Get ready to interact with 20 top-notch speakers in
2 weeks
This main FITCE.be symposium of 2020 will give a state of affairs on 5G. What is happening in Belgium and what are successful use cases? What are the key technological evolutions under 5G? What is the status around regulation in Belgium? What are other challenges Belgian players face in their ambition to roll out 5G?
After a first attempt of rescheduling the original event from March 2020 to October 2020 in order to overcome the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 crisis on live gatherings, FITCE.be has now decided to go fully virtual with this event. With the support of TMAB Business Events, we will bring the original content to you in a top-notch online experience. With professional recordings from a studio, you will be able to listen to a series of high-profile speakers bringing their respective experience and insights in those topics.
We have split the event over 2 afternoon sessions, each from 14h-18h, with the first one on Wed October 14 focusing on the technology and different views on 5G, and the second one on Wed October 21 focusing on use cases and prerequisites for a successful rollout.
As networking is always a key point of any FITCE.be event, we have also included a networking platform to allow you to meet with speakers and other attendees before, during and after the event. This is delivered in collaboration with a young Belgian startup, called Conversation Starter.
If you are in any way professionally involved in 5G, then our online symposium is an event you cannot miss.
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Mitch De Geest
CEO Citymesh
Luc Martens
Full Professor at Ghent University & imec
Frederic Van Durme
CEO at Accelleran
Christophe Van de Weyer
COO - Enterprise Business Unit at Proximus
Stefaan Vyverman
Sr. Managing consultant at Capgemini Invent
Laurent Eeckhout
Head Of Strategy at Telenet
Luc Vanfleteren
Board Member BIPT/IBPT
Philippe Poggianti
5G Evangelist & End-to-End Solutions at Nokia
Werner De Laet
Chief Enterprise Officer, Innovation & Wholesale at Orange Belgium
Danielle Jacobs
CEO at Beltug
Philippe De Backer
Minister of Digital Agenda, Telecommunication and Post at Belgian Government
Herbert Vanhove
Director 5G and Smart Industries at Cegeka
Danny Goderis
Manager Digital at Agoria
Luc Defieuw
CSO at NOKIA Belgium
Geert Standaert
CTO at Proximus
Michael Peeters
Programme Director Connectivity at imec
Guy Vandenbosch
Professor at KULeuven
Ditri Trio
Mobile Solutions Director at Infradata
Rudy Musschebroeck
Director Strategy and Business Development at CommScope
Michaël Peeters
Director Innovation and Business Development at Orange Belgium
Price: € 200 (excl. VAT) -
Members: € 150 (excl. VAT) -
Students: € 25 (VAT incl.)
Event schedule
Day 1 - 14 October 2020
14:00 - Session 1 - Different views on 5G
Welcome to 5GforBE
Raf Meersman (President FITCE.be ; CEO Comsof)
5G - The government view
Philippe De Backer (Minister of Digital Agenda, Telecommunication and Post)
5G through the lens of an IT company
Herbert Vanhove (Director, 5G and Smart Industries, Cegeka)
The view of a 5G evangelist
Philippe Poggianti (End-to-End Solutions Nokia)
15:00 - Networking break
15:30 - Session 2 - Technology Aspects
5G for Vehicular
Michael Peeters (Programme Director Connectivity imec)
5G Security by Design: Network Slicing and Roaming
Ditri Trio (Mobile Solutions Director Infradata)
Open and Intelligent RAN : enabling new use case and focus on Neutral Host pilots (5GCity)
Frederic Van Durme (CEO Acceleran)
How 5G drives gradual but profound changes in network infrastructure
Rudy Musschebroeck (Director Strategy and Business Development, Commscope)
16:30 - Panel session
17:00 - Networking opportunity
Day 2 - 21 October 2020
14:00 - Session 3 - Prerequisites for a successful 5G rollout
Welcome to 5GforBE day 2
Raf Meersman (President FITCE.be ; CEO Comsof)
Regulation for 5G in Belgium
Luc Vanfleteren (Board Member bipt-ibpt)
ALATA: how to handle electromagnetic radiation exposure
Guy Vandenbosch (Professor KULeuven)
Human exposure of 5G devices and network systems
Luc Martens (Professor Ghent University)
15:00 - Networking break
15:30 - Session 4 - Use cases/market needs
Time to connect Belgium with 5G
Stefaan Vyverman (Sr. Managing consultant Capgemini Invent)
Danny Goderis (Manager Digital Agoria)
What 5G can bring to Belgian Companies (incl. feedback from Beltug's 5G Innovation Challenge)
Danielle Jacobs (CEO Beltug)
Making 5G real, the hands-on approach of Orange
Werner De Laet (Chief Enterprise Officer, Innovation & Wholesale Orange Belgium)
Michaël Peeters (Director Innovation and Business Development Orange Belgium)
5G as a gamechanger for VR
Laurent Eeckhout (Head Of Strategy Telenet)
5G, beyond the proof of concept
Mitch De Geest (CEO Citymesh)
Applying 5G for digital transformation: use cases for a multitude of industry verticals
Christophe van de Weyer (Director Enterprise Strategy, Growth & Innovation, Proximus)
17:00 - Panel session
17:30 - Networking opportunity
Interested in the sponsoring package for the 2 days FITCE.be virtual event “5GforBE”?
The FITCE.be virtual 5G event will reach more than 200 interested high level professionals of the Belgian telecom scene. A unique opportunity to promote your company and connect with them.
FITCE.be is offering your company a sponsor package at the very interesting price of € 500,- (VAT
excluded) with the following “visibility” offer: your company logo
- on the event website programme page
- on the intro slides of each of the four sessions
- on the background wall for the presentations captured in the studio
- on the background for the closing panel sessions
- on the virtual background of the online presentations
This visibility offer covers 14th as well as 21st of October 2020.
Book your sponsor package now
