WGC EMEA 2025

PARIS, FRANCE • OCT 13 – OCT 16

Wi-Fi Innovation:
Connecting Our Digital World

Uniting over 500 leaders and experts from the Wi-Fi industry with network operators, enterprises, and municipalities to exchange insights, cultivate learning, foster networking opportunities, and facilitate business transactions – that encapsulates the essence of WGC EMEA.

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Wireless Global Congress
EMEA 2025

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is delighted to be co-locating with Network X for the fourth year running to bring Wireless Global Congress (WGC) EMEA, the home of the largest Wi-Fi technology event, to Paris. This year we are focused on Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting Our Digital World.

WBA Members Only Working Sessions – October 13-14 – Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo
WGC EMEA Open Congress – October 15-16 – Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

Network X brings together the worlds of broadband, cellular and cloud, and the WBA are proud to bring the world of Wi-Fi to the world’s most comprehensive B2B telecommunications industry event. Everyone that joins will hear directly from enterprises, operators, device manufacturers, service providers and the expert organizations that serve them.

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OpenRoaming Broker

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EMEA 2025 Agenda at a Glance

Event: Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting Our Digital World
Venue: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France

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

EMEA 2025 Agenda at a Glance

Event: Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting Our Digital World
Venue: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France

KEYNOTES STAGE

Wi-Fi Innovation - Connecting our Digital World

Executive Plenary

9:00 AM

Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO - Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Welcome & Address

9:10 AM

Tiago Rodrigues & Enterprise Guest Fireside Chat

9:25 AM

Matthew MacPherson, Wireless CTO - Cisco

10:05 AM

Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO - Boingo Wireless

10:25 AM

Metin Taskin, CEO - Airties

10:45 AM

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO

ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY

Enterprise Connectivity: On the move, on the pause, offices & venues

Delivering AI-Aware Converged Solutions in Hospitality Inflight, Connected Vehicle and Smart Transportation Enterprise Security for Wi-Fi Networks The ultimate Guest Experience with OpenRoaming OpenRoaming, SIM and Identify federation

11:15 AM

Moderator Introduction

11:20 AM

Enterprise Guest Speaker

11:35 AM

Reserved for Platinum Sponsor Address

11:55 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

12:15 PM

PANEL: Enterprise Connectivity Forum Wi-Fi Monetization, Customer Loyalty and ROI

12:45 PM

NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXPO

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Wireless Technology Innovation - 2030

Wi-Fi 7 Technical features, use cases & deployment strategies Spectrum & regulation - financial impact and growth AI Native Networking API and Network Connectivity 5G/6G and road to Wi-Fi 8 Wi-Fi Optimization, Operation and Predictive Maintenance Role of Satellite in Next Gen Networks

13:45 PM

Moderator Introduction

13:50 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

14:10 PM

Guest speaker (Spectrum/Regulatory)

14:25 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

14:45 PM

WBA Guest Speaker

15:00 PM

PANEL: Shaping the path for 6G and Wi-Fi 8 Convergence and Next Gen Connectivity

15:30 PM

NETWORKING COFFEE AND EXPO

ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY

Evolving Technology Innovation in Enterprise Wi-Fi

In-flight- Satellite and Wi-Fi - from Gate to Gate connectivity. Wi-Fi Halow - delivering enterprise IoT Solutions Wi-Fi Sensing in the Enterprise Seamless and Interoperable Services - Convergence and Co-existence of Wireless Technologies Importance of Analytics to deliver top class performance and user experience Best practise for security, cloud-managed networking in the enterprise

15:55 PM

Moderator Introduction

16:00 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

16:20 PM

WBA Guest Speaker

16:35 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

16:55 PM

PANEL: Designing Wi-Fi for Enterprise Grade Performance

17:25 PM

WBA Annual Industry Awards Ceremony Sponsored by: IronWifi

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18:15 PM

WGC Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored by Boingo Wireless and Cisco Networks

OPERATOR & CARRIER WI-FI

In Home, Smart Buildings and MDU

Delivering E2E Wi-Fi QoS and QoE IoT Smart Home & Wi-Fi Halow Addressing Churn & RoI Emerging Sensing Applications MDU Centralized Connectivity WI-Fi Offload. Secure Authentication and Accounting

9:30 AM

Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO - Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Welcome - Day 2 WGC EMEA

9:35 AM

Operator Guest Speaker

9:50 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor

10:10 AM

WBA Guest Speaker

10:25 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor

10:45 AM

PANEL: Intelligent Home Networks - Wi-Fi, Sensing & IoT Integration How homes are becoming smarter, safer and more responsive

