AN Leadership Forum: From industry roadmap to level 4 reality
Chair: Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, Innovation, TM Forum
12:15 - 12:35
Fireside chat: Achieving Level 4 autonomy: Lessons from the front line
- Delivering Level 4 autonomous network capabilities in live production environments
- Applying closed-loop automation, AI-driven decisioning and intent-based orchestration at scale
- Achieving measurable impact across fault resolution, operational efficiency and customer experience
- Key lessons from scaling autonomy across domains while maintaining service reliability and control
Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, Innovation, TM Forum in conversation with
Sachin Verma, Chief Data and AI Officer, Rakuten
12:35 - 12:55
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s outcome-based transformation on the road to autonomous networks
- From transformation to tangible outcomes: Discover how Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is turning large-scale transformation into measurable business impact, driving growth, efficiency, and customer experience through a unified Digital Monetization Platform
- Intelligence embedded across the digital core: Understand how AI-driven BSS and data platforms enable real-time monetization, smarter decisions, and autonomous operations
- Accelerating value with AI and cloud at scale: See how IOH is leveraging AI and cloud to fast-track value realization, positioning itself at the forefront of Asia’s journey toward fully autonomous networks and Indonesia’s Digital Vision 2045
Mats Karlsson, VP & Head of Ericsson OSS and BSS Solution Area, Ericsson
Sukhdeep Gill, Chief Digital Officer, Indosat Ooredeoo Hutchison
12:55 - 13:15
SK Telecom's journey toward autonomous networks
- Why SKT targets TM Forum AN Lv.4 by 2030, driven by three strategic objectives - AI-driven productivity, cost reduction, and operational stability
- How achieving this vision requires AI-optimized processes, AI-readable data, AI-native OSS modernization, and legacy equipment upgrades
- Making a decisive shift from proprietary systems to TM Forum global standards, enabling seamless ecosystem-wide collaboration
Hongbeom Ahn, Vice President and Head of Network AI & Digital Transformation, SK Telecom
13:20 Lunch
Session speakers

Aaron Boasman-Patel
Vice President, Knowledge & Innovation


Sukhdeep Singh Gill
Chief Digital Officer


Hongbeom Ahn
Vice President and Head of Network AT/DT Office


Mats Karlsson
VP & Head of Ericsson OSS and BSS Solution Area


Sachin Verma
Chief AI & Data Officer

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