Catalyst team awards

Recognizing achievements in igniting industry innovation, collaboration, and growth through co-creation.

Catalyst team awards
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Introduction

In 2023, over 50 Catalyst teams co-created solutions to industry challenges faced by communications service providers and their technology partners. These projects were showcased at our DTW23 – Ignite! event in Copenhagen on September 19-21, 2023. This year, there were two sets of Catalyst Awards: the Open Innovation Catalyst Awards and the Moonshot Catalyst Awards.

Introduction
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It is always an honor and a very interesting opportunity to judge the Catalyst at DTW - always a great mix of innovation and business value.

Luigi Licciardi, Director of Standardization and Industry Department, Huawei

Catalysts Awards DTW 2023

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Open Innovation and Moonshot Catalyst Awards - Winners & Finalists

The Winners & Finalists were announced in the Award Ceremony on 21st September at the DTW Ignite event. Please expand each category below for more details on the winning teams.

Champions

logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTelia Company

Participants

logoBMC Software, Inc.
logoBolgiaTen Limited
logoEXFO Inc
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoElisa Corporation
logoElisa Polystar
logoNokia
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoOptare Solutions
logoTELEFONICA
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoAT&T Inc.
logoBrillio
logoCognizant Technology Solutions
logoHCL Technologies
logoTata Consultancy Services
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoADVANCED INFO SERVICE PLC. (AIS)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoiMocha 'Mocha Technologies Inc'
logoMTN South Africa
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoBeijing Tianyuan DIC Information Technology Co. Ltd.
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoSri Lanka Telecom PLC
logoWhale Cloud Technology Co., Ltd
logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications
logoComviva
logoEtisalat UAE
logoGlobal Wavenet Pte Ltd
logoNBNCo Ltd
logoOrange
logoSigScale
logoVodafone Group
logoCognizant Technology Solutions
logoColt Technology Services
logoHansen Technologies
logoNEC Corporation
logoVerizon Communications

Champions

logoNTT Group
logoOneCupAI
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications

Participants

logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoEpam Systems Ltd
logoETIYA
logoIntraway Corp
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoVANTIQ

Champions

logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications

Participants

logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoBrillio
logoClaro Brasil
logoFuture Connections Holding B.V.
logoGCI Communication Corp
logoIncognito Software Systems
logoMayerConsult Inc
logoNTT Group
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoVerizon Communications
logoVietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)
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finalist
logoBolgiaTen Limited
logoIBM Corporation
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoVodafone Group
logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoChina Unitechs Co.,Ltd.
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoHewlett Packard Enterprise
logoMATRIXX Software
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoNTT Group
logoSalesforce
logoTELEFONICA
logoavataa GmbH
logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoNokia
logoOrange
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoSalesforce
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications

Champions

logoBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company

Participants

logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd

Champions

logoAT&T Inc.
logoAxiata Group Berhad
logoBridge Mobile Pte Ltd. trading as Bridge Alliance
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoDialog Axiata PLC
logoJio Platforms Limited
logoOrange
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTELEFONICA
logoTelenor ASA
logoTelstra Corporation
logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoAccenture
logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoAXIATA DIGITAL LABS (Pvt) Ltd
logoBeijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
logoEricsson Inc.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoNokia
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoPrimforce Technologies Ltd.

Champions

logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoSaudi Telecom Company

Participants

logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoBeijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
logoHuazhong University of Science and Technology
logoPrimforce Technologies Ltd.
logoSudo Technology Co. LTD

Champions

logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoCSG
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoNokia

