Network X 2023 Schedule

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Oct 24 Tuesday | 8:00 am

Network X Registration Open

Event: Network X

Session Type: Track

Oct 24 Tuesday | 9:00 am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Speaker: Nicolai Schattgen  (Founder & CEO , Match-Maker Ventures)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 9:05 am

Opening Address: Building networks to meet the challenges of hosting the Rugby World Cup and Olympics in Paris Region

Speaker: Lionel Grotto  (CEO, Choose Paris Region)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 9:20 am

State of the Market: Hyperscalers, Private Equity, FibreCos, RanCos, TowerCos and more – To what extent will fragmented network ownership disrupt tomorrow’s market dynamics

Speaker: Dario Talmesio  (Research Director, Service Provider Strategy & Regulation, Omdia)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 9:35 am

Fireside Chat: How to deliver a secure and robust converged network

Speakers: Howard Watson  (Chief Networks and Security Officer, BT Group), Dario Talmesio  (Research Director, Service Provider Strategy & Regulation, Omdia)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 9:50 am

Let there be light

Speaker: Geert Heyninck  (Vice President, Broadband Network Business, Fixed Networks, Nokia)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 10:05 am

Technology transformations are people transformations

Speaker: Markus Messerer  (Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, Telia )

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 10:20 am

End of Day One Headliners

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Oct 24 Tuesday | 10:30 am

6G Summit

Moderator: Ruth Brown  (Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading)

Speakers: Anita Doehler  (CEO, NGMN Alliance), Takehiro Nakamura  (Chief Technology Architect, NTT DOCOMO), Sangmin Lee  (Vice President of Access Network Development Team, SK Telecom)

Location: Workshop B

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Should the Industry Focus Exclusively on 5G at This Point, or Should it Prepare for 6G?

Speaker: Remy Pascal  (Principal Analyst, Mobile infrastructure, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

PRESENTATION: Research, Academia & Innovation: How Telecom Paris is Advancing French Telecoms/PRÉSENTATION: Recherche, Université & Innovation : Comment Télécom Paris fait Progresser les Telecoms Français

Speakers: Sylvain Lamblot  (Director of Partnership, Telecom Paris), Marie-Anne Lebrec  (Director of Innovation Projects, Telecom Paris)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Partner Workshop with TADHacks

Speaker: Alan Quayle  (Founder, TADHack)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 10:50 am

ANALYST ADDRESS: Towards a Connected Future: Challenges of 5G, Fiber, And Regulations in the French Telecoms Sector/ INTERVENTION D'ANALYSTE: Vers un Avenir Connecté: Les Enjeux de la 5G, de la Fibre et des Réglementations dans le Secteur des Télécoms

Speaker: Ronan De Renesse  (Research Director SP Markets, Omdia)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 10:55 am

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Jaimie Lenderman  (Research Manager & Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:00 am

Investing in the fibre frontier to bridge the digital divide

Speaker: JB Rousselot  (CEO, Chorus)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:10 am

Presentation: Telconomics: ARCEP on the French Telecoms Market/ PRÉSENTATION: Telconomics : présentation par l'ARCEP du marché français des télécommunications

Speaker: Marion Panfili  (Head of Economy Analysis and Digital Intelligence Unit, ARCEP)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:15 am

DOCSIS vs PON – Izzi's PON approach to future-proof the network as a traditional cable operator

Speaker: Israel Madiedo  (Innovation & Technology Director, Izzi Telecom)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:30 am

An all-optical foundation to inspire new experiences in the digital era

Speaker: Peter Hu  (VP, ZTE)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Core Software as a Service (SaaS), an Opportunity to Help CSPs with Limited Resources to Build 5G Core and Compete

Speaker: Roberto Kompany  (Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

PRESENTATION: French Telecoms Regulation Seen Through a European Lens / PRÉSENTATION: La régulation des télécommunications françaises vue à travers une perspective européenne

Speaker: Luc Hindryckx  (Director General, ecta)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:45 am

Meeting corporate ESG and CSR objectives over your Fibre network

Speaker: David Tomalin  (Group CTO, CityFibre)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 11:50 am

PRESENTATION: Overview of the French Acceleration Strategy on 5G and Future Networks /Présentation: de la Stratégie d'accélération française sur la 5G et les réseaux du futur

Speaker: Marc Jamet  (Coordinator of the French Acceleration Strategy for 5G & Future Networks – France 2030, Ministry of Economy, Finances & Industrial and Digital Sovereignty)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Wholesale, Private Equity, AltNets, Converged Operators and more – what does the European FTTH marketplace look like today vs tomorrow?

Moderator: Sylwia Kechiche  (Principal Industry Analyst, Enterprise, Ookla)

Speakers: Dana Tobak  (Founder and CEO, Hyperoptic), Rob Hamlin  (Chief Strategy Officer, CityFibre), Luc Hindryckx  (Director General, ecta)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:10 pm

PRESENTATION: 6G Research and Standardization /PRÉSENTATION : Récherche 6G et Standardisation

Speaker: Hakima Chaouchi  (Head of Digital Sovereignty and Sobriety, Institut Mines Telecom)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: FWA v Fibre v Satellite: How to Choose the Right Mix

Speaker: Dario Talmesio  (Research Director, Service Provider Strategy & Regulation, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services, Fibre

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Presentation: FTTH Panorama Europe and Place of France / PRÉSENTATION: FTTH Panorama Europe & France

Speaker: Roland Montagne  (Principal Analyst FTTx, Broadband Director Development, IDATE DigiWorld)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:45 pm

Analyst Address: Public cloud market analysis

Speaker: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Analyst Address: RAN Evolution: The Industry Perspective

Speaker: Remy Pascal  (Principal Analyst, Mobile infrastructure, Omdia)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Broadband Forum: State of access technologies and evolution to multi-service broadband

Moderator: Bernd Hesse  (CMO of the BBF Board, The Broadband Forum)

Panelists: Ana Pesovic  (Marketing Director, Fiber Fixed Networks, Nokia), Claudio Rodrigues  (Engineering & Optical Technology Project Manager , Altice Labs), Frank Effenberger  (Fellow, Optical Transport and Access Standards, Futurewei Technologies)

Speakers: Gunter Reiss  (Chief Customer Officer, DZS), Francisco Rodrigues  (CEO, PicAdvanced)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

How to improve the Wi-Fi experience and decrease the OPEX through USP managed platform

Speaker: Felix Huang  (Head of Product Management WEU, TP-Link)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:50 pm

PRESENTATION: 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN): Towards Integrated Mobile and Satellite Communications/ PRÉSENTATION: Réseaux Non Terrestres (NTN) 5G/6G : Vers des Communications Mobiles et Par Satellite Intégrées

Speaker: Amina Boubendir  (Head of Research and Standardization, Airbus Defence & Space)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 12:55 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Diana Gorelik  (Senior Analyst, Europe Service Providers, Omdia)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:00 pm

Analyst Address: Worldwide FTTH/B Market Panorama: Focus on European Fibre Rollout and Penetration

Speaker: Roland Montagne  (Principal Analyst FTTx, Broadband Director Development, IDATE DigiWorld)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Operator Opening Address: Open RAN for Private Networks: How the Inherent Flexibility and Programmability of Open RAN Will Power the Private Networks

Speaker: Sidd Chenumolu  (Vice President of Technology Development, DISH Wireless)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address: Moving core network functions to the public cloud – is this one way street?

