October 20th – CET Timezone (+1 GMT + 6 EDT + 9 PDT)
Wireless Global Congress – Public Event
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8:30 AM (CET)
Registration and Coffee
Moderator: Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
9:05 AM (CET)
The Role Operators can Play in Solving Enterprise Smart Connectivity Needs: How to be a solutions provider
Maria Cuevas, Networks Research Director, BT Applied Research, BT

9:25 AM (CET)
Taking Enterprise Wi-FI to the Next Level
Giovanni Pecora, VP Sales, Cloud4Wi

9:45 AM (CET)
Evolution of Wi-Fi and beyond. Emerging use cases and propositions enabled by next gen Wi-Fi, including Wi-Fi 6E and WI-Fi 7
David Coleman, Director, Wireless Technology, Extreme Networks

10:15 AM (CET)
Wi-Fi 7: Built for Immersive Experiences, Provides Fast, Robust and Reliable Connectivity
Parul Singla, Director of Marketing – Wi-Fi, MaxLinear

10:35 AM (CET)
COFFEE & NETWORKING
Moderator: Steve Nam, Director of Industry Engagement, Wireless Broadband Alliance
11:05 AM (CET)
The future of Wi-Fi, benefits of Wi-Fi 6E and 7 in the home environment
Arjan van der Vegt, Senior Manager Connectivity CPE, Liberty Global

11:25 AM (CET)
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Ahold Delhaize: Delivering Wi-Fi Excellence in Retail with OpenRoaming
Rolf Vanden Eynde, Manager CoE Infrastructure Engineering, Ahold Delhaize
Mattias Demeyere, IT Project Manager, Ahold Delhaize
Bart Brinckman (Moderator), Distinguished Engineer, Cisco

11:45 AM (CET)
5G/Wi-Fi Convergence Without Compromise
Blaz Vavpetic, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Galgus

12:00 AM (CET)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Enhancing the Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience
Irvind Ghai, Vice President of Product Marketing, onsemi
Chris Elliot, EMEA Channel Director, Commscope
Blaz Vavpetic, Business Development & Strategic Partnership, Galgus
Steve Nam (Moderator), Vice President – Membership & Industry Engagement, WBA

12:40 PM (CET)
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Moderator: Bruno Tomás, CTO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
2:00 PM (CET)
Building future-proof CSP-managed Wi-Fi solutions
Justin Doucette, Head of Nokia WiFi, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:20 PM (CET)
Getting Ahead of the Threat:
Securing Public Wi-Fi – Foreseeing public Wi-Fi threats for consumer and enterprises, and how to address them – Discussing Open Roaming as a solution
Rutger van Haastert, Consultant Security, KPN
Bart Brinckman, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Bruno Tomas (Moderator), CTO, WBA

2:50 PM (CET)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Spectrum Today vs. Spectrum Tomorrow
Ziyad A AlDobaian, System Engineer, CITC
Burhan Masood, Business Development & Product Management, Broadcom
Scott Blue, Director of Global Wireless Policy, Cisco
Matt MacPherson (Moderator), Wireless CTO, Cisco
