharles Molapisi\, Group Chief Technology & Informatio
 n Officer\, MTN Group09:25 - 09:45Fireside chat: Reimagining experience in
  telecom: Modernizing CRM and billing in the AI era Moderated by Mark Newm
 an\, Chief Analyst\, TM ForumGil Rosen\, CMO\, AmdocsAnna Maria Blengino\,
  CIO\, Sunrise09:45 - 10:15Fireside chat: The future network - designing f
 or an AI-native world Embedding AI into the network is not enough: How rea
 dy are today’s architectures\, data models\, and platforms to support AI
  at scale? Re-imagining the network with AI at its core\, not as an add-on
 \, and what it really takes to move from fundamentals to productionTransfo
 rming operating models to enable AI-driven networks\, including what must 
 change across processes\, skills\, and decision-making to move at speedMov
 ing beyond programmed networks to intent-driven autonomy\, and the strateg
 ic shifts required across organisation\, talent\, and investment modelsPla
 nning networks for a future defined by uncertainty\, where adaptability\, 
 standards\, and automation matter more than prediction Moderated by: Camil
 le Mendler\, Research Director\, Telco B2B\, OmdiaGeorge Glass\, CTO\, TM 
 ForumAnkur Kapoor\, EVP\, Chief Network Officer\, T-MobileKim Krogh Anders
 en\, Group Executive\, Network\, Product & Technology\, Telstra10:15 - 10:
 30Keynote: AI-native learning: How telcos can prepare the next generation 
 for an AI world As telcos evolve into digital infrastructure companies\, t
 heir role in the AI era is no longer limited to connectivity\, cloud\, com
 pute and networks. They also have an opportunity to help societies build t
 he human capacity needed to use AI responsibly and productivelyVeemal will
  share how MT is developing mytGPT\, an AI-native learning platform design
 ed to support teachers and students as they prepare for an AI-driven futur
 eDrawing from live school pilots\, localisation efforts and an agile deplo
 yment model\, Veemal will explore how a telco can move beyond being an inf
 rastructure provider to becoming a trusted enabler of national AI adoption
 The session will offer a practical view of sovereign AI in action: buildin
 g locally relevant tools\, learning from empirical feedback\, adapting dep
 loyment responsibly\, and designing platforms that can evolve into agents\
 , MCP servers and personalised learning companions. It is a case study in 
 how telcos can create demand for AI by helping the next generation learn w
 ith AI\, not merely about AI Veemal Gungadin\, CEO\, Mauritius Telecom10:3
 0Closing remarks Timings are provisional only and may be subject to change
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SUMMARY:(DTW-Ignite 2026) Opening keynotes: The future\, faster.
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