Telco Days 2024:
The era of AI-driven telecom

Agnieszka Cieślak

Principal Software Engineer Architect at Software Mind

A Principal Software Engineer Architect with over 15 years’ experience in the IT industry, Agnieszka has been designing and building robust software architectures for clients in the ecommerce, aviation and telecom industries. Extensive expertise in Java, cloud and microservices enables Agnieszka to optimize architectures for high performance, quality and efficiency.

Michał Furmankiewicz

Principal Program Manager at the 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.

Piotr Kalinowski

Head of Data & AI at Software Mind

Head of Data & AI with over 10 years’ experience in the IT industry, Piotr acts as an IT architect, consultant and trainer, assisting companies in designing, implementing and evolving systems that involve AI and public cloud infrastructures. His background as a software developer, combined with extensive engineering expertise, enables Piotr to effectively implement solutions that process large data volumes and help businesses leverage AI technology.

Łukasz Kołodziejek

Solutions Architect at Amazon

Łukasz Kołodziejek is a Solutions Architect in the AWS Enterprise team helping customers in Poland in their cloud journey. Prior to joining AWS, Łukasz gained his experience in the Finance & Telecommunication industry, while designing and building highly available, resilient applications supporting critical workloads.

Tomasz Kuc

Senior System Engineer at Software Mind

A Senior System Engineer with many years' experience in IT, Tomasz has implemented a range of systems and worked on diverse IT projects, in recent years mainly for mobile operators. He has a keen interest in security, especially as regards analyzing malware and researching different kinds of cyber risks.

Paweł Franasowicz

Director of Sales and Business Development at Software Mind

Responsible for roaming sales and business development at Software Mind, Paweł is a passionate telecommunications professional. Backed by a strong marketing and PR background, he prioritizes communication and delivering value to clients and partners. A true believer in client-centric proactiveness, Paweł has established Software Mind's Amplitiv brand as one of the top global providers of wholesale roaming apps. A strong advocate for the continued search for innovative products and solutions that satisfy client needs in a rapidly changing market, Paweł believes in striking a balance between automation and meaningful human engagement.

Bartosz Mirocha

Principal Software Engineer at Software Mind

A Principal Software Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in software development, Bartosz has developed solutions and managed engineering projects for companies across a range of industries, including telecom, security, payments, media and travel. With his extensive expertise in a variety of tools and technologies, including Java and Kubernetes, Bartosz helps businesses build advanced technical architectures, create innovative design patterns and model effective development and business processes.

Tomasz Nieckula

Security Operations Analyst at Software Mind

A Security Operations Analyst with over 7 years’ experience in cybersecurity, Tomasz has been helping companies in the financial services sector improve their system safety and mitigate potential cyberthreats. He specializes in event analysis as well as endpoint and network detection and response (EDR and NDR).

Jakub Sowicki

Senior Engineering Manager at Splunk

A Senior Engineering Manager with over 10 years’ experience in software development, Jakub has been involved in enterprise software, telecommunications and data analytics projects. An expert in distributed enterprise solutions, system quality and observability, he likes to explore different applications of social process models to drive the performance of software engineering teams.

Vlad Alexandru Staicu

Presales Solution Architect at HPE

A Romania-based Presales Solution Architect for HPE (Aruba Telco Solutions) in the EMEA region, Vlad has been with HPE since June 2005 and has accumulated more than 25 years of technology consultancy and systems integration experience in the telecom business. In his current role, he’s a customer-facing solution principal for both Private and Public 5G offerings of Aruba Networking.

Robert Sumera

Cloud Tech Leader at Orange Polska

With over 15 years’ experience in IT and telecommunications, Robert has developed networks and services, designed efficient architectures and led software development teams. His extensive knowledge about the cloud and Oracle, combined with an active interest in FinOps and SRE, enables him to build effective and highly advanced telecom solutions. His innovative ideas have been frequently recognized and awarded internally at Orange.