Mohammad Rubbyat Akram is a seasoned telecommunications leader and industry strategist with over two decades of experience pioneering advanced connectivity infrastructure across the ICT sector. His expertise lies in the design, deployment, and optimization of intelligent network infrastructures that combine artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced connectivity to improve operational efficiency, resilience, and service performance.

Throughout his career, Rubbyat has led high-impact projects that bridge technology and business value—optimizing network performance, elevating customer experience, and accelerating the adoption of next-generation digital services.

As an active contributor to global telecommunications associations and standards development organizations, Rubbyat has directly shaped industry frameworks through TM Forum, GSMA, and IEEE. His contributions have been pivotal in advancing international best practices for AI Operations (AIOps), Autonomous Networks, and AI-enabled closed-loop automation. He is also a published researcher in AI applications, next-generation digital services, and 5G optimization, and his contributions to the engineering profession have been recognized through elevation to the prestigious Senior Member grade of IEEE, USA.

At FutureNet Asia 2026, Akram will share his perspectives on how Agentic AI can accelerate autonomous network operations through intelligent decision-making, closed-loop automation, and collaborative multi-agent systems. He will discuss practical approaches to designing AI-driven network architectures, balancing intelligence across distributed network domains, and developing the technical capabilities and skilled workforce needed to deploy and operate AI-enabled communications infrastructures at scale.