Champions

logoBell Canada
logoLIGHTSTORM TELECOM CONNECTIVITY PRIVATE LIMITED
logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoAria Systems Inc.
logoConcertia Technologies Inc
logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoSummit Tech
logoBrillio
logoClaro Brasil
logoFuture Connections Holding B.V.
logoGCI Communication Corp
logoIncognito Software Systems
logoMayerConsult Inc
logoNTT Group
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoVerizon Communications
logoVietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)
logoAccenture
logoBell Canada
logoBT Group plc
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoGoogle Cloud
logoPegasystems, Inc.
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTurknet
logoBMC Software, Inc.
logoBolgiaTen Limited
logoEXFO Inc
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTelia Company
logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications
logoHewlett Packard Enterprise
logoMATRIXX Software
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoNTT Group
logoSalesforce
logoTELEFONICA
logoCognizant Technology Solutions
logoColt Technology Services
logoHansen Technologies
logoNEC Corporation
logoVerizon Communications

Champions

logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoSaudi Telecom Company

Participants

logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Unitechs Co.,Ltd.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoBeijing ZZNode Technologies Co.,Ltd.
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoInspur Communication Information Systems Co., Ltd
logoZTE Corporation
logoAccenture
logoBell Canada
logoBT Group plc
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoGoogle Cloud
logoPegasystems, Inc.
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTurknet
logoBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoAT&T Inc.
logoInfosys
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoOrange
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoServiceNow, Inc.
logoTELEFONICA

Champions

logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoMaxis Broadband Sdn Bhd
logoMTN South Africa
logoRobi Axiata Limited
logoSaudi Telecom Company

Participants

logoBeijing Tianyuan DIC Information Technology Co. Ltd.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoInspur Communication Information Systems Co., Ltd
logoNanjing University
logoShaanxi Normal University
logoalvatross by SATEC
logoBT Group plc
logoCityFibre
logoconology
logoEpam Systems Ltd
logoJio Platforms Limited
logoMTN South Africa
logoOryxGateway FZ LLC
logoVerizon Communications
logoVodafone Group
logoYupiik
logoBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoADVANCED INFO SERVICE PLC. (AIS)
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoEricsson Inc.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoInfosys
logoIntraway Corp
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTelecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.
logoTelenor ASA
logoUniversita degli Studi di Milano
logoAirbus
logoalvatross by SATEC
logoAmartus
logoKratos
logoOneweb
logoOracle Corporation
logoSES Astra S.A.
logoTerreStar Solutions Inc. DBA Strigo

Champions

logoAT&T Inc.
logoOrange
logoTELEFONICA

Participants

logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoInfosys
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoServiceNow, Inc.
logoBrillio
logoClaro Brasil
logoFuture Connections Holding B.V.
logoGCI Communication Corp
logoIncognito Software Systems
logoMayerConsult Inc
logoNTT Group
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoVerizon Communications
logoVietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)
logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoGreat Wall Motor
logoShanghai Fudata Technology Co.Ltd
logoShenzhen Greater Bay Area Financial Institute
logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoAria Systems Inc.
logoBell Canada
logoConcertia Technologies Inc
logoLIGHTSTORM TELECOM CONNECTIVITY PRIVATE LIMITED
logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoSummit Tech
logoVodafone Group
logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoCognizant Technology Solutions
logoColt Technology Services
logoHansen Technologies
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoVerizon Communications

Champions

logoADVANCED INFO SERVICE PLC. (AIS)
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTelecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.
logoTelenor ASA
logoUniversita degli Studi di Milano

Participants

logoEricsson Inc.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoInfosys
logoIntraway Corp

Champions

logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoSri Lanka Telecom PLC

Participants

logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoBeijing Tianyuan DIC Information Technology Co. Ltd.
logoWhale Cloud Technology Co., Ltd
logoAccenture
logoAT&T Inc.
logoAXIATA DIGITAL LABS (Pvt) Ltd
logoAxiata Group Berhad
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoDialog Axiata PLC
logoEricsson Inc.
logoMavenir Systems
logoNcell
logoNokia
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoOrange
logoPrimforce Technologies Ltd.
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTELEFONICA
logoTelenor ASA
logoTelstra Corporation
logoVerizon Communications
logoVodafone Group
logoElisa Corporation
logoElisa Polystar
logoNokia
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoOptare Solutions
logoTELEFONICA
logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoEpam Systems Ltd
logoETIYA
logoIntraway Corp
logoNTT Group
logoOneCupAI
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoTELUS
logoVANTIQ
logoVerizon Communications
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoAT&T Inc.
logoInfosys
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoOrange
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoServiceNow, Inc.
logoTELEFONICA
logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoNokia
logoSalesforce
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications
logoavataa GmbH
logoKDDI Research, Inc.
logoNokia
logoOrange
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoSalesforce
logoTELUS
logoVerizon Communications

