Get ready to interact with 13 top-notch speakers in
7 weeks
This main FITCE 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.
More information will be communicated soon!
Event schedule
Event sponsors
12:00 – 13:00
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 (FITCE.be)
5G - The government view
Philippe De Backer (Minister of Digital Agenda, Telecommunication and Post)
5G through the eyes of a software engineer
Stijn Bijnens (Cegeka)
The view of a 5G evangelist
Philippe Poggianti (Nokia)
14:00 Session 2 -
Prerequisites for a successful 5G rollout
Regulation for 5G in Belgium
Luc Vanfleteren (bipt)
Health effects related to 5G
Guy Vandenbosch (KULeuven)
5G waves and measurements
Luc Martens (UGent)
15:00 Coffee Break
15:45 Session 3 -
Technology Aspects
a national operator's view (tbc)
tbc (tbc)
5G for Vehicular
Michael Peeters (imec)
Slicing in 5G
tbc (Infradata)
5G and fiber: a story of convergence (tbc)
tbc (tbc)
16:45 Session 4 -
Use cases/market needs
Time to connect Belgium with 5G
Stefaan Vyverman (Capgemini)
Danny Goderis (Agoria)
Making 5G real, the hands-on approach of Orange
Werner De Laet (Orange Belgium)
Michael Peeters (Orange Belgium)
5G pioneering in Belgium
Joeri Tranchet (Citimesh)
5G as driver for VR
Laurent Eeckhout (Telenet)
17:45
Panel session
18:30 – 20:30
Reception & Networking Dinner
Early Bird Price: € 350 (excl. VAT) -
Members: € 250 (excl. VAT) -
Students: € 100 (VAT incl.)
Early bird tickets are available until Friday 07 Feb 2020.
Joeri Tranchet
Managing Director - Private 5G at Citymesh
Michael Peeters
Programme Director Connectivity at imec
Danny Goderis
Manager Digital at Agoria
Guy Vandenbosch
Professor at KULeuven
Geert Standaert
CTO at Proximus
Luc Vanfleteren
Board Member BIPT
Philippe Poggianti
5G Evangelist & End-to-End Solutions at Nokia
Luc Martens
Full Professor at Ghent University & imec / Founder and CEO at Excentis
Stijn Bijnens
CEO at Cegeka
Laurent Eeckhout
Head Of Strategy at Telenet
Werner De Laet
Chief Enterprise Officer, Innovation & Wholesale at Orange Belgium
Stefaan Vyverman
Sr. Managing consultant at Capgemini Invent
Michael Peeters
Director Innovation and Business Development at Orange Belgium
