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Latest Updates!

  • Award Categories uploaded on portal          - 21st March

  • Awards submission form goes live on         - 31st March.

  • Team Login credentials will be emailed to the respective Catalyst team members, via email on 31st March. 

  • Deadline to submit the Awards form             - 16th May 2025 midnight EST.

  • Moonshot Catalyst Awards

    webinars 

    webinar              -

     

    TBC (17th Apr)

  • Form Template (only for reference & team discussions) will be available from 31st March onwards.


Timelines

Date/Time

Milestones

21st March

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. 

31st March

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams. Login credentials will be shared.

TBC

(17th April)

Catalyst Awards Webinar for Moonshot Catalyst teams.

16th May (Midnight, EST) 

Deadline: Awards Submission form closes

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

2nd June

Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. 

17th June

Onsite judging from 11am to 5:30pm. Allocated judges & time bands will be available from 2nd June onwards. 

19th June, 1:30pm at DTW Ignite (Stage - TBC)

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

Please refer to below sections for:

  • Moonshot Award Categories

  • Moonshot Judging criteria

  • Guidelines and judging process

    • Judging process

    • Award submissions 

    • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces

    • Onsite judging

  • Awards timelines

  • Awards help

Moonshot Catalyst Awards 

The Moonshot Catalyst Awards recognize the catalysts which best solves the set Moonshot Challenges offering innovative & commercially viable technology solutions to the key industry challenges.

Each Moonshot Catalyst teams (i.e. M25.0.xxx) are eligible for 3 Award Categories:-


  1. Moonshot Challenge Specific

    award

    category

    • Best Moonshot Catalyst

...

    • – ODA in a box Challenge

      • Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best ODA in a Box solutions simplifying telecom operations with modular, cloud-native designs for seamless scalability and agility, accelerating time-to-market for new services by 40%.

Moonshot Award Categories

For DTW’24, we have 4 Award categories for Moonshot Catalyst Awards at Digital Transformation World (18-20 June 2024).

...

    • Best Moonshot Catalyst –

      AI

      Telco monetization Challenge

      • Awarded to the Catalyst that offers

        the

        best solution to

        leverage GenAI to drive a 30% increase in EBITDA and operational efficiency. 

        revolutionize enterprise connectivity by transforming networks into dynamic platforms for 5G B2B solutions through open, standardized APIs, driving a 20% annual increase in API-driven revenue.

    • Best Moonshot Catalyst –

      • Sustainability

    • AN L4 Challenge

      • Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best solution

      • to achieve net zero emissions by 2030.  

      • to empower Level 4 autonomous networks to self-optimize, self-heal, and deliver unparalleled efficiency with zero-touch intelligence, reducing operational costs by 30% through automation.

2. Best Moonshot Catalyst –

...

  • Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best solution to drive 20% revenue surge for partner-built businesses & showcase creative value chains & scalable models.  

Interactive Showcase New

    • This award will be across all 15 Moonshot Catalysts & recognizes the best Moonshot Catalyst (irrespective of challenge) with most impactful and interactive demonstration to best showcase the solution/innovation.

3. Voting Based:

...

Best Moonshot Catalyst – Attendees’ Choice Award New

    • Default category. All 15 Moonshot Catalysts

      are

      will be eligible.

      Winner selected via onsite voting using DTW App.

       

Winners will be announced live during a ceremony at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen on June

...

19th 2025


Moonshot Judging Criteria

Moonshot Catalysts

...

will be judged by the executive judges panel (including their Executive coaches

...

) based on the following

...

criterias.

Judging criteria for Moonshot Catalysts are summarized as below:-

    1. Moonshot Ambition 

    2. Solution

    3. Business Outcome

    4. Team collaboration

    5. Scalability

    6. Potential impact on industry

    7. Use cases

    8. Challenge specific alignment (with ODA / APIs / Intent based networking)

    9. Pitch / Showcase (For award category Best Moonshot Catalyst – Immersive Showcase)


  • Each criteria has an equal weightage (includes 4 generic & 4 customized based on moonshot challenge).

(Generic criteria)

1.

Each parameter below has an equal weightage.

MOONSHOT AMBITION: 

How well has the team defined the problem statement for their moonshot challenge?

(1=Did not define correctly, 10=Super clear & focused definition of the problem statement / Moonshot goals)

2.SOLUTION:

How

well does their

innovative& original is the Catalyst

demonstrate

solution

and

to successfully achieve the Moonshot ambition? 

(1=Unimpressive solution, 10=Most innovative solution to their Moonshot ambitions) 

PITCH:

How well did the team pitch their Catalyst idea and solution to the Judges (showing relevance to their challenge outcomes andimpact on the industry)? 

(1=Not engaging/boring, 10= Engaging, interactive & clear demo/pitch with high relevancy to outcomes & impact) 

3.BUSINESS OUTCOME: 

Is the Catalyst team able to quantify the business outcomes (in terms of number / dollar / percentage) and explain with proof points?  

(1=Vague results, 10=Clear and precise quantifiable business outcomes explained well with strong proof points) 

4. TEAM COLLABORATION:

How well have the Participants andChampions contributed and collaborated towards theCatalyst success?  

