Utiq is a European AdTech company that delivers a Telco-powered Authentic Consent Service to enable responsible digital marketing. Backed by Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange SA, Telefónica S.A. and Vodafone Group plc, we’re helping to build an ecosystem based on trust and transparency, giving users simple and easy control over their data.  This session is about how Utiq enables brands and publishers to deliver relevant ad-funded experiences to their consented audiences while embracing the very toughest privacy standards through its secure and encrypted consenthub and consentpass solutions.  

Enabling a trusted and responsible digital world for everyone

Marc started his professional career at IBM. He grew further at Microsoft, where he managed sales & marketing for MSN and Microsoft Online services in EMEA, led the Global Agency team, and became Global CMO for Microsoft Advertising. After sixteen years at Microsoft, Marc moved on to manage the top 14 markets for IPG Mediabrands. In 2014 he became a founding partner of Duval Union. Since March 2023, Marc is the CEO of Utiq.

Marc Bresseel

Boris started his professional career at PwC, advising TMT clients on transactions, valuation & strategy. He then moved on to Deutsche Telekom, where he spent two years in the technology & ínnovation area before joining the Group Strategy department in 2016. In his latest role at DT, Boris was the Acting VP for Strategy Development. In mid 2023, Boris joined Utiq to head the Strategy & Telco Partnerships team.

Boris Weiss

Head of Strategy & Telco Partnerships, UtiqSA/NV

Content: Network operators play a critical role in the digitalisation of economies and everyone’s personal life. In a panel discussion with key experts from the industry we discuss the topic of network resiliency in today’s environment. Maja Milosavlevska , Manuel Ruiz and Stefan Schnitter open an exciting discussion on concrete lessons learned from an operator, supplier or advisory perspectives to ensure that connectivity is always available, and Deutsche Telekom’s perspective. They also debate how suppliers of critical infrastructure do support this in different regions of the world.

Network Resiliency - ensuring that connectivity is always available in the world of today and tomorrow 

Dr. Stefan Schnitter is an expert for Cloud Transformation. He takes a broad view of cloud-related consulting topics from a strategy, infrastructure, application, technology, organization, process, or culture perspective. Stefan previously served as Managing Director and Vice President Infrastructure at Deutsche Telekom PanNet to deliver cloud infrastructure and cloud-based telecommunications services across Europe. 

Managing Partner, Detecon International GmbH

Dr. Stefan Schnitter

Maja Milosavlevska Naumovska is the Chief Technical and IT Officer in Makedonski Telekom, as of 1 August 2022.
Maja is a graduate engineer in Computer Science and Information Technology and a proven professional, with 24 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in the field of technology and IT. Her comprehensive expertise and experience includes network planning and development, systems transformation and integration, IT and network operations, implementation of mobile and fixed radio access networks, development of data centre solutions, etc.
In her long career, Maja held various managerial positions in the telecommunications sector, in One.Vip Macedonia and A1 Macedonia, while at the beginning of her career she was part of the T-Mobile team. Before assuming this position, Maja was a Technical Director of A1 Macedonia, responsible for operational and strategic management of the technical area in the company.

Chief Technical and IT Officer, Makedonski Telekom

Maja Milosavlevska Naumovska

Chief Technical and IT Officer in Makedonski Telekom

Magnus Packendorff is CTO Ericsson Mission critical communication. He is a former technical officer in Swedish armed forces and 30 years in Ericsson working with communication solutions for Public Safety (blue light forces) and Defense. He is a former technical officer in the Swedish Armed Forces and has worked at Ericsson for 30 years on communication solutions for public safety (blue light forces) and defence.

CTO Ericsson Mission critical communication

Magnus Packendorff 

Network Resiliency - ensuring that connectivity is always available in the world of today and tomorrow

Learn more about Deutsche Telekom's transformative approach to mobile IoT connectivity in this insightful panel discussion. We will present a comprehensive package designed to lower the barriers to entry for OEMs, including certified IoT modules, pre-activated dormant connectivity and value added data services. Benefit from flexibility and competitive pricing through strategic supplier partnerships. Improve your IoT capabilities through simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Advancing IoT Connectivity: seamless Integration Through Dormant Cellular Connectivity

Dennis Nikles is an experienced C-Level executive with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry for more than 10 years. Throughout his career he led several teams in the field of M2M & IoT. He is highly interested in different subjects including sustainability, digitization, connectivity and the Internet of Things. Currently Dennis serves as Managing Director for Deutsche Telekom IoT. 

