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Physical Event: August 31 - September 2, 2021
Virtual Event: August 30 - September 3, 2021Colorado Convention Center, Denver
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Virtual - 09.01.21 8:40am - 8:50am10 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks – Welcome to BIG 5G!
  • Phil Harvey - Editor in Chief, Light Reading
Virtual - 09.01.21 8:50am - 9:00am10 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
5G Americas Keynote Address – State of the 5G industry
  • Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
Virtual - 09.01.21 9:00am - 9:20am20 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
Service Provider Keynote Address – Building 5G for all
  • Neville Ray - President of Technology, T-Mobile
  • Phil Harvey - Editor in Chief, Light Reading
Virtual - 09.01.21 9:20am - 9:40am20 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
Diamond Sponsor Keynote Address – Delivering a healthy return on investment from 5G infrastructure now and in the future
  • Masum Mir - Vice President, Product | Automation, IoT Control & Mobility Business Group, Cisco
Virtual - 09.01.21 9:40am - 10:20am40 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
Keynote Panel Discussion – Who’s leading the 5G rollout race? Evaluating the changing dynamics of the ongoing network rollouts in North America
  • Adam Koeppe - Senior Vice President – Technology, Strategy, Architecture and Planning, Verizon
  • Paul Scanlan - Chief Technology Officer, Huawei
  • Heather Campbell - Vice President, National Access Networks Engineering, Rogers Communications
  • Michael Litherland - Chief Strategy Officer, QCT
  • Masum Mir - Vice President, Product | Automation, IoT Control & Mobility Business Group, Cisco
  • Emil Olbrich - VP, Network Technologies, Signals Research Group
Virtual - 09.01.21 10:20am - 11:05am45 mins
The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
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    Virtual - 09.01.21 11:05am - 11:25am20 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
    Service Provider Keynote Address – Why the grass is greener for greenfield 5G deployments
    • Sidd Chenumolu - Vice President of Technology Development, DISH Network
    Virtual - 09.01.21 11:25am - 12:05pm40 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
    Keynote Panel Discussion – The enterprise perspective: What do end-users want, need and expect from 5G services?
    • Tyler Svitak - Executive Director, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
    • George J. Balasko - Radio System Administrator & Auxiliary Police Commander, Parma Police Department
    • Carl Van Dusan - Chief Operating Officer & Key Technology Partner of the PGA Tour, Safari Solutions
    • Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
    Virtual - 09.01.21 12:05pm - 12:25pm20 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
    Super Platinum Sponsor Keynote Address – Embracing cloud as an integral component of 5G networks
    • Howard Wu - Global Head of Telecom/General Manager of United States, QCT
    Virtual - 09.01.21 12:25pm - 12:45pm20 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
    Service Provider Keynote Address – It’s all about the experience: Transforming the everyday with 5G innovation
    • Mo Katibeh - Senior Vice President, Network Infrastructure & Build, AT&T
    Virtual - 09.01.21 12:45pm - 1:30pm45 mins
    The BIG 5G Keynotes - In Person and Live Streamed
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      Virtual - 09.01.21 1:30pm - 1:45pm15 mins
      Cloud Native
      Service Provider Presentation – Mind the cloud native gap: Where are we now and where do we need to get to?
