This main FITCE.be symposium of 2020 will give a state of affairs on 5G. What is happening in the rest of the world 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?
In this full afternoon symposium we will host a series of high-profile speakers bringing their respective experience and insights in those topics. If you are in any way professionally involved in 5G, then our symposium is an event you cannot miss.
Update 26.05.2020
FITCE.be Symposium is rescheduled to 14 October 2020 - same location and timing
Due to the Covid19 outbreak, FITCE.be was forced to postpone this symposium. We are happy now to announce the new date, 14 October 2020. As mentioned before, the ticket(s) you ordered remain valid for the new date. We will be announcing a final line-up soon; it will consist of the previously announced speakers and worthwile replacers where needed.
Event schedule
12:00: Start
Registration and welcome
12:30 – 13:00
Coffee and Sandwiches
13:00 – 18:30
Presentations
13:00 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 eyes of a software engineer
Stijn Bijnens (CEO Cegeka)
The view of a 5G evangelist
Philippe Poggianti (End-to-End Solutions Nokia)
14:00 Session 2 -
Prerequisites for a successful 5G rollout
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 UGent & imec
14:45 Session 3 -
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)
15:45 Coffee Break
sponsored by GRITT
16:30 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 driver 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
Jan Manssens (Director Enterprise Strategy, Growth & Innovation, Proximus)
18:00
Panel session
Submit your question to the panel by using the form at
question.5gfor.be. The best questions/thoughts will be shared with the panel.
Raf Meersman (President FITCE.be & CEO Comsof)
Geert Standaert (CTO Proximus)
Luc Defieuw (CSO NOKIA Belgium)
Luc Vanfleteren (Board Member BIPT-IBPT)
Mitch De Geest (CEO Citymesh)
Stijn Bijnens (CEO Cegeka)
19:00 – 22:00
Reception & Networking Dinner
