Berlin 6G Conference 2026

The Annual Networking Event of the German 6G Program

Organized by the 6G Platform Germany

Save the Date for 08.-10. September 2026

REGISTRATION

13:00 | Project Internal Session | i14y Lab Summit 2026

120 min

15:00 | Coffee Break

30 min

15:30 | Project Internal Session | i14y Lab Summit 2026

180 min

18:30 | Project Internal Session | i14y Lab Summit 2026

09:00 | Session AM1 | Opening by BMFTR, Plenary Keynotes

60 min

10:00 | Coffee Break

30 min

10:30 | Session AM2 | International Keynote Session

105 min

12:30 | Lunch Break

90 min

14:00 | Session PM1 | International Technical Sessions

90 min

15:30 | Coffee Break

30 min

16:00 | Session PM2 | International Technical Sessions | Celtic Session

90 min

18:00 | Evening | Networking Reception

- 21:30

09:00 | Session AM1 | Plenary Keynote Session

90 min

10:30 | Coffee Break

30 min

11:00 | Session AM2 | Japan-Germany Technical Sessions

90 min

12:30 | Lunch Break

90 min

14:00 | Session PM1 | International Technical Sessions

90 min

15:30 | Coffee Break

30 min

16:00 | Session PM2 | International Technical Sessions

90 min

09:00 | Session AM1 | Technical Sessions

90 min

10:30 | Coffee Break

30 min

11:00 | Session AM2 | Technical Sessions

90 min

12:30 | Lunch Break

90 min

14:00 | Session PM1 | Technical Sessions

90 min

15:30 | Coffee Break

30 min

16:00 | End

Program on Day One: Tuesday | 8 September 2026

Program on Day Two: Wednesday | 9 September 2026

Plenary Hall C 01 Room A 08 Room A 03 Room A 04 Room A 05 Room A 06 Room B 04

09:00 | Session AM1
Plenary Keynote Session

10:45

COFFEE BREAK / Startups Pitches

11:00 | Session AM2
Connected Health
[ T. Neumuth, C. Schlötelburg, C. Lipps]
JAP-GER Session
Quantum Sensing
[I. Bjelakovic, J. Nötzel, H. Wissing]
Optical access and in-building networks
[Volker Jungnickel]
From Secure 5G Networks to Resilient 6G Communication
[H. Grottendieck]
Open-Source Wireless Systems
[K. Turbic, M. Mehlhose]
EMF Exposure in 6G Networks
[A. Fellan, M. Pauli, X. Long]

12:30

LUNCH BREAK / Startups Pitches

14:00 | Session PM1
SUSTAINET Session on Emerging Trade-offs in Networking
[F. Loh, C. Lipps, S.Das]
JAP-GER 6G Workshop Poster Presentation
Quantum Resilience
[I. Bjelakovic, J. Nötzel, H. Wissing]
Beyond Connectivity: 6G as an Enabler of Future Medicine
[S. Stanczak, J. Dommel]
Critical Infrastructure [Norman Franchi]
Distributed MIMO for 6G: What's next?
[Renato L. G. Cavalcante]

15:30

COFFEE BREAK / Startups Pitches

16:00 | Session PM2
AI-integrated Radio Access Networks
[Haris Gačanin]
i14y Lab: Multi Level Network Digital Twin: Concept, Loops, Details
[Heiko Lehmann]
Channel Measurements and Modeling for 6G
[Michael Peter, Ramez Askar]
Research & Development for 3D Networks
[Dirk Wübben]
Digital Twins for Optical Networks
[Dimitar Kroushkov]
Future/flexible MIMO systems
[Aydin Sezgin, Robert Schober, Ehsan Tohidi]
Intelligent Communication and Computing Architectures for 6G
[Sahana Raghunandan]

Program on Day Three: Thursday | 10 September 2026

Full Program View on Speakers and Topics

Opening Session – TUE-AM1, 08:45h-10:00h, Plenary Hall

TUE-AM1 Session

09:00 – Arrival of guests
09:15 – Welcome by moderator Kerstin Stromberg
09:20 – Welcome message by Prof. Hans Schotten, Chairman 6G Platform Germany
09:25 – Opening message by Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space
09:35 – Message by Mr. Paul Dabbar, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce
09:45 – Message by Mr. Hideo Fuseda, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan
09:55 – Keynote: „6G for Health: From Connectivity to Clinical Transformation“, Prof. Gerhard Hindricks, Charite Berlin, Chief Integration Officer and Acting Director of the Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care
10:15 – End of session

