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Meet us at 5G World Summit

Date: 21 September 2021 09:00 - 22 September 2021 18:00

Digital Catapult is pleased to announce it will be taking part in this year’s 5G World Summit.

5G World Summit will bring the ecosystem live back together to share insights, join discussions and network with leaders from across the industry. With a digital version of the show alongside the event, there are more opportunities than ever before to connect and inspire 5G innovations, in-person or online!

This year’s summit focuses on Unleashing the power of 5G and Digital Catapult will be part of a number of different panel discussions happening Monday 20 September – Friday 24 September.

Register here

Panel Discussion: Next-generation 5G technologies to transform the network

Tuesday, 21 September, 11:10am to 11:50am

With contributions from:

  • Dr Charles Turyagyenda, 5G Lead Technologist, Digital Catapult
  • Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas
  • Tumay Kanar, Senior Manager, mm-Wave IC Design, Renesas Electronics
  • Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum
     

Panel Discussion: Role of 5G in Reshaping Fan Experiences and Entertainment

Wednesday, 22 September, 2:10pm to 2:40pm (in person) and Thursday, 23 September, 2:40pm to 3:20pm (online)

With contributions from:

  • Moderator: Nicolai Schaettgen, Founder and CEO, Match-Maker Ventures
  • Donna Close, Creative Director – 5G Festival for Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival
  • Michael Reinartz, Director Innovation & Consumer Services, Vodafone Germany
  • Dave Vasquez, Innovation Lead, MTS
     

Fireside chat: OpenRan and Cloud Native

Wednesday 22 September, 4:20-4.40PM (in-person)

With contributions from:

  • Roberto Kompany, Principal Analyst, Omdia
  • Paul Ceely, Director of Technology Strategy, Digital Catapult

This year 5G World will also celebrate the most innovative up and coming companies in the Clash of the 5G Start-ups competition.

Deciding on the winners will be Katy Ho, Head of Innovation Practice for Future Networks and Future Focus, Digital Catapult who with the fellow judges will select the best in the following categories:

  • Enterprise 5G Applications
  • Consumer 5G Applications
  • 5G Technology and Edge Computing

Find out more about the competition here.