understand the need for today’s Telco innovators Cost savings! Flexibility, extensibility, openness, agility Tackle the “gap” between all the thing pure Telco and pure Internet There’s not much “pure Telco” any longer – why still build services like there is? Telecoms is not boring, but exciting. So much to be done, still! Meet smart people and exchange thoughts, share experiences, and learn Get motivated and bring the spirit of TAD back home! November 2015, Lisbon, Portugal S. Schumann: TADSummit 2015 – My Experiences at TADHack as a Telekom Employee 9 TAD is your fast-track route to understanding the power of new technology in telecoms.