Speaker: Anil Darji  (Chief Network Architect, Three UK)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

WBBA Broadband Development Congress 2023: How we can accelerate broadband excellence everywhere

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Welcome Speech

Speaker: Mark Oliver  (Divisional Vice President of Consulting, Verticals, Omdia)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:05 pm

Welcome Remarks

Speaker: Li Zhengmao  (Chairman of the Board, World Broadband Association)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:10 pm

PRESENTATION: Boosting your Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Credentials with Green Fibre/PRÉSENTATION: Renforcer par la fibre l’efficacité énergétique et la pérennité de vos équipements

Speaker: Philippe Chanclou  (Team Manager Fixed Access Networks & ISG F5G, Orange & ETSI)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:15 pm

Connectivity Convergence to bring Gigabit services to overlooked MDUs

Speaker: Livia Rosu  (President & Co-Chair Marketing Committee, HomeGrid Forum & prpl Foundation)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Energy Efficiency Meets Future Proofing: Metrics for Tomorrow's Networks

Speaker: Dino Flore  (VP, Technology, Qualcomm Europe, Inc.)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

International Organization / WBBA Board Member Keynote: Why should we encourage investment in broadband? Understanding the benefits that broadband can deliver

Speaker: Tomas Lamanauskas  (Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Panel Discussion: The future of networks in the cloud

Moderator: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Speakers: Ivica Cale  (Head of Cloud Infrastructure, DT Cloud Services, Deutsche Telekom), Paul van Hoogmoed  (VP Data Center Infrastructure (DCI), KPN)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:30 pm

Building and monetising an enterprise focused FibreCo

Speaker: Kevin McNulty  (Strategy Director, ITS Technology Group)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Building the network with the help of hyperscalers and public cloud

Speaker: Patrick Lopez  (Founder & CEO , Core Analysis)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

International Organization / WBBA Board Member Keynote: Why should we encourage investment in broadband? Understanding the benefits that broadband can deliver

Speaker: Kim Jin  (Vice President and CMO, Optical Business Product Line, Huawei)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

PANEL DISCUSSION : How do 5G and Fibre Complement Each Other? / TABLE RONDE: Comment la 5G et la Fibre se Complètent-elles ?

Moderator: Vincent Roger-Machart  (Technical Facilitator, CercleCredo)

Speakers: Pierre-Yves Senghor  (Director Marketing & Innovation, TDF), Antoine Brossault  (Project Manager, CercleCredo), Florence Erpelding  (Senior Manager, Radio Market, Axione)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: Green Fibre and ESG, 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Presentation: Preparing for 5G Advanced

Speaker: Mark Henry  (Director of Network & Spectrum Strategy, BT Group)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 1:45 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Operator Keynote: Why should we encourage investment in broadband? Understanding the benefits that broadband can deliver

Speaker: Gilles Bourdon  (Vice President, Wireline Networks & Infrasturcture , Orange)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Panel Discussion: Business models and approaches to overcome the challenge of brand recognition

Moderator: Diana Gorelik  (Senior Analyst, Europe Service Providers, Omdia)

Speakers: Conal Henry  (Founder & Chair, Fibrus), Oliver Bradley  (Senior Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure Investing, Macquarie Capital), Jean-Luc Lemmens  (Research Director, Head of the Media and Telecom Business Unit, IDATE DigiWorld), Kevin McNulty  (Strategy Director, ITS Technology Group)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Panel Discussion: RAN 5G RAN evolution: What does the next-generation mobile network look like?

Moderator: Remy Pascal  (Principal Analyst, Mobile infrastructure, Omdia)

Speakers: Sherif R. Sherif  (Senior Strategist, Technology Strategy and Innovation, Omantel), Ventsislav Dimitrov  (Principal, Arthur D Little)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:00 pm

Case Study: Extending Fibre in France and Closing Copper: the Challenges for Network Resilience/ ETUDE DE CAS: Extension de la Fibre en France et Fermeture de Cuivre : Les Enjeux de la Resilience des Reseaux

Speaker: Philippe Fouet  (Technical Director, Cercle Credo)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

International Organization / WBBA Board Member Keynote: Why should we encourage investment in broadband? Understanding the benefits that broadband can deliver

Speaker: Simon Lacey  (Head of Digital Trade and Geopolitics, World Economic Forum)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Maximizing Efficiency through Mobile Service Automation, beyond boundaries: FreeMove Alliance

Speakers: Selma Avdagic Tisljar  (General Manager, FreeMove Alliance), Antonija Domjanovic  (Tribe Lead for International Mobile Service Automation, Deutsche Telekom), Henriette Pedersen  (Head of Customer Experience, Global Business, Telia Company), Pascale Presle  (Marketing Manager Mobile Services, Orange Business), Carolina Ramirez  (Marketing Director, FreeMove Alliance)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:15 pm

End of 5G RAN Track

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Government/Regulator Keynote: Why should we encourage investment in broadband? Understanding the benefits that broadband can deliver

Speaker: David Wilkins  (Head of Smart City, Westminster City Council)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:20 pm

Panel Discussion: Infrastructure Operator & Towerco Model in the Success of the French Digital Development/ TABLE RONDE: Opérateur d'Infrastructure et Modèle Towerco dans le Succès du Développement Numérique Français

Moderator: Lenaig Catz  (irectrice de projets Couverture numérique et Fréquences, Direction Générale des Entreprises)

Speakers: David Elfassy  (Vice President of the Altitude Group, Altitude Infra), Olivier Duroyon  (Head of Corporate and Government Affairs, Nokia), Jeremy Haddak  (Director, Infrastructure Private Equity, Ardian)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:25 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:30 pm

Fireside chat: The Fundamentals of Telco Transformation: Learnings from Orange Business

Speakers: Evan Kirchheimer  (Vice President, Service Provider Research, Omdia), Eka Kamushadze  (EVP of Transformation, Orange Business)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Bridging the Gap between 10G and 100G PON

Speakers: Julie Kunstler  (Chief Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia), Joe Marsella  (Vice President, Product Line Management, Ciena), Andrew Bender  (CTO and Head of Strategy, Fixed Networks Division, Nokia), Jay Teborek  (Senior Director, Product Line Management, Ciena)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Monetizing the connected home with VAS

Speaker: Wojtek Makowski  (Vice President CPE Ecosystem, Orange)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Presentation: The Role of E2E Network Slice Assurance for 5G/B5G

Speaker: Simona Marinova  (Solution Architect, Bell)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Welcome Remark

Speaker: Huang Xianqiong  (Deputy Director-General, Industry and Information Technology of China)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:40 pm

Government/Regulator Keynote: What is the status of broadband globally today?

Speaker: Serign Modou Bah  (Director of Telecommunications & Postal Services, The Gambia Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (MOCDE))

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:45 pm

Analyst Address: How the smart home growing pains will give way to a new chapter of growth

Speaker: Mariana Zamoszczyk  (Principal Analyst - Smart Home Services, Omdia)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Deploying Cloud Native DNS for 5G Networks

Speaker: Neil Cook  (Head of Product Management, PowerDNS)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:50 pm

Presentation: 5G to 6G/ PRÉSENTATION: 5G a 6G

Speaker: Jean-Luc Lemmens  (Research Director, Head of the Media and Telecom Business Unit, IDATE DigiWorld)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 2:55 pm

Operator Keynote: What is the status of broadband globally today?

