NOTE: All times are Central European Time (CET)

09.30  Welcome and introduction

            Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe

09.40  OPENING KEYNOTE:
How telcos can support 5G/edge adoption for enterprises

·      Key drivers for edge implementations for the enterprise market

·      How do the drivers differ between sectors and countries? 

·      How a ‘business first’ approach drives value creation with edge 

·      Outlining some key industry use cases

Jos Berière, Strategic Development Director, KPN

10.00 Q&A

10.05  5G/edge computing: the opportunity to address Industry 4.0

·      5G/IoT and edge computing: demand across enterprise verticals 

·      The emerging edge computing landscape and Industry 4.0

·      Drivers and barriers to adoption: security and interoperability

·      Can operators take maximum advantage of the 5G/edge computing opportunity?

Caroline Chappell, Research Director, Analysys Mason

10.25  Q&A

10.30  Smarter, green cities and transport technologically enabled by MCAS

·      MCAS (Multi-Modal Collision Avoidance System): a solution for the safety of vulnerable road users and the future of transportation

·      The latency challenge to prevent accidents and how to solve it at scale 

·      Edge Cloud Computing as enabler of road safety and MCAS 

10.50  Q&A

10.55  BREAK (15 mins)

11.10  5G and edge in today’s globally connected world  

·      5G is more relevant than ever – what can we learn from the COVID-19 crisis  
– Connecting the social distance
– IoT efficiencies keep machines working during COVID-19
– 5G cloud computing – faster and secure is not enough

·      Standardization, interoperability and cross-industry use cases – cornerstones for global 5G connectivity

·      Stepwise global road map of 5G

Jelte Jansons, Product Manager, IoT, Telenor Connexion

11.30  Q&A

11.35  Case study: Transforming broadcasting with 5G remote production

·      DCMS funding – 5G Create

·      Using the latest technology to differentiate your product and compete in the market – AR, immersive and enhanced tech
– viewers at home
– fans in the stadium

·      How will network slicing improve performance and reliability?

·      How can remote production be more creative?

·      Proving the business case – costing and scaling

Matt Stagg, Director of Mobile Strategy, BT Sport

11.55  Q&A

12.00  Implementing observability for security threat detection at the edge

·      Managing the complex architectures of the edge using observability – multi-vendor MEC, multi-cloud, multi-operator environments

·      Gaining observability from the right, rich, contextual full-stack data for forensic auditability and threat detection

·      The importance of behavior-based analytics, on both the data and on events, for cybersecurity at the edge, and where signature-based analytics fall short

Richard Piasentin, Chief Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer, Accedian

12.20 Q&A

12.25  Summary and closing remarks

Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe
Gerhard Auer, VP Sales, EMEA, Accedian

12.30  Close of Part 1

NOTE: All times are Central European Time (CET)

09.30  Welcome back and summary of key learnings from Part 1

            Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe

09.40  Leveraging 5G and edge networks to optimise the smart city

• Is 5G the defining technology of smart cities? How fast can it be deployed?
• Delivering scalable solutions beyond connectivity
• Using AI in predictive planning and maintenance
• Responding to real time fluctuations in the environment and processes
• CMTC (critical machine type communication) vs MMTC (massive machine type communication)
• Role of multi-access edge computing (MEC) in automated cities

Lim Chinn Hwa, Senior Director – Smart Nation Platform Solutions, GovTech Singapore
Jack Toh, Executive Manager, GovTech Singapore

10.00 Q&A

10.05  Driving differentiation at the edge with performance assurance

• Securing a competitive advantage at multiple edges
• Where are we with automation and orchestration?
• Assuring network slices
• Differentiating 5G enterprise edge services based on performance 
• End-to-end application and service monitoring are key

Patrick Ostiguy, Founder & Executive Chairman, Accedian

10.25  Q&A

10.30  Cloud gaming and eSports on 5G

• Cloud gaming and what it means to telcos 
• From console to streaming – transforming the world of gaming
• Taking e-Sports to mainstream 
• Capturing the gaming business opportunity with 5G

Vesa Jutila, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Hatch Entertainment

10.50  Q&A

10.55  BREAK (15 mins)

11.10  5G cloud core – challenges and technologies

• Translating ultra-connectivity into service differentiation and business flexibility
• Creating value through visibility and control of traffic and applications
• Mitigating risks and planning for a smooth introduction of 5G core
• Deploying network slicing and cloud-native core network solutions

Aurelio Nocerino, Network Practice Europe Lead, Accenture

11.30   Q&A

11.35   Case study: 5G cloud core – 5G, telco cloud and Opensource side by side at Saudi Telecom Company

• How Cloud iNfrastructure Telco Task Force (CNTT) is accelerating adoption of 5G 
• NFV telco cloud and its promise 
• How NFV telco cloud can work with 5G 
• What should service providers care about – infrastructure or services? 
• How can service providers monetise 5G?

Ahmed El Sawaf, Senior Advisor – Network Transformation & Cloud Infrastructure, Saudi Telecom Company

11.55  Q&A

12.00  The interdependence of fibre and 5G at the edge

• The scramble for fibre – many of Europe’s major economies are playing catch-up
• Why is 5G so reliant on fibre, and especially for edge applications?
• High performance demands on core and metro networks
• Front haul, backhaul, indoor coverage

Michael Ferris, Senior Architect – Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Colt Technology Services

12.20  Q&A

12.25  Summary and closing remarks

Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe
Anthony McLachlan, Vice President, Sales, APAC, Accedian

12.30  End of conference