Speaking · Luqman Shantal

Talks, panels, and the work as a TM Forum Excellence Awards judge in the Autonomous Networks category. Usually shared with operator and practitioner counterparts on stage.

Upcoming.

2026 · Jun 24 Starting right: how KPN used AOMM and ANLET together DTW Ignite, Copenhagen. Inside the Benchmarking autonomy: KPIs that drive ROI session (Future skills stage). Co-presented with Menno Groen, Strategist, Autonomous Operations, KPN. The industry's first combined AOMM + ANLET assessment, applying IG1403's outside-in and inside-out methodology with independent consultant validation.
2026 · Jun 23 From structure to skills: rethinking the workforce for an autonomous network future DTW Ignite, Copenhagen. Group conversations inside the Culture shock session (Future skills stage). With the AN Upskilling Hub team: Jon Coleman (TM Forum), Gordon Rawling (Ericsson), David Hutton (Huawei).
Recurring Judge, TM Forum Excellence Awards: Excellence in Autonomous Networks. Multi-round review, including the live judging event before DTW.

Recent.

2026 · May Webinar panel, The State of Autonomous Operations in 2026. TM Forum panel opened by Andy Tiller. Eleven panelists, 76 CSP organisations pre-registered, ninety minutes that held together end to end. Representatives from Ericsson, Telefónica, Nokia, Comarch, Wipro, IOH, China Mobile, Detecon, KPN, TM Forum, and Makman. Findings feed the next AOMM survey cycle.

Past.

2026 · Feb Five presentations at TM Forum Accelerate A week covering intent, cross-domain self-healing, autonomous commercialization, the anatomy of high-value scenarios, and the relationship between Autonomous Networks and ODA.
2026 · Feb Pitching the C26.0.965 GNN Catalyst at Accelerate 2026 On the Accelerate stage, launching Autonomous Network Triage and Troubleshooting using AI and GNNs.
2025 · Nov 27 The workforce question at Innovate Asia Autonomous Network Summit. The technology is ready; the workforce is the bottleneck. The session that launched the AN Upskilling Hub.
2025 · Nov 26 Launching the AN Upskilling Hub at Innovate Asia With Shuvo Saha (TM Forum), Sam Wang (Huawei), and Sam Keys (Ericsson).
2025 · Oct 22 Madrid: Telefónica's Autonomous Networks Executive Workshop Hosted by Telefónica, run by TM Forum. The room shared a common language: autonomy. Followed a ZeroTouch kickoff for HLC in Poland the same week.
2025 · May AOMM Survey panel: signals from the 2024 cycle TM Forum member webinar on 24 April. Reflected on the AOMM survey findings alongside peers from Orange, Telefónica, Ericsson, Intracom, and TM Forum.
2025 · Mar DTW Ignite 2025: Phase III of the GenAI Catalyst Harnessing GenAI's Business Value for Operations Transformation. With Makman, Huawei, Iquall Networks; championed by Vodafone, STC, China Mobile, and Indosat.
2025 · Feb Multi-Agentic AI talk in Portugal Representing a coalition of industry leaders on real-world Multi-Agentic AI in autonomous operations.
2024 · Jul DTW 2024: four awards A record outing in Copenhagen. The team behind the work.

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