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