DAY ONE
Connected Europe Day 1
08:00 Registration opens
08:50 Chair's opening address
Building the Gigabit Society
09:00
Strategies for building fibre networks for the Gigabit Society
09:10
Connectivity as the cornerstone of Europe’s future prosperity
09:20
Delivering connectivity for the Gigabit Society
09:30
KEYNOTE PANEL
- is CxO panel session our keynote speakers will join a discussion where we will explore some of the key issues telcos face in delivering on targets set out in the Electornic Communication Code:
- Business models for delivering European Electronic Communications Code targets
- Understanding the socioeconomic benefits of ultrafast broadband
- How will the changing EU political landscape impact the development of the Gigabit Society?
- Exploring the effects of Brexit
Moderator: Matt Yardley, Partner, Analysys Mason
10:00
The realities about Gigabit Societies
The Gigabit Society concept is rapidly progressing along the hype-cycle. Sitting proudly at the forefront of politicians' agendas and operators' strategies, is the demand for gigabit societies real and will it be possible for operators to deploy the required networks in a time frame that is relevant?
Ronan Kelly, CTO, EMEA and APAC regions, ADTRAN International
10:20
Speed networking
10:40 Networking refreshments
RURAL CONNECTIVITY
11:20
Rural access: Delivering connectivity for the hardest-to-reach
- Understanding the current state of investment and regulation for delivering rural access networks
- Business models for rural access
- The role of alternative access technologies including satellite and hybrid networks
12:10
A new type of connectivity for the rural area
ROUNDTABLES: GIGABIT EUROPE
12:30
Roundtables exploring how Europe can deliver gigabit networks across the continent.
Exploring the role of non-fibre technologies in Europe's gigabit future; copper as a substitute?
How can we accelerate investment in Europe's digital infrastructure?
Michael Dargue, Principal, Cartesian
Regulatory enablers to the roll-out of high capacity networks
Yvan Desmedt, Partner-in-Charge Amsterdam, Jones Day
The rural issue: Delivering high speed broadband to the hardest to reach
Gediminas Seckus, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Placiajuostis internetas
World FTTx rollouts: worldwide picture and lessons to be learned
Roland Montagne, Principal Analyst, Director DigiWorld Institute UK, IDATE
13:10 Lunch & networking
FTTX, LTE & WIRELESS
14:10
Preparing Europe's infrastructure for a digital future
- Delivering fibre across Europe
- Transforming fixed access networks
- How does the Europe Electronic Communications Code impact business models?
- Encouraging collaboration between different approaches and different technologies to create a thriving digital economy and society
Konstantin Hasselbach, Manager of Access Network Development, Starman
Eric Joyce, Office of the CTO, EMEA region, Adtran
14:40
Moving towards FTTEurope
- Understanding fibrenomics in Europe
- Demand dynamics
- When will we need gigabit networks?
- Incentivising fibre investment for the digital future
- Learning from the trailblazers
Hans Witdouck, CEO, Eurofiber Belgium
15:00
The cloud, or what happens to buzzwords when they grow old
Mariano Cunietti, CTO & Cloud & Hosting BU Manager, Enter
5G
15:20
Delivering Europe's 5G future
- How can Europe become a 5G leader?
- Delivering networks that are 5G ready
- Business models for deployment of 5G
- The importance of 5G for delivering the IoT
- Progress of 5G trials in Europe to date
- When will Europe be ready for 5G?
Moderator: Ian Corden, Director, Plum Consulting
Mika Raitola, Innovation Lead, Telia Finland
16:00
Bringing 5G to the forefront of European broadband policy
- Creating a regulatory framework that supports the deployment of 5G
- Standards for spectrum regulation
- Promoting public and private investment
- Fostering collaboration between key stakeholders
16:20
Reserved for Gold Partner
16:40 Networking refreshments
17:10
EU GDPR, a land of opportunity for telcos?
- Levelling the playing field with the OTTs
- Exploring new revenue opportunities in the ‘personal data economy’
- Understanding the impact on data services including the IoT and 5G
Moderator: David Cullen, Director - Regulation and Policy, ITS Technology Group Ltd
17:40
Chair's closing remarks
17:50 Drinks reception
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