2020 Agenda

Day 1 (17th November) – Broadband Industry Update Virtual Seminar Service Providers, Regulatory and Industry Influencers

8:30AM – EVENT OPENS
9:00AM – Broadband Forum Vision and Update, Bernd Hesse and Craig Thomas, President and Senior Director – Broadband Forum
09:15AM – ‘Long Reach VDSL: How it fits in the access strategy’ Peter Duncker, Program Manager Access Rationalization & Technical Product Manager Access – KPN
09:30AM – ‘Introduction of VDSL Vectoring & current NGA developments in Greece’ Vassilis Gkatsos, Regulatory Affairs & Interconnection Director – Wind Hellas
09:45AM – Q&A
BREAK & NETWORKING
10:15AM – ‘5G Impact on Fixed Broadband Access’ Toon Norp, Senior Business Consultant – TNO
10:30AM – ‘Fiber4Future@POST Luxembourg’ Dr Olivier Ferveur, Senior Architect, Transport Network & Fixed Access – POST Luxembourg
10:45AM – ‘NBI – Ending the Urban/Rural Digital Divide’ Emmet O’Connell, Technology Director – National Broadband Ireland
11:00AM – Q&A and NETWORKING

Day 2 (18th November) – Fiber and Copper Technology Update Virtual Workshop Seminar Leading Industry Access Technology Innovators

8:30AM – EVENT OPENS
09:00AM – ‘Multi-Gigabit broadband access over copper’ Frank Van Der Putten – ITU-T
09:15AM – ‘G.fast, a fiber extension’ Paul Spruyt, xDSL Technology Strategist – Nokia
09:30AM – ‘The role of test in the Great European fiber rollout’ Nicholas Cole, Product Manager – EXFO
09:45AM – Q&A
BREAK & NETWORKING
10:15AM – ‘Fixed network evolution towards 50G’ Dr Marcus Brumner, Chief Expert Standardization – Huawei
10:30AM – ‘Build the last network (you’ll ever need)’ Thomas Martin, Principle Network Consultant – Calix
10:45AM – ‘5G Convergence & Fixed Wireless Access’ Andrew Bender, CTO – DZS
11:00AM – Q&A and NETWORKING

Day 3 (19th November) – Enabling The New Connected Home Virtual Workshop Seminar Leading Connected Home and User Services Technology Innovators

8:30AM – EVENT OPENS
09:00AM – ‘The shift from Broadband Speed to Broadband Quality’ Gavin Young, Head of Fixed Access Centre of Excellence – Vodafone
09:15AM – ‘Broadband Access Optimization for Increased Telework Productivity’ John Cioffi, Chairman & CEO – ASSIA
09:30AM – ‘Wi-Fi Slicing’ Magnus Olden, CTO – Domos
09:45AM – Q&A
BREAK & NETWORKING
10:15AM – ‘VDSL-LR: First field experiences’ Benoit Kaivers & Henning Kroll – AVM
10:30AM – ‘Toward autonomous broadband troubleshooting with artificial intelligence’ Nicolas Dupuis, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, AI Strategy & Innovation Lead – Nokia Bell Labs
10:45AM – Tom Gaffney, Principal Consultant, Consumer Cyber Security – F-Secure
11:00AM – Q&A and NETWORKING

Stay tuned for the 2020 Agenda!

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25th of June
26th of June
27th of June