Speaker: Li Jun  ( Vice President, China Telecommunications Corporation)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Service provider address: Simplifying the Telco technology landscape to enable more agility and growth

Speaker: Mariam Kaynia  (VP of Massmarket, Telefonica)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:00 pm

Connected and Secure: Blueprint to Seamless Online Protection

Speaker: Paula Al-Soufi  (Director of Portfolio Strategy & Marketing, F-Secure)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

New Generation Broadband Networks and the New Digital Future

Speaker: Jaimie Lenderman  (Principal Analyst & Research Manager, Omdia)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Presentation: Business Vision on Mobile VPNs Over 5G Slicing

Speaker: Gonzalo Escuder  (Head of Mobile Network Operations, ANTEL Uruguay)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:10 pm

End of Day 1 Connect France

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Network Analyst Keynote: What is the status of broadband globally today?

Speaker: Stephen Wilson  (Senior Principal Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Service provider address: The network softwarisation journey in Orange International Network

Speaker: Jean-Louis Le Roux  (Executive VP International Networks, Orange)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:15 pm

Panel Discussion: Monetisation Strategies: How CSPs Should Start Small?

Moderator: Gabriel Brown  (Senior Principal Analyst– Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading)

Speakers: Terje Jensen  (Senior Vice President, Head of Network and Cloud Technology Strategy, Telenor Group), Soichi Nakajima  (Vice President of Data and Analysis, Tarifica)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

The need for differentiation: Prioritising customer experience

Speaker: Angela Vouziotis  (Group Owner - Broadband Connectivity , Telstra)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:25 pm

Network Data Analyst Keynote: How will broadband evolve in the future?

Speaker: Chip Strange  (Chief Strategy Officer, Ookla)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Service provider address. Federation and Collaboration in the Edge-Cloud Continuum

Speaker: Andreas Florath  (Cloud Architect, Deutsche Telekom)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Developing a sustainable telco transformation strategy

Speaker: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Panel Discussion: AI, IoT and Big Data adding more value to the smart home

Moderator: Thomas Nogues  (Executive Director, CableLabs)

Speakers: Mohammed Hassanien  (Enterprise Products Senior Manager, Omantel), Israel Madiedo  (Innovation & Technology Director, Izzi Telecom), Reda Hosny  (Product Development Expert, Bouygues Telecom), Livia Rosu  (President & Co-Chair Marketing Committee, HomeGrid Forum & prpl Foundation)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:40 pm

Vendor Keynote: How will broadband evolve in the future?

Speaker: Stefaan Vanhastel  (VP Marketing & Innovation, Fixed Networks, Nokia)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 3:55 pm

Metaverse Standards Forum Keynote: How will broadband evolve in the future?

Speaker: Poonam Parihar  (Member and Founder & CEO, Metaverse Standards Forum & bandarlog.dev)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:00 pm

Chair Remarks

Speaker: Andrew Spivey  (Senior Analyst, ABI Research)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Presentation: 5G & Blockchain are the Building Blocks of Metaverse

Speaker: Imran Malik  (Senior Director – Enterprise Business, du)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:05 pm

Empowering service providers to create personalised, high-value experiences for subscribers

Speaker: Niall Robinson  (Head of North American Sales, Plume)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:10 pm

Service provider address: Expanding the telco presence on the edge computing market

Speaker: Pal Gronsund  (Director Cloud Strategy and Architecture, Telenor Group)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:15 pm

IDEA (International Digital Equity Alliance) – Cross Industry Collaborative for Digital Inclusion

Speakers: Mea Thompson  (CCO, Co-Founder, unconnected.org), Tobin Richardson  (President & CEO, Connectivity Standards Alliance)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Presentation: Shifting Towards Hybrid Networks, Ready for "AI Networking"

Speaker: Sylvain Quartier  (Vice President Marketing and Product Strategy, Ekinops)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:20 pm

Evaluating the opportunities smart Wi-Fi brings

Speakers: Sophie Claude  (Vice President Home Services, Orange), Heather McDavitt  (Vice President Home and Mobile Products, Verizon)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:25 pm

Panel Discussion. Meeting the NaaS demand from the enterprises

Moderator: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Speakers: Alex Reichl  (Director Mobile Strategy, Liberty Global), Eduardo Perez  (Senior Lead – Strategy & Innovation, Colt Technology Services)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:30 pm

Panel Discussion: How can stakeholders work together to ensure broadband excellence and availability

Moderator: Martin Creaner  (Director of General, WBBA)

Panelists: JB Rousselot  (CEO, Chorus), Daniel Tang  (CTO, Datacom Product Line, Huawei), Oliver Bradley  (Senior Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure Investing, Macquarie Capital)

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Presentation: Working with Hyperscalers to Deliver Ultimate Value in Edge?

Speaker: Nezar Alhuzaimi  (Solution Architect Senior Consultant, stc)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

VIP Networking Drinks hosted by Plume

Event: Network X

Session Type: Networking

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:35 pm

Delivering a managed Wi-Fi network

Speaker: Fahad Majeed  (Senior Program Manager, Rogers Communications)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:45 pm

End of 5G World Day 1

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Oct 24 Tuesday | 4:50 pm

Panel Discussion: RDK's Executive Spotlight – RDK's Central Role in Broadband Provider Deployments

Moderator: Michael Philpott  (Research Director, Omdia)

Speakers: Jason Briggs  (President & GM, RDK), Oscar Gallego  (Head of Home & Security Products, Vodafone Group), Adam Hotchkiss  (Co-Founder & Vice President of Customer Solutions, Plume)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 5:10 pm

Closing Remarks

Location: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress Stage

Event: WBBA: Broadband Development Congress

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 24 Tuesday | 5:15 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Oct 24 Tuesday | 5:20 pm

End of Connected Smart Home Track

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Oct 24 Tuesday | 7:00 pm

Network X Party

Location: La Serre

Event: Network X

Session Type: Networking

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 7:30 am

Network X 5K Eiffel Tower Run

Event: Network X

Session Type: Networking

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 8:30 am

Network X Registration Open

Event: Network X

Session Type: Track

Pre-Conference Registration & Coffee

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:00 am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Speaker: Nicolai Schattgen  (Founder & CEO , Match-Maker Ventures)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Tiago Rodrigues  (President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:05 am

Capitalising on fibre and 5G investments across Europe to drive new revenues

Speaker: Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière  (Deputy CEO, Orange Group)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:15 am

Operator Address: 'How Orange are building a more valuable and beneficial Wi-Fi for consumers

Speaker: Rida Zouaoui  (Head of Wireless Strategy and New Services, Orange)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:20 am

Leveraging AI to drive improved B2B UX and monetisation

Speaker: Yasutaka Mizutani  (CMO, Colt Technology Services)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:35 am

On our Journey towards network softwarisation and full digitalization

Speaker: Joaquin Mata Atance  (Director SW & Infrastructure Evolution in NT&IT, Telefonica)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Wireless Innovation at a Torrid Pace - A Giant Leap for PC Clients

Speaker: Ryan Granchalek  (GM, Wi-Fi Products, Intel)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:50 am

How AI will transform the way CSPs develop products

Speaker: Fahri Diner  (CEO and Founder, Plume)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 9:55 am

Transforming the Wi-Fi Experience with OpenRoaming

Speaker: Matthew MacPherson  (Wireless CTO, Cisco)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:00 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum Powered by Huawei

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:05 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: State of the Optical Access Network Industry

