Looking back at The European 5G Conference 2024

The 2024 edition of The European 5G Conference took place on 30 - 31 January at the Hotel nhow Brussels Bloom. Now in its 8th year, the conference has an established reputation as Brussels’ leading meeting place for discussion on 5G policy.

The event provided the opportunity to hear from high-level policymakers and industry stakeholders on key themes such as investment, security, sustainability, emerging business models, and connectivity. It provided an update on progress that has been made towards the 2030 ‘Path to the Digital Decade’ targets, as well as offering a first opportunity to examine the outcomes from WRC-23 and at what this may mean for the future connectivity environment around 5G and future technologies. By looking back at the lessons learnt to date and forward to the path towards 5G Advanced and 6G, the event provided a comprehensive insight into all the key policy aspects that are shaping the 5G ecosystem in Europe.

Contributions were given by over 50 speakers, including legislators, regulators, government delegates, and industry stakeholders. Just some of the leading voices taking part included:

• Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG Connect, European Commission
• Aleksander Soltysik, Chairman, RSPG
• Tonko Obuljen, Chair, BEREC
• Alin Mituța, Member, European Parliament
• Carlota Reyners Fontana, Director, Markets and Cases II: Information Technology, Communication and Media, DG COMP, European Commission
• Erzsébet Fitori, Executive Director, Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking, European Commission (confirmed)
• Konstantinos Masselos, President, Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT) 
• Eric Fournier, Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, Agence Nationale des
• Fréquences (ANFR) (confirmed)
• Ethan Lucarelli, Chief, International Office, FCC
• Tobias Martinez, Chairman, EWIA
• Isabelle Mauro, Director General, GSOA
• Steven Tas, Chairman, ETNO

We’d like to thank our partners and fellow organisers for their support. 

Take a look at some key moments from the event by browsing our photo gallery. You are also invited to view the conference materials. 

The 6G Global Summit 2024

The 6G Global Summit 2024 is taking place in London, UK, on the 21 - 22 May a hybrid event, hosted by Ofcom UK and will bring together top-level industry and policy representatives from all around the world to explore the path to 2030 and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Early visions and research on future 6G technologies and requirements will be discussed, along with the key drivers, applications and use cases that are emerging. Find out more and register here. 

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