Agenda – Get to Fast Faster APAC 2026

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Pre Conference

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Partner Connect Session

How to succeed with Nokia

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Interactive Demonstration Zone

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Conference Day 1

9:00 am – 9:55 am

Registration Morning Coffee & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

9:55 am – 10:10 am

Opening of day 1
GTFF event host

10:10 am – 10:20 am

Welcome remarks

Xulei Sang – Senior Vice President and Head of Network Infrastructure, Asia Pacific Nokia, Nokia

10:20 am – 10:30 am

AI starts with fiber

Sandy Motley – President of Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:30 am – 10:50 am

From vision to value: Revolutionizing fiber connection in Japan

Teruyuki Oya – Senior VP & Chief Network Officer, SoftBank

10:50 am – 11:10 am

Networks for AI & AI for networks

Geert Heyninck – Vice President, Broadband Networks, Fixed Networks, Nokia

11:10 am – 11:30 am

Transforming wholesale broadband business in New Zealand

Johnathan Eele – Chief Executive Officer, Enable Fibre

11:30 am – 11:50 am

Supply chain: Turning disruption into advantage in an increasingly volatile world

Padraig Healy – Vice President, Supply Chain, Fixed Networks, Nokia

11:50 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction to demos: GET TO FAST, FASTER – LIVE!

Steve De Croos – Head of Fiber Solutions, Fixed Networks Business Centre, APAC, Nokia

12:00 pm – 1:40 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zone

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm

Networks myths, misconceptions, and reality

Andrew Bender – CTO and Head of Strategy, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Connecting the unconnected: Affordable broadband at scale

Shannedy Ong – Director, Surge

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

From speed to services: How Nokia, telecommunication providers and industry standards power the future of broadband

Craig Thomas – CEO, Broadband Forum

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

Intelligent networks to power a world-class maritime and logistics hub

Suez Canal Economic Zone –

3:00 pm – 3:40 pm

Afternoon Break & Interactive Demonstration Zone

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm

Extending the frontiers with fiber

Ana Pesovic – Marketing Director, Fiber, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Maurizio Severi – Head of Fiber Business Line, Fixed Networks, Nokia

4:00 pm – 4:20 pm

Shaping the future of broadband optical solutions

Shinji Asao – Senior VP & Head of Optical Solutions, Furukawa Electric

4:20 pm – 4:45 pm

Agentic AI for home and broadband networks

Sireesha Kora – Head of Cloud-Native SDN Controller Applications & AI/ML, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Sebastiano Bertani – Head of Corteca Business, Fixed Networks, Nokia

4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Free time and refresh for Networking Dinner

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Bus transfer to dinner venue

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Networking Dinner

Heian-jingū Shrine

Thursday, 10 September 2026

Conference Day 2

9:00 am – 9:55 am

Registration Morning Coffee & Interactive Demonstration Zone Visits

9:55 am – 10:10 am

Opening of day 2
GTFF event host

10:10 am – 10:30 am

Future opportunities for PON in the AI supercycle

Jochen Maes – Head of Nokia Bell Labs, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:30 am – 10:50 am

Ultra-fast connection serving Philippines

Abigail Cardino – Vice President, Brand Management Broadband Business, Globe Telecom

10:50 am – 11:10 am

Customer Story

11:10 am – 11:30 am

Rewiring cities for the AI era: Building AI-ready cities through optical infrastructure and cross-industry collaboration

Akiko Fukuda – Senior Vice President, Smart World Business, Business Solution Div, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS

11:30 am – 11:50 am

Fast was the easy part

Keshav Nepal – Chief Executive Officer, WorldLink Communications

11:50 am – 12:10 pm

Experience connectivity in AI era

Vimal Kothandaraman – Vice President, Broadband Devices, Fixed Networks, Nokia

12:10 pm – 1:40 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zone Visits

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm

Broadband monetization in the AI era

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Access network automation outlook

Dr Sarath Kumar – CTO, ACT Fibernet

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

fibertime™ unpacked: The future of affordable fiber

Steve Briggs – Head of Strategic Partnerships, fibertime™

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

Customer Story

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea Break & Interactive Demonstration Zone Visits

3:30 pm – 4:05 pm

Panel session: Fiber’s next frontier

Moderator

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Panellist

Abigail Cardino – Vice President, Brand Management Broadband Business, Globe Telecom

Phillip Britt – Founder & Director, Rural Fibre

Keshav Nepal – Chief Executive Officer, WorldLink Communications

Mohammed Alfili – Director, Strategic Planning, du UAE

4:05 pm – 4:25 pm

Building the future of connectivity together: The Nokia–Lightera global partnership

Alexandre Schappo – General Manager for Sales and Engineering SEA, Lightera

4:25 pm – 4:45 pm

Aurelis optical LAN: Build tomorrow´s LAN, today!

Cemil Canturk – Marketing Director, Fixed Networks, Nokia

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Highlights of GTFF 2025 – Lucky draw & closing of GTFF

Anthony King – Head of FN Technical Sales, APAC Fixed Networks, Nokia

Get to Fast Faster 2026