Agenda
Keynote Address - Julia Lopez, Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Panel: The UK Approach – telecoms policy, innovation, and future networks
Panel: The UK Approach – telecoms policy, innovation, and future networks
Plenary
The past twelve months have seen a sustained period of scrutiny and policy activity in the telecoms sector: from the new security framework for 5G, to the resilience of our networks during the COVID pandemic. Are we set on the right path to ensure the opportunities of advanced connectivity are captured? From our public macro networks to private wireless for enterprise, 2021 is a pivotal year for the UK’s network future. In this panel session, we will examine the key principles for building our 5G and future networks—from security, resilience, technological innovation, to sustainability and digital inclusion—and how the UK’s telecoms operators, vendors, and the wider ecosystem are working together on these foundations to help meet the demands and needs of a dynamic UK economy.
Speakers
Alfonso Alvarez
Howard Watson
Björn Odenhammar
Dean Bubley
Panel: What comes next – breakthrough tech for the telecoms sector
Panel: What comes next – breakthrough tech for the telecoms sector
Plenary
It’s not just Open RAN that’s making an impact on the current conversation on Our Network Future – what’s the likely impact of virtualisation, cloud-native, AI and Machine Learning on how our networks are optimised through the 2020s?
This panel session will take a detailed look at the breakthrough technologies and concepts impacting the telecoms sector today, including an assessment of the recommendations in both the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy and Diversification Task Force’s findings.
Speakers
Matt Warman
Raja Chandhok
Francesca Serravalle
Stefano Cantarelli
Stephen Douglas
Abel Mayal
Panel: Building a global coalition for secure digital infrastructure
Panel: Building a global coalition for secure digital infrastructure
Plenary
The UK accounts for approximately 2% of telecoms suppliers’ global mobile revenues, with the UK Government cognisant that we will not drive significant change in the market independently. How can the UK build global consensus on the pressing issue of telecoms supply chain diversification? What is our value proposition as a market in which to trade, invest and innovate?
Our final panel session will explore the UK’s telecoms policy as it intersects with global tech evolution and industrial strategy, and how the key principles of openness, competition and diversity will meet the interests of all states that want to ensure a fair, secure and resilient global telecoms supply market.
Speakers
Oriel Petry
Sarabjit Singh
Mike Laughton
Matthew Evans
Keynote - Simon Blagden, Chair, Telecoms Diversification Advisory Council
