Here is the GSMA agenda for Mobile World Congress and 4YFN 2026, where you will find the events in which Telefónica is participating, all the speakers who will be attending this eagerly awaited event, and details about each one.
| Time | Programme | Venue | Speaker | Session Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Otros foros (partners) | Marconi Stage, Hall 6 | Andrea Folgueiras; Chief Technology&information officer | 6G, Cloud, Edge, AI: The New Power Stack for Industrial Leadership |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Otros foros GSMA | CC2 GSMA Insights Hub Stage, Hall 2 | Ana Echegaray Manager Health and Social Services | The Healthcare Opportunity: Mobile network operators and their expanding role in digital health |
| 11:55 - 12:25 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Agora Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Agustín Moro, Director Wayra (modera) y Rafael de las Heras, Head of Innovation AI | When AI Becomes Agentic: The Next Evolution of Telco Intelligence |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Main (GSMA) | Johnson Stage | Malik Rao, Chief Technology&enterprise business Officer Telefonica Germany | “Rewiring Business: The New AI-Driven Enterprise Ecosystem” |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Main (GSMA) | Marconi Stage | Alicia Cirujano (moderadora) | Sovereignty as Strategy: Building Trusted Ecosystems for the AI Era |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Otros foros GSMA | GSMA summits stage, hall 6 | Juanjo González IOT Product Director | 5G Future Summit, from 5G advanced to 5G Commercialization |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Main (GSMA) | MWC Main Stage, Hall 4 | Marc Murtra, Telefonica S.A, Chairman & CEO | Keynote 4: What Does Strategic Tech Sovereignty Mean for Europe? |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Main (GSMA) | Marconi Stage, Hall 6 | Kallitsa Savvidou Head of new business&innovation IOT | Edge of Intelligence: AI, IoT, and 5G Converge |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Main (GSMA) | Johnson Stage, Hall 6 | Micaela Martelli/ Angel Luis Matia CIO Axpo | Will the Power Grid Survive the AI Boom? |
| Time | Programme | Venue | Speaker | Session Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Agora Stage | Sebastián Muriel, Chief Digital Officer | Beyond the Hype: Scaling Technology into Tangible Impact |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Agora Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Paloma Castellano, Director Wayra | Key Lessons for Scaling Startups |
| 11:15 - 12:10 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Founders Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Jorge García Salgado Telefónica Ventures, Investment Manager | The CVC Compass: Navigating the 2026 Investment Reality |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Ministerial Programme | Ministerial stage | Juan Montero, Chief Policy Officer | Europe's DNA Test - Will the Digital Networks Act secure Europe’s digital leadership? |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Ministerial Programme | CC5 Ministerial stage | Catherine Bohill Director ESG development and impact | Connectivity for Refugees roundtable |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Founders Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Bruno Vidal Sa De Moraes Telefonica, Managing Director Wayra Capital | Corporate Venture Capital in Energy: What Founders Need to Know |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Otros foros GSMA | CC2 GSMA Insights Hub Stage, Hall 2 | Joaquina Salado Head of IA ethics, Telefonica Digital Innovation | From Principles to Practice: Operationalising Responsible AI across the Ecosystem |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Main (GSMA) | Marconi Stage, Hall 6 | Alexandre Harmand, TELEFONICA, S.A., Head of Network Platforms | AI at the Gateway: Where Networks Learn to Earn |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Roundtables | Ministerial Programme Meeting Room 6, CC4 | Juan Luis Redondo | Roundtable discussion: Online Safety and Age-Assurance |
| 16:20 - 16:50 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Agora Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Gonzalo Pérez, Head of Investments DACH, Wayra Ventures/ David Martin Lambas, Head of Cybersecurity innovation, Telefonica Global | Cybersecurity as a Strategic Asset |
| Time | Programme | Venue | Speaker | Session Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 13:00 | Otros foros GSMA | Partner Theatre 2, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Irene Bernal - Telco Services Design & Strategy Director - Telefónica Open Gateway | Open Gateway Summit: Accelerating Network API Adoption |
| 9:00 - 11:40 | Otros foros GSMA | Lamarr Stage, Hall 6 | Simon Muller, Senior Technology Strategy Manager | Quantum Technology Summit: What Quantum Technology means for Telco |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Otros foros GSMA | Partner Theatre 1, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Kallitsa Savvidou Head of new business&innovation IOT | AI Beyond Boundaries Summit: AI Drives B2B New Growth |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Main Program | Johnson Stage, Hall 6 | Joaquina Salado Head of IA ethics, Telefonica Digital Innovation | Are We Heading Towards an AI Governance Cold War? |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Otros foros GSMA | CC2 GSMA Insights Hub Stage, Hall 2 | Robert Joyce, Virgin Media O2, Director - Mobile Access Engineering | Mapping mobile’s global coverage: Myths, realities, and why high-resolution insights matter for progress |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Otros foros GSMA | Connected Industries, Hall 4 | Luis Nadal, Mobility Solutions Manager, Telefónica Tech | Smart Mobility Summit: AI Takes Flight - Transforming Mobility Right Now |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | 4YFN (GSMA) | Agora Stage, Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres | Pablo Moro, Head of Wayra Ventures | Beyond the Hype: Startups, Corporates and the AI that’s already Moving the Needle |
| 15:00 - 18:30 | Otros foros GSMA | Hall 6, GSMA Summits Stage | Glyn Povah Telefónica Tech, Product Director Digital Identity | Mobile Identity Summit |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Main Program | Turing Stage, Hall 6 | Eric Tyree Virgin Media O2, Executive Director Data and AI | Intelligent Resilience: Building Networks That Endure |
| Time | Programme | Venue | Speaker | Session Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Main Program | Marconi Stage, Hall 6 | Laura Fernández Cavas Telefónica, S.A., Head of sustainable finance | How green is your bottom line? |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Otros foros GSMA | Johnson Stage | Catherine Bohill Director ESG development and impact | #ChangeTheFace Summit: Youth Unmuted: Defining Digital Wellbeing |
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