Dennis Nikles 2022

Dennis Nikles

Alexander P. Sator is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 1NCE, the fastest growing IoT software and connectivity provider.
- Serial Investor & Entrepreneur
- Holds 30 international patents.
- Board Member in several multinational companies


Alexander Sator

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 1NCE

Kristian is the product director for Cellular IoT and NR+ in Nordic Semiconductor. He enjoys working with new technologies set to transform the world and joined Nordic’s cellular team in 2019. Before joining Nordic, he held various applications, marketing, system architecture, product, and strategic management roles for microcontrollers and processors in Atmel and Microchip, and UWB radar solutions in Novelda. Kristian holds an M.Sc. in cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Kristian Saether

Kristian Sæther

Product director for Cellular IoT and NR+ at Nordic Semiconductor

Uday is the Head of IoT Hardware & services at Deutsche Telekom IoT. He also leads the strategic initiative at DT to help OEMs adopt cellular connectivity in their products by creating flexible, cost-effective, and easy-to-integrate propositions fitting to the needs of present-day OEMs. Uday has 15 years of telco experience and specializes in the faculty of M2M/ IoT.

Uday Patil

Head of IoT Hardware & Services at Deutsche Telekom IoT

IoT Made Easy: How Deutsche Telekom is changing the game for OEMs

Deutsche Telekom is building its Network of Networks to deliver true global connectivity for IoT. Over the past months we have been busy integrating several satellite operators to provide converged satellite and cellular connectivity for our customers. In this session we present to you the benefits of our new Satellite IoT portfolio. On stage: Jens Olejak, Head of Deutsche Telekom’s Satellite IoT Program, Parth Trivedi, CEO of Skylo, and Tim Daly, Viasat’s Global Enterprise Business Development Director.

Satellite IoT- Full Coverage In Every Spot

At Deutsche Telekom Jens currently leads the Satellite IoT program. As a senior product manager and team leader with 10+ years of experience in the IoT market, he has been responsible for several IoT innovations such as the commercial introduction of NB-IoT and LTE-M.
Before joining Deutsche Telekom in Bonn, he worked at the Communications & HighTech strategy consulting unit of Accenture in Frankfurt, London and Düsseldorf.

Jens Olejak

Head of Deutsche Telekom’s Satellite IoT Program

Joined Viasat 7 years ago as I saw the imminent and massive change the market was going to go through and thought it would be an enjoyable and interesting journey.

25 year career in technology and telecoms, from developing and installing  systems to send and share content around the world for the likes of Economist newspaper and FHM to setting up new GTM teams within the likes of Centurylink, Rackspace and GTT. 

Tim Daly

Global Enterprise Business Development Director, Viasat

Parth Trivedi is CEO and Co-Founder of Skylo Technologies, the world’s most ubiquitous non-terrestrial network (NTN). At Skylo, Parth is responsible for leading business operations including long-term goals, growth, profitability and its overall vision. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, Parth earned his B.S. in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University with highest distinction. He subsequently earned advanced degrees from both MIT and Stanford before founding Skylo.  

Parthsarathi Trivedi

Parth Trivedi

Join our panel discussion on the transformation towards a smart factory and learn more about how a leading bank in Europe is digitalizing processes and customer transactions, using AI in the most effective way. Get in touch with new technologies like IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality and find out how they are implemented together with us and enabled by our latest and secure connectivity technologies. A must-attend session for those seeking a deeper understanding of the dynamic digital evolution in key sectors.

Digitalization of key industries in Europe – Manufacturing and Banking & Finance

Elvira Gonzalez is Senior Vice President B2B Europe at Deutsche Telekom AG, in this role she oversees the Group’s European B2B Business from March 2022. Before joining Deutsche Telekom Group, she held various management positions at Vodafone Group in London, until March 2022 she was the Global Head of SOHO and SMB Segments before that she was the Global Head of Commercial and Customers Experience.

Elvira Gonzalez 2023

Elvira Gonzalez

Senior Vice President B2B Europe, Deutsche Telekom AG

Responsible for the development and implementation of all digital products of the bank: George, KEKS Pay, Netbanking and mBanking for companies, ECC mobile etc.
Building a fully digital bank of the future.
Started Erste Bank's digital innovation lab which is behind the KEKS Pay app.
Worked in the bank for 17 years, most of the time in the area of Risk management and Digital transformation. 

Dejan Donev

Head of Digital Erste&Steiermärkische Bank Croatia

Jakub Hamerník is the TECHNet Manager at Continental Automotive Operations department, leading activities in Smart Manufacturing, specifically for digital twins and automation, from October 2023. Prior to joining Automotive Operations, he was part of Industrial Engineering at plant level in the Business Area User Experience. During his 15 yrs with Continental company, he has worked on Test Engineering, Maintenance Management and Central IE functions. From 2020 to 2023, he led the Smart Automation team, where main focus was on digitalization at the factory level ( Plant Brandys nad Labem CZE ).

Jakub Hamernik

TECHnet Manager - Automotive Operations Smart Manufacturing, Continental

Panel Talk with partners to showcase an exciting new device and service for unit-level tracking in the pharma industry powered by Deutsche Telekom's integrated nuSIM technology. The session will highlight the product's unique features, the collaborative efforts behind the development and its potential impact on the digital transformation of pharma supply chains.

SAGA - Revolution of Pharma Supply Chains. A nuSIM Product.

Stefan Kaliner has held several technical positions at Deutsche Telekom in Germany. In his role as Head of UICC Development he is responsible for the continuous evolution of SIM, eSIM, iSIM and related infrastructure. Stefan is heading the nuSIM program, Deutsche Telekom’s open solution for an integrated SIM for IoT.

Stefan Kaliner

Head of UICC Development, Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH

Andreas spearheads Deutsche Telekom IoT Portfolio & Innovation team, steering the creation of novel and pioneering products within the realms of IoT Connectivity, solutions, and beyond. His primary goal is to empower customers in bridging the divide between sheer technological advancements and tangible business value. Possessing a profound mastery in strategy, product and business development, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the IoT/M2M industry for over a decade, assuming prominent roles as a leader in areas including executive management, service delivery, business development, and strategy execution.

Andreas Reich

Chief Product & Innovation Officer, Deutsche Telekom IoT

Within Deutsche Telekom Miriam has different Roles in the past. At the Moment one of her focus topic is nuSIM on commercial and product Aspects. nuSIM is our intergrated SIM (iSIM).

Miriam Gambar

Carsten Lützhøft is the Chief Product Officer at Controlant. He draws on his extensive pharma industry experience from roles at Novo Nordisk as he leads product development and innovation at Controlant to enable real-time visibility and digital transformation of pharma supply chains. Lützhøft spearheads the announcement of Saga Card, Controlant's advanced IoT device, shaping the future of pharmaceutical supply chains.

Carsten Lutzhøft

Supply Chain Professional with 15 years of experience from leading pharma & automotive industry in global roles of increasing responsibility. 
Lead for the Global Pfizer Supply Chain IOT rollout for international cold chain shipments.

Pfizer Global Temperature Controlled Projects Lead

Tomas Fant 2024

Tomas Fant

Saga Card - Revolution of Pharma Supply Chains. A nuSIM Product.

The imperative for society to adapt to climate change impacts is now more critical than ever. However, investments in climate change adaptation significantly lag behind those in mitigation. Urgently establishing effective investment mechanisms is crucial. This session explores how digital solutions bridge the gap, revealing the tangible value of climate change adaptation for investors.

Tech-Driven Resilience: The Value of Climate Change Adaptation Investments - Panel Discussion

Motoo Nishihara is responsible for the management of NEC's worldwide research
laboratories, located in the seven regions of US/Germany/Israel/India
/Singapore/China/Japan, and responsible for business incubation for the
future growth market, intellectual property rights management for the
entire company, and Healthcare and Life Science businesses.

Motoo Nishihara

Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, President of Global Innovation Business Unit (Executive Officer), NEC Corporation

Youssef Nassef has led the adaptation workstreams under the UNFCCC since their inception. He possesses over 30 years of experience in diplomacy and international environmental policy, and is a seconded diplomat from the Egyptian Foreign Service. 

Youssef Nassef

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig is Vice President, Group Corporate Responsibility at Deutsche Telekom. She is responsible for the group-wide design and execution of Deutsche Telekom's Corporate Responsibility Strategy. This covers a wide range of from environmental to social aspects, including sustainable supply chains and finance as well as the development of DT's targets and KPIs. She also leads DT's top sustainability initiatives. Melanie has previously held various management roles at different entities of Deutsche Telekom. She is a trained lawyer and holds an MBA.