      • Derek Peterson - Chief Technology Officer, Boingo Wireless
      Virtual - 09.01.21 1:30pm - 1:45pm15 mins
      Network Modernization & Open RAN
      Service Provider Presentation – Developing the neural host ecosystem
      • Mirko Voltolini - Vice President Strategy & Innovation, Colt Technology Services
      Virtual - 09.01.21 1:45pm - 2:00pm15 mins
      Cloud Native
      Platinum Sponsor Presentation – More than just containers: What infrastructure, operations, and business looks like in a cloud native world
      • Paul Miller - Chief Technology Officer, Wind River
      Virtual - 09.01.21 1:45pm - 2:00pm15 mins
      Network Modernization & Open RAN
      Platinum Sponsor Presentation – Solving the 5G densification puzzle with beamforming and mMIMO
      • Harpinder Matharu - Sr Director Strategy and Technical Marketing Wired & Wireless Group, Xilinx
      Virtual - 09.01.21 2:00pm - 2:15pm15 mins
      Cloud Native
      Gold Sponsor Presentation – Why cloud native 5G transformation relies on the effective orchestration of network functions and services
      • Ian Hood - Chief Technologist, Global Service Providers, Red Hat
      Virtual - 09.01.21 2:00pm - 2:35pm35 mins
      Network Modernization & Open RAN
      Panel Discussion – 🔪 Cut through the commotion of network slicing
      • Troy Saulnier - Network Strategy, Bell Canada
      • Anand Shah - Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Verizon
      • Constantine Polychronopolous - Vice President, 5G & Telco Cloud, Juniper Networks
      • Ray Dolan - Chairman and CEO, Cohere Technologies
      • Sue Rudd - Director Service Provider Analysis, Strategy Analytics
      Virtual - 09.01.21 2:15pm - 2:50pm35 mins
      Cloud Native
      Panel Discussion – Get your head in the clouds! To what extent is cloud native progressively defining every facet of 5G?
      • Nirlay Kundu - Distinguished Engineer, Verizon
      • Amir Rajwany - Chief Operating Officer, Limitless Mobile LLC
      • Narothum Saxena - Vice President, Technology Strategy and Architecture, UScellular
      • Paul Miller - Chief Technology Officer, Wind River
      • Bob Everson - Senior Director - 5G Architecture, Cisco
      • Jeff Schwartz - Senior Principal Analyst, Omdia
      Virtual - 09.01.21 2:35pm - 3:15pm40 mins
      Network Modernization & Open RAN
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        Virtual - 09.01.21 2:50pm - 3:15pm25 mins
        Cloud Native
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          Virtual - 09.01.21 3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
          Cloud Native
          Service Provider Fireside Chat – Reinforcing your network security for cloud native 5G infrastructure
          • Sanjay Macwan - CISO & SVP, Engineering & Networks, Vonage
          Virtual - 09.01.21 3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
          Network Modernization & Open RAN
          Service Provider Presentation – Maximizing the efficiency of network field operations for 5G
          • Sankaran Ramanathan - Executive Director – Network Systems Field Operations, Verizon
          Virtual - 09.01.21 3:30pm - 3:45pm15 mins
          Cloud Native
          Gold Sponsor Presentation – Transforming telco BSS & OSS to be 5G ready
            Virtual - 09.01.21 3:30pm - 3:45pm15 mins
            Network Modernization & Open RAN
            Gold Sponsor Presentation – C-Band Propagation (Coverage)
            • Joe Schmelzer - Chief Marketing Officer, ED2 Corporation
            • Jeff Gudewicz - Chief Product Officer, Wilson Electronics
            Virtual - 09.01.21 3:45pm - 4:20pm35 mins
            Cloud Native
            Panel Discussion – New vendors, new partners and new competitors: A closer inspection of the telco cloud ecosystem
            • Nathan Sutter - Director of Network Operations and Engineering , Nex-Tech Wireless
            • Mahmoud Aablue - Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager - Network, Freedom Mobile
            • Jon Fagan - Senior Principal Cloud Architect, CSG
            • Jeff Schwartz - Senior Principal Analyst, Omdia
            Virtual - 09.01.21 3:45pm - 4:20pm35 mins
            Network Modernization & Open RAN
            Panel Discussion – How should operators plan for 5G densification to meet the ever-growing demand of urban environments?
            • Paul Challoner - Vice President, Network Product Solutions, Ericsson North America
            • Michael O'Rielly - Strategic Advisor and Former US FCC Commissioner, MPORielly Consulting
            • Ray LaChance - Co-Founder and CEO, ZenFi Networks
            • Monica Paolini - Principal, Senza Fili
            Virtual - 09.01.21 4:20pm - 4:25pm5 mins
            Cloud Native
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              Virtual - 09.01.21 4:20pm - 4:25pm5 mins
              Network Modernization & Open RAN
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