Speaker: Julie Kunstler  (Chief Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Panel Discussion: Carrier-Neutral Providers (CNPs), asset divestment, joint ventures and private equity – Service Provider strategies and models to meet today's fiscal needs

Moderator: Karim Taga  (Managing Partner, Arthur D. Little)

Speakers: Svetlana Barthelemy  (Senior Vice President, GIC), James Gordon  (Managing Director, KKR), Nicolas Roy  (CEO, TOTEM)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:15 am

Connecting the Enterprise with 5G, Wi-Fi & AI

Speaker: Derek Peterson  (CTO, Boingo Wireless)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:20 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: Unleash Fiber Potential, Boost Broadband Growth

Speaker: Feng Zhishan  (President, Optical Access Network Product Line, Huawei)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:30 am

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Disaggregating fixed telco networks: Benefits, challenges and learnings

Speakers: Hannes Gredler  (CTO and Founder, RtBrick, Inc), Stephen Wilson  (Senior Principal Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Telco Cloud Partner Workshop: Unlocking Digital Transformation with Autonomous Networks, an ETSI perspective

Speakers: Ray Forbes  (Chair ISG ENI, ETSI), Laurent Ciavaglia  (ISG ZSM, ETSI), Deng Hui  (Vice Chairman NFV ISG, ETSI), Philippe Chanclou  (Team Manager Fixed Access Networks & ISG F5G, Orange & ETSI), Walter Featherstone  (ETSI ISG MEC Vice Chair, ETSI), Anthony Brand  (Chief Marketing Officer, ETSI)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:35 am

Coffee & Networking

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

End of Day Two Headliners

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: 50G PON as Enabler for Next-Generation Optical Access

Speaker: Peter Weigel  (Network Connectivity Architect, Swisscom)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:45 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: FMC Bursting Nigeria Home Broadband

Speaker: Adewale Sulaiman  (General Manager, Network Enterprise Services, MTN Nigeria PLC)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 10:55 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: IntelligentFAN - a Way to Autonomous Access network

Speaker: Dennis Luo  (Chief Architect, Access Network Domain,, Huawei)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:00 am

Keynote Fireside Chat: The Fundamentals of TELCO Transformation: Learning from TELCO Business

Speakers: Evan Kirchheimer  (Vice President, Service Provider Research, Omdia), Bruno Zerbib  (Executive Vice President, Group’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Orange Group)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Role of startups in telecom industry /Rôle des start-ups dans l'industrie des télécommunications

Speaker: Bjoern Schaettgen  (Chief Growth Officer, Match-Maker Ventures)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:05 am

Operator Address: Role of Wi-Fi in 6G

Speaker: Maria Cuevas  (Networks Research Director, BT)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:10 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: Innovative Fiber Broadband to Deliver Premium Digital Life Experience

Speaker: Francisco Tecles  (Marketing Director, Oi Brasil)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:15 am

Bridging the Gap: Private 5G in Japan and Its Technical Advancements

Speaker: Takehiro Nakamura  (Chief Technology Architect, NTT DOCOMO)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:20 am

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: Accelerating Fiber Broadband User Experience in Bahrain

Speaker: Shaima Al Hamed  (Chief Commercial Officer, Bahrain Network)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Panel Discussion: Telcos expectations from new technologies

Speakers: Amaury de Gromard  (Head of NET Strategy & Business Development, Swisscom), Augustin Marty  (CEO, Deepomatic), Julien Duvaud-Schelnast  (Partner, Arthur D. Little)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:25 am

Presentation: Wi-Fi 7: When Will it Be a Commercial Reality?

Speaker: Stephen McCann  (Work Group Secretary - 802.11, IEEE)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:30 am

Business Transformational Opportunities with Open Networks

Speaker: Virtyt Koshi  (Senior Vice President and General Manager for EMEA, Mavenir)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Exploring Network Automation Strategies: In-House Development vs. External Vendor Solutions

Speakers: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia), Mateusz Sulikowski  (CEO, Vector Technologies)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Optical Access Innovation Forum powered by Huawei: Build the best FTTH network and home connectivity experience in Chile

Speaker: Nicolás Cisternas  (Product Development Owner TV & Home Connectivity, Entel Chile)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Session

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 11:45 am

Maximizing the throughput and energy efficiency of private networks.

Moderator: Pablo Tomasi  (Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia)

Speakers: David O'Byrne  (Senior Business Development Manager, Druid Software Ltd), Charlie Ashton  (Senior Director Business Development, Napatech)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

New commercial opportunities with FWA over 5G

Speaker: Guy Zbarsky  (CEO, DROAM)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Reserved for Gold Sponsor

Speaker: Chetan Hebbalae  (VP Products - Software and Networking, Kyrio)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:00 pm

Fireside chat: From innovation to implementation: Lifemote's path to technology deployment /CONVERSATION AU COIN DE FEU: De l'innovation à la mise en œuvre : le chemin de Lifemote vers le déploiement technologique

Speakers: Bjoern Schaettgen  (Chief Growth Officer, Match-Maker Ventures), Eren Soyak  (CEO, Lifemote)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Keynote Panel Discussion: Is 5G FWA set to be the next market opportunity?

Moderator: Dario Talmesio  (Research Director, Service Provider Strategy & Regulation, Omdia)

Speakers: Derek Peterson  (CTO, Boingo Wireless), Mike Stacey  (CTIO, Imagine), Guy Zbarsky  (CEO, DROAM)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:05 pm

Presentation: The Future of (Private) 5G and Wi-Fi Convergence

Speaker: Gemma Morall Adell  (Project Manager , SNCF)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:20 pm

Panel Discussion: Spectrum, Benefits and Use Cases of 6GHz Wi-Fi

Moderator: Dean Bubley  (Founder, Disruptive Analysis)

Speakers: Detlef Fuehrer  (Senior Manager, Spectrum Management & Regulatory Affairs, HPE Aruba), Mark Henry  (Director of Network & Spectrum Strategy, BT Group), Ted Kaplan  (CEO, RFK Engineering Solutions), Andy Gowans  (Spectrum Regulatory Policy Team Leader, Cisco)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Exploring Fixed-mobile Convergence is it all Worth it?

Speaker: Diana Gorelik  (Senior Analyst, Europe Service Providers, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:40 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dan Grossman  (Senior Analyst - Fixed Networks, TechInsights)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Lunch / Déjeuner

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Networking

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 12:45 pm

Analyst Address: Exploring the latest telco automation and AI trends

Speaker: Patrick Lopez  (Founder & CEO , Core Analysis)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Analyst Address: How Operators Can Best Monetise their Network

Speaker: Roberto Kompany  (Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Beyond XGS-PON: Next Generation

Speaker: Dan Grossman  (Senior Analyst - Fixed Networks, TechInsights)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Creating a more intelligent, automated and programmable network in the 5G era

Speakers: Brandon Larson  (SVP, GM, Multimedia, Platform & AI, Mavenir), David Hall  (VP Technology Solutions EMEA, Mavenir), Paul Mannion  (Fixed and Wireline, Wireless Business Director, Intel)

Location: Workshop B

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:00 pm

Broadband Forum: Broadband's potential for enhanced services and revenue

Moderator: Jason Walls  (Director of Technical Marketing, QA Cafe)

Speakers: Magnus Olden  (CTO, Domos), Ofer Greenberg  (Director of Business Development, Friendly Technologies), Ronan Bracken  (Product Management Director, Incognito), Charles Cheevers  (CTO, CommScope), Carlos Santos  (Global Head of Products & Head of EU R&D, Kaon Broadband), Mariana Zamoszczyk  (Principal Analyst - Smart Home Services, Omdia), Cristian Andrei  (Director of Sense Technology, F-Secure)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

How to accelerate FTTH rollout to deliver faster speeds nationwide

Speaker: Christian Gacon  (VP, Broadband Networks, Orange France)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Lunch & Networking

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Presentation: Launching a 5G SA Network

Speaker: Jose Antonio Martin Martinez  (Packet Core Manager, Telefonica CTIO, Telefonica)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address. Challenges of NFV orchestrators

Speaker: Gerardo Garcia de Blas  (Technology Expert, Telefonica)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:15 pm

Panel Discussion: Are telcos ready for the intent-based networking?