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

Vice President, Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG

Alessandro is an expert of tech, telecom and digital policy. Prior to joining ETNO, he was European Affairs advisor at Vodafone Group and Vice-Chairman at the Mobile Commerce Working Group of GSMA Europe. In 2010, Alessandro worked in the Brussels team of Telecom Italia. In 2009, as a public relations officer at the European Parliament, he implemented the information campaign for the European Elections in Northern Italy. He holds a Master Degree in Management from Bocconi University in Milan (2009), including an exchange programme at the Hitotsubashi University of Tokyo (2008). He also completed Executive Education courses at UC Berkeley (2016) and MIT Sloan (2018). 

Deputy Director General and Director Strategy and Communications, ETNO

Alessandro Gropelli

Tech-Driven Resilience: The Value of Climate Change Adaptation Investments

Addressing the urgent need for a circular economy, our panel explores how the ICT sector, together with partners and suppliers, can work to accelerate implementation. Industry leaders will discuss successful initiatives, roadblocks, and collaborative strategies, focusing on the interconnected goals like climate protection and achieving net zero targets. Join us for a dialogue on actionable steps towards a sustainable, circular future.

The Role of Circularity to Manage Telco’s Path to Net Zero - Panel Discussion

Subho is a global leader with broad experience in strategy, technology and innovation 
management, organizational impact & transformation and leadership positioning at large
multinational companies which have long history of impact at scale on society through 
technology.

At Nokia, Subho is the Vice President of Sustainability and leads the company’s global 
sustainability strategy, programs, and initiatives, including its overall Environmental, Social & 
Governance (ESG) responsibilities. In his previous roles at Nokia, Subho has led strategic 
initiatives across corporate strategy, technology strategy, research, partnerships, and venture 
capital investments, led global communications for group CEO, as well as led communications, 
marketing and business development across markets and business groups.

Subho Mukherjee

Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia

As a partner in PwC Germany's sustainability practice, Emanuel Chibesakunda is driving the net zero transformation agenda and circular economy.
Together with his team, he supports companies in achieving their sustainability and climate goals and helps them to understand their material flows and supply chains for circular economy strategies. In his 25 years of experience EU regulations on sustainability e.g. CSRD are part of his daily DNA and "Nobody is perfect but a team can be" is his mindset to drive climate change actions.

Partner Circular Economy, Sustainability Services, PwC Germany

Emanuel Chibesakunda 2024

Emanuel Chibesakunda

Born in Seoul, educated in both Korea and the UK, Inhee is a seasoned environmental, climate and sustainability specialist, with an interdisciplinary academic background covering science, engineering, environmental economics and policy. 

Over the past 20+ years, Inhee has gained multidirectional insights and perspectives on climate action and sustainability issues thanks to her professional experience with a global sustainability consulting firm (ERM), international organizations (UNEP and GGGI), a global chemical company (LG Chem), and currently with the Corporate Sustainability Center at Samsung Electronics. 

Vice President, Corporate Sustainability Center, Samsung Electronics

InheeChung

Inhee Chung

The Role of Circularity to Manage Telco’s Path to Net Zero

DTAG is taking concrete measure to tackle Scope 3 emissions. Join the discussion to understand how DTAG analyzes the supply chain, sets goals and implements a data driven supplier engagement strategy to address the gap focusing on:
•	Quantification: Measuring and reporting concrete carbon reductions via the key suppliers against DTAG Group`s supply chain carbon reduction targets.
•	Reshaping the supply chain: Transition to renewable energy, adopting eco-packaging, exploring alternate materials, etc. 
•	Product Scorecard: Impact for sustainability criteria in DTAG procurement.


Decarbonizing the Supply Chain: Navigating the Journey from Strategy to Implementation 

Passionate about sustainability and driving innovation, Saima is dedicated to leveraging advanced technology to promote circularity in the ICT sector. 
In her current role at Deutsche Telekom, Saima leads strategic initiatives aimed at advancing sustainability within the organization's technology landscape. She spearheads initiatives across architecture, engineering, and group strategy units, focusing on improving energy efficiency in mobile and fixed network infrastructure while embracing circularity principles. 
Additionally, Saima actively contributes to industry-wide sustainability challenges through leading projects like the 'Green Future Networks' at NGMN Alliance.

Saima Ansari 2023

Saima Ansari

CR Lead for Technology & Innovation Segment, Deutsche Telekom AG

Pia Tanskanen is Head of Environment at Nokia. She is responsible for environmental and nature programs related to Climate Change, Science Based Targets and Circular Economy at Nokia. She works directly with customers and partners on joint projects such as environmental data, recycled materials and carbon programs. She has worked at Nokia for 20 years with different areas of sustainability and technology innovation.

