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Wednesday, November 12

17:30 – 19:00 | Welcome Reception

Day 1: Thursday, November 13

07:30 – 08:30 | Breakfast
Centennial C/D (First Floor)

08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome
Legacy Room (Second Floor)

09:00 – 10:30 | Panel: Perspectives on the Future of Wireless

The wireless communication infrastructure continues to evolve and incorporate new technologies toward the goal of ubiquitous connectivity. This panel of visionaries will share their perspectives on the future of wireless communications and set the stage for the discussions to follow.

Speakers
-Jeffrey Andrews, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
-Udayan Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, Intel
-Guglielmo Noya, SVP – Head of Latin America, APWireless
-Vinay Ravuri, CEO & Founder, EdgeQ
-William Webb, CEO, Commcisive

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 – 12:00 | Panel: Future Wireless Architectures

A variety of wireless technologies have been developed to provide connectivity in different settings, such as WiFi for indoor, cellular for outdoor, and satellite for remote locations. This panel will address the challenge of integrating an array of wireless technologies into heterogeneous network architecture capable of providing a seamless communications experience.

Speakers
-Andrew Clegg, Chief Technology Officer, Valo Analytica
-Matti Latva-aho, Professor of Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland
-Greg Pelton, CTO, Iridium
-Vicente San Miguel, Partner, Open Vision Partners
-Yago Tenorio, SVP & CTO, Verizon

12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch and Executive Networking

13:00 – 13:30 | Morning Session Readouts & Discussion

13:30 – 14:45 | Panel: Power and Energy Consumption

Despite plans to the contrary, power consumption for wireless communications keeps increasing. Solutions include classical approaches, such as better components and system design, or turning off network components when not needed. More radical approaches include moving traffic to WiFi, more extensive use of shared networks, and replacing rural base stations with high altitude platforms (HAP) and satellites. This panel will consider all of these approaches and debate the best way forward.

Speakers
-Sheryl Genco, VP Advanced Technology Group, Ericsson (Moderator)
-Ed Knapp, CTO, American Tower
-Masoud Olfat, VP Technology & Ecosystem Development, Federated Wireless
-John Smee, SVP Engineering, Global Head of Wireless Research, Qualcomm

14:45 – 15:00 | Break

15:00 – 16:15 | Panel Spectrum Issues

The evolution of wireless technology has expanded the range of usable frequencies and improved spectrum efficiency. At the same time, new wireless applications create greater demand for access to spectrum. This panel will discuss spectrum utilization and managing access to enable future applications.

Speakers
-Randall Berry, Chair and Professor of ECE, Northwestern University
-Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA
-Ari Fitzgerald, Partner, Communications Group at Hogan Lovells
-Nick Laneman, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame

16:15 – 16:45 | Day 1: Closing Keynote: Peter Vetter, President of Bell Labs Core Research, Nokia

Day 2: Friday, November 14

07:30 – 08:30 | Breakfast

08:30 – 08:45 | Opening Remarks

08:45 – 09:15 | Day 2 Opening Keynote: Robert Soni, VP RAN Technology, AT&T

09:15 – 10:30 | Panel: Innovation Without Influence: The Standards Challenge for Startups and Academia

International standards are essential for ensuring the compatibility of wireless technologies with existing and future networks. The startup and academic world is a vital source of wireless innovation but lacking in influence on standards. This panel will focus on the problems faced in introducing innovations to the wireless telecom standards world.

Speakers
-Anton Monk, SVP Strategy, Cohere Technologies (Moderator)
-Robert Calderbank, Professor of EE, CS and Mathematics, Duke University
-Robert Soni, VP RAN Technology, AT&T
-Andrea Goldsmith, President, Stony Brook University
-Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli, Professor of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, University of Bologna

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 – 12:00 | Panel: ISAC for 6G: Game Changer or Ghost of 5G Past?

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is one of the key new technology pillars of 6G/IMT-2030 and is a completely new paradigm in terms of performance metrics related to radar. In addition to discussing new technology aspects, the panel will consider issues such as market expectations and who will pay for ISAC.

Speakers
-John Smee, SVP Engineering, Global Head Wireless Research, Qualcomm
-Daniel Cooley, CTO, Silicon Labs
-Sheryl Genco, VP Advanced Technology Group, Ericsson
-Anton Monk, SVP Strategy, Cohere Technologies

12:00 – 13:00 | Networking and Lunch

13:00 – 13:30 | Morning Session Readouts & Discussion

13:30 – 14:00 | Keynote: Malik Tatipamula, CTO, Ericsson Silicon Valley, Ericsson

14:00 – 15:15 | Panel: Future Wireless Applications

Advances in wireless technology will provide a platform for new services as well as improvements in existing ones. This panel will consider a variety of future applications and the wireless infrastructure that will enable them.

Speakers
-Mingxi Fan, Senior General Manager, Wireless Communication Technology and System Design, MediaTek
-Eric McClanahan, Sr. Director, 5G Solution Architecture, 5G Acceleration, Verizon
-Thyaga Nandagopal, Head of Emerging Technologies, Samsung Research America

15:15 – 15:30 | Break

15:30 – 16:00 | Closing Keynote: Charlie Zhang, SVP, Samsung Research America

Sponsorship Opportunities

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