30th June
Connected Cities Get Smarter with Wi-Fi in the 5G Era
Increasingly, cities and municipalities around the world are exploing ways that they can keep citizens connected, and this session will highlight the many ways that the industry can help make it happen. From ensuring that the privacy, security, and identity of citizens is protected, to outlining how cities and local businesses can effectively monetize Wi-Fi and the role public Wi-Fi can play in addressing the digital divide.
08:30am (PT)
Welcome & Background of Connected Communities Forum
Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, WBA
08:45am (PT)
Smart City Dublin: Drivers for change
Jamie Cudden, Smart City Program Manager, City of Dublin
08:55am (PT)
Public Wi-Fi needs more than just a simple boost to support the inequities in the new-era digital divide
Morne Erasmus, Director, Smart Spaces, CommScope
09:10am (PT)
Innovation Through Technology: Powering Smart Communities for the Future
Michael J. Zeto III, Senior Vice President, Global Strategy and Emerging Businesses, Boingo Wireless
09:25am (PT)
Panel
Moderator: Reza Jafari
City of Dublin, CommScope, Boingo & Simon Vaughan, CCO, GlobalReach
09:45am (PT)
Private Wireless Networks For Utilities
Clinton Vince, Chair, U.S. Energy Practice and Co-Chair of Global Energy Sector, Denton
Morgan O’Brien, Executive Chairman, Anterix, Inc., Anterix
10:00am (PT)
Partnering to Create Value in a Smart City Ecosystem
Blaz Vavpetic, CTO, SingleDigits
10:15am (PT)
Future of WBA OpenRoaming & Convergence
Steve Namaseevayum, WBA
10:25am (PT)
Panel
Moderator: Steve Namaseevayum
Blaz Vavpetic, CTO – Single Digits
Al Jenkins – formerly Deputy Commissioner for Telecommunications NYC
Robert Sokota, CAO – Zenfi
10:45am (PT)
Close
Steve Namaseevayum, WBA
