5G for Smart Communities Support Platform

 9:00-9:30  Registration & Coffee  

9:30-9:35 Welcome   

Jan Dröge, Project Director, 5GSC Support Platform  

9:35- 9:50 Introductory Speech 

Miguel Gonzalez Sancho, Head of Unit, Future Connectivity Systems Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission

9:50-10:10 Strengthening Europe’s digital infrastructure: 5G large scale pilots with CEF Digital 

Projects presentations

• OYS private 5GSA and AR/VR solution for healthcare -

  Petri Parviainen, Head of Sales, Public Sector, Boldyn Networks

• 5G SEAGUL - Fofy Setaki, Principal Research Engineer, COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A.

10:10-10:30 Keynote speech: Telcos: numbers, strategies, scenarios  

Jean-Luc Lemmens, CEO, IDATE

10:30-11:50 Panel discussion: Growing Europe’s digital connectivity ecosystem: leadership, innovation, and global competitiveness 

Moderator: Maarit Palovirta, Deputy Director General Policy & Strategy, Connect Europe

• Pascal Rogard, Head of Brussels Office, Orange 

• Letizia Susta, Head of Brussels Office, Cellnex

• Edwin Fischer, Technology Strategic Enablers, 6G-SNS JU 5G for CAM Deployment

• Pinar Serdengecti, Regulation and Competition Affairs Director, ECTA

• Aurélie Bladocha Coelho, Head of EU Affairs and Funding, Vantage Towers

11:50-12:20 Presentation and discussion "Scaling up for 2030: accelerating adoption of 5G, 6G and beyond"

Christophe Bodin, Director, CBO Consulting 

12:20-13:20 Networking lunch (on site) & showcasing the platform to participants

13:20-13:40 Presentation and discussion "Monetising 5G Edge: Commercial Ecosystem for Smart Communities and Corridors"

Dimitri Jungblut, Project Leader, 5GMEC4EU  

13:40-13:50 Introduction to the subjects, the purpose of the breakout sessions and expected outcome   

Amalia Elena Lebu, Policy Assistant, Investments in High-Capacity Networks, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission . 

13:50-14:00 One platform, many possibilities: bringing together 5G innovation, partnerships, solutions, and investments 

Dimitra Vasilia, Project Manager, 5GSC Support Platform  

14:00-15:15 Cluster meeting: parallel working groups

Working Group 1: Scaling 5G Infrastructure Deployment and Innovation 

• Chair: Dimitri Jungblut, Project Coordinator, 5GMEC4EU 

• Co-Chair: Clara Ulken, Senior Project Manager, Gcore 

• Co-Chair: Maxime Flament, CTO, 5G Automotive Association

• Rapporteur: Bert Vlaminck, Cluster Developer Machine building & Mechatronics, POM West-Vlaanderen

Working Group 2: 5G for Smart Cities & Urban Connectivity 

• Chair: Fredrik Engströmer, Head of Innovation, Region Stockholm 

• Co-Chair: Jens Buysse, Research Manager, Citymesh 

• Co-Chair: Razvan Mihai, IoT Architecture and Services Expert, Orange Romania

• Rapporteur: Stan Seiko, Head of Strategic Planning, Riga Municipal Police

Working Group 3: Business and Investment models for 5G pilots 

• Chair: Christophe Bodin, Director, CBO Consulting 

• Co-Chair: Cinzia Campanella, Head of Innovation & Vertical Solutions, Vodafone Italy 

• Co-Chair: Edgar Tamaliunas, Consultant, 5GMEC4EU

• Rapporteur: Marcel Planaguma’, Digital Communications Manager, Connect Europe

15:15-15:30 Coffee break 

15:30-16:00 Working groups report back to Plenary 

16:00-16:15 Closing remarks

Alexandra Rotileanu, Deputy Head of Unit, Investments in High-Capacity Networks, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission