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08:00 - 09:0060 mins
Registration opens
    09:00 - 09:1010 mins
    JOINT PLENARY
    Chair’s opening remarks
    • Ian Ginn - Founder/Director, IFG Consulting
    09:10 - 09:3020 mins
    JOINT PLENARY
    SCENE SETTER: The state of the MVNO market
      09:30 - 10:1040 mins
      JOINT PLENARY
      5G and the Operator Model
      • Benjamin Grimm - Director Carrier Relations / Offer- & Channel-Management, mobilcom-debitel GmbH / freenet Group
      • Hui Xie - Deputy Director of Mobile Business Department, China Telecom Europe
      • Peter O'Connell - Managing Director and Co-Founder, amaysim Australia Limited
      • Seth Wallis-Jones - Principal Analyst, Telecommunications, Omdia (formerly IHS Markit)
      10:10 - 10:5040 mins
      JOINT PLENARY
      A Look at Emerging & Alternative Business Models
      • Jeff Holley - CEO & Founder, BOOM! Mobile
      • Derek Ting - CEO, TextNow
      • Nick Wootten - MVNO Director, BT
      10:50 - 11:5060 mins
      Morning Break & Speed Networking
        11:50 - 11:555 mins
        5G Under the microscope
        Chair’s opening remarks
        • Simon Davies - Director, SD Industries
        11:50 - 11:555 mins
        Spotlight: The new kids on the block
        Chair’s opening remarks
          11:55 - 12:3540 mins
          5G Under the microscope
          5G: Friend or Foe for the MVNO?
          • Simone Keglovics - Senior Head of Wholesale & Regulatory, Drei Austria
          • Daniel Neal - CEO, Kajeet
          • Ivan Landen - CEO, Blue Wireless
          • Michael Hunt - Director, MTC
          • Peter O'Connell - Managing Director and Co-Founder, amaysim Australia Limited
          11:55 - 12:3540 mins
          Spotlight: The new kids on the block
          Storytelling: The MVNO Opportunity for Banks
          • Sivakumar Kuppusamy - CEO, AEROVOYCE
          • Steve Bailey - CEO, Standard Bank Mobile
          • Mohammed Ebrahim - Managing Director, Q.Mart / HelloMobile / Hellogroup
          12:35 - 12:5520 mins
          5G Under the microscope
          The new MVNO on the block in a 5G era
          • Gary Bunney - CEO, MDS Global
          12:35 - 12:5520 mins
          Spotlight: The new kids on the block
          Case Study PRESENTATION: The launch of a 100% mobile bank
          • Salvador Abascal - Co-Founder, Miio
          12:55 - 13:1520 mins
          5G Under the microscope
          Driving enterprise revenues with 5G
          • Ivan Landen - CEO, Blue Wireless
          12:55 - 13:3540 mins
          Spotlight: The new kids on the block
          Realising the mobile payments opportunity
          • Ben Woosley - CEO, Communion
          • Momoh Konte - Chairman & Commissioner, National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Sierra Leone
          • Seth Wallis-Jones - Principal Analyst, Telecommunications, Omdia (formerly IHS Markit)
          13:15 - 13:3520 mins
          5G Under the microscope
          Impact of 5G on other technology innovations
          • Simon Davies - Director, SD Industries
          13:35 - 13:5015 mins
          Networking Lunch
            13:50 - 14:0010 mins
            Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
            Chair's Opening Remarks
              13:50 - 14:0010 mins
              Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
              Chair's Opening Remarks
                13:50 - 14:0010 mins
                Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                Chair's Opening Remarks
                • Steve Bell - Senior Analyst, TU-Automotive & Wards Intelligence
                14:00 - 14:2020 mins
                Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                Opening Keynote: Analysing your connectivity needs against your connectivity options to for the heavy connected vehicle
                • Rodrigo Caetano - Global Business Development Manager, VP of Autonomous solutions, Scania CV AB
                14:00 - 14:2020 mins
                Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                Opening Keynote: Leveraging cellular connectivity to securely upload and share data from your factory
                  14:00 - 14:2020 mins
                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                  Opening Keynote: Leveraging cellular connectivity and private networks to meet the network requirements for the intelligent airport
                  • Christian Regnier - Manager of Communication Services Engineering IT, Air France
                  14:20 - 14:4020 mins
                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                  Case Study: SNCF’s current and future network requirements against the connectivity options
                  • Stéphane Ros - Spectrum Director, SNCF
                  14:20 - 14:4020 mins
                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                  Opening Keynote: Leveraging cellular connectivity to securely upload and share data from your factory
                  • Syed Mohsin Ali - Senior Analyst, Manufacturing Technology, IHS Markit
                  14:20 - 14:4020 mins
                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                  Case Study: When mobility meets mobility
                  • Amit Agrawal - Institute for Mobility Studies, BMW
                  14:35 - 15:1540 mins
                  5G Under the microscope
                  Creating a regulatory environment built to Encourage Investment in 5G
                  • Simone Keglovics - Senior Head of Wholesale & Regulatory, Drei Austria
                  • Simon Davies - Director, SD Industries
                  • Jacques Bonifay - President, MVNO Europe
                  14:35 - 15:1540 mins
                  Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                  The case for car OEMs to become MVNO themselves
                  • Georges-Harald BERNARD - Founder, MVNO Global
                  14:40 - 15:0020 mins
                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                  Case Study: eSIM, 5G and end-to-end connectivity: How to transform supply chain efficiency with global cellular connectivity
                    14:40 - 15:0020 mins
                    Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                    Case Study: The role of eSIM, 5G and wi-fi: Creating the optimum single core network for your connected car
                      14:40 - 15:0020 mins
                      Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                      Case Study: Leveraging eSIM technology to ensure flexibility and ownership over your network
                        15:00 - 15:2020 mins
                        Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                        Case Study: How to ensure end-to-end network security to meet your asset protection requirements
                          15:00 - 15:2020 mins
                          Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                          Case Study: How to improve user experience and ensure long-term, remote connectivity for your vehicle telematics
                            15:00 - 15:2020 mins
                            Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                            Case Study: How to maximise end-to-end digital security across your smart factory
                              15:15 - 15:3520 mins
                              5G Under the microscope
                              5G network slicing: what does it mean for MVNOs and operators?
