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Youngsoo Seo
KT Leading the 5G Industry
KT
Niklas Heuveldop
Super Platinum Keynote – The 5G race and industry leadership in the digital era
Ericsson
Bernard Bureau
Service Provider Keynote – What differentiates TELUS’s 5G rollout from the crowd?
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Day 3 - Central Time Zone

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9:00am - 9:30am30 mins
Breakfast Briefing: Women in Telecoms
Panel discussion: Laying the foundations for female telco leaders now and for future generations
  • Becky Carr - Chief Marketing Officer, Masergy
  • Cheryl Keeler - Vice President, Business, T-Mobile
  • Amy LaFebre - Director-Technology, Global Network Management, Verizon
  • Victoria Lamberth - Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer, ZenFi Networks
  • Jennifer Pigg Clark - Principal Analyst, Cloud Infrastructure and Edge Computing, Heavy Reading
9:30am - 9:45am15 mins
Breakfast Briefing: Women in Telecoms
Breaking the wheel: How will we close the telecoms gender gap?
  • Srilakshmi Valisammagari - Senior Technical Manager - Security Products, Verizon
9:45am - 10:05am20 mins
Breakfast Briefing: Women in Telecoms
At the bar with… Mireille Helou
  • Mireille Helou - Chief Executive Officer, Orange Silicon Valley
  • Jennifer Pigg Clark - Principal Analyst, Cloud Infrastructure and Edge Computing, Heavy Reading
10:05am - 10:10am5 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes
Welcome Back to the BIG 5G Event
    10:10am - 10:25am15 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes
    KT Leading the 5G Industry
    • Youngsoo Seo - SVP, Head of Network Technology Unit, KT
    10:25am - 11:00am35 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes
    Keynote panel discussion: How will 5G redefine everything?
    • Gordon Mansfield - Vice President of Mobility and Access Architecture, AT&T
    • Gabriel Sidhom - VP - Technology Strategy & Development, Orange Silicon Valley
    • Constantine Polychronopoulos - Vice President, 5G & Telco Cloud, Juniper Networks
    • Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
    11:00am - 11:20am20 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes
    Super Platinum Keynote – The 5G race and industry leadership in the digital era
    • Niklas Heuveldop - President and CEO, Ericsson North America, Ericsson
    11:20am - 11:40am20 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes
    Service Provider Keynote – What differentiates TELUS’s 5G rollout from the crowd?
    • Bernard Bureau - Vice President, Network and Architecture Strategy, TELUS
    11:40am - 12:20pm40 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes
    *40 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
      12:20pm - 12:35pm15 mins
      5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
      Enterprise Presentation – How Kaiser Permanente is leveraging 5G to facilitate remote patient care
      • Kristan Kline - Principal Network Strategy, Chief Digital Office, Kaiser Permanente
      12:20pm - 12:35pm15 mins
      Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
      Service Provider Presentation – Enhancing customer experience and service delivery with AI & ML
      • Rob Mello - Head of Strategy and Transformation, Americas, Orange Business Services
      12:20pm - 12:35pm15 mins
      The Edge Track
      Service Provider Presentation – Verizon’s journey to the edge
      • Raheel Khalid - Chief Engineer, XR Edge, Verizon
      12:20pm - 12:30pm10 mins
      5G Latin America Track
      Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Analyst Intro – Launching LATAM into 5G: Understanding the Region’s Potential
      • Jose Otero - Vice President: Latin America & Caribbean, 5G Americas
      12:30pm - 1:05pm35 mins
      5G Latin America Track
      Panel Discussion: Spectrum and Regulation to Propel the LATAM 5G Opportunity Forwards
      • Gerardo Mantilla - Regulatory Project Director, Artifex Consulting
      • Javier Juarez Mojica - Commissioner, Federal Telecommunications Institute Mexico (IFT)
      • Fernando Hernandez Sanchez - Telecommunications Deptartment Manager, URSEC
      • Nilo Pasquali - Superintendent of Planning and Regulation, ANATEL
      • Jose Aguilar - General Director of Policy and Regulation, MTC
      12:35pm - 12:50pm15 mins
      5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
      Service Provider Presentation – A closer look into Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication
      • Jyoti Sharma - Manager - Technology, Strategy, Architecture & Planning, Verizon
      12:35pm - 12:50pm15 mins
      Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
      Gold Sponsor Presentation – Understanding the need for DDI automation in 5G
      • Paul Adair - Principal Product Manager, Infoblox
      12:35pm - 12:50pm15 mins
      The Edge Track
      Super Platinum Presentation: Bringing the smart factory to life with 5G and MEC
      • Xiaoxia Zhang - Principal Engineer, Qualcomm
      12:50pm - 1:35pm45 mins
      5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
      *45 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
        12:50pm - 1:05pm15 mins
        Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
        Gold Presentation – Patterns for a Successful Cloud-Native 5G Core Production Deployment
        • Narendra Narang - Chief Account Technologist, Telco, Red Hat
        12:50pm - 1:05pm15 mins
        The Edge Track
        Gold Presentation – Hardware in a Virtualized World: The Impact of COTS Hardware in a Standalone 5G Network
        • Michael Clegg - VP & GM for 5G, Embedded and IOT, Super Micro Computer Inc.
