| 1130 hrs - 1315 hrs | Standardisation Session |
| 5G Technologies & Standardisation – A Deep Dive Panel Discussion on “What will it take for India to emerge as one amongst the leaders in Standardisation for 5G Technologies and Applications?” - Introductory remarks by Session Chair - Special Secretary DoT, Shri N Sivasailam |
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| Moderator | - Mr. TV Ramachandran, President, Broadband India Forum |
| Speakers | - Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur - Mr. Ananth Krishnan, CTO, TCS - Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras - Mr. Klaus Pendl, First Counsellor – ICT, Delegation of the EU to India - Mr. Adrian Scrase, CTO, ETSI - Prof. UB Desai, Director, IIT Hyderabad - Ms. Pamela Kumar, Director General, TSDSI - Mr. Pradeep Bhardwaj, Sr Strategy Director & Head, Industry Standards, Syniverse - Concluding remarks by Special Secretary DoT, Shri N Sivasailam |
| Vote of Thanks | - Shri. RK Pathak, DDG (IC), DoT |
| 1315 hrs - 1400 hrs | Lunch & Registration |
| 1400 hrs - 1530 hrs | Round Table - Digital Transformation with 5G |
| Session Chair | - Special Secretary DoT, Shri N Sivasailam Release of White Paper on VNO in India |
| Speakers | - Mr. Sanjay Mashruwala, Managing Director, Reliance Jio - Mr. Amar Mandhyan, Director - Technical Sales, Mobility Solutions, Asia Pacific, CommScope - Mr. Amit Marwah, CMO, Nokia - Mr. CS Rao, Chairman & Co-Founder, Quadgen Wireless Solutions - Mr. Umang Das, Vice-Chairman TAIPA - Mr. Manoj Misra, Senior Public Policy Director-India, GSMA - Mr. Ajay Sharma, Director Business Development and India Strategy, Intel India - Mr. Parag Kar, VP, Government Affairs, India and South Asia, Qualcomm. - Mr. Ravi Shankar Rai, Managing Director, Savitri Telecom Services - Ms. Lingrong Lu, Vice President, UTStarcom - Smt. Shubha N. Bhambhani, PGM (C&M), BSNL - Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Executive Director, C-DOT - Closing Remarks by Session Chair |
| 1530 hrs - 1600 hrs | Refreshments & Networking Break |
| 1600 hrs - 1800 hrs | 5G Live Demo Tour - Showcase of 5G use cases |
Inauguration |
Mr. TV Ramachandran to invite Hon’ble Minister of Communications to Inaugurate the Celebrations for World Telecom Day commencing with the Live 5G Demo Tour by cutting the Inaugural Ribbon |
| Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | Hon’ble Minister of Communications - Shri Manoj Sinha |
| Tour of 5G Demo’s | - BSNL - Intel - Reliance Jio - IIT Bombay - IIT Hyderabad |
| 1800 hrs - 2000 hrs | World Telecom Day Celebrations |
| Lighting the lamp ceremony | |
| Welcome Address | - Shri Kishore Babu, DDG (Policy), DoT |
| Address | - Ms. Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India |
| Address | - Mr. Ravi Shankar Rai, Managing Director, Savitri Group |
| Address | - Mr. Michael McCarver, Sr Vice President & Global Head, Syniverse |
| Special Address | - Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU |
| Address | - Mr. NK Goyal, President, CMAI |
| Presentation of WP | - Presentation on “Standards and welfare maximization - visions of a competitive and innovative 5G ecosystem” White Paper by CUTS/BIF |
| Address | - Mr. Parveer Singh Ghuman, Senior Research Associate, CUTS International |
| Release of WP | - Release of White Paper by Chief Guest |
| Celebratory Address | - Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, Chairman TC & Secretary (T), DoT |
| Vote of Thanks | - Shri R K Pathak, DDG (IC) DoT |
| 2000 hrs onwards | Networking Dinner |
Agenda of 18th May 2018
