Main Conference Day 1Wednesday, 2 September 2020

08:50 - 09:0010 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Ray Le Maistre - Editor in Chief, Omdia

09:00 - 09:1010 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

5G State of Play - Analyst’s Remarks

Dario Talmesio - Principal Analyst & Practice Leader, Omdia

09:10 - 09:3020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Service Provider Keynote: The Profound Effect of 5G & AI for Economic Growth and Productivity

Howard Watson - CTIO, British Telecom

09:30 - 09:5020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Diamond Sponsor Keynote: Unleashing the true power of 5G

09:50 - 10:2030 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

CEO Panel: Monetising the revolution in communications infrastructure

Karim Taga - Managing Partner, Arthur D. Little
David Lynn - CEO, Viacom International Media Networks
Dave Dyson - CEO, Three UK
André Krause - CEO and COO, Sunrise
Martin Witt - CEO, 1 & 1 Drillisch

09:55 - 10:005 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

TURNING ON 5G ENERGY & UTILITIES TRACK

10:00 - 10:1010 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair’s opening remarks

David Green - Research Manager – Smart Utilities Infrastructure, Omdia

10:00 - 10:1010 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair’s Opening Remarks

10:10 - 10:3020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Innovation in Utilities and the Transformative Power of 5G

Martin Jackson - Head of IT Strategy & Architecture and Head of IT Service & Operations, Northumbrian Water

10:10 - 10:3020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

5G New Radio

10:20 - 11:1050 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Networking and refreshment break + Intelligent Matchmaking session *Invitation only

10:30 - 11:1040 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Cross-Sector Panel: Lessons Learnt in 5G

10:30 - 10:5020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Preparing for Standalone 5G

10:40 - 11:3050 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Speed Networking (Invite Only)

10:50 - 11:1020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Taking a Slice of the 5G Pie

11:10 - 11:3020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Service Provider Keynote: 5G in China

11:10 - 11:3020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Entering a Data World: Transformation and Opportunity

11:10 - 11:4030 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Don’t Fall Over the Edge: Multi-Access Edge Computing for a 5G Future

11:30 - 11:5020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Platinum Sponsor Keynote: Transforming Hypergrowth into Competitive Advantage

Virtyt Koshi - SVP and GM, EMEA, Mavenir

11:30 - 11:5020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Connecting the 5G Smart Meter

Philip Steele - Future Technologies Evangelist, Octopus Energy

11:40 - 12:1030 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Networking and Refreshment Break

11:50 - 12:2030 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Panel: En-route to full 5G

Ibrahim Gedeon - CTO, TELUS
Michele Gamberini - Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, TIM
Christoph Aeschlimann - CTO, Swisscom

11:50 - 12:3040 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Making the Customer an Active Participant in the Energy System

Eric Brown - Chief Technology Officer, Energy Systems Catapult

11:55 - 12:005 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

OPTIMISING MANUFACTURING WITH 5G TRACK

12:00 - 12:1010 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair’s opening remarks

Pablo Tomasi - Senior Analyst - IoT, Omdia

12:10 - 12:3020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Testing times for 5G

Paul Gowans - Global Director of Solutions Marketing, Viavi Solutions

12:10 - 12:3020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

From Trials to Commercial Use: Entering the 5G Age of Manufacturing

Marko Yli-Pietilä - Head of Smart Operations, Stora Enso

12:20 - 12:4020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Platinum Sponsor Keynote: Game Changers: Artificial Intelligence + 5G

12:30 - 12:5020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Remote Network Management in a 5G Connected System

12:30 - 12:5020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

vRAN – a 5G Gamechanger?

12:30 - 12:5020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Factories of the Future

12:40 - 13:0020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Service Provider Keynote: KT Leading the 5G Industry

Youngsoo Seo - SVP, Head of Network Technology Unit, KT

12:50 - 13:1020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

From Offshore to Onshore: Transforming Communications with 5G

12:50 - 13:3040 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Open Source Virtual Systems

12:50 - 13:1020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

5G Beyond the Factory

13:00 - 13:3030 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium content

Networking and lunch break

13:10 - 13:2515 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Entering the 5G Smart Grid

13:10 - 13:3020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Sensing the Opportunities of 5G

Jens Schmidt - Global Manufacturing 4.0 Platform Lead for Sensors, Process Control and Process Automation, Dow Chemical Company

13:25 - 13:305 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair’s closing remarks

David Green - Research Manager – Smart Utilities Infrastructure, Omdia

13:30 - 13:4010 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

CONNECTED CITIES OF THE FUTURE TRACK

13:30 - 13:5020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Transforming the Edge with SDN

13:30 - 14:1040 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Panel: The tech-trifecta: 5G, AI and IoT

