Summit Week At a Glance
Monday, 8 June
Tuesday, 8 June
LEADERSHIP DAY
09:00–16:00 Closed Sessions
17:30 Opening Reception
Sponsored by 
Wednesday, 10 June
07:00 Registration Open
CONFERENCE DAY
09:00–17:00 Sessions & Networking
Detailed agenda below
17:30 Happy Hour
Thursday, 11 June
07:00 Registration Open
MPLIFY VIEWS
09:00–13:00 Sessions & Networking
Detailed agenda below
13:00 End of Summit
Summit Agenda
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Day 1 | Wednesday, 10 June 2026
07:00
Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast served in the Garden Restaurant. Members visit Summit registration desk to collect their badges.
State of the Industry, Mplify Strategy & Work Plans
8:45
Opening Remarks
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Kevin Vachon
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8:55
State of the NaaS Industry & Mplify’s 2026 Research Program
Presentation with ample time for Q&A.
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Stan Hubbard
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9:15
The Agentic AI Era: Mplify Vision and Strategy
Presentation with ample time for Q&A.
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Pascal Menezes
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9:55
Reinventing The Mplify Work Plan – Committees, Processes, Roadmaps, Tools & Meetings
Presentation with ample time for Q&A.
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Daniel Bar-Lev
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Committee Chairs
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10:20
Morning Networking Break
Coffee and refreshments in Main Foyer
State of the Alliance and Voice of the Members
10:40
Expanding the Mplify Ecosystem Part 1 – New Member Rapid Intros – General
Participants from Graphiant, MaiaEdge, SecureIQLab, LiteOn
10:55
Expanding the Mplify Ecosystem Part 2 – New Member Rapid Intros – Automating Internet Exchanges with LSO
Participants from DE-CIX, AMS-IX and LINX
11:20
State of the Alliance – Fireside Chat
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Daniele Mancuso
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Franck Morales
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11:45
Voice of the Members – Open Audience Discussion
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Daniele Mancuso
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Franck Morales
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Daniel Bar-Lev
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Pascal Menezes
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Kevin Vachon
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12:15
Networking Lunch
Served in the Garden Restaurant, join your peers for lunch & refreshments before the afternoon sessions begin.
Defining the AI-Ready NaaS Infrastructure
13:15
Automating Overlay and Internet Branch Networks
Presented by Vodafone Business.
This session explores how automation is transforming overlay and internet-based branch networking to support evolving enterprise connectivity requirements. Vodafone Business will share insights into enterprise WAN priorities and demonstrate how automated SD-WAN, SASE, and internet access services are evolving toward AI-ready network environments. The session also includes a live portal demo highlighting simplified digital customer experience and network management capabilities.
13:30
Case Study
13:45
Thought Leader Perspective
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Scott Lawrence
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14:00
Demonstration – Encrypted NaaS for AI: Combining Scale and Automation with QuantumSafe Connectivity
As AI workloads drive unprecedented movement of sensitive data across edge, cloud, and data center environments, enterprises increasingly require secure, future-ready connectivity. This session showcases RAD’s Encrypted NaaS demo featuring quantum-safe MACsec and hybrid key distribution, demonstrating how service providers can deliver scalable, standards-based, enterprise-ready secure NaaS services.
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Ron Insler
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14:15
Thought Leader Perspective: A Tale of a Global Carrier in the AI Age
Presented by Sparkle
14:30
Case Study
14:45
Thought Leader Perspective
15:00
Afternoon Networking Break
Mingle and meet sponsors and colleagues. Coffee and refreshments in Main Foyer.
Delivering NaaS for AI – Automating the Ecosystem
15:20
Thought Leader Perspective
15:35
Demonstration: Beyond Portals: AI Agents as the New Enterprise Interface
PCCW Global presents the industry’s first real‑world proof of concept for Agentic AI + MCP, showcasing how natural‑language automation can transform telecom operations. In this demo, AI Agents use the MCP Server to execute standardized LSO Quote and Order workflows — converting plain English requests into real network actions like address validation, quoting, ordering, and inventory checks.
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Divesh Gupta
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15:50
Thought Leader Perspective
Presented by Equinix
16:05
Case Study
16:20
Thought Leader Perspective: AI Agents within the LSO Ecosystem
Presented by Amartus
16:35
Demonstration: Interconnection/Federation and How Providers Can Monetize the AI Wave
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Abilash Menon
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16:50
Analyst Perspectives
Participating firms include IDC, Analysys Mason, Distruptive Analysis, STL Partners.
17:25
Day1 Closing Remarks and Day 2 Profile
17:30
Happy Hour Drinks
Held in the Main Foyer, mingle with peers in a relaxed environment during the Drinks Reception at the end of Day One. Complimentary for all attendees.
Day 2 | Thursday, 11 June 2026
7:00
Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast served in the Garden Restaurant. Members visit Summit registration desk to collect their badges.
Mplify Views
Topics include MCP-based orchestration, agent-to-agent coordination, automated interconnect, federation models,
and the service attributes required to support AI at scale.
9:00
Opening Remarks
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Daniel Bar-Lev
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9:10
NaaS Federation
As services become more distributed, a federation approach is becoming increasingly important to scalable NaaS delivery. This session explores how providers can coordinate across domains with greater interoperability, trust, automation, and operational alignment.
9:10
NaaS for AI
AI is reshaping what networks must deliver. This discussion focuses on the infrastructure, transport, and service capabilities required to support AI workloads across data centers, campuses, and distributed environments.
10:20
Morning Networking Break
Mingle and meet sponsors and colleagues. Coffee and refreshments in Main Foyer.
11:05
NaaS for AI continues
11:40
Agentic LSO
Automation is entering a new phase as AI agents begin interacting directly with network systems and APIs. This session explores how MCP, LSO, and agent-based orchestration can help simplify operations and accelerate service delivery.
12:45
Closing Remarks
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Kevin Vachon
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