Plenary Keynote Session – TUE-AM2, 10:30h-12:15h, Plenary Hall

TUE-AM2 Session

10:30 – Introduction “International Messages” – moderator Kerstin Stromberg

10:32 – Message by Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Jarzombek, Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation
10:42 – Message by Mr. Joe Shapiro, Head of International Digital Infrastructure, DCMS, UK
10:52 – Message by Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, Vice Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and CTO, Tejas Networks Limited, India
11:02 – Introduction “Industrial Keynotes” – moderator Kerstin Stromberg
11:05 – Petr Ledl, Deutsche Telekom AG, Group Technology / Head of T-Labs
11:20 – Keynote: „6G as Critical Infrastructure: From Intelligent Sensing to Mission-Critical Connectivity“,Daniel Leimbach, CEO Ericsson Germany
11:35 – Keynote: „Building the 6G Orbit“, Gianaldo Mantovani, Executive Board member, OHB System AG
11:55 – „6G Connected Robotics“, Frank Fitzek, Technical University of Dresden
12:00 – End of Session

International 6G Collaboration – TUE-PM1, 14:00h-15:30h, Plenary Hall

TUE-PM1 Session

Moderator: Kerstin Stromberg

Agenda:
14:00 – Introduction by moderator Kerstin Stromberg

14:04 – Message by Colin Willcock, Chairman 6G-IA

14:15 – Introduction of panelists

14:20 – Panel on international 6G collaboration

Panelists:

  • Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan, Vice Chairman of the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA), Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Tejas Networks, India
  • Prof. Tony Quek, Associate Provost (Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation), Director (FCP), Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor, Singapore
  • Dr. Ljupco Jorguseski, FNS 6G, lead International Standardization & Coordination Activities, Netherlands
  • Prof. Hakima Chaouchi, Full Professor and Head of Digital Sovereignty and Sobriety Strategy at Institut Mines Telecom, Paris, and Coordinator of Mission nationale France 6G, France
  • Patrick V. Kelly, PhD / Executive Director / CONNECT Centre, CONNECT Research Ireland Centre
  • Prof. Harald Haas FREng FRSE FIEEE FIET, Van Eck Professor of Engineering, Cambridge University, 6G TITAN, Federated Telecom Hubs, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Rui Aguiar, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal, Chair of the NetworldEurope ETP

15:30 – End of session

Plenary Keynote Session – WED-AM1, 09:00h-10:30h, Plenary Hall

WED-AM1 Session

Plenary Keynote Session
09:00 – Opening by moderator Kerstin Stromberg
09:05 – Message by Dr. Paetz, Director-General, Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation, BMFTR
09:15 – Keynote: „Beyond Connectivity​: Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure​ for the AI Era​“,  Dr. Hideo Ohno, NICT President, Japan
09:35 – Keynote: „Future-proof Wireless Connectivity for Industry“, Thibault de Assi, Siemens, Senior Vice President Digital Connectivity and Power
09:55 – Keynote: „AI-Native 6G: Building the Intelligent Infrastructure for the AI Era“, Alex Jinsung Choi, Chairman Ai-RAN Alliance and Principal Fellow, SoftBank Corp.
10:15 – Keynote: „Enabling 6G and new services“, Alexander Pabst, Rohde & Schwarz, Vice President Wireless Communication
10:35 – End of session 

Prof. Frank Fitzek

6G for Cooperative Mobile Robotics

Agenda:

  1. „What Is the Role of 6G Communication for Robotics?“, Prof. Frank Fitzek, TU Dresden
  2. „From Perception to Action: Surgical Robotics in the 6G Era“, Prof. Stefanie Speidel, TU Dresden / NCT
  3. „A 6G Mobile Network Platform for Robotics at Scale“, Dr. Joachim Sachs, Ericsson
  4. „Bridging the Reality Gap: Shaping Network Requirements Through Shopfloor Robotics“, Cornelius Heim, Boston Dynamics
  5. „Cooperative Navigation for Drones in GNSS-Denied Areas“, Dr. Justus Rischke, Soron Systems GmbH
  6. „Against the Monolith: Agentic AI and Digital Twins for Modular 6G Networks in Robotics“, Vlad Andrei, TwinCube
  7. „From Startup Connect to World Domination“, Stefan Zetzsch, Evasive Robotics GmbH
  8. „What Does Robotics Really Need from 6G?“, Short Panel Discussion, All speakers, moderated by Prof. Frank Fitzek
  9. „Robotics Meets Communication: Future Projects and Communities“, Closing Remarks, Prof. Frank Fitzek, TU Dresden