Moderator: Patrick Lopez  (Founder & CEO , Core Analysis)

Panelists: Deividas Mataciunas  (Technical Data Analyst, Sunrise), Sana Ben Jemaa  (Technical lead of AI Empowered Networks Program, Orange Innovation)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Presentation: 5G Core Security: Is Automation a Challenge or an Opportunity?

Speaker: Remy Harel  (Network Security Manager, Orange Group)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Wholesale Broadband at Hyperscale

Speaker: Andrew Leong  (CTO Fixed Networks and EGM Technology & Solutions, nbn co)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Evaluating the opportunities smart Wi-Fi brings to telcos

Speaker: Michael Philpott  (Research Director, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Opening & Welcome Address

Speaker: Monica Paolini  (Principal, Senza Fili)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Panel Discussion: Driving Green Digital Transformation: Collaborative Strategies for ICT Sector Emissions Reduction

Moderator: Vincent Garnier  (Director General, FTTH Council Europe)

Speakers: Jean-Manuel Canet  (Senior Manager Climate & Biodiversity, Orange Group), Robin Zuercher  (Programme Officer, Strategy & Planning Division, ITU)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Panel Discussion: Migrating to Standalone: Operators’ 5G Core Challenges

Moderator: Roberto Kompany  (Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Speakers: Jose Antonio Martin Martinez  (Packet Core Manager, Telefonica CTIO, Telefonica), Reza Rahnama  (MD Mobile Networks, BT Group)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

VIP Site Visit: Orange Gardens

Speakers: Bruno Zerbib  (Executive Vice President, Group’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Orange Group), Laurent Leboucher  (Group CTO & Senior Vice President, Orange Innovation Networks)

Location: Meet by the Registration Desk

Event: Network X

Session Type: Site Visit

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:35 pm

Country Host Welcome Speech

Speaker: Thomas Fauvel  (DeepTech Lead, Paris Region)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:40 pm

Global 5G Voice Network Development Trends

Speaker: Andy Hicks  (Senior Principle Analyst-GlobalData, GobalData)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Startup pitching competition / Compétition de présentation de start-ups

Speaker: Fanch Francis  (CEO, Nanocorp)

Competitors: Karel Bourgois  (Founder, Voxist), Rabah Guedrez  (CEO & CTO, Namla), Ghaya Rekaya  (CEO, MIMOPT), Karl Heinz Frankeser  (CEO, METAVSHN), Frederic Beauvais  (Founder, Lifetime-Analytics), Maurits Zandbergen  (CEO, Lyfo)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:45 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Oct 25 Wednesday | 1:50 pm

Evolution Status of Voice Network Industry Standards

Speaker: Michele Zarri  (Senior 3GPP Expert, Mizar T16s)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:00 pm

End of 5G Standalone Track

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

End of Fibre Track

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Quality VoLTE deployment Enable Future Evolution

Speaker: Omer Dedeoglu  (RAN Investment Manager, Turk Telekom)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

The Future of Customer-Centricity: Adapting Devices for Personalised Experiences

Speakers: Stefan van den Broek  (Vice President, Customer Success, Plume), Pierre Olivier  (Product Manager, Post Luxemberg), Michalis Hedjikyriacou  (Technology Innovation Manager, Cablenet), Joao Certiz  (Head of Product & Marketing, NOS)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Wireless Wonders: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Delivering the Best Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience in 2023

Speaker: Mittal Parekh  (Senior Director, Product Marketing, Ruckus Networks at CommScope)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:10 pm

Revolutionary Calling Service

Speaker: Khalifah Almulla  (Zain Kuwait Core Team Leader, Zain Kuwait)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:15 pm

Site Visit: Station F Innovation Tour

Location: Meet by the Registration Desk

Event: Network X

Session Type: Site Visit

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:20 pm

Intelligent and Simplified Voice Network Enables Voice Evolution

Speaker: Haiyong Chen  (President of the CS&IMS Domain of Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line, Huawei)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Putting the 'Smart' in Cities and Transportation

Speaker: Blaz Vavpetic  (Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, Galgus.ai)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:30 pm

Building a Calling-based Platform Product and Heralding a New Era for Communications

Speaker: Yali Cai  (Director of Core Network Division, Planning and Construction Department, China Mobile)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Skill gap analysis – what are telcos missing on the road to autonomous networks?

Speakers: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia), Regis Lerbour  (VP Product, Network Testing and RAN Engineering, Infovista)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Presentation: Network Digital Transformation as an Enterprise Efficiency Elevator

Speaker: Kimmo Pentikainen  (Vice President, Business Development, Elisa)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address: Building a sustainable network with the help of cloud

Speaker: Jikke Op de Weegh  (Head Of Sustainability, KPN)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:40 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Stephen Wilson  (Senior Principal Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Smart Infrastructure in Cities

Speaker: Marc Merlini  (Business Development Director, JCDecaux)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

The Operator Prospective: Voice Network Evolution and Challenges

Speaker: Samed Calik  (Enhanced Voice Services Master Expert, Turkcell)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:45 pm

Do private networks add value to mobile network operators?

Speaker: Nanda Menon  (Senior Advisor, WW Strategic Pursuits, Athonet)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Fast track to the future with multi-gigabit services

Speaker: Nick Saporito  (Head of Multi-Gig & Commercial Product, Google Fiber)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Sponsor address. Reshaping the Future with Digitalisation by Embracing DICT and Cloud Solutions

Speaker: Charlie Cao  (Director, China Telecom Europe)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 2:50 pm

Coffee & Networking

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

IVAS and Future Opportunities for Immersive Voice

Speaker: Jyri Huopaniemi  (Head of Technology Licensing, Nokia Technologies)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:00 pm

A-PRIME Enables Premium Broadband, Ushers in Experience Operation Era

Speaker: Fernando Camacho  (Autonomous Networks Product Director, Huawei)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Innovation, Cooperation, and Win-Win – Progress of New Calling Foundry

Speaker: Richard Cockle  (Global Head of IoT, Identity and Big Data, GSMA, GSMA)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Presentation: Defining Strategies on the Edge

Speaker: Terje Jensen  (Senior Vice President, Head of Network and Cloud Technology Strategy, Telenor Group)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address: Towards a Multi-Cloud Environment for Telco: Challenges, tooling and market opportunities

Speaker: Francisco Javier Ramón Salguero  (Head of Network Virtualisation Initiative, Telefonica)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:10 pm

Operator Address: Consumer Needs and Expectations for Future In-Home Connectivity & IoT

