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Venue : Hall No. 5, First floor, Surya, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi |
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09:30-10:00 |
Registration and Networking Tea |
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INAUGURAL SESSION INTERNATIONAL 6G SYMPOSIUM |
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10:00-10:45 |
Welcome AddressMr. N. G. Subramaniam (NGS), Chair, Bharat 6G Alliance; Chairperson of Tata Elxsi; and Chairperson, Tejas Networks Keynote AddressDr. 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 Vote of Thanks |
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Venue : Hall No. 5, First Floor, Agni, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi |
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SESSION 1 : GLOBAL 6G PROGRAMS (Objective: Global leaders to articulate their national strategies for 6G and focus areas) |
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10:45-11:45 |
ModeratorProf. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Professor, IIT Madras PanelistsMr. 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 Prof. Harald Haas, Professor, University of Cambridge, UK Dr. Venki Ramaswamy, Chief Technologist for Next G Mitre Corporation, USA Prof. Matti Latva-aho, Professor, Oulu University, Finland |
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11:45-12:00 |
Networking Tea |
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SESSION 2 : INDUSTRY PANEL: 6G USE CASES (Objective: Industry executives to discuss 6G use cases and enabling technologies) |
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12:00-13:00 |
ModeratorProf. John Cioffi, Professor, Stanford University PanelistsDr. Magnus Ewerbring, CTO APAC, Ericsson Dr. Etienne Chaponniere, VP Technical Standards, Qualcomm Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Nokia Dr. R K Upadhyay, CEO, CDOT Mr. Raghuveer B. K., CEO and Cofounder, Nivetti Systems Mr. Jagbir Singh, CTO Vodafone Idea |
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13:00-14:00 |
Networking Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Demonstrations by Exhibitors at various Stalls) |
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SESSION 3 : ACADEMIC PANEL: KEY RESEARCH AREAS (Objective: Academic leaders to discuss to key research areas in 6G) |
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14:30 -15:30 |
ModeratorMr. A. Robert J Ravi, CMD BSNL & MTNL; and DDG, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India PanelistsProf. Rahim Tafazolli, Professor, University of Surrey, UK Prof. Tommy Svensson, Professor, Chalmers University, Sweden Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu, Professor, Carleton University, Canada Prof. Kiran Kuchi, Professor, IIT Hyderabad and CEO, WiSig Networks Prof. Radha Krishan Ganti, Professor, IIT Madras |
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15:30-16:00 |
Networking Tea |
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16:00-16:30 |
Keynote AddressProf. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
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SESSION 4 : GLOBAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS IN 6G ERA (Objective: Government funding agencies to discuss international cooperation) |
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16:30-17:30 |
ModeratorProf. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Professor, IIT Kanpur PanelistsProf. Abouzeid Alhussein, Program Director, National Science Foundation (USA). Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Founding Co-chair, IEEE Future Networks, USA Prof. Nandana Rajatheva, Professor, Oulu University, Finland Prof. Gerard Parr, Chair in Telecommunications Engineering, University of East Anglia, UK Shri Parag Agarwal, DDG(TTDF), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Prof. Rajesh Sundaresan, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru |
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17:30-18.30 |
Visit to Exhibition |
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18:30 Onwards |
Networking Dinner – Hosted by Bharat 6G Alliance (By Invitation only) |
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19:00-19:15 |
Keynote AddressDr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |
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Venue : Hall No. 5, First Floor, Agni, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi |
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9:30-10:15 |
Keynote AddressMr. Erik Ekudden, Group CTO, Ericsson |
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SESSION 5 : STANDARDIZATION PLANS FOR 6G (Objective: Standards leaders to discuss standards roadmap and future directions) |
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10:15-11:15 |
ModeratorMs. Tripti Saxena, Sr. DDG & Head TEC, Government of India PanelistsDr. Issam Toufik, CTO of ETSI and Head of the 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre (MCC) Ms. Anita Doehler, CEO, NGMN Alliance, Germany Mr. Jishnu Aravindakshan, Principal Product Architect, Tejas Networks Mr. Satish Jamadagni, VP and Head of Standards, Reliance Jio Dr. Sreenath Ramanath, Senior Director, Systems R&D, Lekha Wireless Dr. Thomas Basikolo, Program Officer, ITU |
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11:15-11:45 |
Networking Tea |
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SESSION 6 : Future Policies Framework and Spectrum Requirements (Objective: To discuss implication on future policy framework & spectrum requirements) |
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11:45-12:45 |
ModeratorChair: Ms. Madhu Arora, Member (Technology), Digital Communications Commission, Government of India Mr. V Christopher, Wireless Advisor, Wireless Planning and Coordination, Government of India PanelistsProf. David Koilpillai, Chair, Spectrum WG, Bharat 6G Alliance Mr. Vinod Kumar, DDG (SRI), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Dr. Ravi Gandhi, President and Chief of Public Policy & Regulatory, Reliance Jio Mr. Rahul Vatts, CRO, Bharti Airtel Dr. John Giusti, CRO, GSMA Dr. Ed Tiedemann, Senior VP, Qualcomm |
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12:45-13:30 |
Networking Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Demonstrations by Exhibitors at various Stalls) |
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SESSION 7 : RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS OF 6G (Objective: To discuss enabling technologies for resilient and sustainable 6G networks) |
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13:30-14:30 |
ModeratorMr. Shyam Mardikar, CTO, Reliance Jio Mr. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India PanelistsDr. Sudhir Dixit, IEEE CTU WG, Co-Chair & Basic Internet Foundation, Norway Mr. Ashok Kumar DDG (Tech), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Mr. Jeff White, CTO, Dell Technologies, USA Mr. Rashim Kapoor, EVP Networks, Airtel Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, Bristol University, UK |
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SESSION 8 : GLOBAL ALLIANCES : PROMOTING COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION (Objective: Leaders from industry alliances to discuss opportunities for global collaboration) |
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14:30-15:30 |
ModeratorDr. Magnus Ewerbring, CTO APAC, Ericsson Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, CTO, Tejas Networks PanelistsMs. Devaki Chandramouli, Steering Group Co-Chair, Next G Alliance, USA Dr. Colin Willcock, Chairman, 6GIA Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Director General, Bharat 6G Alliance Prof. Mike Short, Chair, UK TIN Mr. Mohan Rao Goli, CVP & CTO, Samsung Research Institute - Bangalore Dr. Andreas Muller, General Chair, 5G-ACIA |
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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS |
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15:30-16:00 |
Conference ChairsDr. 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 |
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16:00-16:15 |
Networking Tea |
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16:15 – 17:00 |
O-RAN and 6G Initiatives – Poster Sessions |
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