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The Edge Event Main Conference - Day 1

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The Edge Event Main Conference - Day 1

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10:00 - 10:055 mins
Keynotes
Informa Tech's Intro: Welcome to virtual!
    10:05 - 10:2015 mins
    Keynotes
    Chairperson’s opening remarks & market overview
    • Cliff Grossner - Executive Director Research & Technology Fellow, Cloud and Data Centre Research Practice, Omdia
    10:20 - 10:4020 mins
    Keynotes
    Keynote Fireside Chat – Show me the money! Designing a viable business architecture for the edge
      10:40 - 11:0020 mins
      Keynotes
      Diamond Keynote – Why scalable and repeatable services are key to the development of the edge
        11:00 - 11:3030 mins
        Keynotes
        Keynote panel discussion – The complexion of the edge ecosystem: Partnerships, competition and defining the value chain
        • Cliff Grossner - Executive Director Research & Technology Fellow, Cloud and Data Centre Research Practice, Omdia
        11:30 - 12:1040 mins
        *40 MINUTE BREAK*
          12:10 - 12:3020 mins
          Keynotes
          Keynote Fireside Chat– The hyperscaler perspective: Deploying the power of the cloud closer to end users
            12:30 - 12:5020 mins
            Keynotes
            Keynote – Edge Computing 101: Filling the knowledge gap for edge newcomers
            • Mahadev Satyanarayanan - Carnegie Group Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
            12:50 - 13:2030 mins
            Keynotes
            Keynote panel discussion – The holy grail or fool’s gold: Is the search for the elusive edge ‘killer app’ a lost cause?
            • James Green - VP Project Manager & Innovation Ambassador, Societe Generale CIB
            • Farid Singh - Founder, Take 3 Innovate
            13:20 - 14:0040 mins
            *40 MINUTE BREAK*
              14:00 - 14:1010 mins
              The Telco Edge
              Analyst Introduction
              • Evan Kirchheimer - Vice President, Service Provider & Communications Research, Omdia
              14:00 - 14:1010 mins
              The IoT Edge - Manufacturing Focus
              Analyst Introduction
              • Julian Watson - Principal Analyst, IoT, Enterprise & IT, Omdia
              14:00 - 14:1010 mins
              The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
              Analyst Introduction
              • Vlad Galabov - Principal Analyst, Data Centre Compute, Omdia
              14:10 - 14:3020 mins
              The Telco Edge
              Presentation – What goes into building robust 5G edge clouds?
                14:10 - 14:3020 mins
                The IoT Edge - Manufacturing Focus
                Case Study– Case Study: Deploying private networks to help bring the smart factory to life
                  14:10 - 14:3020 mins
                  The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                  Fireside Chat – Redefining the data centre with distributed architecture models
                  • Chris Crosby - CEO, Compass Datacenters
                  14:30 - 15:0030 mins
                  The Telco Edge
                  Debate – Is 5G redundant without edge computing?
                  • Evan Kirchheimer - Vice President, Service Provider & Communications Research, Omdia
                  14:30 - 15:0030 mins
                  The IoT Edge - Manufacturing Focus
                  Panel discussion – Is edge computing the missing piece of innovation from the Industry 4.0 puzzle?
                  • John Davies - Chief Researcher, BT
                  • Marko Yli-Pietilä - Head of Smart Operations, Stora Enso
                  • Alex West - Principal Analyst, Smart Manufacturing & Industrial Communications, Omdia
                  14:30 - 15:0030 mins
                  The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                  Panel discussion – What is the best strategy for micro data centre deployment?
                  • Kevin Kent - Data Center Operations, Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
                  • Vlad Galabov - Principal Analyst, Data Centre Compute, Omdia
                  15:00 - 15:4040 mins
                  *40 MINUTE BREAK*
                    15:40 - 16:0020 mins
                    The Telco Edge
                    Presentation – Making Edge Computing a Reality: Challenges for Telcos
                    • Milan Lalovic - Principal Researcher, 5G Mobile Core Research, BT
                    15:40 - 16:0020 mins
                    The IoT Edge - Energy & Utilities Focus
                    Presentation – EDF expectations for distributed intelligence-based architectures
                    • Charlotte Gery - Research Engineer in Telecommunications and IIoT, EDF
                    15:40 - 16:0020 mins
                    The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                    Presentation – Capitalising of the economies of shared infrastructure with multi-tenant micro data centres
                      16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                      The Telco Edge
                      Panel discussion – How will edge computing improve network operations and save telcos money?
                        16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                        The IoT Edge - Energy & Utilities Focus
                        Panel discussion – Delivering a competitive Industrial IoT Edge
                        • Phil Steele - Connected Products and Services Lead, Octopus Energy
                        • David Green - Research & Analysis Manager, Smart Utilities Infrastructure, Omdia
                        16:00 - 16:3030 mins
                        The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                        Panel discussion – Motivations and challenges for investors looking into the distributed data centre market
                        • Cliff Grossner - Executive Director Research & Technology Fellow, Cloud and Data Centre Research Practice, Omdia
                        16:30 - 18:0090 mins
                        CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY 1, FOLLOWED BY THE LIFE ON THE EDGE AWARDS
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