Speakers: Brian Mecum  (Vice President–Device Technology Organisation, Verizon), Tobin Richardson  (President & CEO, Connectivity Standards Alliance)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

The input of XR in an Eastern European region

Speaker: Miloslav Mikulcik  (Manager Smart Box, IoT, 5G private networks, O2 Czech Republic a.s.)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:15 pm

4G-5G FWA: best practices for monetization and closing the digital divide

Speakers: Julien Grivolas  (Chair, GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum), John Yazlle  (Vice-Chair, GSA 4G/5G, FWA Forum), Anil Darji  (Chief Network Architect, Three UK), Mike Stacey  (CTIO, Imagine), Yaniv Lavi  (AVP Product & Business Development, 5G & Broadband, Sequans), Amy DuBuysere  (Member, GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum), Olivier Lafontaine  (Member, GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum), Richard White  (Managing Partner, Temono), Thibault Korchia  (Member, GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum), Anthony Chen  (Member, GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum)

Location: Workshop B

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Broadband Forum: What’s driving the new ‘Middle Mile’ investment – Use cases and Technology trends

Moderator: Craig Thomas  (Vice President Strategic Marketing & Business Development, The Broadband Forum)

Speakers: Kurt Pynaert  (Head of End-to-End Software Defined Access Networks, Nokia), Christele Bouchat  (WWC Work Area Director at BBF; Standardization and Strategy, Nokia), Philippe Chanclou  (Team Manager Fixed Access Networks & ISG F5G, Orange & ETSI), Manuel Paul  (President and WWC Work Area Director at BBF, Senior Expert, Deutsche Telekom), Keith Nauman  (SVP Access Edge Solutions, DZS), Sathiya Narayanan  (Director, Product Management, Capgemini Engineering, Capgemini), Marcus Brunner  (Chief Expert F5G Standardization, Huawei)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

End of 5G Enterprise Services Track

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Measuring success by customer-activation rather than homes passes

Speaker: Jeremy Chelot  (CEO, YouFibre)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Panel Discussion: Avoiding vendor lock-in with public cloud providers

Moderator: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Panelist: Diego Olerni  (Principal Cloud Architect, Vodafone)

Speaker: Gerardo Garcia de Blas  (Technology Expert, Telefonica)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:20 pm

Panel Discussion: New Calling New Future - Capture the Opportunities in the Era of 5G

Moderator: Roberto Kompany  (Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Speakers: Andy Hicks  (Senior Principle Analyst-GlobalData, GobalData), Leo Ma  (President of Cloud Core Network Marketing, Huawei), Javvad Abdulrahem  (Zain Kuwait Core Senior Specialist, Zain Kuwait), Michal Sewera  (Head of 5G cloud native core DevOps (TDG), Deutsche Telekom), Richard Cockle  (Global Head of IoT, Identity and Big Data, GSMA, GSMA), Jyri Huopaniemi  (Head of Technology Licensing, Nokia Technologies)

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:25 pm

Wi-Fi 7 in the Home - Connectivity and Entertainment home

Speaker: Ha Uk Chang  (Project Manager, Device Business Unit Customer Group, Korea Telecom)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:30 pm

Building a wholesale-only model on your dark fibre network 

Speaker: Thord Swedenhammar  (Deputy CEO , Stokab)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable with Plume: Navigating Business Priorities for Sustainable Growth

Speakers: Michael Philpott  (Research Director, Omdia), Sachin Vasudeva  (Vice President of Product Management, Plume)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:40 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

The Future of Broadband Services in the Wi-Fi 7 Era

Speaker: Patrick Ribardiere  (Sr Dir, Product Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:50 pm

Closing Remarks & End of New Calling Summit

Location: Partner Stage

Event: New Calling Summit

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 3:55 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dan Grossman  (Senior Analyst - Fixed Networks, TechInsights)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:00 pm

Analyst update: Northbound exposure – how NEF and CAMARA can enable telecom's platform play

Speaker: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Beyond Connectivity: How WiFi Sensing is Shaping Modern Homes

Speaker: Joseph Valencia  (Chief Product Officer, Origin AI)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Bringing the ecosystem together to deliver smart home services through open APIs and open source

Speaker: Len Dauphinee  (President, prpl Foundation)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Presentation: Using 5G RAN Energy Infrastructure to Stabilise National Electricity Grid: Case of Elisa DES

Speaker: Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita  (VP, AI and Special Projects, Elisa)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:10 pm

End of French Innovation Day /Fin de la Journée de l'Innovation Français

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:15 pm

Connectivity Standards Alliance & Verizon

Speakers: Tobin Richardson  (President & CEO, Connectivity Standards Alliance), Brian Mecum  (Vice President–Device Technology Organisation, Verizon)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Presentation: RIC Use Cases and Applications

Speaker: Richard Mackenzie  (Distinguished Engineer, BT)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address: Increasing the network exposure: getting 1 step closer to being a TechCo

Speaker: Noel Wirzius  (Product Lead Network APIs, Deutsche Telekom)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:20 pm

Panel Discussion: How will Next Gen Wi-Fi Transform the Smart Home

Moderator: Steve Andrews  (Chairman, Luminet Networks)

Speakers: Metin Taskin  (CEO, Airties), Oscar Gallego  (Head of Home & Security Products, Vodafone Group), Patrick Ribardiere  (Sr Director, Product Marketing, Qualcomm), Willem van Kempen  (Senior Manager Connectivity Products and Enablers, Liberty Global)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Exposing the network to deliver new services to the enterprises

Speaker: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Panel Discussion: Is RIC Compatibility a Concern to ORAN Ecosystem?

Moderator: Monica Paolini  (Principal, Senza Fili)

Speakers: Simona Marinova  (Solution Architect, Bell), Suzana Grujev  (VP Mobile Access Strategy, Liberty Global), Sameh Yamany  (CTO, Viavi Solutions)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Service provider address: Switching to continuous operating model with GitOps for cloud native telco environment

Speaker: Philippe Ensarguet  (VP of Software Engineering,, Orange)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

The Journey to the Next Generation TV: Seamless Migration to a new IPTV/OTT Platform

Speaker: Dr Mehmet Ozdem  (Innovation & Product and Service Development Director, Turk Telekom)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 4:45 pm

Fireside Chat: Telco transformation from silos to disaggregation – how to maintain the service quality and sustainability

Moderator: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Speaker: Laurent Darricau  (Head of Infrastructure Innovation and Engineering, Orange Innovation Networks)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Panel Discussion: How prpl Enables the Connected Smart Home

Moderator: Livia Rosu  (President & Co-Chair Marketing Committee, HomeGrid Forum & prpl Foundation)

Speakers: Paul Keator  (Senior Engineering Manager, Dish Network), Josh Goodell  (VP Broadband Product, AT&T), Wojtek Makowski  (Vice President CPE Ecosystem, Orange), Randy Zimler  (Technical Product Manager, Verizon)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 5:00 pm

End of 5G World Day 2

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

WBA Industry Awards

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 5:05 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Track

Oct 25 Wednesday | 5:15 pm

End of Connected Smart Home Track

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Oct 25 Wednesday | 5:30 pm

WBA Networking Drinks

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 25 Wednesday | 7:00 pm

End of Day 1

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: WGC Pass

Network X Awards

Location: Hotel de Ville

Event: Network X

Session Type: Networking

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 8:00 am

Network X Registration Open

Event: Network X

Session Type: Track

Oct 26 Thursday | 8:30 am

Registration & Coffee

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:00 am

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Tiago Rodrigues  (President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:05 am

