Free online conference

Telco Days 2023:
Where telecom
meets the cloud

October 5-6, GMT+2

Online registration required 

What will you gain from this conference?

Telco Days is a 2-day international event that’s can’t-miss for anyone interested in implementing emerging technologies and driving innovation in the telecom industry. This conference brings together software development and telecom professionals who want to explore new industry solutions, identify 5G and cloud opportunities and learn how to improve delivery life cycles. Both days of this event are packed with valuable talks delivered by experts from leading technology and software companies.

Watch industry 
experts’ lectures

Expand your knowledge about 5G and cloud

Learn how to enhance your telecom software

Discover new 
innovative solutions

Register for Telco Days 2023, the free online conference on telecom innovation

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Schedule

Thursday, October 5, 2023 

10:00 – Welcome to Telco Days

Grzegorz Młynarczyk, CEO, Software Mind

10:15 – 11:15 – Top 5 in Multicloud Strategy

 

Speaker:
Michał Jaworski, Service Delivery Director, Software Mind

 

As digital technologies rapidly evolve, organizations are looking beyond the constraints of a single cloud provider. They’re tapping into the capabilities of multiple cloud services to enhance flexibility, resilience and cost effectiveness. But navigating the multicloud world requires more than just technical prowess – it demands a robust organizational cloud strategy.

11:30 – 12:30 – Accelerate AI transformation with Microsoft

 

Speaker:
Michał Furmankiewicz, Principal Program Manager& Industry AI Team, Microsoft

 

In the swiftly evolving AI landscape, Microsoft stands at the forefront of innovation and integration. As AI continues to reshape industries and redefine possibilities, Microsoft tools and platforms empower organizations to harness their full potential. Join us to understand how Microsoft drives the AI revolution and learn how your organization can capitalize on this momentum for sustained growth and innovation.

13:30 – 14:30 Observability in 5G Networks

 

Speakers:
Sławomir Bednarczyk, Principal Systems Engineer, Software Mind
Jakub Kokoszka, System Engineer, Software Mind

 

Discover how modern open-source tools help to maintain complex distributed systems. Learn about observability, find out what makes it different from conventional monitoring and explore available tools. All of these issues will be explored through the real-world experiences of Software Mind’s 5G Lab environment.

14:30 – 15:30 Successfully Deploy 5G Cloud-Native Solutions: Insights and Key Learnings

 

Speakers:
Alvaro DelCampo, Solutions Architect, Casa Systems,
Greg Gaj, Principal Systems Engineer, Casa Systems

 

Cloud-native 5G solutions enable service providers to be more agile in expanding coverage and their offerings, while pushing networks closer to subscribers and lower network costs. This session will explore the role of efficient cloud-native 5G networks and how they help service providers build and deploy their own platforms for better reliability, scalability, and security.

15:30 – End of Day One

Friday, October 6, 2023 

10:00 – Welcome to Telco Days

Przemysław Jarecki, Head of Software Partnerships & Onboarding

10:10 – 11:10 – The Future of Work: Cisco Collaboration

 

Speakers:
Jarosław Bosacki, Technical Solution Architect, Cisco
Luigi Ferraro, Sales Specialist, Cisco

 

With the shift towards remote work, organizations are looking to optimize collaboration, reduce costs and, at the same time, maintain a high quality of services. Cisco is a one-stop shop that addresses challenges related to collaboration, security and more. Join this talk to learn more about the future of work and find out how you can reimagine workplaces and customer experience for optimal results.

11:30 – 12:30 Confidential computing - make the public cloud your private cloud

 

Speakers:
Wojciech Marcinkowski, Cloud Solutions Engineer, Intel 

 

In this session, you’ll get to learn about confidential computing – what it is, the problems it tackles and the benefits it brings. We’ll also give you a sneak peek into the high-level architecture of two of Intel’s key products: Intel SGX and Intel TDX. See how these technologies are applied by our customers and partners in their own products.

13:30 – 14:30 AWS for Telecom

 

Speakers:
Łukasz Kołodziejek, Global Solutions Architect, Amazon

 

AWS solutions enable telcos to unlock growth, monetize 5G, diversify core business and build secure, scalable networks. AWS can be used to create and deploy a cloud native 5G network from Core to RAN and the edge, while achieving significant cost savings with faster time to market. Design patterns like Cloud Native Architecture can lead to seamless rollouts and the automation of network functions.

14:30 – 15:30 Red Hat Telco Network Cloud Reference Architecture Based on OpenShift

 

Speakers:
Arkadiusz Sitek, Senior Telco Solutions Architect, Red Hat 

 

Red Hat Telco Network Cloud Reference Architecture is an integrated, fully interoperable solution capable of hosting different mobile network workloads from 5G Core to Open/Cloud RAN. Linked with Red Hat blueprints, it establishes a horizontal platform and serves as a CaaS layer for mobile operators to deploy cloud native networks, while ensuring operational resiliency, easy management and scalability.