Kenan Turbic, Benjamin Nuss, Silvio Mandelli

ISAC – Part I

Agenda:

  1. „ISAC from Now to Future: Opportunities and Challenges from Operator Perspective“, Jan Plachy, Deutsche Telekom
  2. „ISAC-based drone detection“, Silvio Mandelli, Nokia Bell Labs
  3. „Vital Sign Detection With an OFDM Frame-Based Real-Time mmWave ICAS System“, Markus Petri, IHP
  4. „Beyond Line-of-Sight: Sensing Using Environmental Knowledge for ISAC“, Aleksandar Ichkov, Ericsson
  5. „Turning ISAC Into Reality – One Step Closer to Realization“, Meik Kottkamp, Rohde & Schwarz

Anke Schmeink

From AI to Autonomy: Building Self-Driving 6G Networks

Agenda:

  1. „AI-Driven Self-Configuration and Optimization in Telecom Networks“, Prof. Marina Petrova, RWTH Aachen
  2. „Future networks for AI and AI for NWs“, Marijana Krsteva Topaloska, Head of Technology Strategy and Operations in Ericsson BCSS
  3. „Towards Reliable 6G Radio Access Networks for Industrial URLLC Applications: A Physical AI and
    Cooperative Robotics Perspective“, Neda Petreska, Siemens
  4. „From Monitoring to Real-Time Prediction: AI-driven Modeling of a 5G Network Digital Twin“, Xi Li, NEC laboratories Europe

 

Format:
4 presentations 15-18 minutes each, followed by a panel discussion with all speakers.

Dr. Ehsan Tohidi, Dr. Björn Richerzhagen

Network Digital Twins for 6G Campus Networks

Agenda:

  1. “6GCampusTwin4In: Creating an Innovation Platform for 6G Campus Networks and their Digital Twins”, Dr. Björn Richerzhagen, Siemens AG, project 6GCampusTwin4In
  2. “VICTOR6G Perspective on Network and Factory Digital Twins Interaction”, Dr. Junaid Ansari, EricssonGmbH, project VICTOR6G
  3. “Towards Software-Defined Factories: Why 6G Matters”, Dr. Eike Lyczkowski, SEW-EURODRIVE, project VICTOR6G
  4. “Are Digital Twins Team Players? – Interoperability and Cross-Domain Orchestration in Campus Networks”, Dr. Andreas Eisenblätter, atesio, project 6GCampusTwin4In

Follow-up panel:

  • Dr. Ehsan Tohidi, Fraunhofer HHI, project 6GCampusTwin4In (moderator)
  • Dr. Björn Richerzhagen, Siemens AG, project 6GCampusTwin4In
  • Dr. Andreas Eisenblätter, atesio, project 6GCampusTwin4In
  • Dr. Junaid Ansari, Ericsson GmbH, project VICTOR6G
  • Dr. Eike Lyczkowski, SEW-EURODRIVE, project VICTOR6G
  • Dr. Martin Kasparick, airpuls, project 6GCampusTwin4In

George Yammine

Charting the Unseen: Radio Environment Mapping, Latent Channel Representations, and Spatial Awareness in 6G

Agenda:

  1. “Indoor Localization: The Methods, the Limits, and Why We Need AI”, Jonas Pirkl, M.Sc., Fraunhofer IIS
  2. „Self-Supervised Learning for Wireless Channels“, Jonathan Ott, M.Sc., Fraunhofer IIS
  3. Title TBD, Philipp Stephan, M.Sc., Universität Stuttgart
  4. “Optimized Measurement Point Selection for Radio Environment Maps: A Two-Stage Approach”, Dr.-Ing. Friedemann Laue, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Achim Authenrieth, Sandip Das,  Christoph Lipps

CELTIC Public Event (SUSTAINET)

Speaker:

