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Conference Day Two

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Conference Day Two

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7:50am - 8:50am60 mins
Breakfast Briefing
Topic TBC
    8:50am - 8:55am5 mins
    The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
    Welcome Back to the BIG 5G Event
    • Mike Dano - Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading
    8:55am - 9:15am20 mins
    The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
    Service Provider Fireside Chat – Answering the BIG 5G Questions! What are the top takeaways from ‘year 1’ of the launch of 5G?
      9:15am - 9:35am20 mins
      The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
      Super Platinum Keynote – 5G is paving the way to reveal the tangible benefits of NFV
        9:35am - 10:15am40 mins
        The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
        Keynote panel discussion: How will 5G redefine everything?
        • Craig Sparks - Chief Innovation Officer, C Spire
        • Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
        10:15am - 10:35am20 mins
        The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
        Service Provider Keynote – What differentiates TELUS’s 5G rollout from the crowd?
        • Ibrahim Gedeon - Chief Technology Officer, TELUS
        10:35am - 11:30am55 mins
        The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
        Coffee Break
          11:30am - 11:50am20 mins
          The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
          Service Provider Keynote - How does 5G unlock the full potential IoT for the enterprise?
          • Ivo Rook - Senior Vice President of Internet of Things, Sprint
          11:50am - 12:10pm20 mins
          The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
          Super Platinum Keynote – Leveraging mmWave for transformational new use cases
            12:10pm - 12:30pm20 mins
            The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
            Service Provider Fireside Chat – What does 5G mean for cablecos?
            • Chris Bastian - CTO and SVP of Engineering, SCTE/ISBE
            • Alan Breznick - Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
            12:30pm - 12:50pm20 mins
            The BIG 5G Plenary Keynotes
            Super Platinum Keynote – What makes 5G such a transformative asset for both carriers and enterprises alike?
              12:50pm - 2:00pm70 mins
              Lunch & Networking
                2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
                5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                Service Provider Keynote – Elevating the fan stadium experience
                  2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
                  5G Core - Room 5
                  Service Provider Keynote – Boingo’s virtualized and converged core strategy
                  • Derek Peterson - CTO, Boingo Wireless
                  2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
                  The Edge - Room 4
                  Service Provider Keynote – Verizon’s journey to the edge
                  • Raheel Khalid - Chief Engineer, XR Edge, Verizon
                  2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
                  Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                  Service Provider Keynote - Management and network orchestration to address the increased complexity of 5G networks
                    2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
                    RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                    Service Provider Keynote – Facilitating the seamless RAN integration of 5G and existing LTE infrastructure
                      2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
                      The Edge - Room 4
                      Platinum Keynote – Why 5G needs the edge, but the edge doesn’t necessarily need 5G
                        2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
                        RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                        Platinum Keynote – Assessing the differing small cell considerations for indoor and outdoor scenarios
                          2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
                          5G Core - Room 5
                          Platinum Keynote – The journey from 4G EPC to 5G Core
                            2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
                            Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                            Platinum Keynote – The Midas Touch: Transforming your network into an adaptable, monetizable, cloud native asset
                              2:15pm - 2:30pm15 mins
                              5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                              Platinum Keynote –What does 5G mean for the next generation of smart cities?
                                2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins
                                5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                                Panel Discussion: Innovating new consumer services in gaming, media and entertainment
                                • Sid Chitnis - Head – Mobile & Home Entertainment Programs, Verizon
                                • Ather Chaudhry - Head, 5G and IP Multimedia Systems & Services, T-Mobile
                                2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins
                                The Edge - Room 4
                                Panel Discussion: Connectivity for the Edge Computing Era
                                • Antonio Pellegrino - CEO, Mutable
                                • Anand Shah - Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Verizon
                                • Jennifer Clark - Principal Analyst, Cloud Infrastructure and Edge Computing, Heavy Reading
                                2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins
                                Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                                Panel Discussion: Modernizing OSS/BSS to Support 5G Applications & Services
                                • Bhalaji Kumar - Senior Solutions Architect, Frontier Communications
                                • James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst, Intelligent Networks & Automation, Heavy Reading
                                2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins
                                5G Core - Room 5
                                Panel Discussion: Cloud Native 5G Core (from VMs to Containers)
                                • Edward Fox - CTO, MetTel
                                • Gabriel Brown - Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks & 5G, Heavy Reading
                                2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins
                                RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                                Panel Discussion: Making the Most of CBRS
                                • Alan Breznick - Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
                                3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
                                Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                                Service Provider Fireside Chat - Enabling network slicing with fully virtualized functionality
                                  3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
                                  RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                                  Service Provider Fireside Chat – How can we accelerate the deployment of 5G RAN across the US?