Champions

logoBell Canada
logoBT Group plc
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTurknet

Participants

logoAccenture
logoGoogle Cloud
logoPegasystems, Inc.
logoElisa Corporation
logoElisa Polystar
logoNokia
logoNTT DATA CORPORATION
logoOptare Solutions
logoTELEFONICA
logoBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoEpam Systems Ltd
logoETIYA
logoIntraway Corp
logoNTT Group
logoOneCupAI
logoRed Hat, Inc.
logoTELUS
logoVANTIQ
logoVerizon Communications
logoADVANCED INFO SERVICE PLC. (AIS)
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoEricsson Inc.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoInfosys
logoIntraway Corp
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTelecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.
logoTelenor ASA
logoUniversita degli Studi di Milano

Champions

logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoSaudi Telecom Company

Participants

logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Unitechs Co.,Ltd.
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoBeijing ZZNode Technologies Co.,Ltd.
logoChina Telecommunications Corporation
logoChina Unicom
logoInspur Communication Information Systems Co., Ltd
logoZTE Corporation
logoAccenture
logoBell Canada
logoBT Group plc
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoGoogle Cloud
logoPegasystems, Inc.
logoTelecom Italia SpA
logoTurknet
logoBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
logoBroadTech Technology Co., Ltd
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoPT XL Axiata Tbk.
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoAT&T Inc.
logoInfosys
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoOrange
logoProdapt North America, Inc
logoServiceNow, Inc.
logoTELEFONICA

Champions

logoCarbon Footprint Ltd
logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoSnowflake Inc.
logoADVANCED INFO SERVICE PLC. (AIS)
logoAsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc.
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoEricsson Inc.
logoNokia
logoTsinghua University
logoZTE Corporation
logoChina Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
logoChina Mobile Communications Corporation
logoHangzhou Eastcom Software Technology CO.,Ltd
logoHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
logoHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd
logoSudo Technology Co. LTD

Champions

logoEtisalat UAE
logoNBNCo Ltd
logoOrange
logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoComviva
logoGlobal Wavenet Pte Ltd
logoSigScale

Champions

logoEITC (DU)
logoMobile Telecommunications Saudi Company (Zain KSA)
logoNTT Group
logoSaudi Telecom Company
logoSri Lanka Telecom PLC

Participants

logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoJuniper Networks Inc
logoNetcracker Technology
logoNTT QONOQ, INC.
logoRelated

Champions

Deloitte
logoDigital Elite
logoDigital Twin Consortium
logoNTT Group
logoOrange County Public Works
logoSmart Cities Council
logoTELUS
logoVodafone Group

Participants

logoAmazon Web Services, Inc.
logoMvine Limited
logoRockport Software
logoUBiqube
logoVANTIQ
logoAmdocs Management Limited
logoD-id
logoDeutsche Telekom AG
logoMagyar Telekom Plc.
logoMicrosoft Corporation
logoT-Mobile USA

Submissions

Submissions for the DTW23 - Ignite Catalyst Awards opened on July 3, 2023 and closed on August 25, 2023. All Catalysts submit an Awards submission form to become eligible for the awards, indicating the respective category(ies) their teams will compete for and providing proof points. Winners & Finalists were announced in the Award Ceremony on 21st September at the DTW Ignite event. Please expand each category above for the details.

