WGC Americas – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital growth

Please click on each day below to see the full agenda for the Working Sessions or Conference Programme.

WBA Members-Only Working Sessions

6th Jun
7th Jun

WGC Open Congress

8th Jun
9th Jun

7th October

Wi-Fi: Public and Private Networks and Convergence with 5G

What does the future hold for public and private networks, and what role will 5G convergence play? In this session, hear the very latest on Wi-Fi 6, including ongoing use cases, case studies and a deep dive on operational benefits. We’ll also be looking at the new opportunities and developing use cases for Wi-Fi 6E and taking a snapshot of the global rollout of the 6 GHz spectrum; the role of emerging technologies such as Wi-Fi 7, FWA, 802.11bf and beyond; and much more!

15:30pm (CET)

Introduction & Kick off
Bruno Tomás, Director of Programs, WBA

15:35pm (CET)

CONVERGENCE: PUBLIC & PRIVATE NETWORKS EVOLVE
Kishore Raja, VP, Engineering & Strategy, Boingo Wireless

15:55pm (CET)

Mobile & Wi-Fi Network Convergence Challenges & Opportunities
Ahmed Hafez, VP Network Convergence, Deutsche Telekom

16:15pm (CET)

OpenRoaming paves the way for Wi-Fi/5G Offloading
Metin Taskin, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Airties

16:35pm (CET)

Wi-Fi TSN (WTSN) – From industrial to emerging Enterprise applications
Malcolm Smith, CTO Advisor – Wireless, Cisco

16:55pm (CET)

Update on IEEE evolving standards
Dorothy Stanley, Standards Architect, IEEE 802.11 WG Chair, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

17:15pm (CET)

Fixed Wireless Access: The tale of expanding Connectivity & Coverage
Irvind Ghai, Vice President Marketing, onsemi

17:35pm (CET)

Summary of the work of WBA & Close
Bruno Tomás, Director of Programs, WBA