  • Anastasius Gavras, Director Eurescom
  • Dr. Mikael Gast, BMFTR
  • Lars Gustafsson, Sweend’s Innovation Agency Vinnoa, Sweden
  • Vance Pan, Canadian Program Lead, Eureka CELTIC-NEXT, National Research Council, Canada
  • Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC-NEXT Programme Coordinator
  • Achim Authenrieth, Senior Director Advances Technology, Adtran
  • Christoph Glingener, CTO, Adtran
  • René Bonk, Lead Technology Strategist, CTO Office, Nokia
  • Petr Ledl, Head of T-Labs

Panelists:

  • Christoph Glingener, Adtran
  • René Bonk, Nokia
  • Petr Ledl, DTAG
  • Kostas Katsaros (Head of Technology – Future Networks & 5G, Digital Catapult)
  • Biswajit Nandy, Solana Networks, Canada
  • Mal Huber, BT

Michael Meyer

6G Standardisation Update

Agenda:

  1. Motivation, Agenda, Michael Meyer, Ericsson
  2. 3GPP SA1 6G use cases and service requirements update, Vasil Aleksiev, Deutsche Telekom
  3. 3GPP SA2 6G System Architecture: Current Status and Directions, Malla Reddy Sama, NTT DOCOMO
  4. Towards 6G Security Standards: Challenges, Status, and Outlook, Gerald Kunzmann, Nokia
  5. RAN1/RAN4 Decisions and Key Discussions in the 6G Study Item, Stefan Brück, Qualcomm
  6. RAN2 update, Key Developments for 6G RAN Architecture and Protocols, Torsten Dudda, Ericsson
  7. Q&A


Kenan Turbic, Benjamin Nuss, Silvio Mandelli

ISAC – Part II

Agenda:

  1. „Comparison of ISAC Approach to Conventional Radars for Drone Detection“, Volker Winkler, Hensoldt
  2. „ISAC Under Real-World Performance Guarantees and Jamming Attacks – How Can Trustworthiness Be Achieved?“, Holger Boche, Technical University of Munich
  3. „Lightweight Generative Modeling of Coupled Positional and Channel State Information“, Wolfang Utschik, Technical University of Munich
  4. „Agentic AI for Wireless R&D: From Concepts to Results“, Alexander Keller, NVIDIA

Panel Discussion:

  • Slawomir Stanczak, Fraunhofer HHI, Berlin
  • Gerhard Fettweis, Barkhausen Institut, TU Dresden
  • Jan Plachy, Deutsche Telekom
  • Robert Baldemair, Ericsson
  • Meik Kottkamp, Rohde & Schwarz
  • Volker Winkler, Hensoldt 

 

Haris Gačanin

Wireless connectivity and intelligence for the Artificial-Intelligence-of-Things

The session explores how 6G connectivity, distributed AI, and spatial XR can enable a new generation of intelligent industrial systems in which humans, robots, sensors, and machines collaborate in a shared perception and action space. Experts from industry and academia will discuss the demanding requirements for latency, reliability, symmetric throughput, energy efficiency, synchronization, and trust, as well as the architectures needed to support scalable and sustainable Industrial AIoT applications.

 

Panelists

  • Meik Kottkamp, Rohde & Schwarz
  • Neda Petreska, Siemens
  • Dominic Schupke, Airbus
  • Dr. Yozo Shoji, NICT

Bin Han

3rd Workshop on Security, Privacy, and Resilience of Next-Generation Mobile Networks

The rapid evolution toward 6G is transforming mobile networks into highly interconnected, intelligent, and adaptive infrastructures that support communication, sensing, computing, and AI-driven services. While these capabilities promise unprecedented performance and new application domains, they also introduce significant challenges related to security, privacy, trustworthiness, and resilience. Ensuring that future mobile systems can operate reliably in the presence of malicious attacks, environmental uncertainties, and evolving threats has therefore become a central research objective.

The 3rd Workshop on Security, Privacy, and Resilience of Next-Generation Mobile Networks brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss emerging approaches for building trustworthy 6G systems from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The workshop explores fundamental questions regarding how resilience should be defined and quantified in wireless networks, how security mechanisms can be embedded directly into the physical layer, and how future communication systems can provide strong guarantees for confidentiality, privacy, authentication, and dependable operation.

