Session highlights for the 8th MENA Spectrum Management Conference next week

One week to go until the 8th edition of the MENA Spectrum Management Conference in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain & Online.

We are just one week away from the 8th MENA Spectrum Management Conference in the Kingdom of Bahrain & Online. On 10 April at the Wyndham Grand Manama, top-level policymakers, industry experts and stakeholders will convene to discuss the future of connectivity for the MENA region.

Keep reading to see our session highlights, featuring distinguished speakers from ITU, TDRA, TRA Bahrain, Nokia, Ericsson, and more. These industry experts will delve into critical spectrum management topics for the MENA region and beyond, including the future of NTN networks, the path to WRC-27, and strategies to optimize spectrum efficiency.

Session Highlights

Keynote Speakers

• Philip Marnick, General Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Bahrain
• Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
• Tariq Al Awadhi, Executive Director, TDRA Chairman, ASMG

Session 1.i: WRC-27 and Future IMT Bands – Delivering the Required Connectivity for 2030 and Beyond

IMAGE: Session 1.i Speakers

• Moderator: Amit Nagpal, Partner, Aetha Consulting
• Saeed Alqarni, Director of Frequency Licensing, CST Saudi Arabia
• Belal Al-Hafnawi, Commissioner & Board Member, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC Jordan)
• Ross Bateson, Special Advisor, Spectrum, GSMA
• Jinane Karam, Senior Manager, Government Affairs MENA, Qualcomm
• Ali Cheema, Head of Government & Industry Relations Middle East & Africa, Ericsson

Session 4: The Evolving Sub-6GHz Ecosystem

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• Moderator: Reham Almesaeed, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain
• Sara Al-Hebabi, Spectrum Licensing Engineer, Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Qatar
• Khalid Alawadi, Senior Manager Spectrum Strategy, TDRA UAE
• Eiman Mohyeldin, Global Head of Spectrum Standardization, Nokia
• Representative, Unlicensed (tbc)

Session 6: Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency: Innovations and Strategies for the MENA Region

IMAGE: Session 6 Speakers

• Moderator: Manuel Rascado-Marti, Spectrum Policy Consultant, LS Telcom
• Hasan Mohamed Ali, Chair, GCC Group Meeting; Director of Spectrum Directorate, TRA Bahrain
• Fatima Karim, Director of Spectrum Regulation Policy, Huawei
• Nada Abdelhafez, Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs, Shure
• Martha Suarez, President, DSA - Dynamic Spectrum Alliance

Registration for the conference is open. Sign up here to secure your virtual place today or apply to participate in person at the Wyndham Grand Hotel.

Please visit our website for further information on key discussions, speakers and to view the full agenda.

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Coming up next…

The MENA Spectrum Management Conference is only 1 of 7 regional events part of the Global Spectrum Series. Other upcoming events include:

2nd Caribbean Spectrum Management Conference
🗓️ 13 - 14 May | 📍 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

20th European Spectrum Management Conference
🗓️ 18 - 19 June |📍 Brussels, Belgium

Other connectivity events:

6G Global Summit
🗓️ 8 - 9 May |📍 Hong Kong & Online

D2D Policy Forum: Realizing the Vision - Can Direct-to-Device Connectivity Fulfil Its Potential?
🗓️ 1 July |📍 Brussels, Belgium

The European Space Forum
🗓️ 2-3 July |📍 Brussels, Belgium

Check out the series here!