                                    3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
                                    The Edge - Room 4
                                    Fireside Chat – Bringing edge native applications to life and the benefits on offer to carriers
                                    • Kevin McBride - Principal Architect, SDN & NFV Technologies, CenturyLink
                                    3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
                                    5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                                    Service Provider Fireside Chat – 5G fixed wireless broadband for consumer customers
                                      3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
                                      5G Core - Room 5
                                      Service Provider Fireside Chat – Accelerating digital transformation: Why should enterprises care about 5G core?
                                        3:30pm - 4:15pm45 mins
                                        Coffee Break
                                          4:15pm - 4:30pm15 mins
                                          5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                                          Gold Sponsor Presentation – Charging models to streamline accessibility to 5G services
                                            4:15pm - 4:30pm15 mins
                                            RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                                            Gold Sponsor Presentation – How will 5G beamforming lay the foundation for increased connectivity?
                                              4:15pm - 4:30pm15 mins
                                              5G Core - Room 5
                                              Gold Sponsor Presentation – Solving the cloud native 5G core security conundrum
                                                4:15pm - 4:30pm15 mins
                                                Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                                                Gold Sponsor Presentation – Simplifying 5G network management with zero touch configuration
                                                  4:15pm - 4:30pm15 mins
                                                  The Edge - Room 4
                                                  Gold Sponsor Presentation – Offloading data processing to programmable hardware to unlock the full potential of 5G
                                                  • David Levi - CEO, Ethernity Networks
                                                  4:30pm - 4:45pm15 mins
                                                  5G Core - Room 5
                                                  Service Provider Presentation – Chasing the American open source Dream
                                                    4:30pm - 4:45pm15 mins
                                                    Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                                                    Service Provider Presentation – Why SD-WAN is more important than ever for carriers
                                                      4:30pm - 4:45pm15 mins
                                                      5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                                                      Service Provider Presentation – A closer look into Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication
                                                        4:30pm - 4:45pm15 mins
                                                        The Edge - Room 4
                                                        Service Provider Presentation – How can carriers look to make 5G edge application development more accessible?
                                                          4:30pm - 4:45pm15 mins
                                                          RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                                                          Service Provider Presentation – Considering spectrum: Defining a strategy to mobilize all bands for reliable 5G
                                                            4:45pm - 5:30pm45 mins
                                                            Virtualization and Cloud Native Networking - Room 3
                                                            Panel Discussion: SD-WAN vs SD-Branch – How (and where) the demands of the enterprise will be met
                                                              4:45pm - 5:30pm45 mins
                                                              The Edge - Room 4
                                                              Panel Discussion: Why Edge interoperability is fundamental to smart city and intelligent transport systems
                                                              • Steve Bell - Senior Analyst, Internet of Things, Heavy Reading
                                                              4:45pm - 5:30pm45 mins
                                                              RAN Evolution & Transitioning to Standalone 5G - Room 2
                                                              Panel Discussion: The renewed importance of signalling for 5G
                                                              • Muslim Elkotob - Principal Solutions Architect, Vodafone
                                                              • Jennifer Clark - Principal Analyst, Cloud Infrastructure and Edge Computing, Heavy Reading
                                                              4:45pm - 5:30pm45 mins
                                                              5G Applications and Innovation - Room 1
                                                              Panel Discussion: Leveraging 5G for Cable Business Services
                                                              • Alan Breznick - Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
                                                              4:45pm - 5:30pm45 mins
                                                              5G Core - Room 5
                                                              Panel Discussion: Securing 5G Services in Public Clouds
                                                              • Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Heavy Reading
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