2 November 2022
MVNOs Connect
240 Blackfriars, London

MVNOs Connect: Community Round up
Thank you to all the attendees who joined us on 2nd November at the MVNOs Connect: Community Round Up event at 240 Blackfriars. We hope you had a good time!
And a very special thank you to all of our speakers and sponsors for their insights and sharing their expertise. Thank you to all that you contribute to our vibrant community.
Agenda | November 2 2022
10:30 Chair's Opening Remarks
James Gray, Managing Director, Graystone Strategy
10:40 Analyst Address: Trends, developments and technology investment for MVNOs in 2023
Dario Talmesio, Research Director, Service Provider Strategies, Omdia
11:00 triPica: One platform, Many flavours of MVNO
Mathieu Horn, CEO, triPica
11:20 Morning Coffee
12:00 MVNOs and Mobiles to Connect the Unconnected
Mea Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer, unconnected.org
12:20 Panel Discussion: Capitalising on the power of 5G with a FWA offering
James Gray, Managing Director, Graystone Strategy
Steffen Oefner, VP Strategic Network Partnering & Wholesale, Magenta
Kushal Shah, Business Development Director - Mobile, BT Wholesale
Chris Tooley, CEO, Lycamobile Group
13:05 Networking Lunch
14:20 Chair’s Afternoon Remarks
Ian Ginn, Founder/Director, IFG Consulting Europe
14:30 Wholesale MVNO Strategies
Julian Watson, Principal Analyst, Omdia
14:40 Panel Discussion: Investing in eSIM, cloud and digital to deliver B2B
Moderator: Ian Ginn, Founder/Director, IFG Consulting Europe
Joerg Henkel, Head of Wholesale EU, Deutsche Telekom
Salman Tariq, VP Sales EMEA, Optiva
Michelle Bugner, Head of MVNO and Sponsored Roaming, Truphone
15:25 Networking drinks
An invaluable way to digest and confer over the day's findings over finger-food and drinks.
A perfect way to send 2022 off in style!
16:30 Evening drinks
Head over to the Jack’s Bar and Kitchen nearby for some drinks and snacks!
19:00 End of MVNOs Connect: Community Round-Up

Sponsor
Optiva is a leading provider of mission-critical, cloud-native revenue management software on private and public cloud. Established in 1999, we serve over 70 operators and tens of MVNOs in more than 60 countries.
MVNOs gain competitive advantage with Optiva BSS Platform benefits, including:
- Pre-integrated, multi-tenant on the cloud, end-to-end solution
- Easy to deploy in 8 weeks
- Over 120 offering templates
- All modules needed to run an MVNO operation — real-time charging, billing, catalog management, customer management, and self-care
Decrease your cost and complexity! Monetize innovative offerings, increase and retain your customer

Sponsor
triPica, an innovative SaaS IT company, enables service providers to launch their telco digital brand with the agility of a startup. With triPica`s BSS digital platform, service providers can:
- launch a digital offer in 4 months due to our eSim and eKYC pre-integrated platform
- onboard a new customer within 4 minutes with our sleek app customizable to your brand
- orchestrate contactless end-to-end digital journey for their customers
- improve customer retention with real-time analytics and targeted loyalty programs
Established in 2016, triPica today serves customers globally in the Telecom and the Utility industries.