Submissions
judging criteria

Judging

A panel of exceptional industry experts and executives from global member organizations will gather at DTW24 - Ignite to review and judge the Catalyst projects. These judges bring a wealth of experience and expertise from various sectors within the telecommunications industry, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation process. They will assess each project against specific judging criteria, which include innovation, business impact, proof of concept, and scalability. This rigorous judging process is designed to recognize and reward the most groundbreaking and impactful Catalyst projects, highlighting their potential to drive significant advancements in the industry.

Meet the judges

To ensure an unbiased judging process, we collaborate with distinguished industry experts and executives from a variety of organizations to judge the Open Innovation and Moonshot Catalyst awards.

Andreas Böhmann

Andreas Böhmann

VP Enterprise Architecture & Integration
Deutsche Telekom
Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson

SVP, Digital Enablement
Beyond Now
Anil Rao

Anil Rao

Senior Director, Product Marketing & Strategy
Oracle
Arindam Banerjee

Arindam Banerjee

SVP, Strategy
Netcracker
Ayedime Amadi

Ayedime Amadi

Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture & Customer Channels
MTN Group
Benjamin Potter

Benjamin Potter

Lead Solution Architect
AT&T
Brian Smyth

Brian Smyth

MD, Global Lead - Innovation & Metaverse - Comms, Media, Technology
Accenture
Cathal Kennedy

Cathal Kennedy

Technology Strategy
Telenor ASA
Moonshot
Dr. Jun Zhu

Dr. Jun Zhu

Chief Architect & Senior Product Director, Data Intelligence
Asiainfo Tech
Erik Meijer

Erik Meijer

Senior Vice President Europe and Global Customer Specialist
MACH49
Gabriela Styf Sjoman

Gabriela Styf Sjoman

Managing Director, Research and Network Strategy
BT
Moonshot

Gnanapriya Chidambaranathan

AVP, Unit Technology Officer, CME & EUS
Infosys
Idit Duvdevany Aronsohn

Idit Duvdevany Aronsohn

Head of Corporate Responsibility, Inclusion & Wellbeing | ESG
Amdocs Management Limited
Josie Smith

Josie Smith

Chief Architect, Digital
BT Group
Moonshot
Juan Manuel Caro

Juan Manuel Caro

Director Autonomous Network & JVs Technology
Telefónica
Moonshot
Kamal Maghsoudlou

Kamal Maghsoudlou

Senior Solution Architect
Ericsson
Keith Sutton

Keith Sutton

CTO, Media and Telecommunications Service Line
Microsoft
Khalid Attia

Khalid Attia

Consulting & Service Solution Sales Dept (Middle East & Central Asia)
Huawei
Lester Thomas

Lester Thomas

Head of New Technologies and Innovation & Co-chair CSC
Vodafone
Lingli Deng

Lingli Deng

Director of Strategy, Tech & Innovation
China Mobile Communications Corporation
Lou Yu

Lou Yu

Deputy GM of Information Department (Deputy CIO)
China Unicom Group
Ludvic Baquie

Ludvic Baquie

TMT Consulting
Ernst & Young
Luigi Licciardi

Luigi Licciardi

Director of Standardization and Industry Department
Huawei
Malin Fransen Kronberg

Malin Fransen Kronberg

Director Service Assurance, Chief Quality Officer
Telia Company
Michael Raj

Michael Raj

VP, Network Enablement - AI&D
Verizon
Moonshot
Osama Abu-Shihab

Osama Abu-Shihab

VP, Business Technology Services
Bell Canada
Philip Stander

Philip Stander

Group CEO
Globetom
Ryiuchi Matsuo

Ryiuchi Matsuo

Execute Officer, Network & Cloud Division, Platform Services Department
NTT Group
Moonshot
Vishal Madan

Vishal Madan

Head of Engineering
iMocha
Vladimir Radojicic

Vladimir Radojicic

SVP, Partnership development, (Former CTO)
Telenor ASA