Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00
Working Group 3 - Business and investment models for 5G pilots
- 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