09:00 – 09:10

Welcome to SCWS

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

  • Sue Monahan, CEO, SCF

09:15 – 09:35

ANALYST PANEL Movers and shakers 2023 – Challenging markets, and technology reality checks on 2023

  • Moderator: Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

  • Caroline Gabriel, Analysys Mason

  • Monica Paolini, Senza Fili

  • Gabriel Brown, Heavy Reading

09:35 – 10:05

KEYNOTE PANEL How was it for you? 2023 perspective from the view of MNO, neutral host and vendor

  • Moderator: Caroline Gabriel, Analyst, Analysys Mason

  • George Tsirtsis, Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm Europe, Inc.

  • Abel Mayel, SVP of Technology and Marketing, Airspan Networks

  • Imran Ashraf, Senior Manager – Small Cells Planning, Virgin Media O2

  • Dr. Khalid Al Mashouq, Chief Technology Officer, ACES

10:05 – 10:35

SESSION KEYNOTE Bringing ORAN indoors

  • Luigi Tarlazzi, VP, Engineering ICN, CommScope

10:35 – 10:55

5G and densification: A reality check – how are we doing, what have we learned and where’s it going?

  • Mike Harrison, Head of Products, Solutions and Marketing, Cellnex UK

10:55 – 11:20

Coffee break and networking

  • Sponsored by CommScope

11:20 – 11:40

Everything but the macro – small cells and DAS, and WiFi: convergence and disaggregation

  • Andrew Conway, Director of solutions and innovation, Boldyn Networks

11:40 – 12:00

TECHNOLOGY KEYNOTE Silicon vendor perspective on 5G infrastructure advancements

  • George Tsirtsis, Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm Europe, Inc.

12:00 – 12:20

Common sense is all you need

  • Dr Doug Pulley, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, RANsemi

12:20 – 12:50

PANEL Open RAN reality check – what are we waiting for? Part 1, the view from vendor, analyst and service provider

  • Moderator: Ian Newbury, Consultant

  • Bob Slorach, Chief Technology Officer, Wireless Infrastructure Group

  • Richard MacKenzie, Distinguished Engineer – Wireless Networks, BT Group

  • Luigi Tarlazzi, VP, Engineering ICN, CommScope

  • Caroline Gabriel, Analyst, Analysys Mason

12:50 – 13:40

Lunch break and networking