She graduated from University of Technology in Finland and has a postgraduate degree in the areas of technology management, innovation and environment.

Pia Tanskanen

Sashieka Seneviratne is the Director of Networks Sustainability for Ericsson North America. Sashieka is responsible for defining the strategy and driving technical solutions for sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives across the organization, advising leadership and leveraging key stakeholder insights to identify opportunities where new sustainable network solutions for customers can be introduced.

Prior to her current role, she served as a Radio Access Network (RAN) Solutions Director for Ericsson Canada as part of the CTO organization, where she brought together customer insight, business acumen and technology to create compelling strategic insights and network solutions for customers. She comes from a Research and Development (R&D) background with experience primarily in Radio Access Network (RAN) Hardware Development. She has over 17 years of industry experience where she started her career at Nortel and then joined Ericsson in 2009. She has held several technical leadership roles, lead teams in product development and has additionally contributed to innovation through patents. She has served in the Advisory Board to the Head of R&D at Ericsson and currently serves on the Ericsson North America Sustainability Council working in areas of Climate Action, Digital Inclusion and Responsible Business. 

She holds a Bachelor and Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Ottawa in Canada, as well as a certificate of specialization in Strategy Execution and Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School. 

Additionally, she co-founded the Ekva Food Bank, a non-profit that provided food to families in need in Sri Lanka during the pandemic.

Sashieka Seneviratne

Director of  Networks Sustainability, Ericsson

Decarbonizing the Supply Chain: Navigating the Journey from Strategy to Implementation

Deutsche Telekom, in close collaboration with global industry partners, has successfully completed the world’s first multi-vendor proof-of-concept for the 3GPP ATSSS standard, featuring multi-access connectivity with seamless handovers between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, applicable to a large variety of B2B and B2C use cases. Joining technology leaders from Deutsche Telekom, Mavenir, and Mediatek on stage, the Panel will discuss the value of advanced Multi-Access Connectivity with standards-based solutions. 

ATSSS: Seamless Multi-Access Connectivity for Converged 5G/WIFI

At Deutsche Telekom Group Technology, Markus and his team are responsible for developing and shaping the strategy and architecture for the Group-wide core networks. As Head of Core & Network Services, he has a strong focus on the opportunities that 5G offers and works to demonstrate them. In addition, he is committed to refining and driving 5G and its successor in terms of efficiency and customer value. One result of this work is the seamless transition of different network accesses, such as between Wi-Fi and 5G, referred to as 5G ATSSS. Markus and his team played a key role in designing and implementing this technology.

Markus Amend

Head of Core & Network Services, Technology & Innovation, Deutsche Telekom AG

Tamanna Jindal is Vice President and leads the System and Solution Architecture group at Mavenir for Core.  At Mavenir she oversees the end-to-end architecture for Core networks, ensuring seamless integration with radio access networks and other critical components. With 25+ years in the telecom industry, she has vast experience working across various domains from UE to RAN to 2G/3G/4G/5G Core. She has successfully led and contributed to numerous projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of both the technical intricacies and the business imperatives.
Tamanna holds Master of Science in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani and Bachelor of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engg from Thapar Institute of Engg and Technology, Patiala in India.

Temanna Jindal

Tamanna Jindal

VP Systems and Solution Architecture, Mavenir

Dr. Mingxi Fan is currently the general manager of communication system design at Mediatek, Inc., leading worldwide commercial wireless system and firmware development, advanced research and standardization across cellular and connectivity, and strategic products. Previously he was the head of strategy at XCOM Labs Inc. driving innovation and ecosystem partnership in wireless edge computing. Before that, he was vice president of engineering at Qualcomm, where he drove key technology initiatives across 3G/4G/5G research, standards, and commercial product development.  Mingxi holds over 200 granted patents and received top innovation and contributor awards in multiple companies.  He received his Bachelor, Master and Ph.D degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1999 and 2002, respectively, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, where he also received the MIT Ernst A. Guillemin EE Master's thesis award in June’99.  

Mingxi Fan 2024

Mingxi Fan

Head of Wireless System Engineering, Mediatek

Chief Engineer at the GSMA, responsible for technical working groups and standardisation activities.
Ian has a wide range of experience across multiple industries in advanced technology including military sensor and communications systems, system simulation and modelling, software development teams in financial services and as Head of Network and Service Architecture for Vodafone Group. When not on the end of a Teams call, Ian is most likely to be found traipsing across Salisbury Plain with his dogs; it is here he does most of his problem solving.

