Agenda

Registration & Networking

Welcome by Clare Messenger, Global Head of Marketing, Aduna Global, and Galven Lee, Associate Director, AI & Partnerships, Bridge Alliance

Candid conversation on where the Network API market is actually moving from 2026 onwards: how to go from fragmented initiatives to scalable, developer-ready distribution; what the ecosystem needs from operators (coverage, consent, reliability); and how commercial models evolve from early anti-fraud wins into repeatable vertical revenue. The goal is to align on the "real-world requirements" to scale adoption across markets, partners, and channels.   

Moderator: Pai Achuth - Program Director, Platform Business, Bridge Alliance

Speakers:

• Anthony Bartolo - CEO, Aduna Global
• Loo Boon Chee - CEO, Bridge Alliance

Network APIs could become one of the most valuable trust layers in digital life, for people and increasingly for the software acting on their behalf. The value is proven. What is not yet proven is that it can be repeated across customers, telcos and markets. Closing that gap is not a technology problem. It comes down to how telcos decide, what they give up and who they build with. Telcos are among the toughest technology buyers in the world. With network APIs, they now sit on the other side of the table, where Nicolai Schättgen has spent more than a decade bringing innovation into telcos, from first meeting to signed contract. The forum's theme becomes three demands: the Ambition to make the network indispensable for a few high-value problems, the Boldness to change what stands in the way, from decision rights to SMS OTP economics, and the Collaboration to make many networks feel like one product, as telcos already did with roaming. The keynote closes with one concrete ask, and a story from this region that shows it can be done.​   

Speaker:

• Nicolai Schättgen - CEO, Match-Maker Ventures

Network Intelligence delivering real business across Fraud, Enterprise workflow optimisation, improving connectivity experience and AI driven customer engagement.  ​

In this session, Vonage will bring real customer case studies with measurable business outcomes leveraging network intelligence.​

Speaker: Fraser King - Senior Director of Network APIs, Vonage

Refreshments and Networking Break

Rapid 15 minute presentations from 4 speakers on how APIs are being deployed successfully in different regions - Australia, ASEAN, North Asia, Europe.

Speakers:

• Power Hour 1: Simon Osmond - Executive Group Owner, Products, Telstra - 'The Telstra Experience'

• Power Hour 2: Bick Shih - Deputy Head of Staff, Taiwan Mobile - 'From Competition to Co-Creation: Building Taiwan's Open API ecosystem'

• Power Hour 3: Will McKay - Head of Sales, Network APIs, Vodafone - 'Building the Future with Network APIs'

• Power Hour 4: Aulia Rahma Amin - General Manager, Data Solutions API Business, Telkomsel - 'Proof of Physics, on Every Phone'

Following the Power Hour, there will be a panel discussion with the speakers from the session.

Moderator: Viktorija Radman, Director of Carrier Partnerships, Aduna Global

Panelists:

• Simon Osmond - Executive Group Owner, Products, Telstra

• Bick Shih - Deputy Head of Staff, Taiwan Mobile

• Will McKay - Head of Sales, Network APIs, Vodafone

• Aulia Rahma Amin - General Manager of Digital Identity and AI, Telkomsel

Networking Lunch Break

Moderator: Miriam Sabapathy - Senior Consultant, Practice Lead - NaaS & Network APIs, STL Partners

Panelists:

• Nick Lane - Chief Messaging Officer & Founder, Mobilesquared
• Mohamed Odah - Chief Technology Officer, Soprano
• Lindsey Kelt Zikry - Global User Growth & Product Partnerships Lead, TikTok

As global enterprises seek seamless connectivity, the integration of traditional telecom infrastructure with cloud innovation has become a strategic imperative. This session explores how North Asian operators are actively collaborating with tech giants to harmonise operator networks with hyperscale capabilities. Attendees will discover how this unique ecosystem uses open and programmable network APIs to unlock scalable, real-world enterprise business opportunities. Ultimately, the panel will analyse North Asia’s fast-evolving landscape as a vital blueprint for operators and enterprises worldwide striving to monetise the next generation of digital infrastructure.​

Moderator: Olivier Letant - Partner, Kearney

Panelists:

• Max Wang - Head of Cloud Communication International Business Operations, Alibaba Cloud
• Joyce Chen - Senior Director, FarEasTone Telecommunications
• John Tolton - Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development, SBTS
• Frankie Ching - VP, International Business, PCCW Global

Fintech adoption lives or dies on two opposing forces: low-friction onboarding and high-assurance risk controls. This panel explores how telco network APIs can serve as real-time trust signals for financial services: strengthening authentication, reducing account takeover and scam losses, and improving approval rates without forcing customers through repeated OTP and manual checks. Panelists will discuss what it takes to move from pilots to production: consent models, liability boundaries, commercial packaging, and how "coverage + consistency" changes the ROI equation for regional fintechs.     

Moderator: Kenechi Okeleke - Senior Director, GSMA Intelligence

Speakers:

• Wong Tiong Kiat - Managing Director & Head of Data Analytics, Global Wholesale Banking, OCBC Bank
• Nguyen Quan Hoang Khuong - Product Director, Network API, Proximus Global
• Lee Leong Tat - Head of Innovation, Telco API, CelcomDigi
• Lin Shu Fen - Head Enterprise Mobility & IoT, Singtel
• Vasile Granaci, Chief Revenue Officer, Glide Identity

Refreshments & Networking Break

Looking to the near future, this presentation will ask questions about whether we're actually focussing on the right things today or whether we should adapt our approach to focus less on technology and capabilities and more on services and outcomes?

As we consider an AI future, what do we see as the role of Agentic AI, MCP and network APIs. How will this AI future change our approach and consumption network APIs by agents?

Finally, as we look to the future we will consider who will be the key provider of trust in the API economy and why are mobile network operators and the wider telecoms industry well placed to discuss trust.

Speaker:

• Justin Paul - Marketing Director Future Networks, GSMA

The agent trust layer is being defined. This session reviews the size of the market opportunity and explains how networks must act now to fully realise the value of developing a trust layer of APIs.

Speaker:

• Dave Baldwin - Head of APAC AI, Altman Solon

What will Agentic AI and MCP mean for the network API economy? With Agentic AI set to consume network APIs to create new digital services, is that a good thing for the operators and aggregators? How important is the trust layer, and who will enterprises trust to provide it? Join this panel to hear industry leaders discuss what the Agentic Future might be.  

Moderator: Justin Paul - Marketing Director Future Networks, GSMA

Panelists:

• Sheng-Ann Yu - Director, Advanced Technology, APAC, Ericsson
• Rahul Kumar - Senior Director, Head of API Monetization Platform, LotusFlare
• Dave Baldwin - Head of APAC AI, Altman Solon
• Ravi Bijlani - Founder & CEO, KYXStart

Includes time for audience Q&A

Speakers:

• Anthony Bartolo - CEO, Aduna Global
• Loo Boon Chee - CEO, Bridge Alliance

End of event Networking Evening