The technical program features invited talks addressing resilience-aware wireless system design, novel physical-layer security techniques for symbol-level protection, and the role of information-theoretic security as a key enabler of trustworthy 6G architectures. Together, these contributions highlight the growing convergence of resilience engineering, wireless communications, information theory, and security research.

The workshop concludes with an expert panel discussion examining the opportunities and challenges of integrating security, privacy, and resilience into future mobile networks. Particular attention will be given to emerging 6G technologies, including AI-native networking, joint communication and sensing, and adaptive wireless infrastructures, as well as the implications these technologies have for trustworthiness and societal acceptance.

By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue across these research domains, the workshop aims to advance the foundations of secure, privacy-preserving, and resilient next-generation mobile networks.

 

Agenda:

  1. Opening
  2. „The Evolution of Wireless Resilience: From Metrics to Mechanisms“, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Aydin Sezgin
  3. „Curved Manifold Constellations: Modulation-Level Keying“, Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bin Han
  4. „Physical Layer Security: A Key-Enabler for Trustworthy 6G“, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rafael F. Schaefer
  5. Panel Discussion

Zoran Utkovski, Andrea Munari, Prof. Dr. Sławomir Stańczak

Edge Learning and Inference over RAN

Recent developments in the telecommunications sector increasingly focus on integrating artificial intelligence into mobile network infrastructures to improve efficiency, adaptability, and service capabilities. Beyond improving network operation itself, the radio access network is expected to become a distributed platform for edge learning, inference and sensing. This motivates the development of computationally efficient and distributed AI architectures that move intelligence closer to the network edge. In this context, the RAN evolves from a pure communication infrastructure into an integrated platform for communication, computing, sensing, and AI orchestration. The session presents contributions on AI-enabled RAN architectures for edge-native learning and inference, trustworthy AI, semantic/task-oriented communication,  and novel compute paradigms. Emphasis is placed on applications in networked robotics and Physical AI. The interdisciplinary session brings together researchers from wireless communications, microelectronics, AI, robotics and medicine.

 

Agenda:

  1. “From GANs to Diffusion and Drifting: Generative Channel Models for 6G”, Rafael Schäfer (TU Dresden)

  2. “Efficient SNN Processing Platform for Edge Applications“, Milos Krstic (Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics – IHP, University of Potsdam)

  3. “Trustworthy AI Agents: Explain, Verify, Control“, Wojciech Samek (Fraunhofer HHI, TU Berlin)

  4. “Distributed Learning and Inference for Physical AI over RAN”, Zoran Utkovski (Fraunhofer HHI)

  5. „Enabling the Heart Team – Support for Joint Decision Making and Robotic Interventions“, Anja Hennemuth (Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité)

Thomas Neumuth, Cord Schlötelburg, Christoph Lipps

Connected Health: High‑Density 6G Systems for Clinical Ecosystems

Agenda:

  1. Introduction

  2. „From the Operating Room to the Ward“, Dr. med. Henriette Hegermann – Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin – Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

  3. „t.b.d.“, Dr. Carsten Bockelmann – Forschungsgruppenleiter – Universität Bremen (UB) – Arbeitsbereich Nachrichtentechnik (ANT)

  4. „Interoperability as the bridge between communication technology, and Healthcare and Life-science workflows“, Dr. Max Rockstroh – Senior Business Develop Manger – Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation

  5. „Connecting Care at Scale: Telemedicine in the 6G Era“, Patrick Eder – Innovationsmanager – Zentrum für Telemediziin (ZTM)

  6. „Closing the Clinical Connectivity Gaps: How 6G, Edge Intelligence and Hardware Enable Continuous Care“, Stefan Maas – Senior Projcet Manager – NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH

  7. Discussion

Haris Gačanin

8th JAP-GER Beyond 5G/6G Technical Session

  • GOAL:
    Research and development projects on Beyond 5G/6G are highly active in Germany and Japan. To strengthen global collaborations and promote joint activities from fundamental technologies to demonstrations, a research workshop on Beyond 5G/6G is going to be held between Germany and Japan. Any participants who are interested in Beyond 5G/6G research activities are welcome to join.
  • Programm (Preliminary):
    Opening Remarks BMFTR and MIC
    Panel Discussion: Researchers from Germany and Japan

