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Main Conference Day 1 - British Summer Time

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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
    • Chetan Sharma - CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
    10:40 - 11:0020 mins
    Keynotes
    Diamond Keynote – Why scalable and repeatable services are key to the development of the edge
      11:00 - 11:3535 mins
      Keynotes
      Keynote panel discussion – The complexion of the edge ecosystem: Partnerships, competition and defining the value chain
      • Raheel Khalid - Chief Engineer, XR Edge, Verizon
      • Jacqueline Teo - Chief Digital Officer, HGC Global Communications
      • Terje Jensen - Senior Vice President, Head of Global Network Architecture, Telenor
      • Cliff Grossner - Executive Director Research & Technology Fellow, Cloud and Data Centre Research Practice, Omdia
      11:35 - 12:1540 mins
      *40 MINUTE BREAK*
        12:15 - 12:3520 mins
        Keynotes
        Keynote Fireside Chat– The hyperscaler perspective: Deploying the power of the cloud closer to end users
        • Shailesh Shukla - VP/GM, Networking, Google Cloud
        • Roy Illsley - Chief Analyst, IT & Enterprise, Omdia
        12:35 - 12:5520 mins
        Keynotes
        Keynote – Edge Computing 101: Filling the knowledge gap for edge newcomers
        • Mahadev Satyanarayanan - Carnegie Group Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
        12:55 - 13:2530 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
        • John Daniell - Corporate Strategy Lead, Three
        • Vincent Archambault - Chief Strategy Officer, Edgegap
        • Farid Singh - Founder, Take 3 Innovate
        13:25 - 14:0035 mins
        *35 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
              • Keith Rutledge - General Manager, Edgepoint, Compass Data Centers
              14:30 - 15:0030 mins
              The Telco Edge
              Debate – Is 5G redundant without edge computing?
              • Philip Laidler - Partner & Consulting Director, STL Partners
              • Cristina Santana Casillas - Network Virtualization, Global Systems and Network, Telefonica
              • Kostas Katsaros - 5G Technologist, DIgital Catapult
              • Evan Kirchheimer - Vice President, Service Provider & Communications Research, Omdia
              14:30 - 15:0030 mins
              The IoT Edge - Manufacturing Focus
              Debate – 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
              • Gordan Drnas - BU Head of Warehouse Logistics, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
              • Alex West - Principal Analyst, Smart Manufacturing & Industrial Communications, Omdia
              14:30 - 15:0030 mins
              The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
              Debate – What is the best strategy for micro data centre deployment?
              • Kevin Kent - Data Center Operations, Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
              • Annette Bieniusa - Senior Researcher & LightKone Project Senior Member, University of Kaiserslautern
              • Vlad Galabov - Principal Analyst, Data Centre Compute, Omdia
              15:00 - 15:3030 mins
              *30 MINUTE BREAK*
                15:30 - 15:5020 mins
                The Telco Edge
                Presentation – Making edge computing a reality: challenges for telcos
                • Milan Lalovic - Principal Researcher, 5G Mobile Core Research, BT
                15:30 - 15:5020 mins
                The IoT Edge - Energy & Utilities Focus
                Fireside Chat – EDF expectations for distributed intelligence-based architectures
                • Charlotte Gery - Research Engineer in Telecommunications and IIoT, EDF
                • Josselin Martinez - Research & Development Project Manager, IIoT,, EDF
                15:30 - 15:5020 mins
                The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                Presentation – Going green at the edge: Cost modelling of edge compute
                • Mats Eriksson - CEO & Founder, Arctos Labs
                15:50 - 16:2030 mins
                The Telco Edge
                Panel discussion – How will edge computing improve network operations and save telcos money?
                • Ahmed El Sawaf - Network Transformation and Telco Cloud Senior Advisor, Saudi Telecom Company
                • Zoran Spasojevic - Network and Technology Managing Architect, O2
                • Brian Naughton - CTO & Director IBM Telco Network Cloud, IBM
                • Joe Madden - Founder and President, Mobile Experts Inc.
                15:50 - 16:1020 mins
                The IoT Edge - Energy & Utilities Focus
                Fireside Chat – How do you deliver a competitive Industrial IoT edge?
                • Phil Steele - Connected Products and Services Lead, Octopus Energy
                • David Green - Research & Analysis Manager, Smart Utilities Infrastructure, Omdia
                15:50 - 16:2030 mins
                The Cloud and Data Centre Edge
                Panel discussion – Motivations and challenges for investors looking into the distributed data centre market
                • Andrew Kirby - Principal in Infrastructure Private Equity, Apollo Global Management
                • Jonathan Atkin - Global Head of Communications Infrastructure Investment Research, RBC Capital Markets
                • Nicolai Schättgen - CEO, Match-Maker Ventures
                • Md Rezwan Al Islam - Vice President, Enterprise Business, Robi Axiata
                • Cliff Grossner - Executive Director Research & Technology Fellow, Cloud and Data Centre Research Practice, Omdia
                16:20 - 17:5090 mins
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