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Agenda

AGENDA

0900 – 1000 hrs

Registration

1000 – 1130 hrs

Inaugural Session



Welcome address

Operator Keynote

Industry Keynote

Operator Address

Guest of Honour

Chief Guest

Vote of Thanks

Session 1: Opening Ceremony

The Impact of Open RAN on the Telecoms Ecosystem
- National Policy Frameworks for Open RAN and Private Networks
- Government role in promoting Open RAN

Mr. Anil Tandan, Director General, BIF

Mr. Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea

Mr. Narendra Kumar Rawat, Vice President (Technology), Mavenir

Mr. Saurabh Mittal, VP & Head Standards & Technology, Bharti Airtel

Shri G. Narendra Nath, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India

Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

1130 – 1145 hrs

Refreshments & Networking Break

1145 – 1330 hrs

Technical Session

Session Chair


1150-1205    Speaker 1

1205-1220    Speaker 2

1220-1235    Speaker 3

1235-1250    Speaker 4

Session 2: Technical Presentations

Monetizing the 5G Revolution: Open RAN Business Models & Revenue Opportunities

Mr. Jeevan Talegaonkar, Vice President (5G Business), Reliance Jio
(Introductory Remarks)

Mr. Vikalp Dutt, Director – Sales Engineering, India Region, Mavenir
Theme: RAN Intelligent Controller: Orchestrating the Future of Open RAN Systems
Dr. Tsunehiko Chiba, Chief Wireless Architect, CTO Office, VIAVI Solutions
Theme: Advancing Open RAN Testing
Mr. Mahesh Basavaraju, Market Segment Manager – Wireless Communications, Rohde & Schwarz
Theme: A Critical role of testing in Open RAN
Shri Ashok Kumar, DDG UPW LSA, Department of Telecommunications
Theme: Government initiatives to encourage research/ development, adoption and proliferation of Open RAN in India

1330 – 1400 hrs

Networking Lunch

1400 – 1600 hrs

Discussion Theme


Moderator

Panelist
Panelist
Panelist

Session 3: Panel Discussion

Role of Open Source in 5G
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ORAN approach to Open disaggregated RAN

Shri Ashok Kumar, DDG UPW LSA, Department of Telecommunications

Mr. Ashish Bhatia, Director – Sales Engineering, India Region, Mavenir
Mr. Radhakant Das, Head of Technology & Engineering, Telecom Networks, TCS
Mr. Alok Shankar Pandey, Additional General Manager (IT), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India

1600 hrs onwards

Concluding Remarks followed Networking Tea/Coffee