TM Forum’s Hard Talk scoops award for best webinar series

TM Forum’s Hard Talk series has won the award for the Best Webinar Series 2021 at the Digital Event Awards 2022 in London.

Hard Talk invites industry thought leaders and specialists to address the difficult questions facing our sector, which are posed by TM forum analysts and a live online audience.

“We wanted to come up with a format that tackled big strategic topics and issues for telecoms operators,” says Mark Newman, chief analyst, TM Forum. “This meant encouraging open, frank dialogue between the right combination of speakers who felt comfortable talking about these issues.

“It was very important for us to involve the audience,” explains Newman. “We wanted to bring them into the conversations and share their ideas and best practices with us. The feedback has been great and we’re looking to produce more Hard Talks with new topics and speakers for Series 5 in the autumn.”

Our current and fourth series of Hard Talk looks at how CSPs can use connectivity for good, whether by helping to reduce inequality, monitoring and protecting the environment, minimizing their carbon footprints, or delivering secure services. During our third series of Hard Talk, discussions covered a range of topics, including customer service, partner ecosystems, and whether telecoms operators should become professional services firms and systems integrators.

“Throughout the Hard Talk series, TM Forum analysts and experts from telecoms and other sectors have tackled some of the most challenging topics facing the communications industry, providing a forum for our members to come together, debate, challenge and influence the industry. Congratulations to everyone involved, we couldn’t be prouder,” says Janelle Morse, VP Events, Research & Media, TM Forum.

Catch up on webinars you have missed from our third and our fourth series of Hard Talk.