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BCG’s Programming at MWC
Women’s Senior Leadership Networking Breakfast
Tuesday, March 3 – 9:00–10:00 AM CET
FEATURING: Vaishali Rastogi, Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Technology, Media, & Telecommunications Practice, BCG
INDUSTRY EXPERTS: Kate Johnson, CEO, Lumen Technologies
Join us for an inspiring networking breakfast hosted by Vaishali Rastogi, BCG's Global Leader for Tech, Media, and Telecom, and Kate Johnson, CEO, Lumen Technologies. Connect with an exceptional group of female leaders and allies as we explore what is often underestimated in transformation, where business ambition, cultural priorities, and emerging technologies collide, and how women at the forefront of change are adapting their leadership in an increasingly AI-driven world to drive impact.
Alumni Happy Hour
Tuesday, March 3 – 5:00–6:00 PM CET
FEATURING: Scott Stemberger, Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG
BCG ALUMNI: Martin Kon, President Emeritus, Cohere
Join the BCG Alumni Happy Hour during Mobile World Congress 2026 for an informal gathering to reconnect, exchange perspectives on key TMT topics, and strengthen connections with fellow alumni while in Barcelona.
BCG in the MWC Program
Sovereign AI and the AI Supply Chain: Global Consideration
Monday, March 2 – 3:45–4:30 PM CET, Johnson Stage, Hall 6
FEATURING: Vaishali Rastogi, Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Technology, Media, & Telecommunications Practice, BCG
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS: Björn Weidenmüller, Senior Vice President AI Factory Go-to-Market, T-Systems International GmbH; Chris Penrose, Global VP of Business Development – Telco, NVIDIA; Inanc Cakiroglu, Group CIO, VEON Group; Manoj Prasanna Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Singtel Digital InfraCo (Singapore Telecommunications Limited)
This session explores how global power shifts, trade policies, and national strategies are reshaping who controls the future of intelligence. What does “AI sovereignty” truly mean, and how can it be properly implemented in practice? Is the genuine AI dependency realistic? Are alternative technologies enough to close the supply chain gap? And how can business leaders balance innovation and compliance in their AI strategies?
Telco for AI: The Value Equation
Tuesday, March 3 – 10:45–11:45 AM CET, Marconi Stage, Hall 6
FEATURING: Stephanie Wegener, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
INDUSTRY SPEAKER: Eric Yang, President of Carrier Business, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President - Telecom, NVIDIA; Kathleen Mitford, Corporate Vice President of Global Industry Marketing, Microsoft; Jan Hofmann, Head of AI Competence Center, Deutsche Telekom; Jenny Lindqvist, SVP, Head of Cloud Software & Services, Ericsson
Telcos stand at the threshold of transformation, evolving from connectivity enablers into architects of intelligent systems. How can strategic AI investments deliver measurable returns across networks, data, and services, unlocking new revenue streams? This session examines scalable use-case pathways, peer-led models, and emerging frameworks such as agentic AI. Discover how efficiency gains, automation, and innovative monetization converge to unlock revenue and how new opportunities can be generated across the entire ecosystem.
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