EAWG Agenda

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE WORKING GROUP (EAWG) Agenda
 Location: Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece, June 5-6, 2025

Day 1 (June 5, 2025)

08:00 – 09:00

Registrations in the Hotel Lobby

09:00 – 11:00

Meeting Room - Olympia A + B
Location - Underground (-1 Floor)

Keynote Session: How Resilient Telcos Leverage AI and Navigate New Markets to Create Value

Keynote 1: Welcome Speech - Wim De Meyer, ETIS Managing Director (10’)

Keynote 2: Building the Future: Collaboration and Innovation of Telecoms in a Transforming World
- Pedro Gonçalves, MEO, ETIS Chairman (15’)

Keynote 3: Telco Innovation: Scaling AI and Ecosystems to Drive New Growth
- Antonietta Mastroianni, Proximus (15’)

Keynote 4: Topic TBD,
Andrew Collinson

Keynote 5: Secure, Aware, Resilient: Driving a Strong Security Culture
- Ulrich ten Eikelder, Deutsche Telekom & Marcus Beyer, Swisscom (10’)

Keynote 6: Telco Security Landscape 2025
- Richard Kerkdijk, TNO (10')

Keynote 7: AI Makes Telcos Smart. But Are Telcos Smart About AI? -
Thomas Kruger, BCG (10’)

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00

Meeting Room - 
Location - 

Session 1: Introduction and Roundtable

In this introductory session, We will have an agenda overview followed by a roundtable where all participants introduce themselves (name, company, role) and share key expectations for the 2-day meeting in Athens.

Each company / participant can share Company updates, recent projects and challenges. (List of registered companies for this working group can be found at end of this document).

13:00 – 14:00

Meeting Room - KALLIRHOE
Location - Ground Floor

Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30

Session 2: Network & IT Transformation – Business & IT Convergence

Theme: Choosing & Integrating the Right Enterprise-Wide Systems 
Joint Session - NITT 

Presentation 1: Replacing BSS Systems – Best of breed v/s Best of Suite, Gatis Graubiņš, LMT

Presentation 2: Selecting Core Systems – ERP, Billing & Document Management  Best practices for choosing core IT systems, reducing migration costs, and ensuring seamless integration. 
  
Roundtable Discussion: Minimizing Switching Costs & Migrating Legacy Systems. How to transition from legacy systems without operational disruptions and technical debt accumulation

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:40

Session 3: Digital Transformation & Business Reinvention

Theme: Evolving Telcos into Agile, Digital-First Organizations
Joint session: DTSF, NITT , PSCM

Presentation 1 (20’): Practical steps and lessons learn in internal digitalization effort, Željka Kučković, A1 Croatia

Presentation 2 (20’): Orchestrating Digital Transformation – Practical Steps & Lessons Learned with Cognity

END OF DAY 1 MEETINGS FOR NON-TELCOS MEMBERS

16:40 – 17:30

Telco-only Session

18:15 – 20:00

Sightseeing activity – Meeting point: Hotel Lobby

20:00 – 22:00

Community Dinner - Rooftop restaurant,
Hotel Royal Olympic

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE WORKING GROUP (EAWG) Agenda
 Location: Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece, June 5-6, 2025

Day 2 (June 6, 2025)

09:00 – 10:30

Session 4: Operational Efficiency & OPEX Reduction through EA 

Theme: Streamlining IT Operations for Cost Efficiency 

 

Presentation: OPEX Management & Organization Rightsizing for Enterprise IT 

Strategies to optimize IT costs while maintaining performance and resilience. 

 

Roundtable Discussion: Simplifying Enterprise Architecture to Maximize ROI 

How reducing complexity in IT architecture can drive operational efficiency and long-term savings. 

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30

Session 5: Future-Proofing EA with AI & Automation

Theme: Leveraging AI, Automation & APIs for Smarter EA 


Presentation: Digital Twin acceleration: Automate ODA Framework adoption using enterprise architecture tools, João Pedro Pombinho, NOS
 
Presentation: The Role of AI in Enterprise Architecture – Automating Processes & Decision-Making 

Exploring how AI-driven automation enhances EA efficiency, governance, and decision-making. 
 

Roundtable Discussion: API Economy & Cloud Transformation – The Next Wave of EA Evolution 

How API-driven architectures, microservices, and cloud platforms are reshaping enterprise IT strategy

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30

Session 6: The Evolution of Enterprise Architecture – Preparing for 2030

Theme: The Strategic Role of EA in Enabling New Telco Business Models 

 
Presentation: How Enterprise Architecture Supports Telcos Beyond Connectivity 

How EA must evolve to support telcos entering new digital service markets (e.g., smart cities, AI, digital ID solutions). 
 

Roundtable Discussion: Enterprise Architecture as a Business Enabler – What’s Next? 

Debating the role of EA in supporting digital transformation, cross-industry collaboration, and next-gen telco services. 

14:30 – 15:30

Session 7: Enterprise-Wide Standardization & Governance 

Theme: Aligning Business & IT for Scalable & Compliant Architecture 

 

Presentation: Enterprise Standardization – Achieving IT & Business Alignment 

How a unified architecture simplifies IT management, enhances agility, and ensures compliance. 

 

Roundtable Discussion: Governance Frameworks for Enterprise IT & Architecture 

Exploring the role of governance in IT strategy, security, and standardization across business units

15:30 – 16:00

Closing Session

A short session dedicated to follow-ups and discussing topics that arouse during the meeting’s discussions. Participants will brainstorm and compile a list of future topics for consideration in upcoming ETIS events.

Before leaving, participants are kindly requested to fill out the Feedback Form.

16:00 – 17:00

Farewell Reception for all attendees in the Foyer

Event Context and Expectations

This workshop is a collaborative knowledge-sharing event, where success relies on active preparation and engagement from all participants.

  • Each company must prepare at least one 10-20 minute presentation relevant to one of the main sessions (ideally addressing one or more of the suggested topics within that session).

  • Topic selection confirmation with the organizer by May 5th and final presentation submission by May 28th.

Event Sponsorship and Participation

This event is fully sponsored by ETIS and its partners, covering all meals, coffee breaks, the guided tour, and the farewell reception. Participation is free of charge.

Participation is open exclusively to ETIS member companies, and attendees are expected to actively contribute to discussions and presentations.

Registration and Support

If you have not yet registered for the event, or if other colleagues from your organization wish to register, please visit the website: HERE

For any questions, requests, or support, please do not hesitate to reach out to the organizer.


ETIS Central Office contacts:

Wim De Meyer (wdm@etis.org)

Ayush Pandey (ap@etis.org)

Hotel Layout