Haris Gačanin

8th JAP-GER Beyond 5G/6G International Technical Session and Poster Presentation

  • GOAL:
    Research and development projects on Beyond 5G/6G are highly active in Germany and Japan. To strengthen global collaborations and promote joint activities from fundamental technologies to demonstrations, a research workshop on Beyond 5G/6G is going to be held between Germany and Japan. Any participants who are interested in Beyond 5G/6G research activities are welcome to join.
  • Programm (Preliminary):
    Poster Session
  • Poster and demonstration contribution invited

Igor Bjelakovic, Janis Nötzel, Henrike Wissing

Quantum Sensing for Future Communication Networks

Agenda:

  1. „Sensing in Quantum Networks — From Local Magnetic Field Sensors to Distributed Quantum Sensing“, Julian Bopp, Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut
  2. „Intracavity Absorption Magnetometry for Integrated and Interconnected Sensors“, Tim Schröder, HU Berlin & FBH
  3. „Fundamental Limits of Eavesdropper Detection in Optical Fiber via Stimulated Brillouin Scattering“, Kiran Adhikari, TU München
  4. „Bridging Simulation and Experiment in Quantum Optics“, Simon Sekavcnik, TU München

Norman Franchi

Critical Infrastructure: Connected, Secure, Resilient

Impulse Talks:

  1. “Mobile Networks for Public Safety: From MCx towards 6G”, Dr. Ralf Irmer, Vodafone
  2. “Network Resilience: Dependable Connectivity for Critical Applications”, Dr. Joachim Sachs, Ericsson
  3. “Production as Critical Infrastructure – Resilience aspects in industrial 6G networks”, Niels König, Fraunhofer IPT
  4. “Resilience is a budget, not a box – an industrial perspective”, Dr. Markus Sauer, Siemens
  5. “Let’s communicate with KRITIS sector Energy”, Heiner Grottendieck, BSI

 

Panel Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Armin Dekorsy)

  • Prof. Norman Franchi (FAU, LITES)
  • Dr. Ralf Irmer (Vodafone)
  • Dr. Joachim Sachs (Ericsson)
  • Niels König (Fraunhofer IPT)
  • Dr. Markus Sauer (Siemens)
  • Heiner Grottendieck (BSI)
  • Dr. Bernard Kryszak (BDBOS)

Heiner Grottendieck, Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)

From Secure 5G Networks to Resilient 6G Communication

Format: Impulses and Expert Panel

The resilience of public mobile networks is becoming increasingly important in the face of growing threats such as cyber-attacks, natural disasters, acts of sabotage and geopolitical crises. At the same time, mobile networks are increasingly forming the basis for critical and mission-critical services. In this session, organised by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), experts from the fields of research, network operations, standardisation and regulation will discuss current challenges and possible approaches to strengthening the resilience of 5G and future 6G networks.

Panel co-moderator: Dr. André Bergmann, DLR Projektträger

Panelists:

  • Heiner Grottendieck, BSI
  • Achim Vrielink, DB infraGO
  • Prof. Norman Franchi, FAU
  • Dr. Ralf Irmer, Vodafone Germany
  • Dr. Gerald Bedürftig, BDBOS
  • Florian Philipp Denzin, DLR Projektträger

Kenan Turbic, Matthias Mehlhose

Open-Source Wireless Systems

Agenda:

  1. „The Duranta project: OpenAirInterface towards 6G“, Robert Schmidt, OpenAirInterface
  2. „Open-Source O-CU/DU for European 6G Sovereignty“, Andre Puschmann, SRS/OCUDU
  3. „Open Platforms, Open Innovation: How SDR and Open Source are Accelerating the 6G Future“, Walter P. Nitzold, Emerson/National Instruments
  4. Title TBA, Karolis Kiela, Lime Microsystems
  5. „Open Source Meets Private Networks: Innovation and Customization Beyond Standard Connectivity“, Airpuls, Martin Kasparick
  6. Closing Discussion

Amina Fellan, Mario Pauli, and Xueyun Long

EMF Exposure in 6G Networks

Agenda:

  1. Introduction and opening by session chairs
  2. „Measurement, Exposure, and Perception: Contributions to the Cluster’s EMF Knowledge in 5G and Beyond“, Prof. Shanshan Wang, Télécom Paris, Polytechnic Institute of Paris, France
  3. „Simplifying EMF Compliance: Spectrogram-Based Maximum Field Strength Assessment for 5G and 6G Outlook“,  Furkan Dayı, Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH, Germany
  4. „A Realistic Assessment of Emission from Cellular Base Stations – Results from TEMIT-II Project „, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Fischer, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
  5. „EMF exposure and Radiation Protection in 6G. Challenges and Perspectives“, Dr. Jens Kuhne, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS), Germany
  6. Q&A and closing by session chairs

