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Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00

Working Group 3 - Business and investment models for 5G pilots

Format:Video conferencingTrack:Capacity Buildings / Working Groups
  • CEF Digital
  • 5G for Smart Communities
  • Connectivity
  • Funding for Digital
  • Edge Cloud

Welcome and Introduction
Moderator: Christophe Bodin, Director, CBO Consulting

Keynote speech: MPNs and the related unlocked use cases

Francesco Macri, 5G MPN Product Manager, Fastweb+Vodafone

Keynote speech: lessons learned from GUIDE and 5G Corridors 

Pierre-Yves Danet, Smart Connectivity Senior Consultant

Open discussion: Scaling 5G for Smart Cities & Urban Connectivity: Challenges, Opportunities & Cross-Sector Collaboration

Chair: Christophe Bodin, Director, CBO Consulting

Co-Chair: Micaela Bassani, Project Manager Innovation and Fundraising, Fastweb + Vodafone

Contributor: Olivier Dhotel, CGO, Firecell 

Contributor: Colm Browning, Telecoms Research and Innovation Lead, Smart Docklands 

Discussion Points:

🔹 How 5G supports urban digital transformation: connectivity, low latency, and real-time data.  Use cases to be explored: smart cities innovation based on needs e.g. transport / 5G-enabled railway networks, emergency services / drones, healthcare etc.

🔹 What are the most successful commercial applications emerging from 5G pilots?

🔹What support is required for scaling 5G investments?

🔹How can different sectors collaborate to drive 5G adoption and monetization? 

🔹Public-private partnerships (PPPs) and co-investment models for 5G rollouts.

6 speakers