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Inspiration Day
Inspiration Day 2024
Inspiration Day is once again coming to Belgium to cover the hot items of the day in the telecoms world.
- 21-22 May 2024
- Antwerp, Belgium
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Inspiration Day 2026
Netaxis Inspiration Day comes to Sorrento, Italy in 2026! Step into a refreshing setting that combines business insight with meaningful networking.
- 20–21 May 2026
- Hilton Sorrento Palace, Italy
Inspiration Day 2026
Netaxis Inspiration Day comes to Italy in 2026! Step into a refreshing setting that combines business productivity with genuine connection.
- 20–21 May 2026
- Hilton Sorrento Palace, Italy
Since the first Inspiration Day in 2016...
Book your tickets to secure a spot at Inspiration Day 2026
Make sure to mark your calendar, as Inspiration Day promises to be the biggest highlight of the Cloud Communications industry year!
About Inspiration Day
What to expect from Inspiration Day 2026?
Netaxis Inspiration Day 2026 will bring together technology leaders, telecom experts, and voice-network innovators for two days of purpose-driven networking, strategic insight, and collaborative learning.
Hosted amidst the historic charm of Sorrento, this event offers a thoughtfully curated environment where meaningful conversations take center stage. Save your energy for big ideas, partnership opportunities, and evolving industry strategies.
Inspiration Day is designed with business relevance in mind. Join us in Sorrento for a conversation-driven, network-first approach to industry innovation.
Where to stay
Accommodation options for attendees
While there are many great accommodation options in the surrounding areas, we highly recommend staying at the Hilton Sorrento Palace. It allows attendees to stay close to the action.
Conveniently located for streamlined business travel – just a short transfer from Naples and Salerno airports and rail links.
The issues that Service Providers and Telcos have to get to grips with these days seem to be coming along thick and fast. We look forward to welcoming you to Inspiration Day where this year our themes encompass sovereignty, security and the ever increasing role that AI has in our businesses.
Schedule
Agenda: Navigating the sovereign digital frontier
The digital landscape is no longer a boundless, interconnected cloud; it is a complex mosaic of jurisdictions, identities, and rapidly evolving threats. For too long, the industry has prioritized speed and scale. In 2026, the imperative shifts: the focus must be on control, intelligence, and verifiable trust.
The Netaxis Inspiration Day 2026 is built around this shift – a mandatory strategic reset for any company operating globally.
Day 1: Wednesday 20 May 2026
Hilton Sorrento Palace, Italy
Event agenda subject to change
Theme: Trust, Control, and Intelligence in a Fragmented World
8:30 – 9:30 AM (GMT+2)
- Registration & Coffee: Arrival, Networking, and Exhibition Access
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Welcome Address by Gaetan Brichet: The Fragmentation Imperative
Setting the scene: Why Sovereignty, AI, and Trust are the three pillars of 2026 digital strategy.
9:45 – 10:30 AM (GMT+2)
Keynote by Dean Bubley: The New Digital Iron Curtain
Deep dive into global data residency laws, supply chain risk, and the practical implications of mandatory data localisation for global operators.
About the speaker
Dean Bubley is the director & founder of Disruptive Analysis, an independent technology and telecoms industry analyst and consulting firm based in London. He is also a convener of the 6G Reset forum and a partner in the Unthinkable Lab project. An outspoken analyst & futurist with over 25 years’ experience, he specialises in mobile / telecoms fields, with an eye on the broader technological, governmental and societal contexts. He is one of the leading market observers and forecasters covering 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, voice & network AI, spectrum & broadband policy, tech sovereignty, edge/cloud compute, enterprise private networks, IoT, new telecom business models, and satellite connectivity.
Mr Bubley was formerly an equity analyst, covering communications stocks, with the UK arm of investment bank Robert W. Baird. Prior to that, he spent eight years at UK research firm Datamonitor, where he co-founded the company’s Technology business, managed the Internet & Networking area and custom consulting operations, with roles of Chief Analyst & Director of Consulting. He holds a BA in Physics from Keble College, Oxford University.
10:30 – 11:00 AM (GMT+2)
- Networking Break & Exhibition
11:00 – 11:45 AM (GMT+2)
Session 1: National Security: The Architecture of Digital Sovereignty
This talk sets the scene for the rest of the day’s discussions. In the uncertain world we live in, where we have given a spare set of door keys to the Chinese and the Americans, what are the risks surrounding Digital Sovereignty?
Europe is answering the rise of ‘hard power’ economics with a strategic pivot from regulation to the industrial construction of ‘Digital Sovereignty,’ raising urgent questions about the feasibility of closing the technology gap, the concrete operational impact of this doctrine, and the future of the competitive landscape.
Lee Turner, Head of Industry Engagement & Regulatory Affairs at Gamma
Lee works closely with regulators, industry bodies, and service providers to address emerging challenges across the sector.
Mario Filipponi, Partner at BPI Group
A global strategic communications consultant, with a particular focus on antitrust, corporate communication, and government affairs.
