Programme Online
The following programme, featuring an exciting mixture of keynote speeches, panel sessions and tutorials covering all more recent and interesting technological developments relevant to satellite communications, will be available in live interactive streaming and easily accessible with and internet connection and standard browser (we recommend Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox).
The programme is still subject to changes and modifications.
The speakers’ biography and short abstract of each session / talk will be published soon.
Please note all times are meant as CEST.
Day 1 (06/09/2022)
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Ceremony
09:15 – 10:45
Keynotes
Setting off the 5G Advanced evolution with 3GPP R18
(Wanshi Chen, Qualcomm / 3GPP-RAN Group Chairman)
5G Advanced in 3GPP SA
(Georg Mayer, Huawei / 3GPP-SA Group Chairman)
3GPP NTN Challenges and Success
(Johan Johansson, MediaTek / 3GPP-RAN2 Group Chairman)
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee-Break
11:15 – 12:45
Panel
The Vision for 6G
Speakers: Franz Dielacher (Independent Consultant), Stefan Parkvall (Ericsson),
Reiner Stuhlfauth (Rohde&Schwarz), Armin Dekorsy (University of Bremen)
Moderator: Fabrizio De Paolis (European Space Agency)
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch-Break
14:00 – 16:00
Keynotes
Role of GEO within 6G Future Networks
(Glyn Thomas, Airbus Defence and Space)
The Road of GEO towards 6G
(Jorge García Hospital, Hispasat)
HummingSat: a new small SWISS GEO Satellite
(Peter Guggenbach, SWISSto12)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee-Break
16:30 – 18:10
Panel
IoT Connectivity via NTN: Prospects and Challenges
Speakers: I-Kang Fu (MediaTek), Emre Yavuz (Ericsson), Thierry Berisot (Novamint), Marco Guadalupi (Sateliot), Svend Holme Sørensen (Gatehouse)
Moderator: Andrea Munari (DLR German Aerospace Center)
Day 2 (07/09/2022)
09:15 – 10:30
Keynotes
Laser Communication Terminals for Comm and Nav Applications
(Frank Heine, TESAT)
The Role and Importance of Optical Communications
(Maximilian Kögler, Mynaric)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee-Break
11:00 – 12:30
Panel
HydRON: Fiber in Space
Speakers: Wen Cheng Chong (Kepler Communications), Frank Heine (TESAT), Paolo Conforto (Thales Alenia Space), Robert Hughes (Airbus Defence & Space)
Moderator: Daniel Arapoglou (European Space Agency)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch-Break
14:00 – 16:00
Keynotes
LEO Constellation Design Considerations
(Erwin Hudson, Telesat)
Terrestrial Meets Non-Terrestrial Networks: a Real-World Example and a Glimpse towards the Future
(Ben Allen, OneWeb)
LEO Constellation Systems for Governmental & Security Applications: Challenges and Rewards
(Jérôme Tronc, Airbus Defence and Space)
Benefits of Multi Orbit Satellite Systems
(Jean-Pierre Choffray, SES)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee-Break
16:30 – 18:00
Tutorial
The Role of Information Freshness and Semantics in Next Generation Networks
(Elif Uysal, Middle East Technical University and Onur Kaya, Işık University)
18:00 – 18:30
Keynote
How Monitoring of Satellite Communication Can Be Managed in the Era of LEO Mega-Constellations and HTS
(Erwin Greilinger, ATOS)
Day 3 (08/09/2022)
09:15 – 10:45
Keynotes
Satellite Communications: Where Do We Go from Here
(Antonio Arcidiacono, EBU)
Ubiquitous Connectivity. The enabler for an Immersive Experience for Connected Cars
(Oliver Wick, BMW)
Connectivity from Space and Ground for Connected Cars and Future Mobility
(Hassan Aouisse, Stellar Telecommunications)
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee-Break
11:15 – 12:45
Panel
Direct Connectivity to Handhelds in 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Networks
Speakers: Mohamed El Jaafari (Thales Alenia Space), Munira Jaffar (EchoStar), Gino Masini (Ericsson), Zheng Li (Orange)
Moderator: Aarti Holla-Maini (GSOA)
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch-Break
14:00 – 15:30
Tutorial
Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for Wireless Communications
(Marco Di Renzo, CNRS)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee-Break
16:00 – 16:15
Closing Ceremony and Best Paper Award Assignment
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