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22 & 24 March 2021
Digital Symposium10.00 AM GST (Gulf Standard Time, GMT+4)
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5G MENA - Day 1 - 10AM GST (Gulf Standard Time, GMT+4)

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10:00 - 10:1010 mins
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks: The 5G state of play in MENA
  • Matthew Reed - Practice Leader, Middle East and Africa , Omdia
10:10 - 10:3020 mins
Keynote Address: Learnings and vision from the region’s most impressive 5G launch
  • Eng. Abdulaziz Mohammed AlHaider - VP, Enterprise Accounts, STC
10:30 - 10:5020 mins
Solution Provider Address: Secrets to the deployment of nationwide, flexible and robust 5G networks
  • Masum Mir - Vice President and General Manager, Cable and Mobile Business Unit, Cisco
10:50 - 11:3040 mins
Panel Discussion: Consumer 5G: from devices to FWA and beyond
  • Patryk Debick - Field CTO, Guavus
  • Amar Padmanabhan - Software Engineer, Facebook Connectivity
  • Gabriel Mohr - Principal, Arthur D. Little
  • Hani Mohammad Yassin - Sr. Director/Technology Strategy, Etisalat Group
11:30 - 11:355 mins
11.30 - 12.30 Invite-only Roundtable 1: MNO, vertical market and regulatory perspective on the 5G enterprise uptake and timelines
  • Camille Mendler - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Enterprise, Omdia
11:35 - 12:3055 mins
Break
    12:30 - 13:1040 mins
    Panel Discussion: MNO, vertical market and regulatory perspective on the 5G enterprise uptake and timelines
    • Suha Bayraktar - Assistant Geneal Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, Turkcell Digital Business Services
    • Fadi Shanaah - Sr. Director, Etisalat Enterprise Sales, Etisalat Group
    • Karim Taga - Managing Partner, Arthur D Little
    • Fuencisla Merino - Assistant Director IoT, Ooredoo Qatar
    • Jan Kondej - Technical Director, Systemics-PAB
    13:10 - 13:2515 mins
    Solution Provider Address: 5G use cases empowered by Edge 2.0
    • Bart Salaets - Senior Director, Solution Architects, EMEA, F5
    13:25 - 13:4520 mins
    Break
      13:45 - 14:2540 mins
      Panel Discussion: 5G and edge unlocking new possibilities in MENA
      • Essa Haider - Director, Network Planning & Design, Ooredoo Kuwait
      • Mohamed Bakry - Head of Systems Engineering - Global Service providers - MENA, Cisco
      • Ayman Magdy Abousenna - Director of 5G Networks & Digital Enablers Planning, Etisalat Group
      • Matthew Reed - Practice Leader, Middle East and Africa , Omdia
      • Mansoor Hanif - Executive Director of Emerging Technologies, Technology & Digital, NEOM
      • Khawaja Daniyal - Director, Technical Solutions, Microsoft
      14:25 - 14:4015 mins
      Solution Provider Address: Network slicing, what’s in it for CSPs
      • Zoran Lazarevic - CTO Ericsson Middle east and Africa, Ericsson
      14:40 - 14:5515 mins
      5G MENA Awards Ceremony
      • Matthew Reed - Practice Leader, Middle East and Africa , Omdia
      14:55 - 15:5560 mins
      Invite-only Roundtable 2: 5G and edge unlocking new possibilities in MENA
      • Christoph Uferer - Project Manager, Arthur D. Little
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