11:45 – 12:30 PM (GMT+2)
Session 2: The Evolving Face of Telco Fraud
The UK has seen much active collaboration against fraud. This session will summarise the recent CCUK efforts to increase detection and prevention and provide case studies in proactive defence.
Tracey Wright, CEO at Magrathea & Chair at CCUK
Tracey has been working in the communications industry for 29 years in traditional areas such as calling cards, PRS and IDA services before joining Magrathea in 2003 where the focus was the development and growth of the first UK wholesale IP Voice service to be introduced in what was a fledgling sector.
Wayne Mills-Kidals, CTO & Co-Founder at Fuse 2 Communications
Fuse 2 Communications offers revolutionary fraud detection, using Advanced AI and machine learning. Think DEFCON, think real-time killing of suspect calls!
12:30 – 13:45 PM (GMT+2)
- Lunch Break & Executive Networking
13:45 – 14:05 PM (GMT+2)
Session 3: Hardening the Perimeter: API Security
Bernard Ramaekers, End-to-end Network Solution Architect at Orange
Network API: how developers and businesses engage with telecom networks. Global initiatives, a complex regulatory framework and Digital Identity in fraud prevention.
14:05 – 14:30 PM (GMT+2)
Session 4: Perspective
Daan De Wever, CEO DSTNY
Daan De Wever, CEO of DSTNY offers his perspective on the issues on the table today.
14:30 – 15:15 PM (GMT+2)
Panel: AI – The game changer
The need to lower costs and come up with new product ideas has been a recurring theme in telecoms for decades. Is AI the game changer? This senior panel from our industry discusses how we might take advantage of the technology, recognising that each company’s needs and strategies are different.
Chaired by Federico Descalzo, C-level ICT Executive | Agile & Antifragile | Innovator | Mentor | Coach | Consultant
Dean Bubley | Tech, Telecom & AI Analyst & Futurist | Influential advisor with 25yrs+ in Telecoms Strategy, 5G / 6G / Wi-Fi, FTTX, Cloud / AI, Spectrum, Policy
Daan De Wever, CEO DSTNY
15:15 – 15:45 PM (GMT+2)
- Networking Break & Recharge
15:45 – 16:30 PM (GMT+2)
Session 5: Scaling Intelligence & Sustainability: AI for Green Global Operations
A report back from a trial of the use of AI tools in network monitoring and management.
This session will also cover the dual mandate of Green AI: optimizing network energy consumption, managing the environmental footprint of large models, and deploying AI for resource efficiency and circular economy initiatives.
Adam MacGill, Chief Technical Architect at BT Global
David Lemaire, Fixed Voice Product Portfolio Manager at Proximus
16:30 – 17:30 PM (GMT+2)
Closing Panel: 2026 Outlook – The Future of Telecoms
Moderated discussion with some of today’s speakers, focusing on key takeaways, required industry collaboration, and top technology investment priorities for the next 18 months.
Are we smoking dope? Is there a future for the telco industry?
Adam MacGill, Chief Technical Architect at BT Global
Geert Deley, Domain Manager Converged Voice Operations at Proximus
Rob Bastock, Technology Leader | Infrastructure, Engineering, Product & Security | Director of Technology at Sipcom
17:30 – 18:30 PM (GMT+2)
- Networking Reception
Day 2: Thursday 21 May 2026
Hilton Sorrento Palace, Italy
Event agenda subject to change
Workshops focussing on the practical implementation of tools in the modern telco environment
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Amalfi Room
20 min
SBCaaS Workshop
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Boardroom
30 min
Fusion for BWKS
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Amalfi Room
20 min
SRE: Security use cases
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Boardroom
20 min
Fusion: Teams overlay on BWKS
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Amalfi Room
30 min
APIO: Security SSO, CityMesh
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Boardroom
30 min
Fusion for SIP trunks
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Amalfi Room
30 min
Fuse2 revolutionary fraud detection implementation using Advanced AI and machine learning (think DEFCON)
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Boardroom
20 min
Fusion for Microsoft Teams
9:30 – 9:45 AM (GMT+2)
Boardroom
20 min
Fusion for SBC
Speakers
Hear from industry-leading experts sharing insights on the future of telecoms.
Commercial and technology innovation in Voice, UC and Contact is triggering a global chain reaction of portfolio enhancement and revenue growth for Service Providers and Telcos.
We look forward to welcoming delegates to Inspiration Day alongside our partners, Cloud Communications Alliance, to explore the untapped revenue and retention opportunities of enhancing customer experience through seamless integration and automation while avoiding vendor lock-in.
Become a sponsor
Sponsors
If you want visibility for your brand in front of a highly-focused service provider audience, you can become an event sponsor. The Inspiration Day is targeted at over 125 service providers in EMEA.
If your business serves this market and you are interested in supporting this event, please contact us for more information.
Past Sponsors & Partners
Where to stay
Accommodation options for attendees
While there are many great accommodation options in the surrounding areas, we highly recommend staying at the Hilton Sorrento Palace. It allows attendees to stay close to the action.
Conveniently located for streamlined business travel – just a short transfer from Naples and Salerno airports and rail links.
