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Happening next week: The 19th European Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels

11 June 2024

Forum Europe’s European Spectrum Management Conference  is returning for its 19th year as a fully in-person event on the 19-20 June at the BluePoint, Brussels. Join us across the 2 days to be involved in discussions on the key spectrum topics in Europe and beyond.

 

We are pleased to share with you some of the confirmed names joining us at this year's event. Keep an eye out on our website and follow #EUSpectrum for further updates as the event approaches very soon:

Confirmed speakers: Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission, Tonko Obuljen, Chairman, BEREC, Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU, Aleksander Soltysik, Chairman, RSPG, Stephen Talbot, Head of International Spectrum Policy, Ofcom, Jonas Wessel, Director, Spectrum Management, Swedish Post & Telecom Agency - PTS, Jessica Quinley, Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC, Eric Fournier, Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, ANFR France, Alexander Kühn, Head of Section, International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning & Innovative Spectrum Usage, BNEtzA, Adam Kugler, Principal Engineer, Digital Capabilities Branch, Spectrum Policy, NATO HQ

  • Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission
  • Tonko Obuljen, Chairman, BEREC
  • Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
  • Aleksander Soltysik, Chairman, RSPG
  • Stephen Talbot, Head of International Spectrum Policy, Ofcom
  • Jonas Wessel, Director, Spectrum Management, Swedish Post & Telecom Agency - PTS
  • Jessica Quinley, Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
  • Eric Fournier, Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, ANFR France
  • Alexander Kühn, Head of Section, International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning & Innovative Spectrum Usage, BNEtzA
  • Adam Kugler, Principal Engineer, Digital Capabilities Branch, Spectrum Policy, NATO HQ

 

Have a look at just some of what there is to look forward to in the session highlights below.

 

Opening Keynote Presentations

 

Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission, Tonko Obuljen, Chairman, BEREC, Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU

  • Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission

  • Tonko Obuljen, Chairman, BEREC

  • Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU

 

Session 1: Completing the EU Digital Single Market – Is there a need for greater coordination of spectrum policy and the institutional structures that govern this?

Moderator: Amit Nagpal, Partner, Aetha Consulting, Julija Varnaite-Kamstra, Deputy Head of Unit, Spectrum Policy, European Commission, Chris Woolford, Chairman, Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), CEPT & Director of International Spectrum Policy, Ofcom, Aleksander Soltysik, Chairman, RSPG & Head of International Telecommunications Policy Unit, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland, Javier Dominguez Lacasa, Chairman, GSMA Frequencies Working Group, Natalia Vicente, Vice President, Public Affairs, GSOA, Andrew Gowans, Spectrum Regulatory Policy Lead, Cisco

  • Moderator: Amit Nagpal, Partner, Aetha Consulting
  • Julija Varnaite-Kamstra, Deputy Head of Unit, Spectrum Policy, European Commission
  • Chris Woolford, Chairman, Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), CEPT & Director of International Spectrum Policy, Ofcom
  • Aleksander Soltysik, Chairman, RSPG & Head of International Telecommunications Policy Unit, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland
  • Javier Dominguez Lacasa, Chairman, GSMA Frequencies Working Group
  • Natalia Vicente, Vice President, Public Affairs, GSOA
  • Andrew Gowans, Spectrum Regulatory Policy Lead, Cisco

 

Session 3: Delivering a long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band – what is the right choice for Europe?

Moderator: Richard Haas, Journalist and Analyst, PolicyTracker, Meta Pavsek Taskov, Co-chair, working group, delivering long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band, RSPG & Head of Department, Radio Frequency Spectrum, AKOS Slovenia, Andreas Johann, Co-chair, working group, delivering long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band, RSPG & Executive Officer, BMDV, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Germany, Jeppe Tanderup Kristensen, Chief Adviser, Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure, Denmark, Erika Tejedor, Director of Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson, Detlef Fuehrer, Director, Spectrum Management and Regulatory Affairs, EMEA, HPE