Policy, Regulation and Market 2019: A Market in Flux (What’s Happening Now … and What to Expect 5 Years from Now)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Opening Session: Welcome to BASe	Bernd Hesse / Geoff Burke / Berry Vetjens	BASe Chair, CMO, Director Market, TNO ICT	Broadband Forum and TNO
09:15	Broadband Forum in 2019 and Beyond – Focus and Review	Robin Mersh	CEO	Broadband Forum
Market Overview – Ultra-Fast Broadband: Accelerated
09:40	Service Provider Keynote: How Wireless Can Broadband Access Be?	Dr. Andreas Gladisch	Vice President Convergent Networks	Deutsche Telekom
10:10	Analyst Perspective: State of the Market 2019 (Europe & Global)	Michael Dargue	Vice President	Cartesian
10:35	Coffee Break
11:00	Recent Developments in the Belgian Access Markets	Yannick Dewilde	Senior Economist	BIPT
11:30	The Dutch Case: Competition and Investments in Fixed Networks	Joos Francke	Team Manager	ACM, The Netherlands
12:00	Leveraging BBF Certification Process for Operational Excellence	Christian Gacon	VP – Wireline Networks and Infrastructure	Orange
12:30	Lunch
Ultra-Fast Broadband – Accelerated: What to Expect Next…
13:45	Fireside Chat: What Happens to Traditional Telecom in a 5G World?	Ray LeMaistre	Editor-in-Chief	Light Reading
14:15	Case Study: How Openreach is Preparing for the Future of Broadband	Trevor Linney	Research Director	Openreach
14:45	Can We Trust Smart Things?	Tom Gaffney	Principal Consultant	F-Secure
15:15	Coffee Break
15:45	Peaceful Coexistence: An Approach to PLC/xDSL Interference Mitigation	Nico Weling	Vice President – Research & Innovation	devolo
16:15	State of Broadband and Policy in Luxembourg	Peter Sodermans	External Adviser Prime Minister Office	Luxembourg Government
16:45	One Giant Leap for G.hn – Unearthing Buried Copper Values	Chano Gomez	Board Member	GiGA Wire
17:15	Informal Cocktails – Amsterdam Lounge (Ground floor)

Advanced Technology Deep Dive and Enabling Applications (Copper – Fiber – Wireless/5G)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Welcome to Day 2	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum
09:05	Chairman’s Word	Kevin Foster	Chairman	Broadband Forum
09:20	Ergodic Spectrum Management (ESM)	John Cioffi	CEO	ASSIA
The Future of Virtualization
9:45	Fiber Everywhere	James Zhou	Senior Technical Director of Advanced Wireline Access Technology	Huawei
Copper Technology Review
10:15	Access Network Evolution: It’s Not Only About Epic Bit Rates	Koen Berteloot, Frank Vermaerke	Domain Manager, Access Technology and Domain Manager, Mantra+ Project	Proximus
10:45	Coffee Break (Networking and Exhibit Review)
11:15	Achievements and Advancements in NG Copper Access	Paul Spruyt	xDSL Technology Strategist	Nokia
11:45	Supercharging Fibre Rollout (Without the Pain)	Kenneth Green	General Manager FTTdp Portfolio	NetComm
12:15	Leveraging Your Copper Infrastructure	Gerald Clerckx	Leader, Fixed Access Engineering	A1 Telekom
12:45	Lunch (Networking and Exhibit Review)
14:00	How AI Helps Troubleshooting POST Luxembourg’s Copper Network	Patrick Rausch	Strategic Project Manager	POST Luxembourg
Strategies in Gigabit Technologies
14:30	The Physical Layer Challenge	David Chen	CTO	Go!Foton
15:00	Fiber Access Extension – Bringing Multi-gigabit to Buildings	Helge Tiainen	Senior Director Business Development	InCoax / MoCA
15:30	Coffee Break
16:00	Overcoming Challenges in the Ultra-Fast Connected Home	Elad Domanovitz	CTO	Actelis
16:30	2 minutes sales pitch
17:00	Demo session & exhibition visit
19:00	Social Event – Drinks & Dinner at Garoeda (Kneuterdijk 18a, 2514 EN Den Haag) – Tickets sold separately, be sure to bring your badge with green dot