Ian Pannell

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) has a strong impact on the security ecosystem, being one of its fastest growing security areas today. With a CAGR of 29%, the total addressable market (TAM) is predicted to reach $25 billion by 2027.

In this panel, we will discuss the roles of service providers and security suppliers, and how to ensure that we are evolving the security ecosystem towards the best interest of our customers.


SASE and the Evolution of the Security Ecosystem

Ahmed is currently VP Group Technology Strategy, Deutsche Telekom, with responsibility for end-to-end network strategy across the Deutsche Telekom Group, as well as leading special projects on products and service production based on converged "network and security”. 
Ahmed has >23 years of experience in the telecommunication industry, at local network operator level and in global group functions at leading global operators, in activities spanning mobile and fixed network domains. He has held multiple positions, focused mostly on strategy, network architecture, solution design, technology Investments prioritization and creation of network related security products.
He has also extensive experience in investments management & control, supporting different operating companies to maximize return on technology investments. 
Ahmed is obsessed with customer value and prioritizes working closely with business units to create new services and products.  He believes that having a good strategy and outstanding execution is key for successful companies.
Ahmed received a Bachelor of Communications and Electronics from Cairo University in 2000 and obtained an MBA from Heinrich-Heine university in Germany, completing his thesis in 2011 on mobile network spectrum choice and economics.

VP Technology Strategy and Executive Tribe Lead Converged Network and Security,  Deutsche Telekom AG, Board Area Technology & Innovation

Ahmed Hafez 2024

Ahmed Hafez

VP Technology Strategy and Executive Tribe Lead Converged Network and Security , Deutsche Telekom AG

Thomas is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telekom Security and Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Deutsche Telekom AG. In this role, he is responsible for cyber security as well as all other operational security issues at Deutsche Telekom. 
Thomas, who holds a degree in electrical engineering, is also a member of the Board of Management of Deutschland sicher im Netz and holds numerous consulting positions.

Chief Security Officer, Deutsche Telekom AG and Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH

Thomas Tschersich 

Filippo Cassini joined Fortinet in 2003 and has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications, IT and security industries. He leads one of Fortinet’s most senior and skilled engineering team which engages with Fortinet's top Customers around the world. Before becoming Fortinet’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Consulting Systems Engineering, Filippo held positions as Security Products System Engineer and also worked as a security consultant for various companies.

Global Technical Officer, SVP of Engineering, Head of Pre-sales

Filippo Cassini

2023 was an eventful year for the global adoption of Open RAN. As solutions mature, a key industry target is to enable of multi-vendor open RAN integration by certification and badging. A global coalition of tier-1 operators picks up the challenge to jointly define improved certification frameworks that will create value for the global operator community, building on and advancing the initial frameworks set up by O-RAN Alliance and Telecom Infra Project (TIP). 
The i14y Lab expands on that with a deep-dive into the badging and certification at the lab, sharing its learnings and improvements made to test plans according to operators’ deployment needs.


Open RAN: Global MNO coalition to progress certification maturity for multivendor integration

Francisco (Paco) Martín Pignatelli is a Vodafone Executive +24 years of Experience in Mobile. He´s worked internationally in various Global positions in US and UK and has great breadth of experience in all Network domains as well as some customer facing positions. He´s more recently focused in OPEN RAN, an activity he leads in Vodafone as Head of OPEN RAN, an effort he pioneered in 2016 that´s grown to become the most relevant trend in mobile today, with Vodafone as one of the leading promoters. Paco is Alternate Board Member of the ORAN Alliance.

Francisco Martín Pignatelli

Franz is Vice President and executive lead for “Access Disaggregation” at Deutsche Telekom Group’s “Technology Architecture and Innovation” unit. In his role he is in charge to drive the development and implementation of innovative, flexible and efficient network architectures for DT, covering both fixed and mobile networks; nowadays Franz has a very strong focus on open RAN, leading DT’s efforts to develop it towards a competitive deployable solution.

Prior to this role, Franz held various management positions in the area of mobile core network, infrastructure cloud and mobile network architecture in DT headquarters. Besides other tasks, he was deeply involved in definition, standardisation and introduction of 4G and 5G as well as Network Function Virtualisation (NFV).

