Conference Programme
Below is the conference program from London 2017. We will be announcing the schedule for New York 2017 shortly so check back regularly for updates.
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CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 10 May: Innovating The Wireless Ecosystem
Session Moderator: Mike Short, CEO Airedale Advisors and former Vice President – Telefonica
09:00am
Conference Opening
JR Wilson – Chairman, Wireless Broadband Alliance
09.10am
Convergence, Co-existence and Service Innovation
Gerry McQuade, CEO Wholesale & Ventures, BT
09.40am
Louis “Sam” Samuel, Cisco Mobility CTO, SP Mobility Group
10.10am
Welcome Address
Shrikant Shenwai, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
10:30am
Coffee/Tea Break
11.15am
Smart Nation, Smart Citizens: Connectivity in a Digital Economy
Khoong Hock Yun, Assistant CEO Development, IMDA Singapore
11.45am
Fireside Chat:
Russ Shaw, Tech London Advocates and Chris Bruce, Co-Chair, Wireless Broadband Alliance
12.15pm
Enrique Farfan, COO, Director of WiFi Solutions, Fon
12:45pm
Lunch Break
14:00pm
5G Beyond the Hype
Moderator: Keith Dyer, Editor, The Mobile Network
Making a Connected City Smart
Moderator: Steve Andrews, CEO, AbbeyBarn Consulting
14:10pm
Dan Warren, Director of 5G Research, Samsung
WiFi4EU Programme
Hervé DUPUY, Acting Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content & Technologies, European Commission
14:30pm
Yes, We Need 5G — Our Hands-On Experience So Far
Mischa Dohler, Professor King’s College London, Fellow IEEE & RSA, Co-Founder Worldsensing
Smart City Strategy: Platform, Data, People
Jin-Hyeok Yang, Senior Manager Global Alliance Team, KT
14:50pm
Fireside Chat & Panel Discussion: 5G Services and Use Cases & Role of Unlicensed in 5G
Mischa Dohler, Professor King’s College London, Fellow IEEE & RSA, Co-Founder Worldsensing
Dan Warren, Director of 5G Research, Samsung
Tiago Rodriguez, Senior Director Programs and Membership, WBA
Panel Discussion: Connected Transport – Wireless Infrastructure Challenges
Jaap Groot, Board of Directors LoRa Alliance and VP Semtech Systems Business Development
Shane Rooney, Executive Director IoT, GSMA
Shadi Mahassel, VP Product, Veniam
15:30pm
Coffee/Tea Break
16:00pm
The MulteFire Business Appeal
Moderator: Randall Schwartz, Founder, Wireless 20/20
Integrating IoT Platforms and Services in Cities
Moderator: Steve Andrews, CEO, AbbeyBarn Consulting
16:00pm
MulteFire and a Balanced Approach to Wireless
Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO at Boingo
Panel Discussion
Rao Yallapragada, Director, Intel
Nanda Menon, Director Corporate Development, Athonet
Asimakis Kokkos, Head of Industry Environment Strategy, Nokia
Panel Discussion
Geoff Snelson, Milton Keynes
Eldar Tuzmukhametov, Head of Smart City Lab, City of Moscow
Tengku Mohd Azrul Bin Tg Azhar, Cyberview Malaysia
Ron Malenfant, Cisco
17:30pm
Networking Cocktails
18:00pm
Nicola Millard – BT Futureologist
18:10pm
Tracy Hopkins, LoRa Alliance Marketing Committee and Chief Commercial Officer of everynet Ltd
18:30pm
Accelerator Sessions
CONFERENCE DAY 2 – 11 May: Sustainability and Disruption
Session Moderator: Reza Jafari, CEO, e-Development Ltd.
09.00am
Opening Remarks
Chris Bruce – Co-Chair, Wireless Broadband Alliance
09.15am
Mansoor Hanif, Director of Converged Networks & Innovation, BT
09.45am
Edgar Figueroa, CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
10.15am
David Pleasance, Chairman TM Forum, Partner Strategic Relationship Management Group, Deloitte
Coffee/Tea Break
11.15am
Nick Watson, VP Sales and Business Development, Ruckus Wireless
11.45am
Fireside Chat
Sir Terry Matthews, Chairman, Wesley Clover International and Steve Andrews, CEO, Abbeybarn Consulting
12.15pm
WBA Juniors Panel
Moderator: Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo
12.45pm
Lunch Break
14:00pm
Spectrum – Optimizing Spectrum Usage
Moderator: Roberto Ercole, Director, Spectrum Telecoms and Consulting Ltd
Next Gen Wireless – What’s Next in Monetization
Moderator: Adlane Fellah, Maravedis
Rolf de Vegt, Senior Director Technical Standards, Qualcomm
Gavin Sheldon, VP Connectivity, Liberty Global
Edgar Figueroa, CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Rolf de Vegt, Senior Director Technical Standards, Qualcomm
Edgar Figueroa, CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
Sudhir Gupta, Secretary TRAI, GOI
Steve Blythe, Group Spectrum Office, Orange
Kishore Raja, VP of R&D, Boingo Wireless
Paul Mikkelsen, CEO, Aptilo Networks
Enrique Farfan, COO and Director of Wi-Fi Solutions, Fon
Andrea Calcagno, CEO & Co-Founder, Cloud4Wi
15:30pm
Coffee/Tea Break
16:00pm
Wi-Fi Roaming: Delivering Business Benefits in Retail Offerings
Speakers and Panelists include:
Suzanne Hellwig, AVP Global Alliances, AT&T
Dhiraj Wazir, Head of Interconnect & International Enablers, BT
Carleen Chou, Head of Business Development and Sales, FON
Samuel Keurmeur, Mobiles Roaming Product Manager, Orange
Dr. Angelos Mavridis, Senior Manager WiFi-Roaming, Deutsche Telkom