Best Practices – Applying Advanced Services and Technology (Fiber – Copper – 5G Transport)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Welcome to Day 3	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum
09:10	Open Broadband: The Yin of Abstraction, the YANG of Efficiency	Tim Carey	Distinguished Fellow	BroadBand Forum
09:40	Owning the Connected Home: A Service Provider Imperative	Thomas Martin	Principal Solutions Engineer	Calix
10:10	XGS-PON: The 10G Fiber Deployment for Swisscom	Christian Macherel, Andreas Thöny	System Architect Wireline Access, Professional Network Engineer	Swisscom AG
10:40	Coffee Break (Networking and Exhibit Review)
11:10	PON Traffic Analysis – Insights from the Real World	Dr. Bart Kamphorst	Researcher	TNO
11:40	VDSL 35B Deployment Europe and Interesting New Hardware	Eric van Uden, Benoit Kraivers	Country Manager Netherlands, R&D – Manager Broadband Technologies	AVM
12:10	Machine Learning, USP and QED – Laying the Foundation for Optimizing for Application Outcomes	Magnus Olden	Head of Data Science	Domos
12:40	Lunch
14:00	Workflow Processes for Efficient Deployment of Advanced Broadband Services	Alfonso Domesi	Business Development Manager for Physical Layer Business Unit	EXFO
14:30	Driving New Revenues Out of the Connected Home	Michael Philpott	Senior Practice Leader	Ovum
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	Enabling a Digital Future with Fiber	Mikael Sandberg	Chairman	VXFIBER
16:00	Wrap-up Panel Discussion – The Future of the Access Network	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum and Others
17:00	Informal Cocktails – Amsterdam Lounge (Ground floor)
18:00	End of the seminar

25th of June

Policy, Regulation and Market 2019: A Market in Flux (What’s Happening Now … and What to Expect 5 Years from Now)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Opening Session: Welcome to BASe	Bernd Hesse / Geoff Burke / Berry Vetjens	BASe Chair, CMO, Director Market, TNO ICT	Broadband Forum and TNO
09:15	Broadband Forum in 2019 and Beyond – Focus and Review	Robin Mersh	CEO	Broadband Forum
Market Overview – Ultra-Fast Broadband: Accelerated
09:40	Service Provider Keynote: How Wireless Can Broadband Access Be?	Dr. Andreas Gladisch	Vice President Convergent Networks	Deutsche Telekom
10:10	Analyst Perspective: State of the Market 2019 (Europe & Global)	Michael Dargue	Vice President	Cartesian
10:35	Coffee Break
11:00	Recent Developments in the Belgian Access Markets	Yannick Dewilde	Senior Economist	BIPT
11:30	The Dutch Case: Competition and Investments in Fixed Networks	Joos Francke	Team Manager	ACM, The Netherlands
12:00	Leveraging BBF Certification Process for Operational Excellence	Christian Gacon	VP – Wireline Networks and Infrastructure	Orange
12:30	Lunch
Ultra-Fast Broadband – Accelerated: What to Expect Next…
13:45	Fireside Chat: What Happens to Traditional Telecom in a 5G World?	Ray LeMaistre	Editor-in-Chief	Light Reading
14:15	Case Study: How Openreach is Preparing for the Future of Broadband	Trevor Linney	Research Director	Openreach
14:45	Can We Trust Smart Things?	Tom Gaffney	Principal Consultant	F-Secure
15:15	Coffee Break
15:45	Peaceful Coexistence: An Approach to PLC/xDSL Interference Mitigation	Nico Weling	Vice President – Research & Innovation	devolo
16:15	State of Broadband and Policy in Luxembourg	Peter Sodermans	External Adviser Prime Minister Office	Luxembourg Government
16:45	One Giant Leap for G.hn – Unearthing Buried Copper Values	Chano Gomez	Board Member	GiGA Wire
17:15	Informal Cocktails – Amsterdam Lounge (Ground floor)

