MWC 2024 Agenda and speakers

Noel Kirkaldy
Critical networks business development

Private Networks: Is there a need for spectrum set asides for critical networks?

11.25 - 12.00 CET
Sofitel Skipper Barcelona

Leslie Shannon
Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting

Reality Check for XR

16.30 - 17.00
MWC Debate Stage

Rafael De Fermín
Senior Vice President Network Infrastructure, Europe

Accelerating Railways: Full Speed to the future with 5G

11.00 – 11.30 CET
Connected Industries

Henry Tirri
Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Technologies

6G Horizon: Bridging Perspectives for a Sustainable Future

09.00-10.30 CET
MWC Stage B

Jean Lawrence
Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Cloud & Network Services

Measuring Diversity & Inclusion: Setting Goals & Tracking Progress

10:00 -11:30 CET
MWC Debate Stage

Sami Ranta
Venture General Manager

Private 5G enables Enterprise digital transformation and Industry 4.0 applications

11:30-12:30 CET
IBM Booth

Jane Rygaard
Head of Corporate Partnerships

Paving the way for industrial Metaverse

12:45 - 13:15 CET
MWC Debate Stage

Harri Holma
Fellow and Senior Advisor, Nokia Technology Office

Underscoring Finnish thought leadership on 6G, critical comms and related positioning and mapping.

15:00 – 17:00 CET
Finnish pavilion, Hall 5, 5J45

Sandy Motley
President, Fixed Networks Business Group

FWA: Scaling the Success

16:15 – 17:00 CET
MWC Stage B

Thierry Klein
President, Bell Labs Solutions Research

Rethinking the future of human-centric transformation and value creation

17:00 – 20:00 CET
Marina Port Vell

Sandy Motley
President Fixed Networks Business Group

The vendors role in assisting operators in transitioning from telco to techco

15.20 - 15.35 CET
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

Gloria Touchard
Voice of the Customer CTO

Keys to success for telco to techco transformation for fixed broadband operators

16.40 - 17.10 CET
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

Sami Pohjonen
Head of MantaRay Product Management

Accelerating OPEN RAN Adoption

09:00 - 13:00 CET
Partner Theatre 5

Fran Heeran
Senior Vice President, Products & Engineering, Cloud & Network Services

Towards a Standalone Future with 5G Advanced

10:40 - 11:50 CET
MWC Stage C

Mark Atkinson
SVP & BU Head of Radio Access Networks

The business of 5G: Driving 5G Monetization Opportunities 

11:00 - 12:30 CET
MWC Theatre at the Partner Program area (Hall 8, T6)

Marcelo Cheminn Madruga
Head of Portfolio Technology, Incubation & Architecture for CNS Products & Engineering

Discuss the crucial role vendors play in supporting operators within the complex telco environment

14:00 -15:00 CET
GSMA Pavillion

Kat Gray
VP Talent & Leadership

Diversity 4 Tech Roundtable

15:00-17:30 CET
tbc

Subho Mukherjee
VP, Global Head of Sustainability

How do we digitalize for climate action without adding to the problem?

15:00-18:00 CET
Partner Theatre 6

Shkumbin Hamiti
Head of Network Monetization Business Unit, Cloud & Network Services

tbc

15:00-19:00 CET
Partner Theatre 2

Mikko Jarva
Head of Portfolio and Architecture, Cloud and Network Services

tbc

15:00-19:00 CET
Partner Theatre 2

Francesca Sartori
Head of Sustainability Research and Standardization

Energy Benchmark 2023: Telco Insights and Industry Healthcheck 

09:30 - 10:30 CET
GSMA Knowledge Zone

Lieven Levrau
Senior Director of Product Strategy

Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) For the Evolution of Mobile Networks

10:00 - 11:30 CET
Partner Theatre 6

Rodrigo Brito
Global Head of Cybersecurity Products

AI-driven threats: strategies for defence

11.15- 12.30
CC5 Ministerial Stage

Ken Riordan
Principal Architect, Nokia Federal Solutions

Unlocking the economic potential of the stratosphere with HAPS

12:30 – 13:30 CET
Partner Theatre 6