Marius Corici

6G Research Infrastructures & Toolkits for a realistic Evolution to 6G from an Industry Perspective – Best Practices and Challenges

Moderator: Dr. Marius Corici, Fraunhofer FOKUS

In this panel we want to review from an operator perspective the challenges and best practices in setting up the right infrastructures for shaping a realistic 6G environment and the related ecosystem right in time for a successful start of 6G. There are many lessons learned from the 5G introduction and ongoing optimizations to assure its adoption in the different targeted vertical industries. While this reach out into the diverse application domains is ongoing addressing also aspects like flexibility, efficiency, costs, energy consumptions, etc, 6G infrastructures will likely incorporate new and disrupting technologies, such as Integrated Communications and Sensing, a much deeper NTN integration and most importantly the adoption of AI technologies in different parts of the network but also the optimization of network for AI traffic and applications.

Speaker:

Igor Bjelakovic, Janis Nötzel, Henrike Wissing

Physical Layer Security for 6G: Cross-Hub Insights from Intelligent Surfaces to Quantum Resilience

Agenda:

  1. „Quantum communication in Germany – National activities over the years“, Linus Krieg, PTB
  2. „Can short-term secrets combined with quantum communications deliver long-term security?“, Francesco Mazzoncini, Orange Research
  3. „Phase-Based Bit Commitment Protocol“, Anshul Singhal, TU München
  4. „Enhancing Physical Layer Security in mmWave/THz Through Direction-Range Focusing With FDA and RIS“, Aydin Sezgin, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  5. „Achievable Semantic-Secure Rates for RIS-Assisted Channels Under Eavesdropper Channel Uncertainty“, Xudong Li, TU Berlin
  6. „Too Many Problems, Too Few Reviewers: Automated Triage of Security Findings in xG-Software“, Florian Frank, CipherCell

Prof. Dr. Sławomir Stańczak, Dr. Johannes Dommel

Beyond Connectivity: 6G as an Enabler of Future Medicine

The session will be structured around invited keynote presentations, selected technical and clinical talks, and a concluding panel discussion bringing together perspectives from medicine, wireless communications research, and industry.

 

  1. „Enabling oder Driving Digital Transformation for Real-Time Cardiovascular Medicine“, Dr. Till Althoff (Charité / DHZC)
  2. „Future ICU Monitoring: Bridging Clinical Needs and Technology“, Dr. Eduardo Salgado (Charité / BIH)
  3. „From Lab to Clinic: 6G ICAS for Next-Gen Medical Sensing“, Dr. Markus Petri (IHP)
  4. „6G-Enabled Human Augmentation and Embodied Intelligence for Future Healthcare“, Prof. Stefanie Speidel (TU Dresden / NCT)

Frank Loh, Christoph Lipps, Sandip Das

SUSTAINET Session on Emerging Trade-offs in Networking: Sovereignty, Security, ReSilience, and Sustainability (4S-Net)

As communication networks become more intelligent and interconnected, optimizing one objective often comes at the expense of another. Join us to discuss the key trade-offs that will define trustworthy and sustainable 6G infrastructures.

 

Panelists:

  • Dr. Omran Ayoub, Senior Lecturer at Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Switzerland 
  • Fariha Mawla, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI, Germany
  • Prof. Hakima Chaouchi, Full Professor and Head of Digital Sovereignty and Sobriety Strategy at Institut Mines Telecom, Paris, and Coordinator of Mission nationale France 6G, France 
  • Prof. Dr. Tobias Hoßfeld, Full Professor University of Würzburg, Chair of Communication Networks, Germany
  • Artmiz Golkaramnay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LATYS FOCUS, Canada 

Dr. Renato L. G. Cavalcante, Dr. Jochen Fink

Distributed MIMO for 6G: What’s next?

