Manan Shah, Senior Vice President of Products at Alkira discusses:

1. ‘Networks for AI’ and how networks must evolve to support the demands of AI and GenAI applications
2. ‘AI for Networks’ and how AI can be used for network management, specifically in enterprise networks
3. Generative AI and how it can further enhance AI-powered network automation
4. Alkira's experience with integrating AI and GenAI into its solutions, and how any challenges were addressed

To learn more, visit www.alkira.com

Dan Crawford, Strategy Manager at Cisco Networking discusses:

1. The role of Generative AI in network management, beyond its typical use cases in customer service and marketing
2. Popular use cases for Generative AI, such as network test automation
3. How Cisco helps CSPs deploy Generative AI capabilities
4. Challenges in deploying Generative AI in telecom networks, and how Cisco can address these challenges

To learn more, visit www.cisco.com

Cory Weppler, Head of Technology Strategy, Network Automation in IP Networks at Nokia discusses:

• The relationship between AI and networks, and the impact of AI on networks
• How AI can improve network performance and efficiency
• How Nokia has been leveraging AI, and Generative AI
• How AI can simplify the complexities of today's networks
• Challenges faced by Nokia's customers in the adoption of AI
• The role of Agentic AI in the evolution toward fully autonomous networks, and the challenges that need to be addressed along the way

To learn more, visit www.nokia.com

Steve Tang, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at iconectiv discusses:

• How advancements in AI, such as Generative AI, have contributed to the rise of online scams
• Why these AI-powered scams are more difficult to detect
• How CSPs can use AI to combat fraud and protect subscribers from scams, and the role of authoritative telephone numbering intelligence in training the AI models used
• iconectiv's solutions and how they help CSPs deploy AI-powered fraud protection

To learn more, visit iconectiv.com

Rob Shore, Optical Marketing Executive at Nokia discusses:

• The impact of AI, especially Generative AI, on the demand for bandwidth on today’s optical networks
• The impact of AI-related traffic on inter- and intra-data center networks
• How Nokia is supporting this demand, and some of the latest advancements in their optical networking portfolio
• Nokia's approaches to improve cost- and power-efficiencies in optical networking
• Generative AI's role in optimizing networks and reducing their load

To learn more, visit www.nokia.com

Chuck Herrin, Field CISO at F5 discusses:

• The term ‘AImateurs’ and what they are
• The security risks posed by ‘AImateurs’
• The best approach to tackle AI-generated code, via robust application security and visibility measures
• Other threats that might become more pertinent with the widespread adoption of Generative AI
• F5’s solutions for Application Delivery and Control

To learn more, visit www.f5.com

Titus Jumper, founder of Jovee AI discusses:

• Jovee's solutions for CSPs
• How Generative AI has reshaped the chatbot landscape, and what sets it apart from traditional solutions
• How Agentic AI fits into the evolution of AI-driven customer service
• Challenges CSPs commonly face in integrating their GenAI-powered chatbots with existing infrastructure
• Data quality as a challenge, especially for training and testing AI and GenAI models

To learn more, visit jovee.ai

Andrew De La Torre, Group Vice President of Technology, Oracle Communications discusses:

• Autonomous Operations in telecom and why they are important
• Where telecom companies stand today in terms of automation
• How AI can predict and prevent network failures
• Oracle’s AIOps Enablement Framework
• Real-world AIOps use cases in telecom
• How Oracle’s AIOps strategy compares to competitors like IBM, Infosys, and Accenture
• The roadmap for AIOps and the future of predictive intelligence in 5G

To learn more, visit www.oracle.com

Tony Huang, Product Management Lead at LIONS USA Technology discusses:

• Challenges in ensuring RUs are interoperable with other Open RAN components
• How RUs contribute to enabling AI-driven applications, particularly in areas like real-time data collection
• Uses cases or applications where Open RAN brings the greatest benefit
• Real-world deployments by LIONS
• What makes LIONS an ideal partner for Open RAN deployments, both indoor and outdoor

To learn more, visit lions.technology

Jonathan Kwan, Product Line Manager for AI/ML Network Software Solutions at Fujitsu Network Communications discusses:

• What AIOps looks like in practice for CSPs
• How advancements in Generative AI, including LLMs like ChatGPT, have reshaped the AIOps landscape
• Recent developments driving AIOps adoption
• How Fujitsu empowers CSPs to deploy and manage AI-driven network operations

To learn more, visit us.fujitsu.com/telecom