The Motion: 2020 has been a pivotal year for the telecoms industry

The motion was DEFEATED at the event  - watch the live Q&A session discussing the motion (now available on-demand)

The value that telecoms brings to the economy has been brought into sharp focus during the different lockdowns and subsequent shifts in consumption patterns from different locations. The industry has reacted rapidly to reconfigure network flows and to allow new working patterns. Has this been a shot in the arm for the industry, showing that it can be agile and responsive to dramatically changing market and customer needs on all fronts? Is the industry under-valued in the eyes of customers and investors? And, have the world’s telcos used this as an opportunity to accelerate their transformation projects or just adapted to new demand circumstances?

Expert Witnesses:

Jean-Yves Charlier

Director of the Board, Digicel and Chairman, Shareability

Andrea Dona

Head of Networks UK, Vodafone

Phil Mottram

Vice President, Communications and Media Solutions, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Arguing For the Motion:

Graham Wilde

CEO and Co-Founder, BWCS

Arguing Against the Motion:

Chris Lewis

Managing Director, Lewis Insight

Moderator:

Guy Daniels

Director of Content, TelecomTV