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The BIG 5G Keynotes
9:00am - 9:10am10 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Chair’s Opening Remarks & Analyst Intro | The 5G Market in North America
- Phil Harvey - Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading
9:10am - 9:25am15 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
5G Americas | State of the Industry
- Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
9:25am - 9:40am15 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Service Provider Keynote: Revolutionizing the US telecoms market
9:40am - 10:00am20 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Diamond sponsor keynote
10:00am - 10:45am45 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Panel discussion: Imagining the service provider of 2030
- Evan Kirchheimer - Research VP, Telco & Service Provider, Omdia
- Ed Fox - CTO, MetTel
10:45am - 11:45am60 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Coffee & Networking Break
11:45am - 12:00pm15 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Service Provider Keynote: Connecting America with the nation’s only cloud-native Open RAN network
- Marc Rouanne - Chief Network Officer, Dish
12:00pm - 12:15pm15 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Sponsor Keynote: Transforming connectivity services with Open RAN, Cloud and Private Networks
12:15pm - 1:00pm45 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Panel discussion: Driving telco innovation with a little help of Cloud and 5G
- Raj Yavatkar - Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Juniper Networks
- Jennifer Artley - SVP 5G Acceleration, Verizon Business
1:00pm - 2:00pm60 mins
Lunch & Networking Break
Tracks
2:00pm - 2:10pm10 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Chair’s Opening Remarks
- Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
2:00pm - 2:10pm10 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Chair’s Opening Remarks: RAN evolution towards standalone (SA)
- Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
2:00pm - 2:10pm10 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Chair’s Opening Remarks: 5G SA now
- Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
2:00pm - 2:10pm10 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Chair’s Opening Remarks
- Camille Mendler - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Enterprise, Omdia
2:00pm - 2:10pm10 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Chair’s Opening Remarks : Public vs private cloud: from expectations to reality
- Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Cloud & Security, Heavy Reading
2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Service Provider/Enterprise Address use case: The show must go on: How 5G and private networks are changing the visitor experience in venues
- Arvin Singh - Head of Global 5G Innovation, Verizon
2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Service Provider Address: Transitioning to Cloud RAN
2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Service Provider Address: Launching a commercial, nationwide 5G Standalone network
2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Service Provider/Enterprise Address: Building immersive, industrial B2B applications
- Eric Sineath - Chief Architect and Practice Director, AT&T
2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Service Provider Address: Successful telco partnerships with hyperscalers: main barriers and best practice examples
2:25pm - 2:40pm15 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Sponsor Address: Combining cloud, open RAN and private networks to create successful services
- Bob Everson - Senior Director, 5G Architecture, Cisco Systems
2:25pm - 2:40pm15 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Sponsor Address: RIC use cases and applications
2:25pm - 2:40pm15 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Sponsor Address: Changing network economics with converged cloud core
2:25pm - 2:40pm15 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Sponsor Address: Are 5G services marketplaces and self-serving the future?
2:25pm - 2:40pm15 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Sponsor Address: Maximising value of the public cloud
2:40pm - 3:25pm45 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Panel Discussion: Building vertical or horizontal private networks ecosystems?
- Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
- Samer Geissah - Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture, TELUS
- William Richmond - Director, New Growth & Development, Cox Communications
2:40pm - 3:25pm45 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Panel Discussion: From vRAN to Open RAN
- Reggie Collette - Principal RAN Engineer, Technology and Strategy, USCellular
- Gilles Garcia - Senior Director Business lead, Data Center and Communications group, AMD
- Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
2:40pm - 3:25pm45 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Panel Discussion: 5G SA in the real world
- Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
2:40pm - 3:25pm45 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Panel Discussion: New ways of positioning and creating value for your 5G services
- Camille Mendler - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Enterprise, Omdia
- Max Silber - Vice President of Mobility, MetTel
- Brian Epstein - Head of Strategic Solutions, Comcast Business
2:40pm - 3:25pm45 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Panel Discussion: Developing a successful cloud transformation strategy
- Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Cloud & Security, Heavy Reading
3:25pm - 4:20pm55 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Coffee & Networking Break
3:25pm - 4:20pm55 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Coffee & Networking Break
3:25pm - 4:20pm55 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Coffee & Networking Break
3:25pm - 4:20pm55 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Coffee & Networking Break
3:25pm - 4:20pm55 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Coffee & Networking Break
4:20pm - 4:35pm15 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Service Provider/Enterprise Address: The next-gen enterprise operations enabled by 5G and private networks
- Brian Epstein - Head of Strategic Solutions, Comcast Business
4:20pm - 4:35pm15 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Service Provider Address: Experience in deploying and operating Open RAN
4:20pm - 4:35pm15 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Service Provider Address: Bringing slicing to the US market
- Randy Levensalor - Principal Architect, CableLabs
4:20pm - 4:35pm15 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Service Provider/Enterprise Address: Will 5G be the future of broadcasting?
4:20pm - 4:35pm15 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Building a more resilient network with the help of the public cloud
- Andrei Ivanov - Wireless Application Engineer, TELUS
4:35pm - 4:50pm15 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Sponsor Address: Enabling digital transformation with the power of Cloud
4:35pm - 4:50pm15 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Sponsor Address: Ensuring a highly secure RAN
4:35pm - 4:50pm15 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Sponsor Address: Ensuring a secure 5G Core architecture
4:35pm - 4:50pm15 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Sponsor Address: Transforming your 5G portfolio with the power of Cloud Core
- Ramkumar Venketaramani - Sr. Director of Edge Solutions at the Service Provider and Edge BU, VMware
4:35pm - 4:50pm15 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Sponsor Address: End to end service assurance in the cloud era
- Nick Hancock - Director Telco BU, AMD
4:50pm - 5:35pm45 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Panel Discussion: Personalizing private networks: What do enterprises really need and how to cater for it
- Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
- Warren Barabash - Director, Wireless Private Network Solution Design & Deployment Director, Cox Communications
- Andrea Caldini - Vice President, Product Engineering and Technology, Verizon
- Bob Everson - Senior Director, 5G Architecture, Cisco Systems
4:50pm - 5:35pm45 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Panel Discussion: Open RAN system integration & lifecycle management
- Lauriston Hardin - Chief Technical Advisor, NTIA
4:50pm - 5:35pm45 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Panel Discussion: Delivering commercial slicing services successfully, at scale
- Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
4:50pm - 5:35pm45 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Panel Discussion: Winning enterprise 5G go-to-market strategies
- Camille Mendler - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Enterprise, Omdia
4:50pm - 5:35pm45 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Panel Discussion: Enabling NaaS functionality
- Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Cloud & Security, Heavy Reading
- William Richmond - Director, New Growth & Development, Cox Communications
5:35pm - 5:45pm10 mins
Track 1: Private Networks in a 5G World
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:35pm - 5:45pm10 mins
Track 2: Radio Access Networks: The Evolution
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:35pm - 5:45pm10 mins
Track 3: 5G Core
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:35pm - 5:45pm10 mins
Track 4: Enterprise 5G Services
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:35pm - 5:45pm10 mins
Track 5: Telco Cloud
Chair’s Closing Remarks
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