                                15:15 - 15:3520 mins
                                Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                MVNOs for the automotive ecosystem
                                • Cédric Jarkovsky - Head of IoT Product Management, Transatel
                                15:35 - 15:5520 mins
                                Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                MNO, MVNO, National Roaming and RAN Sharing – the Cyprus Case
                                • Nicos Michaelides - Manager National Wholesale Market, Cyta
                                15:35 - 15:5520 mins
                                5G Under the microscope
                                VMNO – The conceptual virtual telecom operator in a 5G era
                                • Futoshi Sasaki - Deputy Manager of Technology Planning Office, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
                                15:55 - 16:005 mins
                                Networking Break
                                  16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                                  Panel Discussion: Identifying and understanding the network requirements for global connectivity at your smart factory
                                    16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                                    Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                                    Panel Discussion: Ensuring reliable connectivity for effective fleet management inside and outside your private network
                                      16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                                      Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                                      Panel Discussion: Why cellular connectivity is a critical component for your fleet
                                        16:25 - 16:4520 mins
                                        5G Under the microscope
                                        What will 5G roaming look like?
                                        • Alberto Carro-Melero - Strategy and Market Manager, Telefónica Global Roaming GmbH
                                        16:25 - 16:4520 mins
                                        Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                        No fixed address – the role the MVNO can play in overcoming digital and social exclusion
                                        • Adrian Panozzo - Co-Founder and Director, Better Life Mobile
                                        16:30 - 17:0030 mins
                                        Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                                        Networking Roundtables
                                          16:30 - 17:0030 mins
                                          Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                                          Networking Roundtables
                                            16:30 - 17:0030 mins
                                            Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                                            Networking Roundtables
                                              16:45 - 17:0520 mins
                                              5G Under the microscope
                                              Regulatory Measures & Standardization Perspective Tackling Future Services Including 5G
                                              • Mohamed Ramadan Shafek - Technical and Strategic Planning – Operations Vice Presidency, Egyptian National Telecom Regulatory Authority
                                              16:45 - 17:0520 mins
                                              Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                              Case Study PRESENTATION: Roam free connectivity and digital banking for Global traveller – Using Airtime as a currency
                                              • Jignesh Dave (CA & CFP) - Founder & CEO, Next360 - Cellular | Money | Insure
                                              17:00 - 18:0060 mins
                                              Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Automotive
                                              Networking Drinks with the Automotive, Transportation and Industrial IoT Groups
                                                17:00 - 18:0060 mins
                                                Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Transportation and Logistics
                                                Networking Drinks with the Automotive, Transportation and Industrial IoT Groups
                                                  17:00 - 18:0060 mins
                                                  Boardroom Discussion: Emerging Connectivity Challenges in Industrial IoT
                                                  Networking Drinks with the Automotive, Transportation and Industrial IoT Groups
                                                    17:05 - 17:2520 mins
                                                    Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                                    Case Study PRESENTATION: Why did Standard Bank launch an MVNO?
                                                    • Steve Bailey - CEO, Standard Bank Mobile
                                                    17:05 - 17:4540 mins
                                                    5G Under the microscope
                                                    5G And the Private Networking Opportunity
                                                    • Will Townsend - Senior Analyst, Networking Infrastructure & Carrier Services, Moor Insights & Strategy
                                                    17:25 - 17:4520 mins
                                                    Spotlight: The new kids on the block
                                                    Developing sustainable models for MVNOs in Africa
                                                    • Dzidzai Chidumba - CEO, Viva Mobile
                                                    18:00 - 19:3090 mins
                                                    VIP & Speakers Party
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