The most unexpected development of 2021 were the mega announcements in Cloud Native migrations in the US and Europe. This topic is generating significant discussion in terms of benefits and disruption, but also has brought security concerns to light. In this executive panel, we will have representatives across regions to capture the status but also to discuss if this migration has real value of 5G.

Speakers:

Will Townsend

Principal Analyst Networking & Security Practices / Contributor, Moor Insights & Strategy / Forbes

Martin Taylor

Partner Software Engineer, Microsoft

Jussi Tolvanen

CEO, DNA Oyj

Pierre Chastanet

Head of Unit – Cloud & Software, European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

Emilio Calvanese Strinati

Smart Devices, Telecommunications and Security Innovation and Scientific Director, CEA Leti

Paolo Campoli

Vice President, Global Service Provider, Cisco

One of our favorite use cases for 5G is Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and this trend seems to be catching on globally. One of the best examples of such a case is by Mikrotik and LMT, who will be sharing their experience in this interesting discussion.

Roundtable organised by the UK5G with various key stakeholders sharing insights of the 5G activities in the UK and the value they bring to the economy and society. This discussion is part of 5G Techritory World Day.

Speakers:

Robert Franks, Managing Director of West Midlands 5G (WM5G)

Catherine Gull, Head of UK Private Networks, Cellnex/Edzcom

Dritan Kaleshi, Director of 5G Technology, Digital Catapult

Chris Woolford, Director, International Spectrum Policy, Ofcom

Moderator:

Sylvia Lu, u-blox, UK5GSpeaker

Satellite and terrestrial networks are increasing their collaboration for a full coverage solution. We at 5G Techritory see these technologies as complementary to each other and necessary to bring the extensive coverage required for rural communities and specific use cases in agriculture, mining, and many others. In this important session, we will hear from the European leaders in satellite on the status and future of this important domain.

Speakers:

Aarti Holla-Maini

Secretary-General, ESOA

Wanshi Chen

TSG RAN Plenary Chair, 3GPP

Daniela Petrovic

Delivery Director, Darwin Innovation Group

Salim Yaghmour

Director, Innovation & Service Architecture, Intelsat

Autonomous vehicles are becoming a reality and the global leadership of 5G AA is setting the course. In this discussion, we will hear the latest in this area from the experts.

Speakers:

Dr. Johannes Springer

Director-General, 5G AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION (5GAA)

Andreas Schaller

V2X Technologie Strategie bei Robert Bosch Mobility Solutions

The Finnish case study on Mission Critical Networks is considered one of the best examples across Europe. In this fascinating session, the key players will tell us about the steps to prepare commercial networks for public safety, and what 5G will change.

Speakers:

Thomas Rehberg

Head of Public Safety Market Segment, Nokia

Ville Syrjänen

GTM Corporate Mobility Solutions, Elisa

Europe has placed 5G very high on it’s agenda towards a more connected, digital and sustainable continent. We see important policy being implemented, but also new funding instruments such as Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, as well as activities from the ESA. In this unique panel discussion, we will hear directly from the leaders on their vision, strategies, but also expectations for this new ambitious strategy.

Marios Nicolaou

Program Director, 5G Techritory

Michel Van Bellinghen

Chairman, BEREC

Peter Stuckmann

Head of Unit, European Commission

Hilary Mine

VP Strategy & Technology; President, Nokia; Digital Europe

Antonio Franchi

Head of 5G Strategic Programme, European Space Agency

Maik Boeres

Head of Mobility and Digital Car, BMW AG

Drones is a great use case for 5G, but one that is complex because it involves airtraffic control and many other safety dimensions. One of our favorite cases in happening in Latvia and in this exciting session, we will hear the details from the leaders of this project.

Speakers:

Thomas Neubauer

VP Innovations, TEOCO

Aigars Benders

Technical Director, LMT

2021 was an exciting year for 5G deployment. All around the Globe we see extensive activity across all sorts of 5G flavors. GSA is one of the organizations closer to these activities and they have a wide and deep view across the board. In this session they have assembled an expert panel to discuss the key findings and what to look forward to with 5G.

Speakers:

Joe Barrett

President, Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)

Ulrich Dropmann

Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Nokia

Howard Benn

VP Communications Research, Samsung

Alain Mourad

Senior Director, InterDigital

Emmanuel Coelho Alves

Senior Wireless Director, Huawei

Open RAN has been one of the most “hottest” 5G topics of 2021. We read weekly announcements across regions of major new deals, deployments and even acquisitions. During this exciting discussion, we will separate myth from reality and explore the benefits but also disruption potential of Open RAN. Most importantly, we will explore IF and HOW this technology brings real value to 5G.

Speakers:

Jaroslaw Ponder

Head of the ITU Office for Europe, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Rabih Dabboussi

Chief Revenue Officer, Rakuten Symphony

John Baker

SVP, Business Development, Mavenir

Alexander Pabst

Vice President Market Segment Wireless Communications, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG

Sami Rajamäki

Vice President, Network Services, Elisa Oyj

Franz Seiser

VP Access Disaggregation, Deutsche Telekom

Valentina Stadnic

Digital Ecosystem Expert, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)