13:40 - 13:5010 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair's Opening Remarks

13:50 - 14:1020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

From Sci-Fi to Reality: Imagining Tomorrow’s City

13:50 - 14:1020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Introducing NFV 2.0

14:00 - 14:055 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Omdia

14:00 - 14:055 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Dario Talmesio - Principal Analyst & Practice Leader, Omdia

14:00 - 14:055 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Stéphane Teral - Executive Director – Research and Analysis, Mobile Infrastructure & Carrier Economics, Omdia

14:00 - 14:055 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Chair’s Opening Remarks

James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – Intelligent Networks & Automation, Heavy Reading

14:05 - 14:2520 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Service Provider Use Case: Supporting the World’s Data Traffic Growth with 5G RAN

Takehiro Nakamura - VP of 5G R&D, NTT DOCOMO

14:05 - 14:2520 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Service Provider Use Case: Providing next-level in-stadium experiences: What are 5G early-starters and how to keep the innovation flowing?

Nicolai Schattgen - Founder & CEO, Match-Maker Ventures
Michael Jakob Reinartz - Director Innovation & Consumer Services, Vodafone Germany

14:05 - 14:2520 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Service Provider Use Case: Telefonica's 5G SBA

Alexandre Harmand - Head of Core and Service Platforms, Telefonica Spain

14:05 - 14:2520 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Service Provider Use Case: An Automated Approach to 5G

Richard Benjamins - Chief AI and Data Strategist, Telefónica

14:10 - 14:3020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Evolving A People’s Smart City

Matt Clifton - Smart City Programme Manager, Leicester City Council

14:10 - 14:4030 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Networking and Refreshment Break

14:10 - 14:4030 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Networking and Refreshment Break

14:25 - 14:4520 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Sponsor’s Address: Increasing Network Flexibility with Disaggregated and Virtualised 5G RAN

Marko Babovic - Vice President and Head of Product Management, Radio Access Business Unit, Mavenir

14:25 - 14:4520 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Enterprise Use Case: 5G-Powered Gaming Services

14:25 - 14:4520 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: Getting to the Next Generation 5G Core Network

14:25 - 14:4520 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Sponsor’s Address: Boosting 5G RAN with AI

Chris Murphy - Regional CTO - EMEA, VIAVI Solutions

14:30 - 14:5020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Towards 5G in the City of Tampere

Teppo Rantanen - Executive Director, City of Tampere

14:40 - 15:0020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Designing Antennas to Reach 5G Speeds

14:40 - 15:0020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Imagining 5G Manufacturing Business Models

14:45 - 15:1530 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Panel: 5G Network Planning Best Practice

Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Omdia
Michael Martin - Director Radio, Transport & Service Management, Sunrise

14:45 - 15:1530 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Panel: Reviewing the first FWA launches

Dario Talmesio - Principal Analyst & Practice Leader, Omdia
Lindsay Notwell - SVP, 5G Strategy & Global Carrier Operations, Cradlepoint
Andrea Lasagna - CTO, Fastweb

14:45 - 15:1530 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Panel: SBA Enabling the 5G Digital Transformation Promise

Stéphane Teral - Executive Director – Research and Analysis, Mobile Infrastructure & Carrier Economics, Omdia
Zoran Spasojevic - Network and Technology Managing Architect, O2
Muslim Elkotob - Principal Solutions Architect, Vodafone
Richard Band - Head of 5G Core, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

14:45 - 15:1530 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Panel: Applying AI Automation Across the Entire Lifecycle of Network Operations

Chris Murphy - Regional CTO - EMEA, VIAVI Solutions
Shahryar Khan - Head of Automation & Systems, Transport Networks, GSO, Telia
Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita - Director, AI & Machine Learning, Elisa International Digital Services
James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – Intelligent Networks & Automation, Heavy Reading

14:50 - 15:1020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Learning from the Smartest (City)

Bartosz Bartoszewicz - Deputy Mayor, City of Gdynia

15:00 - 15:2020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Ensuring Fronthaul has the Capacity for 5G

15:00 - 15:4040 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Understanding the Business Potential of Industrial 5G

Ulrich Dropmann - Member of the Board, 5G-ACIA

15:10 - 15:3020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Redesigning Urban Mobility for 5G

Ruth Anderson - Data & Digital Lead, Oxfordshire County Council

15:15 - 15:3520 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Service Provider Use Case: The Evolution of RAN Architectures

15:15 - 15:3520 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Sponsor’s Address: Home broadband: Can 5G challenge fibre?

