GSMA Open Gateway DevCon
4 March, 15:00-19:00, Visionary Stage
The GSMA Open Gateway DevCon 2025 is a developer event for anyone involved in the creation, development, implementation or deployment of network API based services.
The DevCon is primarily aimed at supporting the global developer community by sharing best practices, showcasing use cases and live services, as well as showing how easy it is to build new network API based services and how to monetize them.
The GSMA Open Gateway DevCon assembles an industry leading group of innovators and experts with an emphasis on “show” not “tell”.
Open to all Talent Arena attendees. Simply register on the Talent Arena website and tick the Open Gateway DevCon box to stay in the loop on all the latest updates. Or if you are an MWC25 pass holder, you can access Talent Arena with your MWC digital badge – no additional registration needed.
Plan your DevCon experience
The DevCon has three key sessions:
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how operators are looking to super-charge the network API developer community with best-in-class programmes, sandboxes and support
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how the leading industry aggregators are helping developers to monetise new services using AI, marketplaces and toolkits to enable a “build-it-once, sell-it-everywhere” approach
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the GSMA Fusion industry-led session will examine the media, social media, music, gaming and broadcast industries in terms of what they need to solve real-world industry problems as well as looking in more depth into consent, identity and verification.
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The DevCon will conclude with an overview of the key teams from the Open Gateway Hackathon
including
for the winning teams.
agenda
Networking Drinks & Tapas
Open Gateway - Unleashing the Power of the Network
Introduction
Introduction to the GSMA Open Gateway DevCon 2025
How can operators super-charge the network API community?
Panel Session
Moderator:
Kathy Azafar – VP Research & Development, Aduna
Panelists:
Johanna Wood – Director of Network APIs, Vodafone
Otilia Anton – Director of Orange LiveNet, Orange
Fernando Guillot – Director of Developer Relations for Open Gateway, Telefónica
Code Meets Connectivity: Developers as the Powerhouse of Network API Innovation
Keynote
Shkumbin Hamiti – Head of the Network Monetization Platform Business Unit, Nokia
China Telecom’s understanding and outlook on Open Gateway
Keynote
Mr. Shao Xinhua – General Manager of the Cloud Network Operations Department, China Telecom
From idea to a multi telco KYC using AI - Demo
Demo
Eran Haggiag – CEO, Glide Insights
Yvonnette Oliver – Business Operations Manager, Glide Insights
Secret sauce: know your developers
GSMAi Network API Developer Survey Summary Market Research
Tim Hatt – Head of Research and Consulting, GSMA Intelligence
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: How Developers are Shaping the Future with Network APIs
Panel
Moderator:
Mikko Jarva – Head of Portfolio & Architecture, Network Monetization Platform, Nokia
Panel:
Enn Laansoo, CEO/Founder – Elmo
Alex Walling – Head of Business Development, Nokia Network-as-Code
Boon Chee Loo – SVP Roaming & Products, Bridge Alliance
Andy Tiller – EVP Products & Services, TM Forum
Adnan Saleem – CTO Software and Cloud Solutions, Radisys
CPaaS Unleashed: The Acceleration of the Possible: Action in the A(P)I
Era Mindstorm - 10 minutes, 4 experts, 1 message… move
Moderator:
Rob Kurver – Founding Partner, CPaaS Acceleration Alliance
Panel:
Robert Galop – Co-founder, Creo Solutions
Mark Simoncelli – CRO, Mach49
Mark Castleman – MD AI Cloud, Intel
Nicolai Schaettgen – CEO, Match-Maker Ventures
How CAMARA supports developers
Demo
Markus Kummerle – Tribe Lead MACE Engineering & Production Interface, DT / CAMARA
CAMARA GPT: Using AI to create network API services - Demo
Demo
Nick Venezia – CEO, Centillion
Achieving Fusion: How can the telecoms and media industries work better on identity and verification?
Panel
Moderator:
Helene Vigue – Identity & Data Director, GSMA
Panel:
Isaac Bess – Global Head of Distribution, TikTok
Mark Smith – Chair, International Broadcasting Convention (IBC)
Nick Venezia – CEO, Centillion.ai
Code session: Onboarding to Cabify with Number Verification
Keynote
Laura Lacarra – Head of Devrel Open Gateway, Telefónica Innovación Digital
Pablo Villot – Principal Software Engineer, Cabify
Open Gateway Hackathon Awards
Award Ceremony
Shkumbin Hamiti – Head of the Network Monetization Platform Business Unit, Nokia
Closing Ceremony
Closing
Henry Calvert – Head of Networks, GSMA
