Andrew has over twenty-five years experience in telecommunications and networking, and has held executive management positions in Brocade, Juniper, Carrier IQ and Unisphere in network engineering, product management, strategy, sales and marketing. Prior to joining IBM, Andrew was CEO of Lumina Networks, an open source networking vendor, focused on SDN solutions.

Andrew Coward 2022

Andrew Coward

Dr. Diego Lopez joined Telefonica in 2011 as a Senior Technology Expert, and is currently heading Technology Exploration activities within the GCTIO Unit. He is focused on applied research in network infrastructures, with a special emphasis on automation, new architectures, and security. Diego chairs the ETSI ISGs ZSM (on network automation) and PDL (on distribute ledger technologies).

Dr. Diego Lopez 2022

Dr. Diego Lopez

Kirsi spent most of her career in telecoms, developing software-based businesses, telecom operations, and technologies. With a strong technology and operations background, she has succeeded with new businesses, launching go-to-markets and increasing value for Elisa’s customers. Today, her team is combining AI/ML, network engineering and software to implement world class automation software for telco network operators.

Kirsi Valtari 2022

Kirsi Valtari

Thomas van Briel is a telecommunications executive experienced in driving business and technology transformation. His background include software development, strategy, business steering and architecture. He is currently responsible for technology strategy & architecture for DT Technik (Germany) and DT network automation.

Thomas van Briel 2022

Thomas van Briel

SVP Technology Architecture & Strategy DT Technik

Industry collaboration to drive network automation

Speakersin Session: Industry collaboration to drive network automation

Andrew Coward

Dr. Diego Lopez

Kirsi Valtari

Thomas van Briel