Agenda 2024

Tuesday, June 18th

Subjetct to change

8:00 - 9:00

Check-In & Welcome Coffee


9:00 - 9:05

Words of Welcome

Dirk Waasen, WEKA Media Publishing GmbH


9:05 - 9:10

Words of Welcome from the Mayor of the City of Dresden

Jan Donhauser, Landeshauptstadt Dresden 


9:10 - 9:35

Opening Keynote
Cloud Transformation and Technology Vision

Thomas Bergmann, o2 Telefónica


9:35 - 10:00

Keynote
5.5G is now – Mobile Technologies on their Path to higher Efficiency

Dr. Michael Lemke, Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH


10:00 - 10:25

Keynote
Unlocking the Power of GenAI: From the first Consolidated Cases towards the Future

Enrique Moreno, NTT DATA Deutschland AG


10:25 - 11:15

Coffee Break & Networking



11:15 - 11:40

Keynote
New Deal in Germany: 1&1 ORAN – The Open, Cloud-Native and Independent Path to a Real-Time Capable Future for Germany

Michael Martin, 1&1 Mobilfunk GmbH


11:40 - 12:05

Keynote
Developing Superior Connectivity to Drive Innovation and Unlock the Power of AI

Dr. Michael Langer, Vodafone Group


12:05 - 12:50

Panel 
Cloud Computing in Networks, powered by o2 Telefónica

Thomas Bergmann, o2 Telefónica; Ruben Merz, Amazon Web Services; Filemón Torres, Nokia


12:50 - 14:15

Lunch & Networking


14:15 - 14:40

Keynote 
Telco Platforms as a Service – How to Remain Innovative in Times of Capex Constraints

Bela Virag, Arthur D. Little Austria


14:40 - 15:05

Keynote 
Creating Energy-Efficient Networks – with Ppas, Ai-Based Saving Features and Energy Self-Sufficient Sites

Claudia Töpfer, o2 Telefónica


15:05 - 15:30

Keynote 
Mobile Communications Expansion via Innovative Infrastructure Solutions

Ralf Gerbershagen, 5G Synergiewerk GmbH 


15:30 - 15:55

Keynote 
IoT – The Key to Secure 5G Network Performance 

Christian Müller, Rohde & Schwarz International GmbH 


15:55 - 16:30

Coffee Break & Networking


16:30 - 16:55

Keynote 
From Tower to Train: Mobile Coverage on Rails

Badiaa Bazarbacha, Vantage Towers Germany 


16:55 - 17:20

Keynote 
Transformation Path Towards Efficient, Agile and Sustainable Networks 

Arnau Mata-Llenas, umlaut, Part of Accenture 


17:20 - 18:05

Panel 
Green Networks 

Arnau Mata-Llenas, umlaut, Part of Accenture; Jaime Abril, Vantage Towers Germany; Ralf Gerbershagen, 5G Synergiewerk GmbH; Claudia Töpfer, o2 Telefónica, Dr. Michael Langer, Vodafone Group


18:05 - 18:10

Wrap up – Closing

Dirk Waasen, WEKA Media Publishing 


18:30 - 23:00

Evening Network Event:
Dinner on Boat


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