KEYNOTE: Future Sustainability & Goals for Wi-Fi

Speaker: Kevin Robinson  (CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:10 am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Speaker: Nicolai Schattgen  (Founder & CEO , Match-Maker Ventures)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:15 am

Implementing frameworks and regulation to deliver environmental sustainability across the French digital industry

Speaker: Serge Abiteboul  (Member of the Board, ARCEP)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:25 am

Presentation: Sustainability in Action

Speaker: Christos Ioakeimidis  (CEO and Co-Founder, Inteligg)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:30 am

Reimagine the Present and Shaping the Future with Telco's Infrastructure

Speaker: Xiaolei Wu  (Executive Vice President, China Telecom Global Limited)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:35 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: Creating a Sustainable Future with Wi-Fi

Moderator: Monica Paolini  (Principal, Senza Fili)

Speakers: Kevin Robinson  (CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance), Christos Ioakeimidis  (CEO and Co-Founder, Inteligg), Angelos Mavridis  (Board Member-Sustainability, WBA)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 9:45 am

Panel Discussion: How to develop, measure and achieve meaningful "E" in ESG

Moderator:  Nicolai Schaettgen  (CEO, Match-Maker Ventures)

Speakers: JB Rousselot  (CEO, Chorus), Sylvie Lienard  (Chief Technology and Security Officer, TOTEM), Charles Joudon-Watteau  (Chargé de mission, Numerique et Environment, Arcep)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:05 am

Wi-Fi Offload - Reloaded!

Speaker: Johan Terve  (Senior Marketing Director, ENEA)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:15 am

Optimizing Network Deployment and Management to deliver the Best Wi-Fi Experience

Moderator: Senior Manager  (WBA)

Panelists: Sarper Gokturk  (Head of Research, Airties), Ganesh Venkatesan  (Staff Wireless Architect, Intel)

Speakers: Christian Gabetta  (Managing Director, Heights Telecom), Phil Morgan  (CTO, NC-Expert)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:20 am

Evolving to F5G Advanced for 10Gbps everywhere

Speakers: Marcus Brunner  (Liaison Officer of F5G, ETSI), Craig Thomas  (Vice President Strategic Marketing & Business Development, The Broadband Forum), Jean-Luc Lemmens  (Research Director, Head of the Media and Telecom Business Unit, IDATE DigiWorld), Philippe Chanclou  (Team Manager Fixed Access Networks & ISG F5G, Orange & ETSI), Johannes Fischer  (Head of Digital Signal Processing Group, Fraunhofer HHI), Frank Effenberger  (Fellow, Optical Transport and Access Standards, Futurewei Technologies), Raul Munoz  (Research Director and Head of Packet Optical Networks and Services, CTTC)

Location: Workshop B

Event: Broadband World Forum

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:30 am

End of Day Three Headliners

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Network X

Session Type: Headliners

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Overview and feasibility of initiatives to improve CPE product sustainability

Speaker: Mariana Zamoszczyk  (Principal Analyst - Smart Home Services, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

PRESENTATION: Towercos; the New Paradigm for a Connected Society / PRÉSENTATION : Towercos et société connectée : un nouveau paradigm

Speaker: Thierry Papin  (CEO, Totem France)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: Fibre, 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Pathways to Digital Green Future: Digital Targets, Investments, and Sustainability

Speakers: Roland Montagne  (Principal Analyst FTTx, Broadband Director Development, IDATE DigiWorld), Alexia González Fanfalone  (Economist / Policy Analyst - Communication Policy and Regulation, OECD), Arturs Alksnis  (Public Affairs Director, FTTH Council Europe), Francesco Rotunno  (Specialist EU Affairs, Open Fiber), Eric Festraets  (Strategic Marketing Director Fixed Networks, Nokia), Xavier Renard  (Member, FTTH Council), Nathalie Nassar  (Member, FTTH Council), Vincent Garnier  (Director General, FTTH Council Europe), Lauren Crean  (Economic/Policy Analyst – Telecommunications and Broadcasting, OECD)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:45 am

Increasing ARPU with WiFi Motion

Speaker: Bob El Hawary  (Executive Vice President Sales - Americas, EMEA & APAC, Cognitive Systems)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 10:50 am

Presentation: Utilities Telecommunication Needs in a World of Distributed Generation / PRÉSENTATION : Les Besoins en Télécommunications des Utilities dans un Système de Production de Plus en Plus Distribué

Speaker: Vincent Audebert  (5G IoT & Telecom Expert, EDF)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:00 am

Analyst address: Analysing the latest telco network cloud market developments

Speaker: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:05 am

Coffee & Networking

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:10 am

PRESENTATION: Support regional industrial players in the deployment of their digital infrastructures/ PRÉSENTATION: Accompagner les acteurs industriels des territoires dans le déploiement de leurs infrastructures numériques

Speaker: Sarah Fauconnier  (Digital Infrastructure Investor, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:15 am

Service provider address: Taking on CaaS and CNF integration fragmentation challenges

Speaker: Guillaume Nevicato  (Head of Telco Cloud program, Orange / Innovation)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:25 am

ANALYST SPOTLIGHT: Wi-Fi in the Enterprise

Speaker: Andrew Spivey  (Senior Analyst, ABI Research)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:30 am

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Driving non-residential services over your Next-Gen PON network

Speaker: Jaimie Lenderman  (Research Manager & Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

PRESENTATION: How can Private 5G be Used to Provide More than Just Connectivity? / PRÉSENTATION: Comment utiliser la 5G privée pour fournir plus que la connectivité ?

Speaker: Gemma Morall Adell  (Project Manager , SNCF)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Service provider address: The challenge of transforming to a Global Network Cloud Fabric

Speaker: Colin Bannon  (Chief Technology Officer, BT Business)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:45 am

Panel Discussion: Journey from Telco to Techco with the help of cloud

Moderator: James Crawshaw  (Practice Leader, Omdia)

Speakers: Colin Bannon  (Chief Technology Officer, BT Business), Madalina Suceveanu  (Managing Director, Mobile& Cloud, Liberty Global), Chris Hogg  (Programme Manager, NGMN Alliance)

Location: Headliners Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Session Type: Keynote

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Transforming Enterprise Connectivity and Customer Experiences

Speaker: Ivan Muccini  (VP Product Management, Cloud4Wi)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 11:50 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the State of the Market for 5G Private Mobile Networks in France, with what Frequencies, Which Verticals are the Most Active and What are the Use Cases? / EUWENA TABLE RONDE: Quel est l'état du marché des réseaux mobi

Moderator:  Christian Regnier  (Co-Founder and President, EUWENA)

Speakers: Vincent Audebert  (5G IoT & Telecom Expert, EDF), Saidharan Bahulaeyasarma  (Project Manager , Air France), Thomas Hervieu  (Delegated Representative, AGURRE)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 12:05 pm

Panel Discussion: Delivering Business Opportunities for Enterprise with Public and Guest Wi-Fi

Speakers: Howard Buzick  (Business Development, TIP Open WiFi), Derek Peterson  (CTO, Boingo Wireless), Vincent Larue  (Director, EMEA Systems Engineering, Ruckus Networks), Cedric Gonin  (VP Global Business Support and Partnerships, Orange)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 12:20 pm

PRESENTATION:The Success of Very High Speed Broadband for All: The Role of InfraNum and the Open Access Model/ PRÉSENTATION:Le Succès du très Haut Débit Pour Tous : Le Rôle d’InfraNum et le Modèle du Accès Libre

Speaker: Philippe Le Grand  (President, Infranum)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 12:30 pm

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Is the Mobile Industry Successful at Breaking the Energy Curve?

