DTW Ignite 2025

Themes we’ll explore at Telco Next 2026

 

AI enabled growth for Telcos

Explore how AI is shaping the future of telcos—driving revenue, efficiency, and profitability through network optimization, customer experience, and new services. Learn the strategies for scaling AI, and cross-leveraging the global telco ecosystem for growth.

GCCs as innovation hubs in AI Era

GCCs’ evolution as AI innovation powerhouse, shaping value for parent organizations while enhancing their own operations. How GCC’s can foster an AI mindset, drive partnership-led innovation with academia, startups, and IT partners, and strengthen infrastructure and capabilities to scale AI impact.

AI-Ready workforce

AI is reshaping workforce needs in telcos and GCCs, transforming roles through upskilling, embedding AI across functions, and redefining talent strategies. The focus is on the future workplace, where human–AI collaboration, digital environments, and remote-first models drive productivity and innovation.

Enablers for AI-Native Telcos

Explore the imperatives for building AI-native telcos powered by cloud-native platforms, AI/ML Ops, data lakes, digital twins, and autonomous networks. Experts will focus on AI’s role in sustainability, future-ready capabilities like agentic AI, LAMs, and quantum computing, and managing cybersecurity risks.

 

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Agenda

09:00 a.m. – 09:45 a.m.

Registrations

SESSION 1

09:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Telco Next 2026 inauguration

10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Welcome note and event overview

10:25 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Keynote address

10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

CGI in AI

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Tea/ Coffee Break and Innovation and AI zone showcase

SESSION 2

11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

CGI solution showcase: AI-accelerated development

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Customer Co-Innovation Fireside Chat:
AI-Enabled Growth

01:05 p.m. – 01:50 p.m.

Lunch

01:55 PM – 02:45 PM

Roundtable session: By invitation only
Roundtable 1: GCCs as an innovation hub

Roundtable 2:AI-ready workforce

SESSION 3

02:50 p.m. – 03:15 p.m.

CGI + technology partner showcase: Live demo with AI Product Partner + Q&A

03:20 p.m. – 03:35 p.m.

CGI solution showcase: Agentic AI with 5G

03:40 p.m. – 04:20 p.m.

Tea/ Coffee break and extended AI Zone demo

SESSION 4

04:25 p.m. – 05:10 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Enablers for AI-Native Telcos

05:15 p.m. – 05:30 p.m.

Closing remarks and next steps