26th of June

Advanced Technology Deep Dive and Enabling Applications (Copper – Fiber – Wireless/5G)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Welcome to Day 2	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum
09:05	Chairman’s Word	Kevin Foster	Chairman	Broadband Forum
09:20	Ergodic Spectrum Management (ESM)	John Cioffi	CEO	ASSIA
The Future of Virtualization
9:45	Fiber Everywhere	James Zhou	Senior Technical Director of Advanced Wireline Access Technology	Huawei
Copper Technology Review
10:15	Access Network Evolution: It’s Not Only About Epic Bit Rates	Koen Berteloot, Frank Vermaerke	Domain Manager, Access Technology and Domain Manager, Mantra+ Project	Proximus
10:45	Coffee Break (Networking and Exhibit Review)
11:15	Achievements and Advancements in NG Copper Access	Paul Spruyt	xDSL Technology Strategist	Nokia
11:45	Supercharging Fibre Rollout (Without the Pain)	Kenneth Green	General Manager FTTdp Portfolio	NetComm
12:15	Leveraging Your Copper Infrastructure	Gerald Clerckx	Leader, Fixed Access Engineering	A1 Telekom
12:45	Lunch (Networking and Exhibit Review)
14:00	How AI Helps Troubleshooting POST Luxembourg’s Copper Network	Patrick Rausch	Strategic Project Manager	POST Luxembourg
Strategies in Gigabit Technologies
14:30	The Physical Layer Challenge	David Chen	CTO	Go!Foton
15:00	Fiber Access Extension – Bringing Multi-gigabit to Buildings	Helge Tiainen	Senior Director Business Development	InCoax / MoCA
15:30	Coffee Break
16:00	Overcoming Challenges in the Ultra-Fast Connected Home	Elad Domanovitz	CTO	Actelis
16:30	2 minutes sales pitch
17:00	Demo session & exhibition visit
19:00	Social Event – Drinks & Dinner at Garoeda (Kneuterdijk 18a, 2514 EN Den Haag) – Tickets sold separately, be sure to bring your badge with green dot

27th of June

Best Practices – Applying Advanced Services and Technology (Fiber – Copper – 5G Transport)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Function	Company
08:30	Coffee and registration
09:00	Welcome to Day 3	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum
09:10	Open Broadband: The Yin of Abstraction, the YANG of Efficiency	Tim Carey	Distinguished Fellow	BroadBand Forum
09:40	Owning the Connected Home: A Service Provider Imperative	Thomas Martin	Principal Solutions Engineer	Calix
10:10	XGS-PON: The 10G Fiber Deployment for Swisscom	Christian Macherel, Andreas Thöny	System Architect Wireline Access, Professional Network Engineer	Swisscom AG
10:40	Coffee Break (Networking and Exhibit Review)
11:10	PON Traffic Analysis – Insights from the Real World	Dr. Bart Kamphorst	Researcher	TNO
11:40	VDSL 35B Deployment Europe and Interesting New Hardware	Eric van Uden, Benoit Kraivers	Country Manager Netherlands, R&D – Manager Broadband Technologies	AVM
12:10	Machine Learning, USP and QED – Laying the Foundation for Optimizing for Application Outcomes	Magnus Olden	Head of Data Science	Domos
12:40	Lunch
14:00	Workflow Processes for Efficient Deployment of Advanced Broadband Services	Alfonso Domesi	Business Development Manager for Physical Layer Business Unit	EXFO
14:30	Driving New Revenues Out of the Connected Home	Michael Philpott	Senior Practice Leader	Ovum
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	Enabling a Digital Future with Fiber	Mikael Sandberg	Chairman	VXFIBER
16:00	Wrap-up Panel Discussion – The Future of the Access Network	Bernd Hesse, Geoff Burke	BASe Chair, CMO	Broadband Forum and Others
17:00	Informal Cocktails – Amsterdam Lounge (Ground floor)
18:00	End of the seminar

2020 Agenda

Day 1 (17th November) – Broadband Industry Update Virtual Seminar Service Providers, Regulatory and Industry Influencers

Day 2 (18th November) – Fiber and Copper Technology Update Virtual Workshop Seminar Leading Industry Access Technology Innovators

Day 3 (19th November) – Enabling The New Connected Home Virtual Workshop Seminar Leading Connected Home and User Services Technology Innovators

Policy, Regulation and Market 2019: A Market in Flux (What’s Happening Now … and What to Expect 5 Years from Now)

Advanced Technology Deep Dive and Enabling Applications (Copper – Fiber – Wireless/5G)

Best Practices – Applying Advanced Services and Technology (Fiber – Copper – 5G Transport)

Policy, Regulation and Market 2019: A Market in Flux (What’s Happening Now … and What to Expect 5 Years from Now)

Advanced Technology Deep Dive and Enabling Applications (Copper – Fiber – Wireless/5G)

Best Practices – Applying Advanced Services and Technology (Fiber – Copper – 5G Transport)

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