11:25 AM

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO

SMART CITIES

Smart Cities, Smart Networks and Connecting the Unconnected

Smart transportation for the next decade OpenRoaming - the Missing Link to Connect the Unconnected Mission Critical and Emergency Services Role of Satellite to connect Rural and Urban communities

12:00 PM

Moderator Introduction

12:05 PM

Guest Speaker

12:20 PM

Reserved for Sponsor Address

12:30 PM

Guest speaker

12:45 PM

PANEL: Connected Communities Forum Connectivity for Good, Sustainability and Social Impact

13:15 PM

NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXPO

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS

14:00 PM

Wireless Workshops Wireless Broadband Alliance Program Workshops

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15:00 PM

EVENT CLOSE

KEYNOTES STAGE

Wi-Fi Innovation - Connecting our Digital World

Executive Plenary

9:00 AM

Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO - Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Welcome & Address

9:10 AM

Tiago Rodrigues & Enterprise Guest Fireside Chat

9:25 AM

Matthew MacPherson, Wireless CTO - Cisco

10:05 AM

Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO - Boingo Wireless

10:25 AM

Metin Taskin, CEO - Airties

10:45 AM

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO

ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY

Enterprise Connectivity: On the move, on the pause, offices & venues

Delivering AI-Aware Converged Solutions in Hospitality Inflight, Connected Vehicle and Smart Transportation Enterprise Security for Wi-Fi Networks The ultimate Guest Experience with OpenRoaming OpenRoaming, SIM and Identify federation

11:15 AM

Moderator Introduction

11:20 AM

Enterprise Guest Speaker

11:35 AM

Reserved for Platinum Sponsor Address

11:55 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

12:15 PM

PANEL: Enterprise Connectivity Forum Wi-Fi Monetization, Customer Loyalty and ROI

12:45 PM

NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXPO

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Wireless Technology Innovation - 2030

Wi-Fi 7 Technical features, use cases & deployment strategies Spectrum & regulation - financial impact and growth AI Native Networking API and Network Connectivity 5G/6G and road to Wi-Fi 8 Wi-Fi Optimization, Operation and Predictive Maintenance Role of Satellite in Next Gen Networks

13:45 PM

Moderator Introduction

13:50 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

14:10 PM

Guest speaker (Spectrum/Regulatory)

14:25 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

14:45 PM

WBA Guest Speaker

15:00 PM

PANEL: Shaping the path for 6G and Wi-Fi 8 Convergence and Next Gen Connectivity

15:30 PM

NETWORKING COFFEE AND EXPO

ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY

Evolving Technology Innovation in Enterprise Wi-Fi

In-flight- Satellite and Wi-Fi - from Gate to Gate connectivity. Wi-Fi Halow - delivering enterprise IoT Solutions Wi-Fi Sensing in the Enterprise Seamless and Interoperable Services - Convergence and Co-existence of Wireless Technologies Importance of Analytics to deliver top class performance and user experience Best practise for security, cloud-managed networking in the enterprise

15:55 PM

Moderator Introduction

16:00 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

16:20 PM

WBA Guest Speaker

16:35 PM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor Address

16:55 PM

PANEL: Designing Wi-Fi for Enterprise Grade Performance

17:25 PM

WBA Annual Industry Awards Ceremony Sponsored by: IronWifi

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18:15 PM

WGC Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored by Boingo Wireless and Cisco Networks

OPERATOR & CARRIER WI-FI

In Home, Smart Buildings and MDU

Delivering E2E Wi-Fi QoS and QoE IoT Smart Home & Wi-Fi Halow Addressing Churn & RoI Emerging Sensing Applications MDU Centralized Connectivity WI-Fi Offload. Secure Authentication and Accounting

9:30 AM

Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO - Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Welcome - Day 2 WGC EMEA

9:35 AM

Operator Guest Speaker

9:50 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor

10:10 AM

WBA Guest Speaker

10:25 AM

Reserved for Gold Sponsor

10:45 AM

PANEL: Intelligent Home Networks - Wi-Fi, Sensing & IoT Integration How homes are becoming smarter, safer and more responsive

11:25 AM

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO

SMART CITIES

Smart Cities, Smart Networks and Connecting the Unconnected

Smart transportation for the next decade OpenRoaming - the Missing Link to Connect the Unconnected Mission Critical and Emergency Services Role of Satellite to connect Rural and Urban communities

12:00 PM

Moderator Introduction

12:05 PM

Guest Speaker

12:20 PM

Reserved for Sponsor Address

12:30 PM

Guest speaker

12:45 PM

PANEL: Connected Communities Forum Connectivity for Good, Sustainability and Social Impact

