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31 March, 2025
London, UK
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Monday, March 31
 

08:00 BST

Registration
Monday March 31, 2025 08:00 - 18:00 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3
Monday March 31, 2025 08:00 - 18:00 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3
  Registration

09:00 BST

State of Open Source Networking - Arpit Joshipura & Hilary Carter, The Linux Foundation
Monday March 31, 2025 09:00 - 09:20 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Opening Remarks and sharing the vision of open source networking, predictions and real world deployments. Session will also provide results of LF Networking global Research survey.
Speakers
avatar for Arpit Joshipura

Arpit Joshipura

SVP/GM Networking and Edge, The Linux Foundation
Arpit Joshipura is an executive leader and open source software evangelist across carriers, cloud and enterprise IT – spanning networking, orchestrations, operating systems, security, AI, edge, hardware and silicon. He was recently voted among the Top 5 Movers and Shakers in the... Read More →
avatar for Hilary Carter

Hilary Carter

SVP Research and Communications, The Linux Foundation
Hilary Carter oversees the development of decision-useful research projects and content programs that support open source as a paradigm for mass collaboration at scale. Together, the Research and Communications department broadens the understanding of the impact of open source software... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 09:00 - 09:20 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

09:20 BST

AI-RAN and Open Source: Building Scalable Dataset Pipelines for AI Training - Alex Jinsung Choi, SoftBank Corp.
Monday March 31, 2025 09:20 - 09:40 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
AI-RAN relies on high-quality datasets for effective model training, but accessing and standardizing telecom data remains a challenge. Open-source initiatives provide a solution by enabling collaborative dataset pipelines for AI-driven network optimization.

This presentation explores how open-source tools can facilitate data aggregation, curation, and annotation while ensuring security and compliance. We will also discuss AI-RAN’s role in synthetic data generation and global AI governance. By leveraging open-source methodologies, telecom stakeholders can accelerate AI model training and drive next-generation AI-powered networks.
Speakers
avatar for Alex Jinsung Choi

Alex Jinsung Choi

Principal Fellow & Chair of the AI-RAN Alliance, SoftBank Corp.
Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi, a South Korean luminary in the global mobile telecommunications sector, boasts over three decades of industry experience. Currently, Dr. Choi is working at SoftBank Corp.’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology and continues to champion innovation at the... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 09:20 - 09:40 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

09:40 BST

AI - Lessons Learnt from World's Largest Network - Dr. Junlan Feng, China Mobile Research Institute
Monday March 31, 2025 09:40 - 10:00 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Lessons learnt from the AI journey at world's largest Service Provider. From Intent Based to Automated Networks China Mobile has been in the forefront of Open Technology Adoption. Session explores lessons from their AI journey.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Junlan Feng

Dr. Junlan Feng

Chair and General Manager of AI and Intelligent, Operation R&D Center, China Mobile Research Institute
Dr. Junlan Feng, Chief Scientist at China Mobile, General Manager of AI and Intelligent Operation R&D Center. Dr. Feng has led R&D of China Mobile on artificial intelligence and big data since September 2013. She had been the architect of IBM Big Data from January 2013.1 to August... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 09:40 - 10:00 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

10:05 BST

An Industry Analyst's Perspective on Telco Cloud - Christoforos Sarantopoulos, James Crawshaw & Inderpreet Kaur, Omdia
Monday March 31, 2025 10:05 - 10:25 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Omdia analysts have been following the evolution of Telco Cloud from the early days of NFV through to the cloudification of 5G packet core and experiments with softwarizing other network functions. This presentation will provide an overview of the key trends in telco cloud including managing the operational complexity, architectural choices to improve resource utilization, the importance of CI/CD, and integrating AI into telco cloud operations and network management. We will provide recommendations for service providers around reskilling, data governance and CI/CD. We will also provide advice for vendors such as how they can help telcos to adopt open-source technology and adopt a common framework for automation.
Speakers
avatar for Christoforos Sarantopoulos

Christoforos Sarantopoulos

Senior Analyst, Omdia
Christoforos is a senior analyst who specializes in telco cloud and network automation. His main field of research is the implementation of orchestration and automation in telco networks.Before joining Omdia, Christoforos worked as a network designer for BT, designing network monitoring... Read More →
avatar for James Crawshaw

James Crawshaw

Principal Analyst, Omdia
James leads Omdia’s service provider transformation team, which covers telco IT (operations support systems, business support systems, and analytics) and telco cloud & automation (software-defined networking, network function virtualization, etc.). James’ own research focuses... Read More →
avatar for Inderpreet Kaur

Inderpreet Kaur

Senior Analyst, Omdia
Inderpreet is Omdia’s Senior Analyst for telco cloud. Her research focuses on communications service providers’ (CSP) adoption of cloud computing and relevant technologies across fixed and mobile network infrastructure. She tracks and monitors key providers across the network... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 10:05 - 10:25 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

10:25 BST

Edge AI: The $100 billion + Opportunity - Tilly Gilbert, STL Partners
Monday March 31, 2025 10:25 - 10:45 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
The huge wave of AI has accelerated demand for cloud, but it has also triggered questions on whether deploying in centralised environments is always suitable, or if enterprises should instead consider the edge. Our edge AI forecast identifies the value of this opportunity, pointing to the use cases and the verticals that are driving growth, and determining the extent to which AI will stimulate more revenue at the edge.
Speakers
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Tilly Gilbert

