The long-awaited 8th MENA Spectrum Management Conference is here! Join us in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain & Online for a hybrid edition on 10 April.

 

Taking place at the Wyndham Grand Hotel Manama, join us and an exciting array of expert speakers for a full day of discussions on all the key spectrum management topics for the region.

The one-day conference will be hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain, supported by ITU and ASMG, and runs alongside the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting taking place in the same venue on 7-9 April.

Keep reading to find out the key themes, take a first look at our Keynote Speakers, and explore the Framework Agenda.

 

Key Themes

 

Charting the course towards WRC-27; Shaping the future of NTN Networks; Spectrum pricing and licensing; Where next for the 6GHz band?; The evolving mid-band and UHF ecosystems; Maximising spectrum efficiency

 

Keynote Speakers

 

 

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

Framework Agenda

 

09:00 - 09:45 - Keynote Presentations

09:45 - 10:15 - Session 1: Pause for Thought – Case Studies from Europe

10:15 – 11:15 - Session 2.i: WRC-27 and Future IMT Bands – Delivering the Required Connectivity for 2030 and Beyond

11:35 – 12:35 - Session 2.ii: WRC-27 – Shaping the Future of Non-Terrestrial Networks

12:35 – 12:55 - Thinking Point: Best Practice in Spectrum Pricing and Licencing

13:40 – 14:40 - Session 3: Where next for the 6GHz Band? Aligning Divergent Approaches in the MENA Region

14:40 – 15:40 - Session 4: The Evolving Mid-Band (sub-6GHz) Ecosystem

16:00 – 16:40 - Session 5: The Evolving UHF Spectrum Ecosystem

16:40 – 17:40 - Session 6: Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency: Innovations and Strategies for the MENA Region

 

View the full outline agenda.

 

What To Expect

 

The 7th MENA Spectrum Management Conference hosted over 250 delegates and featured insights from more than 50 distinguished speakers from the region and beyond. For a preview of what’s in store for this year, check out the highlights from 2023.

Discussions covered key topics such as Spectrum bands to deliver the 6G vision; key bands - UHF, C-band, 6GHz and more; best practice in licensing, awards and pricing; the future shape of satellite systems and NTNs; final preparation for WRC-23; powering the continued rollout of 5G, and much more.

 

Pick up the conversation at the 8th MENA Spectrum Management Conference. Registration is currently open: Secure your virtual place today or apply to participate in person at the Wyndham Grand Hotel here.

 

For more details, click here to visit our event website.

 

For further information on speaking, sponsorship or visibility opportunities, and to discuss how you can maximise the value of involvement, please contact Joshua Robson on joshua.robson@forum-global.com or on +44 (0) 2920 783 072.

 

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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 confirmed 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

Check out the full series here!