8:30 – 9:00

Registration

9:00

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10:00

Opening session

Keynote: Sorin Mihai GRINDEANU – Romania’s 5G Strategy

• Maria-Manuela CATRINA, Secretary of State, Ministry for Communications and Information Society
• Johannes GUNGL – Managing Director, RTR, Austria and BEREC Chair 2018
• Tomas JAKIMAVICIUS - Public Policy Director – Europe, GSMA

Host: Sorin Mihai GRINDEANU, President, National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)

Policy and regulation paving the way to 5G - national strategies, industry trends, steps at national and European level

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30

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12:00

First session

Panellists:

• Elena OVREIU, PhD, CEO LiveCare
• Antonio SFAMELI, Head of HUB Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson
• Marc FRINCU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, West University of Timisoara
• Codruţ SĂVULESCU, Senior Solution Manager, Huawei

Q&A

Moderator: Eduard LOVIN, ANCOM Vicepresident

Innovators are preparing to reap the full benefits of 5G – emerging beneficiaries of the new technologies and their expectations

12:00 – 12:30

Coffee break

12:30

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14:00

Second session

Panellists:

• Dorin ODIATIU, Public Affairs, Partnerships And Wholesale Director, Orange Romania
• Mihail TARNICEANU, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Vodafone Romania
• Vladan PEKOVIC, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Information Technology, Telekom Romania
• Valentin POPOVICIU, Vice-President, RCS-RDS

Q&A

Moderator: Bogdan IANA, ANCOM Vicepresident

Towards the commercial launch of 5G - are operators ready to meet the challenges of the 5G revolution?

14:00

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14:15

Conclusions

Sorin Mihai GRINDEANU, President, National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)