Director, Consulting & Edge Practice Lead, STL Partners
As a Director in STL's consulting business Tilly has more than five years of experience leading growth projects for technology and telecoms firms. She heads up our research and consulting practice focused on edge and cloud computing and was nominated for Edge Computing Woman of the... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 10:25 - 10:45 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

10:45 BST

Break
Monday March 31, 2025 10:45 - 11:10 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
Monday March 31, 2025 10:45 - 11:10 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
  Breaks & Networking

11:10 BST

InstantX: Vodafone's Edge Innovation for the Future of Telco - Sampada Basarkar, Vodafone
Monday March 31, 2025 11:10 - 11:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
As telco networks evolve to meet the demands of 5G, IoT, and AI-driven applications, edge computing has become a critical enabler of real-time, high-performance services. Vodafone's InstantX platform has been at the forefront of this transformation, powering scalable V2X and A2X communication enabling intelligent edge solutions.

In this keynote,  I will explore how InstantX is setting new avenue for openness, automation, and performance at the edge. We'll discuss why Vodafone is insourcing this technology into the open-source community, the challenges we overcame, and how InstantX is poised to drive the next wave of innovation in edge computing.

Join us as we build the future of telco-together, in the open.
Speakers
avatar for Sampada Basarkar

Sampada Basarkar

Executive Director of Products and Platform Engineering, Vodafone
Sampada Basarkar is an Executive Director of Products and Platform Engineering in Vodafone Business. She is a senior executive with a passion for building high-performing teams and delivering results in complex and high-ambiguity environments. Focused on vision, execution, and operational... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 11:10 - 11:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

11:30 BST

Network APIs: Unlocking Global Revenue - Speaker To Be Announced
Monday March 31, 2025 11:30 - 11:50 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Monday March 31, 2025 11:30 - 11:50 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

11:55 BST

Beyond the Buzz: AI's Impact on Networks - Speaker To Be Announced
Monday March 31, 2025 11:55 - 12:15 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Monday March 31, 2025 11:55 - 12:15 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

12:15 BST

Global Forum IOWN & Open Source Networking - Key Enablers for Next Decade - Masahisa Kawashima, NTT Corporation
Monday March 31, 2025 12:15 - 12:35 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Speakers
avatar for Masahisa Kawashima

Masahisa Kawashima

IOWN Technology Director, IOWN Development Office, R&D Planning Department, NTT Corporation
Masahisa Kawashima is currently leading NTT's R&D of Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) as the IOWN Technology Director. He is also serving as the Chair of the Technology Working Group at IOWN Global Forum. He has been working as a bridge between technologies and businesses... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 12:15 - 12:35 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

12:35 BST

Lunch
Monday March 31, 2025 12:35 - 13:35 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
Monday March 31, 2025 12:35 - 13:35 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
  Breaks & Networking

13:35 BST

SONiC - Global NOS For All - Xin Liu, Microsoft
Monday March 31, 2025 13:35 - 13:55 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Monday March 31, 2025 13:35 - 13:55 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

13:55 BST

Sessions To Be Announced
Monday March 31, 2025 13:55 - 14:45 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Monday March 31, 2025 13:55 - 14:45 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2

14:45 BST

Spotlight on Innovation: The Latest Developments Shaping Open Source Networking - Speaker To Be Announced
Monday March 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:05 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Covers the landscape of Open Networking projects across the entire stack.
Monday March 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:05 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

15:05 BST

Break
Monday March 31, 2025 15:05 - 15:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
Monday March 31, 2025 15:05 - 15:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
  Breaks & Networking

15:30 BST

Session Title To Be Announced - Erik Nordmark, ZEDEDA
Monday March 31, 2025 15:30 - 15:40 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Speakers
avatar for Erik Nordmark

Erik Nordmark

CTO and Co-Founder, ZEDEDA
Erik is a co-founder and the CTO at edge orchestration company ZEDEDA, and he is an expert on architecting and implementing secure large scale software systems, with a deep understanding of the implications of the Internet on system design. Prior to co-founding ZEDEDA he was developing... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 15:30 - 15:40 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

15:40 BST

Sessions To Be Announced
Monday March 31, 2025 15:40 - 17:20 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Monday March 31, 2025 15:40 - 17:20 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2

17:20 BST

Closing Remarks - Arpit Joshipura, The Linux Foundation
Monday March 31, 2025 17:20 - 17:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
Speakers
avatar for Arpit Joshipura

Arpit Joshipura

SVP/GM Networking and Edge, The Linux Foundation
Arpit Joshipura is an executive leader and open source software evangelist across carriers, cloud and enterprise IT – spanning networking, orchestrations, operating systems, security, AI, edge, hardware and silicon. He was recently voted among the Top 5 Movers and Shakers in the... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 17:20 - 17:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 1-2
  General Sessions

17:30 BST

Reception
Monday March 31, 2025 17:30 - 18:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
Monday March 31, 2025 17:30 - 18:30 BST
Platinum Suite | Level 3 | Room 3-4
  Breaks & Networking
 
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