In 2025, 58 Catalyst teams co-created solutions to industry challenges faced by communications service providers and their technology partners. These projects were showcased at our DTW25 Ignite event in Copenhagen on 17-19 June, 2025.
This year, there were two sets of Catalyst Awards: the Open Innovation Catalyst Awards and the Moonshot Catalyst Awards.
The Winners & Finalists will be announced during the Innovation Awards Ceremony on 19 June 2025 at DTW Ignite 2025.
Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most compelling business impact & potential to be commercially deployed.
Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most interactive & engaging showcase at the event.
This award recognizes the team that has developed the most innovative and futuristic technology solution aimed at driving digital transformation within the industry.
Awarded to the team that shows the most powerful use of TM Forum assets in their Catalyst project and quantify the benefits of using these assets.
Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates exemplary utilization of technology to make a difference to positively impact both community welfare and organizational culture, while ensuring attainment of sustainable development goals.
Awarded to the new Phase 1 Catalyst team that demonstrates the most compelling and innovative solution.
Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates best application of AI & Automation to drive efficiency & growth.
Awarded to the Catalyst that receives the most votes in the onsite voting at DTW Ignite. All Open Innovation Catalysts are automatically eligible for this award.
Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best ODA in a Box solutions simplifying telecom operations with modular, cloud-native designs for seamless scalability and agility, accelerating time-to-market for new services by 40%.
Awarded to the Catalyst that offers best solution to revolutionize enterprise connectivity by transforming networks into dynamic platforms for 5G B2B solutions through open, standardized APIs, driving a 20% annual increase in API-driven revenue.
Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best solution to empower Level 4 autonomous networks to self-optimize, self-heal, and deliver unparalleled efficiency with zero-touch intelligence, reducing operational costs by 30% through automation.
This award will be across all 15 Moonshot Catalysts & recognizes the best Moonshot Catalyst (irrespective of challenge) with most impactful and interactive demonstration to best showcase the solution/innovation. Judges will be reviewing the teams’ demonstrations based on engagement level, creativity, innovation, clear messaging and impact.
Default category. All 15 Moonshot Catalysts will be eligible. Winner selected via onsite voting at DTW event using app.
Submissions for the DTW Ignite 2025 Catalyst Awards closed on 16th May, 2025.
All Catalysts submitted 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 will be announced during the Innovation Awards Ceremony on 19 June 2025 at DTW Ignite 2025.
A panel of exceptional industry experts and executives from global member organizations will gather at DTW 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.
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.
Abhi Sur
Alan Choy
Anil Rao
Anton Reynaldo Bonifacio
Ari Sondang Sibarani
Ayedime Amadi
Brian Meaney
Carla Suarez Gonzalez
Carlos Celaya
Chris Anderson
David Hutton
Deng Lingli
Dr. Lester Thomas
Dr. Madhad Al Jabri
Dr. Sudhir Mittal
Dr. Yue Wang
Edi Fernando Vieira Filho
Elaine Haher
Gaetano Biancardi
Gary Kho
Gnanapriya Chidambaranathan
Hilal Hatmi
Jeremias Reith
João Pombinho
Joaquim Croca
Jørgen Brecke
Kamal Maghsoudlou
Khalid Attia
Manish Singh
Mark Cornall
Matt Anderson
Mo Zoualfaghari
Mostafa Helmy
Nadine Junker
Naman Gupta
Neel Mehta
Ofir Daniel
Pedro Tavares
Rahul Kumar
Randall Rene
Sanjay Mewada
Scott Griffith
Seshan Krishnamurti
Shane Patterson
Sujatha Gopal
Vishal Padiyar
