The Digital Transformation World Series (DTWS) may be over, but one of the overarching themes will be relevant for years to come – that is, how industry collaboration can transform a service provider business to meet the demands of a cloud-native world.Hot topics included 5G monetization, managing AI at scale, the importance of Open APIs in building an Open Digital Architecture, and how diversity and inclusion can transform R&D. But, what stood out the most, was that over 8,000 attendees from 157 countries and 700 unique companies came together to see innovative solutions, start valuable conversations and partnerships, and inspire change.
The event’s Catalyst proof-of-concept project demos and packed masterclasses exemplified an industry’s willingness to collaborate, upskill and reskill.
As Nathan Bell, Chief Digital Officer of M1 Limited said after the event, “[DTWS was an] awesome demonstration of how people can come together across the globe and share their experiences despite the majority of us working from home.”
Over the next month, we will push some of the event’s best digital content live on our
YouTube channel. Here's what you should start with so you're well-prepared for the challenges of 2021 and beyond
Must see CxOs
The six-week agenda featured a star-studded line-up of telecom CxOs. Topics ranged from how to cope with connectivity in times of crisis, turn ambition into reality and pivot business for success.
- Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange, spoke about the software revolution.
- Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd., shared insight into Reliance Jio’s 5G rollout.
- Claudia Nemat, Board Member, Technology and Innovation, Deutsche Telekom AG, explored how to create a culture of resilience.
- Ruza Sabanovic, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Telenor, covered the art of the telco pivot in a digital ecosystem.
- Enrique Blanco, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Telefónica, shared the three key pillars of his 5G strategy.
- Bharti Airtel’s Group CIO Harmeen Mehta shared how Airtel is supporting countries throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Entrepreneur, author and C3.ai CEO Tom Siebel, who is credited with inventing the roughly $40 billion worldwide CRM market, shared that he sees big opportunities for CSPs in AI.
Masterclasses for the masses
For the first time, TM Forum offered 12 masterclasses to all attendees. Led by TM Forum and industry experts such as Stuart Birrell, Former CIO of Heathrow Airport, Lester Thomas, Chief Systems Architect at Vodafone Group and Rachel Higham, Managing Director of IT & MD of Asia for BT Technology, the classes focused on helping collaboration among hundreds of people to solve business challenges facing the industry today.
Classes looked at:
- Diversity and inclusion: How inclusive design drives innovation
- Laying down winning foundations with AI, analytics and automation
- How CSPs can help verticals go digital
- Leveraging ODA and Open APIs to achieve digital transformation
- Building customer confidence and trust
Learn from the CxOs
The closed-door CxO Summit brought together 100+ industry executives who are leading their transformation journeys. Get a sneak peek by watching the highlight videos:
Festival of Collaboration results
The Collaboration teams made progress on projects that align with the events' six themes, and focus on key challenges such as:
Learn more about the event from the highlights video below:https://youtu.be/d56IEypAuZU
Celebrating member excellence
It would not be a Digital Transformation World event without the annual Excellence Awards. Twelve companies celebrated their innovative achievements in implementing the Forum’s best practices and standards.
Judging chair Camille Mendler, Chief Analyst of Omdia, noted that the 2020 Excellence Awards winners demonstrated some of the most unique digital transformation projects in the industry today.
See the full list of winners.On the last day of Digital Transformation World Series, TM Forum,
recognized the dedication and hard work of its members by naming seven
Catalyst proof-of-concept projects as Outstanding Catalysts for their significant contributions to the acceleration of digital transformation throughout the industry.
What’s news?
Over the six weeks, the TM Forum made many exciting announcements including:
- Twelve new companies committed to collaboration on building the TM Forum’s ODA by signing the Open API and Open Digital Architecture Manifesto. 42 companies are have signed in total.
- With support from Orange and Vodafone, TM Forum and MEF announced a partnership to bring consistency and ease-of-use to standardized Open APIs, improving efficiencies and removing barriers to new business growth.
You’re welcome to relive some of the great moments throughout the six weeks on our
YouTube channel.
