Cloud
Thursday 30 April 2026
What telcos need to achieve with cloud
Have telcos got so tangled up in the effort and complexity of becoming cloud-native that they’ve lost sight of their business and operational goals? What benefits are they striving for, what progress are they making? Has AI forced them to rethink their cloud strategy? What are the dangers of failed cloudification, including impacts on customers – consumer and enterprise.
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09:30AM | OPENING REMARKS
09:35AM | OPERATOR KEYNOTE
An operator’s point of view
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- Where has there been the most progress and biggest successes?
- What about the telco cloud? Is on-prem still the answer?
- How have customers benefited from cloudification efforts?
- Next step and in what timeframe, for what reasons
Richard Simon
CTO
T-Systems
10:05AM | IN CONVERSATION
A vendor's point of view
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How can telcos get more value out of their cloud transformation?
- Why some cloud initiatives underdeliver
- What determines cloud transformation success
- Case studies: Migrating to private and public cloud
- How to make AI in telecom more effective
Dawid Mielnik
Telecom General Manager
Software Mind
Session sponsor
10:35AM | PANEL DISCUSSION
Where we are today, successes, struggles and future opportunities
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- Is the cloud really suitable across the three key domains – IT/operations, the network and customers?
- Is progress stagnant or accelerating?
- The roles of AI and automation in cloudified functions and offers
- Do telcos have a unique value to customers regarding cloud?
Moderator: Gorkem Yigit
Research Director
ANALYSYS MASON
Philippe Ensarguet
VP Software Engineering
Orange
Kai Steuernagel
VP Cloud Technology
Deutsche Telekom
Alessandro Arrichiello
Sr. Specialist Solution Architect – Telco Center of Excellence
Red Hat
Session sponsor
11:25AM | AUDIENCE Q&A
A chance to put your questions to the speakers
11:30AM | END
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