Speaker: Remy Pascal  (Principal Analyst, Mobile infrastructure, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 12:40 pm

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speaker: Ian Ginn  (Founder & Director, IFG Consulting Europe)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

PRESENTATION: ORANGE/ PRÉSENTATION: ORANGE

Speaker: Pierre-Marie Binvel  (VP of Global Product Marketing for Connectivity Services, Orange Business)

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 12:45 pm

Analyst Address: Private 5G: The Modern Prometheus

Speaker: Pablo Tomasi  (Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Analyst Address: Telco Sustainability Trends in the Smart Home

Speaker: Mariana Zamoszczyk  (Principal Analyst - Smart Home Services, Omdia)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Analyst briefing: Providing managed services with the help of network slicing and public cloud

Speaker: Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Delivery the best Public Wi-Fi Experience with OpenRoaming

Speaker: Mark Grayson  (Fellow, Cisco)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:00 pm

End of Day 3: Connect France

Location: ConnectFrance Stage

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Fireside Chat: Cloud Native Manifesto

Speakers: Laurent Leboucher  (Group CTO & Senior Vice President, Orange Innovation Networks), Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Lunch & Networking

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Panel Discussion: What Does the Future Holds for Private 5G Networks?

Moderator: Pablo Tomasi  (Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia)

Speakers: Valerie Grau  (Market Lead - 5G and IoT NB, SFR), Dean Rayne  (5G & IOT Solution Delivery Director, BT Group), Vincent Audebert  (5G IoT & Telecom Expert, EDF)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Telco Cloud Partner Workshop: START UP Pitching Competion

Speaker: Ovidiu Ghiman  (Senior Representative, Match Maker Ventures)

Competitors: Iwona Skowronek  (VP, Operations, Sensfix), Dmitry Sumin  (Head of Products, AB Handshake), Dusyant Patel  (Head of Sales, Radio Innovation), Tomas Tellez  (Sales Executive, Schaman)

Judges: Arek Skiba  (Senior Manager Group Partnering Europe, Deutsche Telekom), Jean Haguet  (Senior Representative, Match Maker Ventures), Francois Jezquel  (Director of Business Development, Orange Fab France, Orange), Bjoern Schaettgen  (Chief Growth Officer, Match-Maker Ventures)

Location: Workshop A

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Telco Transformation

Session Type: Workshop

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

The Power of Wi-Fi: Sustainable Broadband for the Future

Speaker: Paul Robson  (Senior Manager - Technology Strategy, Liberty Global)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home, Green Fibre and ESG

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:15 pm

Fireside Chat: Striking a balance – innovation and sustainability

Moderator: Ian Ginn  (Founder & Director, IFG Consulting Europe)

Speaker: Kevin Robinson  (CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:20 pm

Service provider address: GitOps based cloud native 5GC lifecycle management

Speaker: Michal Sewera  (Head of 5G cloud native core DevOps (TDG), Deutsche Telekom)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:30 pm

End of 5G Enterprise Services Track

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Track

End of Connected Smart Home Track

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Connected Smart Home

Session Type: Track

Fireside Chat: Lessons learnt from European markets – FTTH rollout

Moderator: Erik Keith  (Broadband Infrastructure, S&P Global Market Intelligence)

Speaker: Andrew van der Haar  (Managing Director, FCA)

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Theme: Fibre

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Network Slicing and Monetization Opportunities, a Jam Tomorrow Case?

Speaker: Roberto Kompany  (Principal Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:35 pm

Service provider address: A Principal Cloud Architect's View on the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital & IT Cloud Transformation in a Telco Enterprise

Speaker: Diego Olerni  (Principal Cloud Architect, Vodafone)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:45 pm

Presentation: 5G Core as SaaS: Opportunities and Risks

Speaker: Guy Redmill  (Managing Director, Redmill Marketing Associates)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Standalone

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 1:50 pm

End of Telco Track

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: Public, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

Session Type: Track

Oct 26 Thursday | 2:00 pm

Introduction and Welcome to the Enterprise Connectivity Forum

Speaker: Andrea Calcagno  (CEO, Cloud4Wi)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Presentation: Managing and Delivering the Network: Challenges for Open RAN

Speaker: Sadayuki Abeta  (VP, General Manager, Global Head of Open RAN, NTT DOCOMO)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 2:15 pm

Panel Discussion: Trade-off Considerations to Optimise your Network Deployments

Speakers: James Kirby  (Senior Analyst, Networks Practice, Analysys Mason), Alberto Tekovic  (Radio Network Optimization Principal, A1 Croatia), Viraj Abhayawardhana  (Director – Mobile Access Strategy, Liberty Global)

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G RAN Evolution

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Site Visit: Station F Innovation Tour

Location: Meet by the Registration Desk

Event: Network X

Session Type: Site Visit

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass, Expo Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 2:25 pm

Enterprise Connectivity Forum: Empowering Companies to Revolutionize the Enterprise Experience and Drive Business Growth

Speakers: Andrea Calcagno  (CEO, Cloud4Wi), Mittal Parekh  (Senior Director, Product Marketing, Ruckus Networks at CommScope), Tiago Rodrigues  (President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance), Sergey Komarov  (Director Solution Architecture, Chief Architect, IT & Product Management, Adidas)

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 2:30 pm

Fireside Chat: Is AIOPS enabling progress towards Autonomous Networks? Can GenAI play an effective role in this journey?

Speakers: Mircea Anghel  (Director of Service Operations, Telefonica Germany), Christoforos Sarantopoulos  (Senior Analyst, Omdia)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Future Vision VIP Roundtable: Balancing Sovereignty, Local Ecosystems and the Challenge to Scale Across Countries in a Private Networks World

Speaker: Pablo Tomasi  (Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia)

Location: Speaker and VIP Lounge

Event: 5G World

Theme: 5G Enterprise Services

Session Type: Roundtable

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 2:45 pm

End of 5G World

Location: 5G World Stage

Event: 5G World

Session Type: Track

Fireside Chat: BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM ON TELCO MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENT – TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES

Moderator: Patrick Lopez  (Founder & CEO , Core Analysis)

Speaker: Rahenda Rosmedi  (Lead Cloud and Network Automation Engineer, Orange)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 3:00 pm

End of Broadband World Forum

Location: Broadband World Forum Stage

Event: Broadband World Forum

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 3:05 pm

Service provider address: Zero touch operations: the phased approach  

Speaker: Frans Biesheuvel  (Domain Architect, VodafoneZiggo)

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Theme: AI and Automation

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 3:25 pm

End of Telco Cloud Forum

Location: Telco Cloud Stage

Event: Telco Cloud

Session Type: Track

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 3:40 pm

End of Day 3: Connect France

Event: ConnectFrance

Session Type: Track

Oct 26 Thursday | 3:50 pm

Closing Remarks

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass

Oct 26 Thursday | 4:00 pm

End of Day 2

Location: WGC EMEA Stage

Event: WGC EMEA

Session Type: Partner Event

Pass Type: Speaker Pass, VIP Pass, Operator Pass, Sponsor Pass, Platinum Pass, WGC Pass