Meet key people from across the Belgian telecom ecosystem for an afternoon of real-world use cases, technology updates and strategic insights. Explore AI-native networks, telco-cloud-edge convergence, 5G/6G, Network APIs and new business models, and hear how companies are putting these technologies into practice.
Discuss whether 5G has lived up to its promises, meet industry leaders at our C-Level Panel, and get inspired by Peter Hinssen, one of the world’s leading technology keynote speakers, with The Never Normal.
Telecom today is about much more than mobile. This year’s programme explores how AI, cloud-edge convergence, 5G/6G, distributed computing and Network APIs are reshaping networks and creating new opportunities.
We combine the latest technology insights with concrete industrial use cases, asking what 5G has really delivered and looking ahead to AI-native networks, digital airspace and networks as computing platforms.
Peter Hinssen will broaden the perspective with The Never Normal. And even more insights will be given in a C-Level Panel with leaders from Orange, Proximus, Telenet, BIPT and Nokia Bell Labs.
And, as always at Fitce, expect plenty of opportunities to connect, exchange ideas and meet people from across the Belgian telecom ecosystem. It's gonna be a marvellous edition.
Speaker details
Peter Hinssen
International Keynote Speaker
Stefaan Vyverman
- Executive Board Member – BIPT
Bram De Valck
Product Manager B2B Mobile – Telenet
Philippe Toussaint
Chief Technology Officer – Orange
Jan Manssens
Corporate Development Director – Proximus
Geert Standaert
Chief Technology Officer – Proximus
Arturo Torrealba
EURO-3C Project Coordinator – Telefónica
Joris Van Herzele
Director IT Security and Infrastructure, CISO - Umicore
Patrick Delanghe
BU Technology Director Critical Wireless Communications – Securitas
Anissa Sefsaf
Chief of Staff to the CEO - Proximus
Chantal Van de Looverbosch
Team Manager 3rd Party Services – Telenet
Ghada El Nikheli
Global business development Director, Mission Critical Networks - Ericsson
Nicolas Chalon
Innovation lead - Isabel Group
Meryem Simsek
Vice-President Nokia Bell Labs
Stephen Douglas
Head of Strategic Thought Leadership & Industry advisor - Keysight Technologies
15:00 Panel: Has 5G lived up to its promises - Use Cases
Home Delivery via 5G & remote operation – Bram De Valck, Product Manager B2B Mobile Telenet
Shell Lubricants EMEA choice for a 4G/5G versus OT WiFi – Shell
5G for industrial use cases – Joris Van Herzele, Director IT Security and Infrastructure Umicore
Network Slices for Broadcasters & Events – Stephen Douglas, Head of Strategic Thought Leadership & Industry advisor, Keysight Technologies
Mission Critical use case at Eurocontrol – Patrick Delanghe, BU Technology Director Critical Wireless Communications, Securitas
Automated Guided Vehicle use case – Jéremie Brisart, Engineering Supervisor, Allnex
15:45 Coffee break ☕️
16:30 Innovations and Key Technology Enablers
Digital Airspace – Monetizing 5G/6G Beyond Ground Networks – Ghada El Nikheli, Global business development Director, Mission Critical Networks Ericsson
How the Network becomes Your Computer - rethinking the value of telco networks – Anissa Sefsaf, Chief of Staff to the CEO Proximus & Jan Manssens, Corporate Development Director Proximus
Unlocking Telco Network APIs: Standardization, Identity Services, and the Path to Monetization & Value Creation – Chantal Van de Looverbosch, Team Manager 3rd Party Services Telenet & Nicolas Chalon, Innovation lead Isabel Group
6G Accelerated Timelines– Stephen Douglas, Head of Strategic Thought Leadership & Industry advisor, Keysight Technologies
Cancellation will be allowed without penalty until one week before the event.
After this date a charge of 25% of the attendance fee will be made regardless the reason of the cancellation.
Notice of cancellation must be sent by e-mail to info@fitce.be.
Fitce.be is the Belgium-based broadband connectivity and services organisation, that focuses on knowledge sharing and networking.
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.
Fitce.be is the Belgian branch of the European Fitce.eu umbrella federation.