Franz Seiser2022

Franz Seiser 2024

Franz Seiser

Executive Tribe Lead for Access Disaggregation, Deutsche Telekom AG

Kristian Toivo is the Executive Director of Telecom Infra Project (TIP) since June 1, 2022. TIP is a US-based globally operating non-profit organization, the mission of which is to accelerate the development and deployment of open, disaggregated, and standards-based technology solutions that deliver the high-quality connectivity that the world needs – now and in the decades to come.

Kristian joined TIP following a 30-year career at Ericsson, and most recently from ATOS IT Services, where he was Global Client Executive.

Kristian started his career at Ericsson, where he held a range of roles including Managing Director Ericsson Eurolab GmbH and Head of Development Unit Core Networks, Head of R&D Finland, and Head of Customer Unit for a leading operator customer. He subsequently was CEO of Zenterio, a Swedish TV & Media technology company, before joining Atos in 2020.

Kristian Toivo 2024

Kristian Toivo

Executive Director, Telecom Infra Project (TIP)

Andreas Gladisch is with Group Technology at Deutsche Telekom and currently the consortium lead of the i14y Lab. He was previously in charge as VP of "Emerging Technologies ” at Group Technology and prior to that VP Convergent Networks at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories, which concentrated on fixed mobile convergence and on convergence of IT and networks. Now his work is concentrated on making network disaggregation a reality.

Andreas Gladisch 2024

Andreas Gladisch

Senior Architect, Deutsche Telekom, and Consortium Lead i14 Lab

Dr. Ian Wong is Director of RF and Wireless Architecture at VIAVI, where he leads wireless technology strategy, architectures, and standards.  He is co-chair of the Test and Integration Focus Group and editor of the End-to-end test specifications in the O-RAN ALLIANCE.  He is a senior member of the IEEE and co-author of Open RAN: The Definitive Guide and Resource Allocation in Multiuser Multicarrier Wireless Systems.

Ian Wong 2024

Ian Wong, Ph.D.

Director of RF and Wireless, VIAVI; Co-chair, Test and Integration Focus Group, O-RAN

Jonas Charaf, a Senior Open RAN Technical Lead at Capgemini Engineering. Specializing in 5G Open RAN performance, QoS, and sustainability. Jonas leverages form his previous expertise as a 5G researcher at Deutsche Telekom where he focused on cutting-edge topics and contributed to EU projects such as 5GMoNArch. Throughout his career, Jonas's impactful work is evidenced by tangible results, including patents and research papers.

Jonas Charaf 2024

Jonas Charaf

Senior Open RAN Technical Lead, CapGemini, Consortium Partner i14y Lab

Adam Loddeke leads the forward-looking RAN Architecture team within AT&T. His focus is the enhancement of RAN roadmap to support RAN transformation on 3 domains – management, control, and user plane entities. He is responsible for defining the Cloud RAN solution and new technology introduction pipelines for RAN solutions with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) enablement, leveraging innovation from Open RAN for evolution of the RICs and other network elements.
Prior to his current role, Adam led the Wireless Architecture & Planning team focused on RAN and Wi-Fi hardware and software planning. He also led the North Texas Market RAN Engineering team supporting capacity planning, design, and performance/optimization.
Adam has over twenty years of experience working in various RAN architecture and engineering roles. He is based out of Dallas, TX.

Adam Loddeke 2024

Adam Loddeke

Assistant Vice President - Radio Access Network (RAN) Technology, AT&T Services, Inc.

UK-based Ray was appointed Editorial Director at TelecomTV in April 2020. He has been an editor and journalist covering the telecoms sector for more than 25 years, and has been reporting on telco cloud and virtualisation developments for more than a decade. 

Ray Le Maistre

Arda Akman is Senior Director of Software Engineering, leading RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) product management and RIC architecture activities in Juniper CTO Office. He is a very active O-RAN member, leads Juniper O-RAN delegation, co-chair of WG1 Use Case Task Group and chair of WG1 Slicing Task Group. Arda has 25+ years of R&D and software engineering background and holds 30+ patents in 4G/5G and Network Slicing areas

Sr. Director of Software Engineering, 5G Team, Juniper Networks

Arda Akman 2024

Arda Akman

In collaboration with the Federal Police, a pilot program was conducted at specific locations in 2023 to test policing applications with network slicing. DT Board Member Claudia Nemat and Dr. Michael Mark, CIO of the Federal Police, will address the applications’ network requirements, pilot findings and future prospects during their discussion.

