International 6G Symposium

October 16 – 17, 2024

Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

 

Venue : Hall No. 5, First floor, Surya, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

09:30-10:00

Registration and Networking Tea

INAUGURAL SESSION

INTERNATIONAL 6G SYMPOSIUM

10:00-10:45

Welcome Address

Mr. N. G. Subramaniam (NGS), Chair, Bharat 6G Alliance; Chairperson of Tata Elxsi; and Chairperson, Tejas Networks

Keynote Address

Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

Inaugural Address (Release of Reports, Exchange of MoUs, Launch of Products)

Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Hon'ble Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India

Venue : Hall No. 5, First Floor, Agni, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

SESSION 1 :

GLOBAL 6G PROGRAMS

(Objective: Global leaders to articulate their national strategies for 6G and focus areas)

10:45-11:45

Moderator

Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Professor, IIT Madras

Panelists

Mr. N. G. Subramaniam (NGS), Chair, Bharat 6G Alliance; Chairperson of Tata Elxsi; and Chairperson, Tejas Networks

Dr. Magnus Frodigh, VP & Head of Ericsson Research, Sweden                                Slides

Prof. Harald Haas, Professor, University of Cambridge, UK                                         Slides

Dr. Venki Ramaswamy, Chief Technologist for Next G Mitre Corporation, USA

Prof. Nandana Rajatheva, Professor, Oulu University, Finland                                    Slides

 

Session 1 Photos | Session 1 Videos

11:45-12:00

Networking Tea

SESSION 2 :

INDUSTRY PANEL: 6G USE CASES

(Objective: Industry executives to discuss 6G use cases and enabling technologies)

12:00-13:00

Moderator

Prof. John Cioffi, Professor, Stanford University 

Panelists

Dr. Magnus Ewerbring, CTO APAC, Ericsson

Dr. Etienne Chaponniere, VP Technical Standards, Qualcomm

Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Nokia

Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, CDOT

Mr. Raghuveer B. K., CEO and Cofounder, Nivetti Systems

Mr. Jagbir Singh, CTO Vodafone Idea

 

Session 2 Photos | Session 2 Videos

13:00-14:00

Networking Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Demonstrations by Exhibitors at various Stalls)

SESSION 3 :

ACADEMIC PANEL: KEY RESEARCH AREAS

(Objective: Academic leaders to discuss to key research areas in 6G)

14:30 -15:30

Moderator

Mr. A. Robert J Ravi, CMD BSNL & MTNL; and DDG, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

Panelists

Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, Professor, University of Surrey, UK                                     Slides

Prof. Tommy Svensson, Professor, Chalmers University, Sweden                     Slides

Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu, Professor, Carleton University, Canada                Slides

Prof. Kiran Kuchi, Professor, IIT Hyderabad and CEO, WiSig Networks

Prof. Radha Krishan Ganti, Professor, IIT Madras

 

Session 3 Photos | Session 3 Videos

15:30-16:00

Networking Tea

16:00-16:30

Keynote Address

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, DST, Government of India

Topic - "6G Vision - Requirements, Spectrum, and Architectural View."              Slides

 

Keynote Address Photos

SESSION 4 :

GLOBAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS IN 6G ERA

(Objective: Government funding agencies to discuss international cooperation)

16:30-17:30

Moderator

Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Professor, IIT Kanpur

Panelists

Prof. Abouzeid Alhussein, Program Director, National Science Foundation (USA).

Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Founding Co-chair, IEEE Future Networks,

                                Johns Hopkins University, USA                                                 Slides

Prof. Nandana Rajatheva, Professor, Oulu University, Finland                          Slides

Prof. Gerard Parr, Chair in Telecommunications Engineering,

                               University of East Anglia, UK                                                      Slides

Dr Parag Agarwal, DDG(TTDF), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

Prof. Rajesh Sundaresan, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru      Slides

 

Session 4 Photos | Session 4 Videos

17:30-18.30

Visit to Exhibition

18:30 Onwards

Networking Dinner – Hosted by Bharat 6G Alliance (By Invitation only)

19:00-19:15

Keynote Address

Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

 

Networking Dinner Photos

Venue : Hall No. 5, First Floor, Agni, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

9:30-10:15

Keynote Address

Mr. Erik Ekudden, Group CTO, Ericsson                 Slides

 

Keynote Address Photos | Keynote Address Video

SESSION 5 :

STANDARDIZATION PLANS FOR 6G

(Objective: Standards leaders to discuss standards roadmap and future directions)

10:15-11:15

Moderator

Ms. Tripti Saxena, Sr. DDG & Head TEC, Government of India

Panelists

Dr. Issam Toufik, CTO of ETSI and Head of the 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre

                            (MCC)                                              Slides

Ms. Anita Doehler, CEO, NGMN Alliance        Slides

Mr. Jishnu Aravindakshan, Principal Product Architect, Tejas Networks

Mr. Satish Jamadagni, Chair, TSDSI

Dr. Sreenath Ramanath, Senior Director, Systems R&D, Lekha Wireless

Dr. Thomas Basikolo, Program Officer, ITU

 

Session 5 Photos | Session 5 Videos

11:15-11:45

Networking Tea

SESSION 6 :

Future Policies Framework and Spectrum Requirements

(Objective: To discuss implication on future policy framework & spectrum requirements)

11:45-12:45

Moderator

Ms. Madhu Arora, Member (Technology), Digital Communications Commission, Government of India

Mr. V Christopher, Wireless Advisor, Wireless Planning and Coordination, Government of India

Panelists

Prof. David Koilpillai, Chair, Spectrum WG, Bharat 6G Alliance         Slides   

Dr. Ravi Gandhi, President and Chief of Public Policy & Regulatory, Reliance Jio       

Mr. Rahul Vatts, CRO, Bharti Airtel              Slides

Dr. John Giusti, CRO, GSMA

Dr. Ed Tiedemann, Senior VP, Qualcomm   Slides 

 

Session 6 Photos | Session 6 Videos

12:45-13:30

Networking Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Demonstrations by Exhibitors at various Stalls)

SESSION 7 :

RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS OF 6G

(Objective: To discuss enabling technologies for resilient and sustainable 6G networks)

13:30-14:30

Moderator

Mr. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

Panelists

Mr. Puneet Jain, 3GPP SA Chair         Slides

Mr. Sanjay Thakur, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Engineering,

                                Reliance Jio         Slides

Dr. Sudhir Dixit, IEEE CTU WG, Co-Chair & Basic Internet Foundation, Norway         Slides

Mr. Ashok Kumar DDG (Tech), Department of Telecommunications,

                            Government of India  Slides            

Mr. Jeff White, CTO, Dell Technologies, USA        

Mr. Rashim Kapoor, EVP Networks, Airtel                 Slides

Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, Bristol University, UK      Slides

 

Session 7 Photos | Session 7 Videos

SESSION 8 :

GLOBAL ALLIANCES : PROMOTING COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION

(Objective: Leaders from industry alliances to discuss opportunities for global collaboration)

14:30-15:30

Moderator

Dr. Magnus Ewerbring, CTO APAC, Ericsson

Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, CTO, Tejas Networks

Panelists

Ms. Devaki Chandramouli, Steering Group Co-Chair, Next G Alliance, USA       Slides

Dr. Colin Willcock, Chairman, 6GIA                                                                              Slides

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Director General, Bharat 6G Alliance                           Slides

Prof. Mike Short, Chair, UK TIN

Mr. Mohan Rao Goli, CVP & CTO, Samsung Research Institute - Bangalore      Slides

Mr. Niels Koenig, Co-Chair, 5G-ACIA

 

Session 8 Photos | Session 8 Videos

CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

15:30-16:00

Conference Chairs

Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

Dr Mallik Tatipamula, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, USA

 

Concluding Remarks Photos | Concluding Remarks Video