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What are the key technical evolutions to expect in the coming year? What is missing and how could 6G help solving some bottlenecks. What about sustainability of our networks, today and tomorrow?

What is the status of regulation and the role of the different governments in Belgium? How can we ensure the technology can be deployed efficiently? What are other challenges Belgian players face in their ambition to advance 5G? More than 10 top-level speakers will share their view, plans and experiences in live presentations during the different sessions of the event. The event ends with a reception and walking dinner to network with both speakers and more than 200 attendees active in the mobile market today.

Speaker details

Geert Standaert

Chief Technology Officer - Member of the Executive Committee at Proximus

Stefaan Vyverman

Executive Board Member BIPT

Sofie Pollin

Professor at KU Leuven, FITCE.be President

Blago Gjorgijevski

Tribe Lead Network & Wholesale at Telenet

Ingrid Van de Voorde

Location Leader at Nokia Bell Labs Belgium

Liesbet Van der Perre

Professor at KU Leuven

Robin Leblon

CTO at Citymesh

Lotte Abildgaard

Director of Public Policy at GSMA

José María Pindado Buendía

Business Development Manager for 5G & RF at EXFO

Aurelio Nocerino

Cloud First Networks Europe Lead at Accenture

Volker Ricker

Director Outdoor Wireless networks PLM & Business development at CommScope

Bastien Bianchi

Director Core Network & Infrastructure Solutions at Orange

Mitch De Geest

Executive Director at DIGI

Jurgen De Klerck

5G Mobile Private Network Business Development at Proximus NXT

Werner De Laet

Chief Enterprise & Innovation Officer Orange

Dhruv Anand

Network Exposure Portfolio Sales Manager Ericsson

Event Schedule

12:00 - Welcome

Coffee & sandwiches

13:00 - Welcome & keynote speeches

What is the status of 5G in Belgium and how does that compare to the rest of Europe? What is the role of the government? How important is 6G today and what should it focus on?

Welcome
by Sofie Pollin, FITCE.be (📺 more on branding)
5G advances and the policy environment
by Lotte Abildgaard, GSMA Europe (📺 more)
Navigating the 5G landscape: current status and strategic actions for advancing the 5G experience
by Stefaan Vyverman, BIPT (📺 more)
Envisioning a 6G future
by Ingrid Van de Voorde, Nokia Bell Labs Belgium (📺 more)

14:10 - Unleashing the value of 5G

How are operators monetizing 5G? What about key use cases, and next steps? What about private spectrum. And how valuable is sustainability?

Unveiling the 5G Frontier
by Jurgen De Klerck, Proximus
Key learnings from 5G pilots and SENSE project
by Robin Leblon, Citymesh
A 5G private network requires a clear and compelling business plan
by Werner De Laet, Orange
Sustainability challenges and 5G: foes or friends?
by Liesbet Van der Perre, KU Leuven

15:10 - Coffee break

16:00 - 5G key technology enablers demystified

We continue with technology updates. What is O-RAN? What is the role of Wi-Fi? How to deploy 5G cells? What about exposure and how can technology help?

API Exposure in 5G
by Dhruv Anand, Ericsson
Demystification of OpenRAN integration
by Kamil Mierzwa, Accenture
Monetizing 5G network architectures streamlining maintenance with optimized methods of procedure
by José María Pindado Buendía, EXFO
The cell site of the future
by Volker Ricker, CommScope

17:00 - Panel Session "Accelerating 5G advances" (📺 more)

Panel with our operators and regulator. A glimpse on unlocking business opportunities, the roadmap and impact beyond 5G today.

Geert Standaert, Chief Technology Officer - Member of the Executive Committee at Proximus
Bastien Bianchi, Director Core Network & Infrastructure Solutions at Orange
Blago Gjorgijevski, Tribe Lead Network & Wholesale at Telenet
Mitch De Geest, Executive Director at DIGI
Stefaan Vyverman, Executive Board Member at BIPT - IBPT

18:00 - Reception & walking dinner

Practical info

Date & time

Tue 22 October 2024
12:00 - 22:00

Location

Proximus Lounge Route description

Stroobantsstraat 51
1140 Evere
Belgium

Tickets

Price: € 465,00 excl. VAT
Members: € 325,00 excl. VAT
Students: € 175,00 VAT incl.

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We bring together industry professionals and academics to exchange views and gain new insights into the developments and challenges related to the technical, regulatory, societal, and economic aspects of broadband – both fixed and mobile.
During our in-person and virtual events, we explore important trends in the field and discuss evolutions on the international stage, and how they translate to the Belgian content.

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