        1:05pm - 1:35pm30 mins
        Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
        *30 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
          1:05pm - 1:35pm30 mins
          The Edge Track
          *30 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
            1:05pm - 1:35pm30 mins
            5G Latin America Track
            *30 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
              1:35pm - 2:10pm35 mins
              5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
              Panel Discussion: Shifting gears from data analytics into AI driven insight
              • Sanjay Macwan - CISO & SVP, Engineering & Networks, Vonage
              • Richard Piasentin - Chief Strategy & Chief Marketing Officer, Accedian
              • Tim Danks - VP Risk Management & Partner Relations, Huawei Technologies
              • James Crawshaw - Principal Analyst, Service Provider Operations and IT, Omdia
              1:35pm - 2:15pm40 mins
              Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
              Panel Discussion: Cloud Native 5G Core (from VMs to Containers)
              • Edward Fox - CTO, MetTel
              • Mark Jen - CTO and Co-Founder, Common Networks
              • Marc Price - CTO, MATRIXX Software
              • Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks & 5G, Heavy Reading
              1:35pm - 2:10pm35 mins
              The Edge Track
              Panel Discussion: Connectivity for the Edge Computing Era
              • Antonio Pellegrino - CEO, Mutable
              • Anand Shah - Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Verizon
              • Wen Temitim - Vice President, Edge Cloud, Juniper Networks
              • Adam Gould - SVP of Product Management, Inseego
              • Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Heavy Reading
              1:35pm - 1:45pm10 mins
              5G Latin America Track
              The Impact of 5G on the Digital Channels Landscape
              • Gustavo Morais - Digital Director, Sky Brazil
              1:45pm - 1:55pm10 mins
              5G Latin America Track
              5G Growing Pains: How AI-Driven Automation Lets Field Service Keep Up
              • Matthew Nolan - Global VP, Zinier
              1:55pm - 2:15pm20 mins
              5G Latin America Track
              Latin American Use Case | The MVNO Experience in Argentina
              • Ariel Fernandez Alvarado - President, Catel
              2:10pm - 2:30pm20 mins
              5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
              Enterprise Presentation – Exploring the benefits of private cellular networks for enterprises
              • Mark Rewers - Director of IT, American Dream Meadowlands
              2:10pm - 2:25pm15 mins
              The Edge Track
              Innovation Lab Presentation – How can carriers look to make 5G edge application development more accessible?
              • Jim Brisimitzis - Founder and General Partner, 5G Open Innovation Lab
              2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
              Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
              Service Provider Presentation – Why SD-WAN is more important than ever for carriers
              • John Isch - Practice Director – Connectivity Solutions, Orange Business Services
              2:15pm - 2:35pm20 mins
              5G Latin America Track
              5G and Automotive: Imagining a Connected Future
              • Alexandre Vargha - Project Leader: Connected Services, Volvo
              2:30pm - 2:55pm25 mins
              5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
              *25 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
                2:30pm - 2:55pm25 mins
                Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
                *25 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
                  2:35pm - 2:55pm20 mins
                  The Edge Track
                  *20 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
                    2:35pm - 2:55pm20 mins
                    5G Latin America Track
                    *20 MINUTE NETWORKING BREAK*
                      2:45pm - 3:00pm15 mins
                      The Edge Track
                      Silver Presentation – Breaking down the intrinsic links between cloud, edge and 5G: Identifying the easy wins for carriers
                      • Ashwin Moranganti - Chief Product Officer, Affirmed Networks
                      2:55pm - 3:10pm15 mins
                      5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
                      Service Provider Presentation – 5G fixed wireless broadband for consumer customers
                      • Mark Jen - CTO and Co-Founder, Common Networks
                      2:55pm - 3:10pm15 mins
                      Cloud Native and Network Transformation Track
                      Industry Presentation – Solving the cloud native 5G core security conundrum
                      • Sunil Lingayat - Cybersecurity Senior Executive, .
                      2:55pm - 3:30pm35 mins
                      5G Latin America Track
                      Panel Discussion: Network Migration Strategies for LATAM Operators
                      • Ari Lopes - Senior Manager: Americas, Omdia
                      • Jorge Alberto Tello - Core Network Specialist, Entel Peru
                      • Alberto Boaventura - Technology Consultant, Oi Brazil
                      • Roel Cueva - Chief IT PMO, Bitel Peru
                      3:00pm - 3:15pm15 mins
                      The Edge Track
                      Service Provider Fireside Chat – Bringing edge native applications to life and the benefits on offer to carriers
                      • Kevin McBride - Principal Architect, SDN & NFV Technologies, CenturyLink
                      • Sue Rudd - Director, Service Provider Analytics, Strategy Analytics
                      3:10pm - 3:25pm15 mins
                      5G Applications and Next Gen Innovation Track
                      Presentation – Interacting with enterprises and developers: How can 5G be made more user friendly?
                      • Dirck Schou - Chief Executive Officer, Taqtile
                      3:30pm - 3:35pm5 mins
                      Close of Conference
                        Day 2 - Central Time Zone

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