Connected Futures Festival – London Event

What will our connected world look like in 2035?

Register your interest to join Digital Catapult and its partners at this cutting-edge event to learn, debate and discover the possible future of connectivity.

While 6G is in early-stage development, the UK is already leading the way with a national 6G experimentation platform, JOINER, serving projects and innovation hubs funded by EPSRC and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Aligning with Digital Catapult’s focus in advancing the UK development of data driven and open future networks, we are delighted to share more about our role as a key partner on this exciting programme.

This event is taking place at Digital Catapult’s central London office and is a satellite event of the main Connected Futures Festival taking place in Bristol. Join us to hear more about JOINER and the latest emerging 6G applications, with talks from experts, insights from the latest research and live demonstrations such as the Holographic human, the Reality Emulator, or the Immersive Communication.

This event is open to everyone from industry, academia, government and the general public to learn more and imagine the future together.

Please note, this event is by invitation only. Spaces are limited, so we advise you to register your interest early and we will get back to you as soon as possible. 

This event will give you an opportunity to:

• Hear more from key partners including Weaver Labs, KCL, UCL and Imperial, who will be presenting their work in diverse areas
• Discover ground-breaking innovation through our onsite live demos
• Gain exclusive access to the exciting conference line-up, livestreamed from the Bristol-based summit to hear from leading 6G figures
• Network and make new connections from across the 6G ecosystem

09:45 – Arrival and registrations

10:10 – Welcome and introduction
Dritan Kaleshi, Director of 5G Technology – Digital Catapult

10:20 – Keynote: Gen AI Empowered Cloud Native Implementation of RAN for 6G
Syed Ali R. Zaidi, Associate Professor – School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds

10:45 – A view from Government (livestreaming from Bristol)
Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms

10:50 – Future Networks Keynote (livestreaming from Bristol)
Nektaria Efthymiou, Network Platform and Security Director – BT Group

11:00 – Debate: What does a future connected world look like? The UK In 2035 (livestreaming from Bristol)

• Chair: Catherine Page, Deputy Director of Future Telecoms Technology Policy – DSIT
• Simon Fletcher, CEO – Real Wireless
• Magnus Frodigh, Vice President & Head – Ericsson Research
• Bo Olofsson, Software Innovations for Industry Verticals Lead – Nokia Bell Labs
• Rosalind Singleton, Consultant – Hindsight Associates
• Dan Warren, Director, Communications Research – Samsung R&D UK

11:45 – UK Born Technologies: Deep Dive (livestreaming from Bristol)

12:30 – Lunch

13:45 – Demos part 1 (in groups)

13:45 – Panel: The big 6G questions – safety, sustainability, inclusion (livestreaming from Bristol)

• Chair: Simon Saunders, Chair of Expert Working Group on Wireless Networking Technologies – UKTIN
• Simon Burley, Technology Director, Networks and Communications Group – Ofcom
• Julie McCann, Lead – CHEDDAR, Imperial College London
• Doug Pulley, CTO – RANsemi
• Ian Smith, Head – UKTIN

14:30 – Demos part 2 (in groups)

14:30 – Lightning Talks: Sector specific challenges & opportunities (livestreaming from Bristol)

• Creative Industries: Clare Reddington, CEO – Watershed
• Healthcare: Jess Ellis, Programme Director, 5G Innovation Regions – WM5G
• Transport: Michaela Nelson, Head of future telecoms and digital connectivity, Science, Innovation and Technology (ScITech) – Department for Transport
• Manufacturing: Marc Funnel, Head of Digital – NCC
• Cities: Paul Wilson, Chair – Smart Cities World Advisory Board

15:45 – Summary of the day
Dimitra Simeonidou, Director, Smart Internet Lab – University of Bristol
Guy Poppy, Pro-Vice Chancellor – University of Bristol

16:15 – Networking and more demos

17:00 – End

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