Key Sessions

Diamond Sponsor Keynote: Unleashing your networks potential to drive commercial 5G success

Anita Dohler

Fireside Chat: Mastering two major industry challenges: Disaggregated Networks and Sustainability/Green Future Networks

NGMN

Physical - 22.9.21 - CET (Central European Time, GMT+1)

Physical - 22.9.21 09:00 - 09:1010 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Evan Kirchheimer - Research VP: Telco & Service Provider,, Omdia

Physical - 22.9.21 09:10 - 09:2010 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Analyst’s Remarks - 5G State of Play

Dario Talmesio - Research Director - Service Provider Strategy and Regulation, 5G Accelerator, Omdia

Physical - 22.9.21 09:20 - 09:4020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Service Provider Keynote

Physical - 22.9.21 09:40 - 10:0020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Diamond Sponsor Keynote: Unleashing your networks potential to drive commercial 5G success

Physical - 22.9.21 10:00 - 10:4040 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Panel Discussion: Growth opportunities in 5G

Karim Taga - Managing Partner: Global Practice Lead, Arthur D. Little
Vinod Kumar - CEO, Vodafone Business
Marc Allera - Chief Executive Officer: Consumer, BT
Joe Parker - Chief Executive Officer, CKH Innovations Opportunities

Physical - 22.9.21 10:40 - 11:4060 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Networking and refreshment break

Physical - 22.9.21 11:20 - 11:3010 mins

The road to 6G - Free to attend

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Physical - 22.9.21 11:30 - 11:5020 mins

The road to 6G - Free to attend

6G vision and strategy

Rahim Tafazolli - Regius Professor & Head of ICS, 5GIC and 6GIC, University of Surrey

Physical - 22.9.21 11:40 - 12:0020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Fireside Chat: Mastering two major industry challenges: Disaggregated Networks and Sustainability/Green Future Networks

Anita Dohler - Chief Executive Officer, NGMN
Arash Ashouriha - SVP Group Technology Innovation, Deutche Telekom and Chairman, NGMN Board

Physical - 22.9.21 11:50 - 12:1020 mins

The road to 6G - Free to attend

Service Provider Address: 5G Evolution and 6G

Takehiro Nakamura - SVP and General Manager of 6G-IOWN Promotion Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

Physical - 22.9.21 12:00 - 12:2020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Platinum Sponsor Keynote: Driving programmability to the core of the 5G network

Matthew Beal - Global Vice President, Software Development, Oracle Communications

Physical - 22.9.21 12:10 - 12:5040 mins

The road to 6G - Free to attend

Panel Discussion: Putting 6G in perspective

Matti Latva-aho - 6G Flagship Director, Oulu University
Thomas Magedanz - Director: Business Unit NGNI, Fraunhofer Fokus

Physical - 22.9.21 12:20 - 13:0040 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Panel Discussion: Edge computing driving fundamental network, operational and ecosystem changes

Evan Kirchheimer - Research VP: Telco & Service Provider,, Omdia
Mansoor Hanif - Executive Director of Emerging Technologies, Technology & Digital, NEOM
Paul Miller - Chief Technology Officer, Wind River
Terje Jensen - SVP Network Architecture, Telenor Group
Yves Bellego - Director Network Strategy, Orange

Physical - 22.9.21 12:50 - 13:5060 mins

The road to 6G - Free to attend

Networking and Refreshment Break

Physical - 22.9.21 13:00 - 13:2020 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Service Provider Keynote: The future of 5G in the world’s expected largest market

Dr. Qi Bi - CTO, China Telecom Research Institute & President, China Telecom Technology Innovation Centre

Physical - 22.9.21 13:20 - 14:0040 mins

5G World Keynotes - Premium

Networking and refreshment break

Physical - 22.9.21 14:00 - 14:1010 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Chris Silberberg - Research Analyst, Omdia

Physical - 22.9.21 14:00 - 14:1010 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading

Physical - 22.9.21 14:00 - 14:1010 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Chair’s opening remarks

Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia

Physical - 22.9.21 14:00 - 14:1010 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Chair's Opening Remarks

Physical - 22.9.21 14:10 - 14:3020 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Service Provider Address: 5G for Vertical Industries Enabled by 5G SA Core

Patrick Waldemar - VP, Head of NG Technology, Telenor Research

Physical - 22.9.21 14:10 - 14:3020 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Service Provider Address: RAN Evolution and Densification Use Cases

Kurt Schlager - Head of Network Evolution, A1 Group

Physical - 22.9.21 14:10 - 14:5040 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Panel Discussion: The role of 5G in reshaping fan experiences and entertainment

Nicolai Schattgen - Founder & CEO, Match-Maker Ventures
Michael Jakob Reinartz - Director Innovation & Consumer Services, Vodafone Germany
Dave Vasquez - Innovation Lead, MTS
Donna Close - Digital Cultural Associate, Brighton Dome

