8:15
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
8:50
OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Iain Collings
Deputy Dean, School of Engineering
Macquarie University
5G WHERE ARE WE AT?
9:00
Opening Keynote presentation
How will 5G impact productivity and economic growth?
- Identifying the macroeconomics of a 5G fuelled economy
- How markets will be disrupted
Leonie Holloway
Chief Economist, Bureau of Communications and Arts Research
Department of Communications and the Arts
09:30
The Infrastructure hump and economics of 5G Australia
- What are the main 5G rollout drivers
- How 5G can be rolled out in the fastest, smoothest, and most efficient way possible, while meeting the key objectives of successful coexistence with 4G and continuous growth
- Initial 5G rollout: what it will look like
- Post-2020 rollout
- How 5G will transform existing enterprise network capabilities
John Baker
SVP / 5G Business Development
Mavenir (USA)
10:00
Policy and regulations current state of play
- Aligning 5G tech and policies
- The role of policy: the fine line between being an enabler or a brake
- How policy can play a role in supporting successful and economically sustainable roll out
- Spectrum availability and utilisation
Reginald Coutts
Chairman
Telecommunications Association
10:40
Networking break in solutions lounge
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AND WHEN
11:10
5G Mobile devices: when will they be ready?
- What should we expect?
- What impact will 5G have on battery life, usage and new services?
- Is the much hyped folding screen set to become mainstream?
- Are VR and AR a major 5G proposition?
Dr. David Soldani
CTO
Huawei (Australia)
11:40
Ensuring the 5G revolution is a success
- Evolving and Deploying - Leading 5G
- Exploring and Enabling - 5G shaping the future
- How to build win-win cooperation for industry players in the 5G era
- What approaches are being taken in different regions
Chris Althaus
Chief Executive Officer
AMTA
12:10
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in a 5G environment
We know that 5G will bring with it a massive increase in mobile network speed, capacity, and reliability. There will be many use cases for this, but VR and AR in particular are set to evolve to the next level.
- How VR and AR will drive 5G adoption
- What are the latest developments in 5G AR/VR
Pradeep Khanna
Executive Director
Asia Pacific VR AR Association
12:40
LUNCH
13:30
Panel discussion: How ready is Australia for the next generation?
Launching a new generation mobile network is a multi-layered evolutionary process which involves much more than putting some new antennas on poles. This panel will discuss the progress of each element of the 5G plan.
Moderator:
Iain Collings
Deputy Dean, School of Engineering
Macquarie University
Panellists:
Damian Ivereigh
CEO
Launtel
Angela Flannery
Partner
Holding Redlich
Reginald Coutts
Chairman
Telecommunications Association
WHAT DOES 5G MEANS TO MY BUSINESS?
14:15
5G, the cornerstone of the digital revolution
- How digital transformation enabled by AI, 5G, edge computing and Software Defined Networking (SDN) will impact enterprise
- Which applications will lead the 5G revolution
- Distinguishing new applications from enhanced versions of existing services
- Which services and applications will be the first to benefit from the 5G transition
Ron Gauci
CEO
Australian Information Industry Association
14:45
Where to invest: should you be an early adopter or should you wait?
- Identifying the best investment options
- Which areas you will need to invest in to avoid staying behind the wave
- Who will be the early beneficiaries
Clay Carter
Global Investment Specialist
Macrovue
15:15
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
15:25
End of day one and networking drinks