(1=Low level of team collaboration, 10= Excellent team collaboration (throughout the cycle) with highest engagement from Champions and maximum involvement from all Participants) 


(Criteria slighly customized based on the respective Moonshot challenge)

ODA-in-a-Box Challenge

5. SCALABILITY:

How well does the Catalyst demonstrate cloud-native architecture with the ability to scale dynamically, reflecting modern telecom operational needs?

(1=Solution is not scalable, 10=Highly scalable, secure & reliable)

6. POTENTIAL IMPACT ON INDUSTRY:

What is the potential impact of the Catalyst solution in solving the Moonshot challengeandpossibly revolutionizingthe industry going forward?

How well does the Catalyst solution impact the industry by illustrating interoperability and collaboration across components/modules? Please elaborate with clear metrics/proof points 

(1=Not much impact, 10=Potential to create a ripple effect and solve the industry challenge completely)

7. USE CASES: 

How well does the Catalyst demonstrate use case(s)?

Eg. Address a complete, real-world use case that spans the customer journey or operational lifecycle

8. ODA Canvas / Components & FF

Is the Catalyst compatible and deployable on ODA Canvas? How well can the solution demonstrate use of ODA components as foundational building blocks, showcasing modularity and adherence to the ODA framework?


Telco Monetization Challenge 

5. SCALABILITY:

How secure, scalable, and reliable is the Catalyst solution or API deployment, with management capabilities?

(1=Solution is not scalable, 10=Highly scalable, secure & reliable)

6. POTENTIAL IMPACT ON INDUSTRY:

How well does the Catalyst impact industry by unlocking new revenue streams? Please elaborate with clear metrics/proof points 

 

(1=Not much impact, 10=Potential to create a ripple effect and

solve

solve the industry challenge completely)

7. USE CASES

How well does the Catalyst demonstrate use case(s)

 

?

Eg. Demonstrate a complete use case, from API integration to the delivery of measurable business outcomes.

8. Open APIs / CAMARA

How well did the Catalyst utilize TM Forum’s Open APIs/ CAMARA/OPEN GATEWAY APIs to enable seamless interconnectivity?

 

AN L4 Challenge 

5. SCALABILITY

TEAM COLLABORATION

:

How well

have the Participants andChampions contributed and collaborated towards theCatalyst success?  (1=Low level of team collaboration, 10= Excellent team collaboration (throughout the cycle) with highest engagement from Champions and maximum involvement from all Participants) 

does the Catalyst demonstrate scalability for large-scale operations and prove readiness for deployment?

(1=Solution is not scalable, 10=Highly scalable, secure & reliable)

6. POTENTIAL IMPACT ON INDUSTRY:

How well does the Catalyst solution impact the industry to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with real-time network performance metrics? Please elaborate with clear metrics/proof points 

(1=Not much impact, 10=Potential to create a ripple effect and solve the industry challenge completely)

7. USE CASES

How well does the Catalyst demonstrate use case(s)?

Eg. Effective use of AI/ML to predict network traffic, optimize resources, and detect/prevent failures.

8. INTENT BASED NETWORKING

How well does the Catalyst solution demonstrate zero-touch operational capabilities with intent-based networking and automated fault management?

(For award category Best Moonshot Catalyst – Interactive Showcase)

PITCH & SHOWCASE

How interactive & immersive was the Catalyst pitch/demo to the Judges?

(1=Not engaging/boring, 10= Engaging, interactive & clear demo/pitch with high relevancy to outcomes & impact)


Guidelines & Judging Process


Date/Time

Milestones

23rd February

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review

Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3-4 Executive Judges to review & score the teams.

Judging Process:

    • To score the allocated teams, Judges will review: 

        • Awards submission forms (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

        • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

        • Onsite team interactions / demos at their booths (onsite)

Award Submission:

    • Teams are required to submit the Awards submission forms (1 per team).

    • Each Catalyst team will be allocated a common Username and Password to access the Awards portal and for submitting their Awards Submission Forms.

    • Award Submission dates:

      • Opens -

        8th April

        31st March

      • Closes -

        24th

        16th May


Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces

 

(pre-read - reviewed up to 1-2 week before event)

    • Online project page is reviewed as part of the judging process.

    • It's important to keep these spaces updated 

    • Teams can upload resources such as: 

      • PDFs

      • Whitepaper

      • Links to CurateFx

      • Videos

      • Presentations

      • Infographics

Onsite Judging:

    • Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3 Executive Judges to review & score the teams.

    • Judges will visit the booths of allocated teams to interact with and score the teams. 

    • Onsite Judging will primarily take place

      all day

      on Day 1 (

      18th) & partially the morning of Day 2 (19th)

      17th June).  

    • Judging time slots will be allocated to Judges. 

      • Although we encourage Judges to visit in the set time slots, in case of any schedule conflicts, Judges may visit the team at their convenience.

      • Judges may not necessarily visit together or may visit at other timings.

      • Teams should ensure their booth is staffed at all times

        .   

Timelines

8th April 

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams.

      • . 

      •  

24th April

Moonshot Catalyst Awards Webinar for catalyst teams.

24th May (Midnight, EST)

      •  

Deadline:

Awards

...

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

...

10th June

...

Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. Kindly ensure your Catalyst spaces have been updated with resources. 

...

18th June

...

Onsite judging between 11am to 2pm.

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20th June, 1:15pm at Park Stage

...

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

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Help & Support

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Here's the link for the webinar recording

 

Moonshot Presentation

Here's the link for the slides

Questions

If you have any further questions/concerns, kindly reach out to: