
Satellite ... and the
5G Journey
The Internet in Space
November 3rd - 2020
The distribution of 5G services, through the direct integration of 5G enabled satellites, with terrestrial networks, is a game changer... the importance of which is hard to over-estimate. This hybrid mix promises high speed internet connectivity on land, in the air and at sea, for cars, trucks, trains, vessels, aircraft and unmanned air and surface vehicles, in rural, remote and other such hard-to-reach locations.



Final Programme
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Produced by: Paul Stahl, Executive Director, C21
Moderated by: David Meltzer, Secretary General, GVF
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Session 3. 14.00 - 15.30
David Meltzer, Secretary General, GVF
David spent 16 years at Intelsat in legal, procurement, re-structuring and regulatory roles concluding as Intelsat’s General Counsel and then moved to the American Red Cross where he served as General Counsel and Chief International Officer. David also served on the Boards of Directors of satellite operators Terrestar and Satmex.
He currently serves as Secretary General of GVF, the global trade association for the satellite communications industry.
Bhanu Durvasula, Vice President Systems and Operations, Hughes
Bhanu leads the Hughs' international product and operations team, responsible for product line management of satellite broadband systems.
In his 30+ years at Hughes, Mr. Durvasula has held a variety of leadership roles in engineering and product development for solutions including, among others: cellular backhaul over satellite, Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) ground networks; and point-to-multipoint wireless products for terrestrial cell backhaul and last mile access. Most recently, Mr. Durvasula’s efforts have been focused on satellite network technology for community Wi-Fi hotspot and cellular backhaul solutions in support of the company’s efforts to bring connectivity to unserved and underserved areas of the world. He holds several patents, both issued and pending.
Richard Swardh, Senior Vice President, Premium Enterprise & Mobile Operators, Comtech EF Data
Richard is an executive manager with more than 20 years international experience in business development, partnership management, marketing and consultative sales in the global Telecom, Satellite and ICT industry.
Andersonn Kohl, Satellite Technology and Solutions Manager, Telebras
Andersonn is responsible for the conduct of normative and operative activities related to the planning, monitoring and control of satellite contracting tasks, as well as the planning, resource management and implementation activities of satellite access network.
Mauro Mortali, Innovation Lead – Enterprise Unit, BT plc.
Mauro is responsible for Innovation Strategy and Exploitation within Enterprise, BT's £6.6bn turnover B2B customer facing unit. He leads on strategic projects in areas of business and technological innovation (e.g. Space), and manages an innovation programme to source, qualify and test new ideas and capabilities (e.g. Artificial Intelligence).
Session 4. 15.30 - 17.00
Karla Jakeman, Innovation Lead – Connected Transport Land Transport Team, Innovate UK
Karla is the Innovation Lead for Connected Transport, part of the Land Transport Team in the Manufacturing, Materials and Mobility Sector at Innovate UK and Vice Chair of ITS(UK). She is seeking solutions which use innovative technologies to leverage smarter, greener and more sustainable future mobility systems for the efficient movement of people and goods around the world. Karla focusses on working with all sectors to enable solutions to transport challenges. Prior to this she worked for 15 years for a large Japanese automotive company as a Design Quality Engineer after completing a BA Hons in Japanese Studies.
Omar Qaise, Founder & CEO, OQ Technology
OQ TECHNOLOGY aims to disrupt the satellite telecommunication industry and provides the world’s first universal plug & play "Internet-of-Things" device that can provide connectivity anywhere. We are building a global satellite constellation dedicated for "Internet-of-Things" communication.
OQ TECHNOLOGY serves the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Industry 4.0, and Transport segments particularly for the management and tracking of assets in remote areas.
Benjamin Posthuma, Innovation and Strategy Manager, Kymeta
Benjamin has over 18 years of experience as a thought leader, strategist, program manager, project engineer, and director of research and development projects.
He is primarily focused on the development of a fully-integrated connectivity environment where terrestrial communications such as LTE and 5G are seamlessly blended with current and next-generation satellite communications.
Registered Delegates (02.11.2020 ... 08.30am (BST))
2nd Telematic Centet
A1 Telekom Austria
AB5 Consulting
Advantech
AESSCO
Aetheric Engineering Ltd
Agencia Boliviana Espacial
Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM)
Agrosmart
AirAsia
Airbus
Air Infomatics
Airtel
Alazo Consulting
Alcatel Lucent
AlRuya
Al Safi Danone
Altran
Ankara Provincial Directorate of Health
Emergency Health Services
Apple
Amazon Web Services
Antenna Solutions
Aquamarine Maritime
Archangel Lightworks
Archer Daniels Midland
Argo Communications
Armstron Communications
Askey
AST Ltd
Astrocast
Astroscale
Atech
AT&T
Atlas Space Operations
Astronics
Avanti
Avealto
Avinterra
Azimuth Ship Management
Azyan Telecom
BAE Systems Brazil
BASF Digital Farming
Bayer Crop Science
Bayer South East Asia
BDE Space
Belgosat
Blue Sky Network
Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Navy
Brazilian Organisation for Scientific and Technological Development of Airspace Control - CTCEA
Brazilian Space Agency
British Aerospace
British Airways
British Petroleum
BT Plc
BT LatAm
Cargill Digital Farming
Cavendish Trust Company
Celestia
CGI IT UK Ltd.
Charter
CHE
Chevron Nigeria
Claro Brazil
Colem Engineering/SIG
CLB Telcomunicações e Serviços Ltda
Collins Aerospace
Comarch
Commsolid GmbH
Comtech EF Data
CNH Industrial
Contractum
CPG Engineering
Datasat
DB Consulting
DeutscheBahn Engineering
Deutsche Telekom
Developing Infrastructure
DOTS
DXC
ECSAT/Rhea
Edge NC
El Al
Elital
Embratel
Emirates Airline
Encadre
ESSOR Aerospace
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
Ethio Telecom
Etisalat
ETL Systems Ltd
ETTHICS
Euroconsult
Eutelsat
Extelcon
Farmlink
Feneral University of Rio Grande do Sul
Fiat Chrysler
Ford Motor Corp.
Forsway Scandanavia
Gatehouse Satcom
Gazabo
GEOshare
Global Eagle
Global Invacom
GlobalReach Technology
GoGo
GoGo Business Aviation
GomSpace Luxembourg
Hispasat
Hughes
Human Net Japan
I2L Telecom
IABG
IFB
iNet, inc.
InfoStellar
Infrabel
Inmarsat
Innova
Innovate UK Transport Division
Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais
Intelsat
International Committee Red Cross
International Telecom
Intertel Nigeria Limited
IoT Insights
IQ THINGS
Iridium
Italspazio
Israel Sweden Chamber of Commerce
Kineis
KORE Wireless
Kratos Communications Ltd
Kymeta
L3 Harris
LatAm Digital
LINK Centre (University of Witwatersrand)
Lockheed Martin
Loon
Lukoil Serbia
M94 Enghenaria Ltda
Maersk Drilling
Marem
Marinha do Brasil
Mariojpio Telecom
MBI srl.
MEASAT
MedAire
Mercedes Trucks
Methera Global
Metric Consulting Pte Ltd
Miitera Technologies
MINISTÉRIO DA DEFESA (Brazil)
Modus Operandi Limited
MTN Nigeria
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
Nearshore Networks
NEC Europe Ltd.
Network Rail
Network Rail Telecom
Nissan Motor Corp.
NMBS (Belgian Rail)
Northern Sky Research (NSR)
Novamint
Novelsat
NSSL Global
Nutrien AG
NYK Ship Management
Nylon Marketing
O2 (Telefónica UK)
OmniAccess
OneWeb
OQ Technology
Orange
Outsource IT Management
OU
Oxfam
PA Consulting
Panasonic Avionics
Petrobras
Petronas
PHASOR
Planet Communications Asia
Polygon Infocomm
Prime
Primetech UK
ProBrand International
PROFEN Turkey
PT DOTS
PT iSat
Quadrille
RASCOMSTAR
Rayatech
RedCloud Consulting
REFARMO
Remotronic
Renfe
RevGo Global
Rhode and Schwartz
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Royal Air Maroc
RSC
Santander Teleport
SAS
SatADSL
SatcomGuru
Sat IoT Centre (UK)
Sateliot IoT Services
Satellite Applications Catapult
Satellite Mobility World
Satnews Publishers
Saudi Aramco
Scottish Enterprise
Sematron Italia
Sequans
Shell UK
Sigma Delta
Signalhorn Trusted Networks GmbH
SNCF
Softbank
Sonatrach
Space Generation Advisory Council
Spacecom
Space Dynamix
Space Intel Report
SpaceX
Speedcast
Squid Technology Ltd
ST Engineering iDirect
STL Partners
Strategy&
Stratosat
Syngenta
Subsea7
Techcon
Telebras
TELEECOMSAT
Telecom Sud Paris
Telefonica
Telenor
Telesat
Telespazio
Telia
Thaicom
T-Mobile
T-Mobile North America
Thales Alenia Space
The Traville Group
TP Group Sapienza France
Turkish Space Agency
Union Engineering
UN Office for Drugs and Crime
Universidad Iberoamericana, México
University of Brasilia
University of Colorado Boulder
University of KwaZulu
Vialite Communications
Virgin Atlantic
Vodafone
VodafoneZiggo
Wartsila Voyage Solutions
Wateen Telecom
Wavelink
WS Satellite Marine Services
Xiplink, Inc.
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