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Open until 31 December 2024
25 April 2023

9:00-15:15 CEST

Launch Event:

5G for Smart Communities Support Platform


Breydel Auditorium, 45 Avenue d'Auderghem,1040 Brussels


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                                      Tuesday 25 April 2023

5G for Smart Communities Launch Event Agenda

9:00 – 10:00

Registration

Welcome coffee

10:00 – 10:10

Welcome and introduction to the 5G for Smart Communities Support Platform Launch Event

Frederic Pujol, 5G for Smart Communities Support Platform (5GSC SP)

10:10 – 10:20

10:20 – 10:40

Europe's Digital Decade: digital targets for 2030

Kamila Kloc, Deputy Director-General in charge of Directorates Connectivity, DG CNECT, European Commission

Enabling Digital Decade: Policy objectives for 5g Smart Communities

Eric Gaudillat, Head of Sector, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission

10:40 – 11:00

5G for Smart Communities roundtable discussion with pan-European organisations representing the electronic communications industry

Moderator: Jan Droge, 5G for Smart Communities Support Platform (5GSC SP)

Speakers:

Lise Fuhr, Director General, European Telecommunications Network Operator’s Association (ETNO)

Laszlo Toth, Head of Public Policy, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) 

Benoit Gufflet, Innovation Project Manager, Bouygues Group, ECTA member

11:00 – 12:00

Panel Discussion: Why should a 5G provider/operator and a public service provider/ public authority collaborate and get funded under CEF 5GSC?  

Moderator: Jan Droge, 5G for Smart Communities Support Platform (5GSC SP)

Speakers:

Maren Pöpsel, Head of Strategic Funding Management, Vodafone

Peter Veil, Vice President Strategic Finance, Deutsche Telekom 

Pierre Druart, Program Innovation Manager, Alsatis

Olivier Duroyon, Director, Government Segment & Public Sector, Nokia

Laurent Rochette, Director General, Seine-et-Yvelines Numérique

12:00 – 13:00

 Networking Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have the possibility to attend “capacity building” workshops in which the EU-funded projects from call 1 will present more in detail the project and the application process. Each project workshop will have a representative of the funded project, a moderator from DG CNECT / HaDEA, and a Rapporteur.

Healthcare

Rapporteur: Gabriel Daia, Communications Manager, ETNO

Moderator: Chrysoula Lentzou, Project Adviser, HaDEA B.1

Education

Rapporteur: Petra Vandamme, Market Expert Education, Citymesh

Moderator: Eric Gaudillat, Head of Sector, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission 

Smart City Services

Rapporteur: Gabriela Ruseva, Project Coordinator, Eurocities

Moderator: Bernadett Köteles-Degrendele, Senior digital business analyst, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission 

Emergency / Disaster Relief

Rapporteur: Giacomo Robustelli, Executive Board Member, ETNO 

Moderator: Stavros Kalapothas, Policy Officer, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission 

14:00 – 14:15

Coffee Break

14:15-15:15

Wrap-up Session

Rapporteurs will present their main take-away from each workshop session

Moderator: Gerasimos Sofianatos, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission

Implementing the 5GSC actions

Speaker: Hervé Dupuy, Head of Unit, HaDEA.B1 

Concluding Remarks

Speaker: Franco Accordino, Head of Unit, DG CNECT B.5, European Commission





Organised by
Participants
Belgium 166
France 83
Spain 64
Germany 58
Italy 57
Ireland 47
Finland 46
Greece 38
Portugal 31
Netherlands 27
Poland 21
Croatia 20
Bulgaria 18
Hungary 18
Latvia 16
Estonia 16
Luxembourg 15
Sweden 13
Austria 13
Slovenia 13
Romania 13
United Kingdom 13
Slovakia 11
Denmark 9
Czech Republic 8
Cyprus 7
Lithuania 7
Albania 7
Türkiye 5
United States 5
Israel 4
Montenegro 2
Ukraine 2
Moldova, Republic Of 2
Norway 1
Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands 1
Georgia 1
Nigeria 1
Bolivia 1
Total 880
Participants
Telecommunication / Technology company 355
Government 112
Other 97
Education / R&D / Academia 96
EU institution / agency 53
Municipality/Smart City 50
Broadband Competence Office 40
Funding advisory (Private Company) 37
Telecommunication / Technology - Association / Representative organisation 31
European Region 27
Association of European Municipalities 17
Economic Development Agency 13
EU project / network 12
Institution / Hospital 9
Association of National Municipalities 7
Education - Association / Representative organisation 6
Education Solution Provider 5
Mobility Solution Provider 5
Mobility Company 4
Rural development / agriculture - Association / Representative organisation 4
Public protection and disaster relief - Association / Representative organisation 3
Mobility - Association / Representative organisation 3
Health - Association / Representative organisation 3
Healthcare solution provider 1
Agriculture Solution Provider 1
Total 991