Anders Storm - CEO, Sivers IMA

15:15 - 15:3520 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: 4G to 5G transition planning: Evolution through co-existence

Richard Band - Head of 5G Core, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

15:15 - 15:3520 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Service Provider Use Case: Winning Customer Experience Game with AI and Analytics

Matti Manninen - Head of Department, Analytics (Network Services), Elisa

15:20 - 15:4020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Signalling a 5G Future

15:30 - 16:1040 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Panel: Logistics in a Consumer World

15:35 - 16:1035 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Networking and refreshment break

15:35 - 16:1035 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Networking and refreshment break

15:35 - 16:1035 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Networking and refreshment break

15:35 - 16:1035 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Networking and refreshment break

15:40 - 16:0020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Networking and Refreshment Break

15:40 - 16:0020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Secure 5G Connections: Cyber Security in Industry

16:00 - 16:4040 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

From 5G Deployment to 5G Commercialisation

16:00 - 16:2020 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Building Industry-Ready Private 5G Networks

Khalid Aziz - SVP Head of Global Ventures, Signify

16:10 - 16:3020 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Service Provider Use Case: The Network Evolution of A1 Towards a Consumable 5G Network

Kurt Schlager - Head of Network Evolution, A1 Telekom Austria Group

16:10 - 16:3020 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Globe Telecom Use Case: Launching Southeast Asia’s first 5G Broadband Service

Martha Sazon - SVP Broadband Business, Globe Telecom

16:10 - 16:3020 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: Preparing for the Impending Data Complexity of 5G

16:10 - 16:3020 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Sponsor’s Address: Closed loop automation for agile operations

16:10 - 16:5040 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Panel: Smart and Sustainable – building the city-planner dream

16:20 - 17:0040 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Private 5G and Manufacturing: What Should We Expect?

Jesper Toubøl - Vice President, Elements and Moulds – Engineering, LEGO Group

16:30 - 16:5020 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Sponsor’s Address: Dynamic Spectrum Sharing to Accelerate 5G Deployments

16:30 - 16:5020 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Sponsor’s Address: Use Case: Bringing a New Tactile Dimension to Entertainment

16:30 - 17:0030 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Panel: Achieving Deployment Flexibility and Efficiency in Resource Utilisation with End-to-End Network Slicing

Stéphane Teral - Executive Director – Research and Analysis, Mobile Infrastructure & Carrier Economics, Omdia
David Stokes - Senior Portfolio Marketing Manager, ECI

16:30 - 16:5020 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Data and AI in Telco Operations

Mario Meir-Huber - Head of Big Data, Analytics & AI, A1 Telekom Austria

16:40 - 17:0020 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Network Verification in Readiness for 5G

16:50 - 17:1020 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Service Provider Use Case: 5G RAN Slicing and Optimisation

Satoshi Konishi - Head of Next Generation (5G) Network Development Department, KDDI

16:50 - 17:1020 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Panel: What are the business models for consumer 5G?

Dario Talmesio - Principal Analyst & Practice Leader, Omdia
Daniela Petrovic - Transformation Delivery Director, O2
Dan Heywood - Technical Director, Virgin Mobile UAE

16:50 - 17:1020 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Sponsor’s Address: Optimising your Mobile Network with SON

16:50 - 17:1020 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Privacy and Security in a World of Emerging Technologies

17:00 - 17:2020 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: How to Effectively Manage 5G Data in the Cloud

Oliver Korfmacher - VP, ENEA

17:00 - 17:1010 mins

Next-Gen Tech - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair's Closing Remarks

17:00 - 17:1010 mins

5G Ventures Stage - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair’s closing remarks

Pablo Tomasi - Senior Analyst - IoT, Omdia

17:10 - 17:4030 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Panel: Redefining the Access Network

Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Omdia
Erol Hepsaydir - Head of Radio and Device Strategy and Architecture, Three UK

17:10 - 17:3020 mins

5G New Products & Services - Premium content (Track 2)

Fireside chat: Managing the Partner Ecosystem

17:10 - 17:3020 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

Applying Intelligence at the Fronthaul Network Architecture

17:10 - 17:2010 mins

Enterprise 5G - Free content (Expo Stage)

Chair's Closing Remarks

17:20 - 17:4020 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: Policy and Charging Control Frameworks for 5G

17:30 - 17:5020 mins

Intelligent Networks and Automation - Premium content (Track 4)

DevOps Processes Fuelling Innovation

17:40 - 18:1030 mins

Network Evolution - Premium content (Track 1)

Sponsor’s Address: First results from benchmarking of commercial 5G mobile networks

Michael Lorenz - Senior Application Engineer, Rohde & Schwarz

17:40 - 18:0020 mins

5G Cloud and Service Based Architecture - Premium content (Track 3)

Sponsor’s Address: How long can service providers hang on to their current EPC systems?

Main Conference Day 1Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Main Conference Day 1Wednesday, 2 September 2020

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