Schedule at-a-Glance

Setting the scene for day 2 at the BATIC conference by providing and overview of how cloud is transforming enterprises and economies across APAC.

This keynote will highlight Indonesia’s policy direction for building a secure and trusted digital ecosystem, protecting citizens and national interests while enabling responsible AI, cloud adoption, and digital innovation.

This keynote explores drivers of cloud demand in APAC/ASEAN, including digital transformation and AI, with case studies of impactful adoptions. It covers investment needs, technological breakthroughs, and strategic partnerships, featuring leaders at the forefront of innovation to inspire scalable cloud strategies.

This keynote explores how Indonesia and Southeast Asia are shifting from cloud consumers to AI compute producers — and what it takes to build the GPU-dense, sustainable infrastructure to support that transition..

This keynote will explore how BYOIP is evolving beyond a technical feature into a strategic value layer for cloud, connectivity, and data centre providers.

Panelists analyzed demand drivers, shared adoption case studies, and discussed investment strategies for cloud infrastructure in APAC. Focusing on technological innovations-such as edge computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration-and partnerships, bringing together APAC leaders driving cloud solutions to advance regional digital progress and discussed what to expect in the next three to five years.

Teguh Prasetya will share his insights and content on navigating the AI data center supercycle and tokenized infrastructure in Indonesia.

In the first session, George Glass will share 3 interesting segment they are:

Mission 1: Composable IT & Ecosystems (CEI) -> moving from legacy monoliths to Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and Open APIs; enabling ecosystem growth and value chains for telcos

Mission 2: Trustworthy AI & Data (AID) -> the reality check of AI, transitioning to AI-native ODA, and accelerating product design/operations through AI-driven management

Mission 3: Autonomous Networks (AN) deep dive -> addressing the industry's “Code Red” state through intent-driven autonomy, legacy modernization, talent retention, and “starting small” strategies

This keynote will explore how collaboration across telecom, cloud, and technology providers is enabling new business models, expanding digital reach, and unlocking the next wave of growth opportunities across the region.

A fireside chat between Sam Evans, Urmila Baskaran, Manuel Zarka on the work Youth Teclo Circle is doing to connect and enable the development of the next generation of industry leaders, and why talent development is so critical for the global connectivity industry.

No single company builds the digital future alone. As networks, data centres and AI converge, progress increasingly depends on how well the ecosystem connects, with:

- Dinda Sekar Putri, IT Audit Manager, Telin

- Melani Muchlis Moechtar, Corporate Brand Communication, Telin

- Sarah Mills, Global Leader, Digital Infrastructure (ex Telstra, ex Vodafone, ex Telefonica)

- Deepshikha Chaudhary, Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Dyna.Ai

This session brings together women leading across the digital infrastructure landscape to explore how collaboration is reshaping the industry, and the role women play in building the connections that drive it forward. Panellists will share how they navigate partnership at scale, where the ecosystem still falls short, and what it takes to design connection deliberately rather than leave it to chance.

The mobile ecosystem is evolving faster than ever. Agentic AI, network APIs, next-generation messaging, digital identity, fraud prevention and new enterprise services are rapidly changing how the industry competes, collaborates and creates value. In this fast-paced MEF Expert Spotlight, Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) will reveal the latest insights, priorities and emerging developments from its global programs, Interest Groups and Working Groups. Drawing on MEF data and research, member intelligence and active initiatives across the ecosystem, the session will highlight the trends that matter now, the challenges the industry must solve together and the opportunities that could define the next phase of mobile growth.

Expect fresh perspectives, practical takeaways and an exclusive look at where the wider mobile ecosystem—is heading next.

- Dario Betti, CEO, Mobile Ecosystem Forum

- Matt Ekram, Advisor, Mobile Ecosystem Forum

This joint industry panel discusses regional readiness for autonomous operations, bridging the digital divide, collaborative strategies for AN maturity across the archipelago.

Panelists: 

- George Glass (Moderator) - CTO, TM Forum 

- Paul Lin - Head of Operations Support, APAC, China Mobile International (CMI)

- Raden Tofan Saifudin Akbar - SVP Network Operations, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH)

- Dai Yanbin - Deputy GM, Data Intelligence & Service Product Line, ZTE

The Mplify Southeast Asia Council increases collaboration between key Mplify stakeholder communities and the Southeast Asia service provider industry to accelerate the velocity of network transformation across the region and bring important region-specific insight and intelligence to our Board of Directors and the Advisory Board, informing our strategy, investments, and priorities in Southeast Asia.

Note: This is an invitation-only event.

Enterprise communications is being rebuilt around intelligence, and the pace of change has outrun most of the industry's assumptions about where value will sit. In this session, CPaaSAA Founding Partner Rob Kurver gives a first public look at findings from the alliance's latest research programme, covering AI voice, network APIs and the commercial models emerging around them. Drawing on interviews across operators, platforms and enterprises, the session sets out what is working, what is not yet working, and what operators and platform providers should be planning for over the next twelve months.

It the closing of the event with a warm and memorable gathering, bringing delegates together one last time in a relaxed and celebratory atmosphere.

Designed as a moment to reflect and connect, the evening offers a more intimate setting where attendees can revisit key highlights, exchange final thoughts, and strengthen relationships built throughout the conference. Guests can enjoy a curated dining experience complemented by light entertainment and a welcoming, laid-back ambiance.

Set against Bali’s serene backdrop, the farewell dinner provides the perfect opportunity to unwind, celebrate shared achievements, and bid goodbye to fellow delegates—leaving with lasting impressions, new connections, and a strong sense of community within the global ICT industry.