: Secure Communication for public safety applications based on Network Slicing

Dr. Michael Mark has a military background as a combat troop officer.
He joined the Federal Police in 1999. During his career he has commanded the Federal Police District Offices in Görlitz and in Dresden.
At the former Federal Police Headquarters East in Berlin, he was responsible for threat prevention, and at the Federal Ministry of the Interior (now called Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community) he was responsible for organizational issues of the Federal Police, among other things.
He had several assignments abroad, including in Afghanistan.
In 2014, Dr. Mark took over as head of the strategy Section of the IT Directorate at the Federal Police Headquarters and has been in charge of the said Directorate since 2021, which makes him the CIO of the Federal Police.

Dr. Michael Mark

Our Telekom MWC 2024 host Claudia Nemat is a member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management, responsible for Technology and Innovation. She is a physicist and a thought leader on digital transformation, focusing on emerging technologies. For example, artificial intelligence and its impact on business models, our work and society. She is an advocate for human-centered technology: For her, technology is never an end in itself. It's about improving people's lives, solving real-world challenges, and contributing to a more sustainable planet.

Claudia Nemat

Member of the Board of Management Technology & Innovation Deutsche Telekom AG

Secure Communication for public safety applications based on Network Slicing

Exploring how Satellite will complement Terrestrial Infrastructure to ensure Secure Next-Gen Mobile Networks for Europe.
Discover the transformative potential of 5G from Satellites. Join participants from Airbus, ESA, Eutelsat, and Deutsche Telekom to explore the potential synergies between satellite and terrestrial infrastructure, unlocking new opportunities for communication and innovation. Discover how partnerships and innovation are shaping the dialogue and delve into the potential of 5G satellite technology for public safety and crisis response. Don't miss this insightful session on the future of secure, next-gen mobile networks for Europe.

5G From Space - Revolutionizing Connectivity

Olivier is building the overall Airbus cross-division strategy linked to the development of connectivity solutions. In that frame, Olivier is in charge of steering all the relevant activities while fostering synergies cross-division.
Over the past 30 years, Olivier has been working in the telecommunications industry. He has been leading the Satellite Communication Services business for Government customers including Operations and Solutions. He was also in charge of managing the relationship with all Satellite Network Operators for the group. Prior to this, Olivier held various roles in programs for Institutional and private customers as well as for the A380 development in Airbus Commercial Aircraft.
Olivier joined Airbus after completing a master degree in Computer Science and Telecommunication at the Institut National Polytechnique (N7) in Toulouse, France.

Oliver Hauw

Guillaume joined Eutelsat Group as a Director of Strategic Projects in September 2015 and was nominated Director of Innovation and Corporate Venture in 2022. He oversees the selection and development of transversal Innovation projects in cooperation with the Space ecosystem and he explores investment opportunities in innovating startups of the Space sector. 
He started his career in 2004 as a Strategy consultant at Arthur D. Little. He then joined Hachette Livre as the Director of Digital Education in 2011. 
Guillaume is French. He graduated from HEC Paris with a Master in Management in 2004.

Director Innovation and Corporate Venturing, Eutelsat Group

Guillaume Scottez

Antje Williams is appointed as Senior Vice President in Group Technology for Business Creation since April 2022. In 2024 she additionally took over satellite program lead for the group being responsible for the development of satellite connectivity offering in different aeras of DT, the negotiations with the satellite provider, the engagement in different publicly funded research activities and the ground network support for European Satellite Systems.

Antje Williams 2023

Antje Williams

Senior Vice President Business Creation  in Group Technology, Deutsche Telekom AG 

MWC 2024

Mobile World Congress Barcelona

Mobile World Congress 2024

TELEKOM SUPER SOCCER

Program

Scaling GenAI to transform customer interactions

Digital Human - Our new Avatar in Digital Sales & Service

Employee Concierge - powered by MagentaAI

Deutsche Telekom's Vision for an App-free World

Magenta Keynote

Concept T - A visionary approach to shape the world of tomorrow

Smarter Paths to Greener Futures with the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC): What Does it Take to Fight Climate Change with ICT?

Top Speakers

İlkay Gündoğan

Claudia Nemat

Dominique Leroy

Konstantinos Kyranakis

Top Topics

Cell Tower to Go

Concept AI Phone

Concept T

Digitalization of verticals

Global IoT Technology

Magenta Security On Net

MagentaBusiness APIs

T Phone