Physical - 22.9.21 14:10 - 14:3020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Service Provider Address: Best practices when using AI for network transformation

Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita - Director, AI & Machine Learning, Elisa International Digital Services

Physical - 22.9.21 14:30 - 14:5020 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Sponsor Address: Embracing the benefits of the Converged Core

Rich Auty - Director: Communications & Media Solutions, HPE

Physical - 22.9.21 14:30 - 14:5020 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Sponsor Address: Advances in RAN technologies & architectures

Physical - 22.9.21 14:30 - 14:5020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Sponsor Address: Athonet

Physical - 22.9.21 14:50 - 15:2030 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Panel Discussion: Open Core

Chris Silberberg - Research Analyst, Omdia
Veronica Quintuna Rodriguez - Future Networks Expert, Orange
Hrvoje Jerkovic - Core Network Director, Three UK

Physical - 22.9.21 14:50 - 15:3040 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Panel Discussion: Strategies for multi band 4G/5G RAN

Essa Haider - Director, Network Planning & Design, Ooredoo Kuwait

Physical - 22.9.21 14:50 - 15:1020 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Use Case: Private networks for industry 4.0

Friederike Hoffmann - EVP, Head of Connected Business Solutions, Swisscom

Physical - 22.9.21 14:50 - 15:1020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Sponsor Address: Infradata

Physical - 22.9.21 15:10 - 15:3020 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Sponsor Address: FWA – a game changer for 5G consumer services

Physical - 22.9.21 15:10 - 15:4030 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Panel Discussion: Leveraging AI at the edge to improve customer experience and drive new value propositions

Adaora Okeleke - Senior Analyst, Telecoms Operations & IT, Omdia
Hongyu Li - Head of AI R&D, 02 (Telefonica UK)
Mohamed Almarzooqi - Vice Present: Synergy & Operation Support, Etisalat Group
Todd Spraggins - Senior Director of Strategy & CTO Office, Oracle Communications
Aaron Boasman-Patel - Vice President of AI, Customer Experience and Data, TM Forum

Physical - 22.9.21 15:20 - 16:1050 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Networking and refreshment break

Physical - 22.9.21 15:30 - 16:2050 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Networking and refreshment break

Physical - 22.9.21 15:30 - 16:1040 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Networking and refreshment break

Physical - 22.9.21 15:40 - 16:0020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Sponsor Address: Immersive Health Professional Training and Education

Shamim Mousavi - Healthcare Innovation Lead, AWTG

Physical - 22.9.21 16:00 - 16:2020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

Sponsor Address | Viavi Solutions

Physical - 22.9.21 16:10 - 16:3020 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Service Provider Address: Private networks 5G Core

Physical - 22.9.21 16:10 - 16:3020 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Use Case: 5G Private Networks for Belfast Harbour

Karen Poulter - Head of ISD (Information Systems), Port of Felixstowe

Physical - 22.9.21 16:20 - 16:4020 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Sponsor Address: 5G RAN Deployment & Site Operations

Physical - 22.9.21 16:20 - 16:4020 mins

Next Generation 5G Technologies - Free to attend

The future of autonomous networks: Technologies and processes

Matias Quintanilla - Senior Radio Manager, Performance Management & Data Analytics, Telefónica UK

Physical - 22.9.21 16:30 - 16:5020 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Sponsor Address: Automating your way to Cloud Native with CI/CD

Physical - 22.9.21 16:30 - 16:5020 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Sponsor Address: Delivering the 5G promise - reality check in today’s 5G networks

Michal Majewski - International Benchmarking Director, Systemics-PAB

Physical - 22.9.21 16:40 - 17:2040 mins

RAN Evolution and Densification - Premium

Panel Discussion: Small Cell Forum

Physical - 22.9.21 16:50 - 17:2030 mins

5G Core & Cloud Native - Premium

Panel Discussion: What embracing Cloud Native really means

Chris Silberberg - Research Analyst, Omdia
Alexandre Harmand - Head of Core and Service Platforms, Telefonica Spain
Ildiko Vancsa - Ecosystem Technical Lead, Open Infrastructure Foundation
Virtyt Koshi - Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, Mavenir
Justin Hart - CTO: Cloud and Edge BU, Ribbon

Physical - 22.9.21 16:50 - 17:2030 mins

Consumer & Private 5G Networks - Premium

Panel Discussion: How to avoid private networks’ past mistakes: choosing suppliers, deployment types, and technologies

Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
Sebastian Robitzsch - Lead Designer Platform Architecture, FUDGE-5G / InterDigital
Antje Williams - Senior Vice President 5G Campus Networks, Deutsche Telekom
Chris Allen - Product Manager, Vodafone Business

Physical - 22.9.21 - CET (Central European Time, GMT+1)

Physical - 22.9.21 - CET (Central European Time, GMT+1)

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