15:30 – End of Day Two

Speakers

Arkadiusz Sitek

Senior Telco Solutions Architect at Red Hat

Arkadiusz Sitek has been working in the telecom industry for 20 years in different roles, from R&D and service delivery to pre-sales and sales, both on the operators’ and vendors’ side of business. Currently, he’s a Senior Telco Solutions Architect for the Central and Eastern Europe region at Red Hat. His interests encompass Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Telco Cloud architectures for RAN, Core and OSS.

Wojciech Marcinkowski

Cloud Solutions Engineer at Intel

A Cloud Solutions Engineer, technical leader and confidential computing enabler, Wojciech assists clients in tailoring confidential computing solutions to suit their specific requirements across diverse sectors such as finance, healthcare and retail. His specialized domains encompass Intel SGX, Gramine and Intel TDX.

Łukasz Kołodziejek

Global Solutions Architect at Amazon

Łukasz Kolodziejek, a Global Solutions Architect in the AWS Telecommunications team, helps operators in Central & Eastern Europe with their cloud journeys. Prior to joining AWS, Łukasz gained experience in the finance & telecommunications industry while designing and building highly available, resilient applications that support critical workloads.

Alvaro del Campo

Solutions Architect at Casa Systems

Álvaro del Campo brings over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to his role as a Solutions Architect at Casa Systems. Alvaro's areas of expertise encompass a wide range of crucial aspects within the telecommunications sector, including small cell deployment, cloud architecture and mobile network security architecture. Prior to joining Casa Systems, Alvaro held numerous technology leadership positions in various areas, including support, engineering and solutions architecture.

Greg Gaj

Principal Systems Engineer at Casa Systems

Greg Gaj is a Principal Systems Engineer at Casa Systems with an impressive track record of over 20 years in the telecommunications sector. Over the course of his career, Greg has held various key roles in broadband engineering, and for the past 5 years, has been intently focused on innovative wireless 5G cloud-native solutions.

Jarosław Bosacki

Technical Solution Architect at Cisco

A Telco/IT professional with over 20 years of international experience in a variety of engineering activities, Jarek has deep knowledge of telecommunications, IT protocols and ecosystems, which he gathered by working both with vendors and service providers. An active proponent of customer engagement, for the last 8 years he’s been a Technical Solution Architect in the Sales Engineering of Collaboration unit at Cisco, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence capabilities embedded in collaboration products.

Luigi Ferraro

Sales Specialist at Cisco

A Sales Specialist with over 25 years’ experience in the technology and telecommunications industries, Luigi has been actively involved in all pre- and after-sales processes, including project management, team collaboration and technical support setup. His broad expertise in mobile and unified communication technologies enables him to identify and tailor solutions to the specific needs of customers.

Jakub Kokoszka

System Engineer at Software Mind

A System Engineer with almost 4 years’ experience in software development, Jakub has been configuring and implementing various systems for telecommunications and IT companies. With expertise that spans networks, network monitoring and a range of technologies like Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes, Jakub’s interests revolve around the automation of infrastructures and application deployments that ensure high availability.

Sławomir Bednarczyk

Principal Systems Engineer at Software Mind

A Principal Systems Engineer with 18 years’ experience in the telecom and IT industries, Sławomir has cooperated with various mobile network providers such as T-Mobile, SFR, Orange, O2 and Etisalat. His extensive telecom and Linux knowledge enable him to effectively automate tasks and efficiently manage networks and protocols. A keen problem-solver, Sławomir enjoys exploring protocols and network architecture, as well as automation and DevOps strategies.

Michał Jaworski

Service Delivery Director at Software Mind

A General Manager and Service Delivery Director with over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, Michał has worked in different management roles, leading infrastructure, cloud, security and data management teams in a range of international organizations such as Citibank, Aviva, AXA Direct and EcoVadis. A proponent of the public cloud, Michał empowers businesses with AI, data analytics and cloud computing expertise, while promoting high software quality and nurturing collaborative partnerships with clients.

Michał Furmankiewicz

Principal Program Manager & Industry AI Team at Microsoft

An experienced professional with 15+ years’ experience, Michał has worked in various roles as a consultant, architect and team leader. An expert keen on problem solving and business enablement through technology, he’s spent the last 10 years working with diverse cloud technologies, and helping customers understand broader concepts, build solutions and get desired business outcomes. Currently, Michał is focusing on making the Microsoft AI platform successful, and while pursuing a special interest in Large Language Models and Azure OpenAI.

About Software Mind

20+ years’ experience building telco solutions

Software Mind, along with its telco products brand Amplitiv, engineers software that reimagines tomorrow. Our teams develop evolutive telecom platforms, using emerging technologies. During Telco Days, we’ll share our expertise with you. 

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