-ZTE held a Global Industrial Innovation Forum with the theme of "Shaping 
Digital Innovation" at MWC 2023
-The Forum gathered experts to deliver keynote speeches and discuss around the 
trending insights, business development strategies and technologies in specific 
areas

ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of information and communication 
technology solutions, held a Global Industrial Innovation Forum with the theme 
of "Shaping Digital Innovation" at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 
February 27, 2023. The forum covers two sessions in terms of "Future Trends and 
Opportunities" and "Unleashing New Value", gathering experts from global 
telecom operators, leading consulting agencies, eco-partners and related 
industries to deliver keynote speeches and discuss around the trending 
insights, business development strategies and technologies in specific areas.

Guests attending and delivering speeches on the forum are including: Xu Ziyang, 
CEO of ZTE; John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA; George Held, Chief of Staff of VEON 
Group; Vikram Sinha, President Director and CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; 
Peter Jarich, Head of GSMA Intelligence; Ni Fei, SVP of ZTE; Spas Velinov, CTO 
of Yettel Bulgaria EAD; Dr. Terje Jensen, SVP of Telenor Group; Ma Hongbing, GM 
of Science & Technology Innovation Department of China Unicom; Dr. Bi Qi, Chief 
Expert of China Telecom; Dr. Bai Gang, VP of ZTE; Hu Junjie, GM of Wireline 
Marketing of ZTE; Juan David Rodriguez, CTO of America Movil Peru S.A.C; Dr. 
Rizal Akbar, VP of Telkom Indonesia; Tanapong Ittisakulchai, CEBO of AIS; and 
Ovens Andrew John, Chief Director of Global Service of ZTE Europe.

Xu Ziyang, CEO of ZTE, delivered a welcome speech for the forum, said: "We are 
now facing the greatest digital wave ever, which will bring changes we have 
never seen before, and with these changes will come opportunities. To seize 
these opportunities, innovation will be crucial. That's why we named this 
session 'Shaping Digital Innovation'. The digital innovation essentially brings 
multiple benefits in terms of three aspects. First, it fundamentally boosts the 
development of the ICT industry, extends the boundaries of capacity, and 
safeguards sustainability. Second, it creates new values for verticals. By 
unleashing the power of digital innovation, we can drive massive increases in 
both efficiency and profitability. Third, it can unlock infinite possibilities 
beyond our imagination. With the continuous evolution of digital technologies, 
the real and digital worlds will converge and evolve faster, and finally 
reshape our entire society. ZTE remains open and committed to ensuring benefits 
for our customers and partners, and aims to build a digital and intelligent 
ecosystem for shared success."

During the session of "Future Trends and Opportunities", a number of guest 
speakers delivered keynote speeches on the trending insights of 2023 and future 
business development strategies, including George Held, Chief of Staff of VEON 
Group; Vikram Sinha, President Director and CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; 
Peter Jarich, Head of GSMA Intelligence; Ni Fei, SVP of ZTE; Spas Velinov, CTO 
of Yettel Bulgaria EAD; and Dr. Terje Jensen, SVP of Telenor Group.

With the irreversible trend of digital transformation, the increasing demand 
for traffic and computing power cannot be ignored. The overarching trend of 
green development worldwide is imminent. Therefore, responding to the trends of 
times, exploring the new opportunities of growing digital intelligence, riding 
the waves of global technological and industrial evolution have become key 
enablers for enterprises clinching long-term victory.

During the session of "Unleashing New Value", Ma Hongbing, GM of Science & 
Technology Innovation Department of China Unicom; Dr. Bi Qi, Chief Expert of 
China Telecom; Dr. Bai Gang, VP of ZTE; Hu Junjie, GM of Wireline Marketing of 
ZTE; Juan David Rodriguez, CTO of America Movil Peru S.A.C; Dr. Rizal Akbar, VP 
of Telkom Indonesia; Tanapong Ittisakulchai, CEBO of AIS; and Ovens Andrew 
John, Chief Director of Global Service of ZTE Europe, delivered keynote 
speeches on 5G Growing, Brightening a New Optical Era, Intelligent New 
Operation and Maintenance, Digital Twin, and other technical fields.

As a digital native company, ZTE has been cooperating extensively with global 
partners in digital infrastructure construction and digital industry 
development, promoting digital intelligence and low-carbonization for 
industries with innovative ICT technologies. ZTE will always stick to the 
business philosophy of "Simplicity, Agility, and Openness for Win-Win", and is 
committed to serving as the "Driver of Digital Economy" to shape digital 
innovation.

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SOURCE: ZTE Corporation

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