This panel focuses on the critical role of telecom infrastructure – from fixed and mobile networks to subsea cables and edge deployments – in enabling sovereign control over data, services and national capabilities.

• Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, Innovation, TM Forum
• Aaron Partouche, Innovation Director, Colt Technology Services
• Carsten Rossenhoevel, Co-Founder & CTO, EANTC AG
• Warren Bayek, Vice President, Technology Office, Wind River

Recorded December 2025