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| 0830 - 0930 hrs | Registration |
| 0900 - 1100 hrs | Inaugural Session: India Marching Towards 5G |
| Welcome Note | - Mr. TV Ramachandran, President, Broadband India Forum & Chairman, 5G India Conference Committee |
| Keynote Address | - Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD, BSNL |
| Special Address | - Mr. Sebastien Soriano, Chairman, ARCEP France |
| Address by Guest of Honour | - Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, Chairman TC & Secretary (T), DoT |
| Address by Guest of Honour | - Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU |
| WP Release | - Release of a White Paper on 5G Policy & Regulation by Policy Impact Partners & BIF |
| Inaugural Address | - Hon’ble Minister of Communications - Shri Manoj Sinha |
| Vote of Thanks | - Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions |
| Panel Discussion | Key perspectives on 5G |
| Moderator | - Mr. Adrian Scrase, CTO, ETSI |
| Panelists | - Shri Anupam Srivastava, CMD, BSNL - Mr. Daniel Brower, VP Programme, Deutsche Telekom - Shri. P. K. Bhatnagar, President, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd - Dr. Wu Yong, Senior Standards Expert, 3GPP - Ms. Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India - Closing Remarks by Session Chair |
| 1100 - 1115 hrs | Refreshments & Networking Break |
| 1115 - 1345 hrs | Technical Session 1: Preparing for 5G |
| Moderator | - Mr. H.L. Gupta, President - Network & Service Operations, Reliance Jio |
| Speakers | - Mr. Ravi Gopalan, Sr Director, Communication & Devices Group, Intel India - Mr. Ravi Shankar Rai, Managing Director, Savitri Group - Mr. Chris Rivera, Group Vice President and CTO, Syniverse - Mr. Mombasawala Mohmedsaeed, General Manager - Applications, Keysight Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. - Mr. Sergiy Bityukov, Senior Marketing Manager, UTStarcom Topic: “5G backhaul and Sync, UT portfolio” - Mr. Bharat Sharma, Manager Pre-Sales, India & SAARC, Cambium Networks - Mr. Malcolm Crouch, Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific, CSG Topic: Monetisation and Mobilisation for 5G and IoT - Mr. Ratnakar Singh, Software Architect (R&D), Rohde & Schwarz Topic: 5G NR Challenges for OTA Testing - Concluding Remarks by Session Moderator |
| 1345 - 1430 hrs | Networking Lunch |
| 1430 - 1530 hrs | Technical Session 2: Key Trends and Drivers Shaping 5G |
| Moderator & Lead Speaker | - Shri Peeyush Khare, CGM, Maharashtra Telecom Circle, BSNL |
| Speakers | - Mr. Amar Mandhyan, Director - Technical Sales, Mobility Solutions, Asia Pacific, CommScope - Mr. Alessandro Como, Technical Pre Sales Director, SIAE Microelettronica - Mr. Chiew Chi Kiang, Senior System Application Manager, Infineon Topic: Infineon RF solutions for fast, efficient and reliable 5G - Closing remarks by Session Moderator |
| 1530 - 1630 hrs | Valedictory Session - Spectrum & Technology for 5G |
| Moderator | - Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Member (PT) TRAI & Director IIT Kanpur |
| Speakers | - Mr. Parag Kar, VP, Government Affairs, India and South Asia, Qualcomm - Mr. Daniel Brower, VP Programme, Deutsche Telekom - Mr. Aayush Bhatnagar, Sr Vice President, Reliance Jio - Dr. Wu Yong, Senior Standards Expert, 3GPP - Mr. Sebastien Soriano, Chairman, ARCEP France - Ms. Deepa Tyagi, DDG (FN) TEC, DoT - Mr. Gaurav Kharod, Country Manager India, Intelsat - Dr. Kiran Kuchi, Professor, IIT Hyderabad - Closing remarks by Session Chair |
| 1630 - 1640 hrs | Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks – Mr. TV Ramachandran |
| 1640 hrs onwards | Tea/Coffee refreshments |