13:15 PM

NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXPO

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS

14:00 PM

Wireless Workshops Wireless Broadband Alliance Program Workshops

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15:00 PM

EVENT CLOSE

Agenda at a Glance: Day 1 – October 9, 2024

Time (CET)

SESSION

8:30 AM

PRE-REGISTRATION

9:00 AM

EXECUTIVE PLENARY
Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting our Digital World

10:40 AM

COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

11:05 AM

NEXT GEN WIRELESS BROADBAND AND STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH

  • Introduction and Welcome
  • Next Generation Residential Broadband
  • Beyond the Hype: Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 7 and AFC & 6 GHz – Strategies for Telco Growth
  • OpenRoaming Unveiled – Revolutionizing Public and Guest Wi-Fi

PANEL
New Possibilities with Wi-Fi 7 and 6 GHz in Residential and Enterprise

12:40 PM

LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:40 PM

RESIDENTIAL BROADBAND AND SMART HOME

  • Moderator Introduction
  • Operator perspective: delivering and managing a great customer experience in 2025+
  • Operator Wi-Fi and Consumer smarts: Driving Connectivity in the Digital Age
  • New applications and monetization with Wi-Fi Sensing

PANEL
Addressing the critical aspects of network performance, management and security in a connected home

3:10 PM

COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

3:30 PM

INNOVATION AND OPERATION FOR ENTERPRISE WIRELESS

  • Smart Transportation for 2025+
  • Convergence and future of Enterprise Connectivity
  • Driving the future of Smart Manufacturing with Next Gen Wi-Fi
  • Coming of Age: Wi-Fi Halow in the Enterprise

PANEL:
Wi-Fi Halow Opportunities and Use Cases

5:00 PM

WBA INDUSTRY AWARDS

6:00 PM

WGC EMEA NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

8:00 PM

END OF DAY 1

Agenda at a Glance: Day 2 – October 10, 2024

Time (CET)

SESSION

8:30 AM

PRE-REGISTRATION

9:00 AM

WI-FI IN THE SMB AND ENTERPRISE

  • CEO Opening Remarks
  • OpenRoaming: Revolutionizing Retail and Hospitality customer engagement
  • What does a great customer experience look like and what is needed to deliver it
  • Unleashing the potential of OpenWi-Fi – Innovation, Security and Growth
  • Driving Innovation in Wi-Fi user experience

PANEL
Enterprise Connectivity Forum

11:00 AM

LUNCH & NETWORKING

11:30 AM

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES FORUM

  • Bridging the Gap: Wi-Fi Enabled Smart City Innovations for Under-Served Communities
  • WBA Guest Address

PANEL
Connecting Communities: Wi-Fi Empowerment for the Under-Served

12:35 PM

END OF WGC EMEA

Registration & Passes

WGC EMEA will be held in Paris on Oct 13-16 2024. WBA Members-Only Working Sessions are on Oct 13-14; The Open Congress Sessions, including the WBA Industry Awards are on Oct 15-16 and are open to everyone. Register Now!

This year the WBA are delighted to be co-locating WGC EMEA at Network X, meaning that WGC participants have the option to participate in the Exhibition as well as experience Broadband World Forum, 5G World and Telco cloud at a discounted rate. Check your ticket options.

We look forward to seeing you in person. If you’re interested in speaking, sponsoring, or exhibiting at the event, please contact WBA’s Events team.

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Venues

07-08 October:

WBA Members Working Sessions

Hotel Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo

Address:

36 38 Rue de Moulin,
92170 Vanves, France

Phone:

October 7-8

The Members Only Working Session and plugfest
will take place at the Hotel Mercure Paris Porte de
Versailles Expo.

09-10 October

WGC EMEA Open Conference

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

Address:

Pl de la Porte de Versailles,
75015, Paris

Phone:

+33 1 40 68 22 22

October 9-10

WGC EMEA Open Congress will take place at the
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

Our recommendation is the Hotel Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, see the booking link below.

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Key Themes and Topics

Business Showcase – Wi-Fi Innovation And Digital Transformation

– Wi-Fi in the Enterprise
– Smart Home
– Smart Cities
– Rural Wi-Fi And Digital Divide
– Wi-Fi And Sustainability – The Road Ahead

Technology Showcase

– Wi-Fi 7
– Private 5G & 6GHz Wi-Fi
– Wi-Fi Convergence
– OpenRoamingTM
– Operator Managed Wi-Fi – Enhancing Quality
of Service/Experience
– Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
– Wi-Fi Security

Exhibition

– Leading Wi-Fi Companies Exhibition
– Wi-Fi Technology in Action

WGC Show Highlights

– Enterprise Connectivity Forum
– Innovation Forum

Networking Drinks Reception