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Event Program
Opening notes from IAFI
(2.15 PM to 2:30 PM)
Welcome notes and Introductory remarks.
Session 1: How 5G and 6G can help Industrial and economic recovery, post the pandemic
This session will bring together prominent policy makers, regulators, scientists and Industry
experts.
(2.30 PM to 4.00 PM IST)
Session Hosted by Sh. Bharat Bhatia, President, ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI)
| S. No. | Speaker | Tentative Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh. T R Dua, Chairman, ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI) | 14:30 |
| 2 | Mr. Mario Maniewicz - Director Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU. | 14:40 |
| 3 | Sh. A. K. Tiwari - Member Technology Digital Communications Commission of the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India | 14:50 |
| 4 | Sh. V. Raghunandan- Secretary TRAI. | 15:00 |
| 5 | Sh. Shyam Mardikar - President and Group CTO Mobility, Jio. | 15:10 |
| 6 | Dr. Aloknath De - Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer of Samsung R&D India, Bangalore. | 15:20 |
| 7 | Dr. Iwao Hosako - Director General, Wireless Networks Research Center National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan. | 15:30 |
| 8 | Dr. Magnus Frodigh – Vice President & Head of Ericsson Research & Co-Chair Hexa-X Initiative of the EU. | 15:40 |
| 9 | Sh. Parag Kar - Vice President, Government Affairs, India and South Asia, Qualcomm. | 15:50 |
Session 2: Vision and Technology Trends for the next generation
This session brings together prominent academic and Industry experts representing 6G
research programs worldwide for a high-level discussion on the vision and path beyond 5G
(4.00 PM to 5.30 PM IST)
Session Hosted by Sh. Vikram Tiwathia, Dy. Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)
| S. No. | Speaker | Tentative Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Colin Wilicock - Head of Research Alliance, Nokia Standards. | 16:10 |
| 1 | Prof. Hyeon Woo Lee - Prof. of Dan Kook University Korea and Chair, TTA 5G Standard Committee | 16:20 |
| 3 | Prof. Ramjee Prasad - Founding President CTIF Global Capsule, Aarhus University, HERNING, Denmark and Founding Chairman of GISFI. | 16:30 |
| 4 | Prof. Balaraman Ravindran - CSE Dept. IIT Madras. | 16:40 |
| 5 | Dr. Hakan Ohlsen – Director, Standard & Industry, APAC and Vice-Chair/Chair ADHOC WP5D. | 16:50 |
| 6 | Mr. Reza Arefi - Director of Spectrum Strategy, Intel Corporation | 17:00 |
| 7 | Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu - Carleton University, Canada. | 17:10 |
Session 3 – Conclusion, Q&A session, closing Notes and Vote of thanks(5:30 PM onwards)
Moderated by the Co-hosts (IAFI & 5GIF)
| S. No. | Speaker | Tentative Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh. Bharat Bhatia President (IAFI) and Sh. Vinosh James (5GIF Convenor)– Q&A Session | 17:10 onwards |
| 2 | Prof N K Goyal, Chairman TEMA and Vice Chairman (IAFI) Vote of Thanks |