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VP Wireless Network Engineering & Operations; Bell Canada

Mark McDonald is responsible for wireless network technology development, engineering and operations for Bell Canada national wireless networks. Previously, Mark held senior leadership roles at Nokia in Canada and Europe in wireless network engineering and sales.

Sr Manager of Engineering Business Development, SMART Buildings, SMART Cities and BYOC; T-Mobile US

Luke is managing the T-Mobile US nationwide Build Your Own Coverage (BYOC) program. His focus is the national in-building enterprise, destination and venue coverage opportunities, Smart Buildings and Smart Cities engagement, to further strengthen the role of wireless connectivity indoors starting with 4G, and of course 5G.

In his role, Luke is directly involved with technology partners, network improvements, 5G wireless deployment and the relationship between enterprise and government installing infrastructure for T-Mobile’s carrier grade signal source and fiber backhaul.

Head of Communication and Network Technology, General Chair of 5G-ACIA; Bosch

Dr. Andreas Mueller is Head of Communication and Network Technology in the Corporate Research Department of Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany and at the same time the Bosch Chief Expert for Communication Technologies for IoT. In addition to that, he is coordinating the Industrial 5G activities of Bosch across the different business units. He also serves as General Chair of the “5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation” (5G-ACIA), the globally leading initiative for driving and shaping Industrial 5G.

Manager, 5G Access; Singtel

Jian Beng is Manager of 5G Access in Singtel’s Mobile Network Engineering department. He oversees the radio network aspect of Singtel’s 5G initiatives including technology evaluations, engineering studies and early deployments.

CTO Service Providers Western Europe; Ericsson

Christoph Bach, Dr. Ing., is working as Chief Technology Officer in the Service Provider segment at Ericsson since November 2017. In this capacity, he collaborates with a variety of service providers and industry customers in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. After working as research assistant for the distance learning university Hagen, he worked in the network development of RWE Telliance from 1995 to 1999 and of o.tel.o communications afterwards. Since 1999, he occupied various management positions with special focus on pre-sales, strategy and business development in Europe.

CEO and Founder; Signals Research Group

Michael Thelander is CEO and Founder of Signals Research Group (SRG), a US-based research consultancy that offers thought-leading field research and consulting services on the wireless telecommunications industry. Mike is the lead analyst for its flagship research product, entitled “Signals Ahead,” which has attracted a strong following across the entire wireless ecosystem with corporate subscribers on five continents. Prior to founding SRG, Mike was an analyst with Deutsche Bank Equity Research where he followed the wireless industry.

Head of Digital Industries Evolution & Partnerships; Nokia

Thomas Hainzel is leading the incubation, development and lifecycle management of digital industries and vertical solution portfolios for enterprises. With his team he is alos managing the global ecosystem partners in industries such as automotive & road, manufacturing, transportation, logistics & retail, energy, oil & gas, mining, public safety, and defense. In the past Thomas held various leadership, project management, sales and business development roles at Nokia and A1 Telekom Austria. He comes with 13+ years of experience in the European telecommunications and enterprise market.

Head of Section; BundesNetzAgentur

Dr. Sascha Falahat is Head of Section for Compatibility Studies and Spectrum Engineering. His team advises on questions of interference free use of spectrum for all radio services and is also working on methods for network modelling and network testing.

Head of Bid & Solution Management; Media Broadcast

Daniel Wolbers is heading the bid & solution management in product management at Media Broadcast, this includes the development of commercial and technical solutions for customer inquiries to Media Broadcast as well as product development. In addition, he represents Media Broadcast in various 5G committees focus on campus networks. Previously, Daniel Wolbers was responsible for product management networks & product innovations and various functions in technology.

Manager - Referent Optimization & Radio Configuration Management; Vodafone

Frank Brämer, an expert in mobile network optimization, RF and configuration, is developing and managing strategies for network troubleshooting and optimization processes within Vodafone Germany.