  • Moderator: Richard Haas, Journalist and Analyst, PolicyTracker
  • Meta Pavsek Taskov, Co-chair, working group, delivering long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band, RSPG & Head of Department, Radio Frequency Spectrum, AKOS Slovenia
  • Andreas Johann, Co-chair, working group, delivering long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band, RSPG & Executive Officer, BMDV, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Germany
  • Jeppe Tanderup Kristensen, Chief Adviser, Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure, Denmark
  • Erika Tejedor, Director of Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson
  • Detlef Fuehrer, Director, Spectrum Management and Regulatory Affairs, EMEA, HPE

 

Session 7: Exploring the long-term future of the 470-694 MHz band and of its users

Moderator: Yasmine Frizlen, NERA Economic Consulting, Umberto Mascia, Co-chair, UHF beyond 2030 Working Group, RSPG & Director, Department for Digital, Connectivity and New Technologies, Italy, Jonas Wessel, Director, Spectrum Management, Swedish Post & Telecom Agency - PTS, Jaume Pujol, Chair, Working Policy Group, BNE, Martin Brock, Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Policy, Shure, Ulrich Rehfuess, Senior Principal Standardization Lead Spectrum, Nokia

  • Moderator: Yasmine Frizlen, NERA Economic Consulting
  • Umberto Mascia, Co-chair, UHF beyond 2030 Working Group, RSPG & Director, Department for Digital, Connectivity and New Technologies, Italy
  • Jonas Wessel, Director, Spectrum Management, Swedish Post & Telecom Agency - PTS
  • Jaume Pujol, Chair, Working Policy Group, BNE
  • Martin Brock, Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Policy, Shure
  • Ulrich Rehfuess, Senior Principal Standardization Lead Spectrum, Nokia

 

Session 8: Spectrum management for the new space age: direct-to-device, hybrid networks, and an evolving connectivity landscape

Moderator: Chris Nickerson, Manager, Analysys Mason, Eric Fournier, Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, ANFR France, Alexander Kühn, Head of Section, International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning & Innovative Spectrum Usage, BNEtzA, Alex Epshteyn, Senior Manager, International Regulatory Affairs & Spectrum Engineering, Amazon Kuiper, Mindel De La Torre, Chief Regulatory and International Strategy Officer, Omnispace, Stephen Pentland, Group Policy & Public Affairs, Vodafone

  • Moderator: Chris Nickerson, Manager, Analysys Mason
  • Eric Fournier, Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, ANFR France
  • Alexander Kühn, Head of Section, International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning & Innovative Spectrum Usage, BNEtzA
  • Alex Epshteyn, Senior Manager, International Regulatory Affairs & Spectrum Engineering, Amazon Kuiper
  • Mindel De La Torre, Chief Regulatory and International Strategy Officer, Omnispace
  • Stephen Pentland, Group Policy & Public Affairs, Vodafone

 

View the full two-day agenda here.

 

A big thank you to our partner organisations:

Organised by Forum Europe. Platinum Partners: Analysys Mason, Amazon, Cisco, Coleago Consulting, Comtel, Ericsson, GSA, GSMA, GSOA, HPE, Huawei, Intelsat, Meta, Morse Micro, Nokia, Qualcomm, Omnispace, Vodafonee. Gold Partners: Broadcast Networks Europe, DSA. Silver Partners: Shure. Refreshment Break Hosts: Policy Impact Partners, thinkRF. Exhibitors: LS telcom, M2Catalyst. Knowledge Partners: Aetha Consulting, NERA Economic Consulting.

Organised by Forum Europe. Platinum Partners: Analysys Mason, Amazon, Cisco, Coleago Consulting, Comtel, Ericsson, GSA, GSMA, GSOA, HPE, Huawei, Intelsat, Meta, Morse Micro, Nokia, Qualcomm, Omnispace, Vodafonee. Gold Partners: Broadcast Networks Europe, DSA. Silver Partners: Shure. Refreshment Break Hosts: Policy Impact Partners, thinkRF. Exhibitors: LS telcom, M2Catalyst. Knowledge Partners: Aetha Consulting, NERA Economic Consulting.

Registration for the 19th European Spectrum Management Conference is now open so secure your space today to join us in Brussels - click here to register.

 

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