WGC EMEA – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital growth

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WBA Members-Only Working Sessions

17th Oct
18th Oct

WGC Open Congress

19th Oct
20th Oct

October 20th – CET Timezone (+1 GMT + 6 EDT + 9 PDT)

Wireless Global Congress – Public Event

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8:30 AM (CET)

Registration and Coffee

Moderator: Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance

9:00 AM (CET)

CEO Opening Remarks

Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance

9:05 AM (CET)

The Role Operators can Play in Solving Enterprise Smart Connectivity Needs: How to be a solutions provider

Maria Cuevas, Networks Research Director, BT Applied Research, BT

9:25 AM (CET)

Taking Enterprise Wi-FI to the Next Level

Giovanni Pecora, VP Sales, Cloud4Wi

9:45 AM (CET)

Evolution of Wi-Fi and beyond. Emerging use cases and propositions enabled by next gen Wi-Fi, including Wi-Fi 6E and WI-Fi 7

David Coleman, Director, Wireless Technology, Extreme Networks

10:15 AM (CET)

Wi-Fi 7: Built for Immersive Experiences, Provides Fast, Robust and Reliable Connectivity

Parul Singla, Director of Marketing – Wi-Fi, MaxLinear

10:35 AM (CET)

COFFEE & NETWORKING

Moderator: Steve Nam, Director of Industry Engagement, Wireless Broadband Alliance

11:05 AM (CET)

The future of Wi-Fi, benefits of Wi-Fi 6E and 7 in the home environment

Arjan van der Vegt, Senior Manager Connectivity CPE, Liberty Global

11:25 AM (CET)

FIRESIDE CHAT:
Ahold Delhaize: Delivering Wi-Fi Excellence in Retail with OpenRoaming

Rolf Vanden Eynde, Manager CoE Infrastructure Engineering, Ahold Delhaize
Mattias Demeyere, IT Project Manager, Ahold Delhaize
Bart Brinckman (Moderator), Distinguished Engineer, Cisco

11:45 AM (CET)

5G/Wi-Fi Convergence Without Compromise

Blaz Vavpetic, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Galgus

12:00 AM (CET)

PANEL DISCUSSION
Enhancing the Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience

Irvind Ghai, Vice President of Product Marketing, onsemi
Chris Elliot, EMEA Channel Director, Commscope
Blaz Vavpetic, Business Development & Strategic Partnership, Galgus
Steve Nam (Moderator), Vice President – Membership & Industry Engagement, WBA

12:40 PM (CET)

LUNCH & NETWORKING

Moderator: Bruno Tomás, CTO, Wireless Broadband Alliance

2:00 PM (CET)

Building future-proof CSP-managed Wi-Fi solutions

Justin Doucette, Head of Nokia WiFi, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:20 PM (CET)

Getting Ahead of the Threat:
Securing Public Wi-Fi – Foreseeing public Wi-Fi threats for consumer and enterprises, and how to address them – Discussing Open Roaming as a solution

Rutger van Haastert, Consultant Security, KPN
Bart Brinckman, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Bruno Tomas (Moderator), CTO, WBA

2:50 PM (CET)

PANEL DISCUSSION
Spectrum Today vs. Spectrum Tomorrow

Ziyad A AlDobaian, System Engineer, CITC
Burhan Masood, Business Development & Product Management, Broadcom
Scott Blue, Director of Global Wireless Policy, Cisco
Matt MacPherson (Moderator), Wireless CTO, Cisco

3:30 PM (CDT)

Closing Remarks

Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance

3:45 PM (CET)

CLOSE

How Wi-Fi is helping to Connect Cities, Municipalities, Campus and Real Estate

Moderator: Reza Jafari – CEO and Chairman, e-Development International