Agenda:

  1. „Distributed MIMO in 6G Standardization: Status and Trends“, Dr. Lorenzo Miretti (Ericsson)
  2. „Non-Collocated Carrier Aggregation in 6G: towards a L2 “Cell-Free” Architecture“, Dr. Nil Zaev (Apple)
  3. Title: TBD, Dr.-Ing. Andreas Benzin, CEO, Massive Beams GmbH
  4. „Resource Allocation for Distributed MIMO Systems: Challenges and Future Directions“, Dr. Renato L. G. Cavalcante (Fraunhofer HHI)

Haris Gačanin

AI-integrated Radio Access Networks

This session examines how AI can be integrated into future Radio Access Networks to support interactive, immersive, and mobile applications across industrial environments. The discussion will address the distribution of AI models across devices, the RAN, edge infrastructure, and cloud systems, with particular attention to latency, energy efficiency, reliability, synchronization, and the integration of sensing, digital twins, XR, and intelligent connectivity.

 

Panelists:

  • Björn Richerzhagen, Siemens
  • Adrian Garcia A, Ericsson
  • Shehzad Ashraf, Nokia
  • Prof. Wolfgang Utschick, Technical University of Munich

Heiko Lehmann

i14y Lab: Multi Level Network Digital Twin: Concept, Loops, Details

Heiko Lehmann (Deutsche Telekom), Ehsan Tohidi (Fraunhofer HHI), and Carsten Rossenhövel (i14y Lab/EANTC) will present our scalable Multi Level Network Digital Twin approach with its inherent zoom functionality, current development progress, and first applications.

Andreas Gladisch

i14y Lab: The Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Measurement Framework – an i14y Lab Tutorial

Marcin Hoffmann (Rimedo), Andreas Gladisch (Deutsche Telekom/i14y Lab), Carsten Rossenhövel (i14y Lab/EANTC), and Taushif MD (i14y Lab/BISDN) will present a comprehensive tutorial on Energy Efficiency Measurement in O-RAN, exploring the current situation, the need for frameworks, practical implementations, real-world results, and the path toward standardized EE testing.

Michael Peter, Ramez Askar

Radio Channel Measurements and Modeling for 6G and Beyond

Agenda:

  1. „NTN-Channelsounding with LEO Satellite in Ka-Band“, Prof. Wilhelm Keusgen (TU Berlin)
  2. „Bridging the Spectrum: Methodology and Insights from Large-Scale RIS and FR3 Field Trials“, Radu Lupoaie (Keysight Technologies)
  3. „Agile Sub-THz Photonic Channel Sounding“, Dr. Ramez Askar (Fraunhofer HHI)
  4. „Sounding the road to radio digital twins for ICAS“, Dr. Diego Dupleich (Fraunhofer IIS / TU Ilmenau)
  5. „RapidScene3D: Automated Generation of Sionna RT-Ready Environments“, Ahmad Hamada (TU Braunschweig)

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Dimitar Kroushkov

Digital Twins for Optical Networks

Agenda:

  1. Introduction to the joint German-Japanese R&D project SHINKA
  2. „Failure Analysis for APN Operation Using Optical Network Digital Twin“, Ryu Shinzaki, 1FINITY
  3. „Bridging Component Modeling Gaps in Physical Layer Digital Twin for Optical Transport Network“, Vignesh Karanukaran, Adtran
  4. „From Data Sharing to Digital Twin Development in Multi-Party Environments with OTDS“, Angela Mitrovska, Fraunhofer HHI
  5. „The Physical Reality Behind the Digital Twin: Future Optical Fiber Transmission“, Georg Rademacher, Uni Stuttgart
  6. Panel Discussion

Aydin Sezgin, Robert Schober, Ehsan Tohidi

Future/flexible MIMO systems

Session Part I, Talks:

  1. „Flexible Antenna Systems: An Overview“, Robert Schober
  2. „Distributed XL Massive MIMO Systems for Future 6G Wireless Access“, Eduard Jorswieck
  3. „Making the MIMO Channel a Design Parameter: Measured RIS Apertures from Sub-6 GHz to FR2“, Simon Tewes
  4. „Designing  MIMO systems for 6G and beyond“, Bo Göransson
  5. „Towards Holographic MIMO with Transmissive RIS“, Aydin Sezgin


Session Part II, Panel: moderator (Ehsan Tohidi)

Sahana Raghunandan

Intelligent Communication and Computing Architectures for 6G: innovations from embedded intelligence to cloud-native AI shaping future of next generation wireless networks

Agenda:

  1. Opening Comments and Introduction, Sahana Raghunandan
  2. „Network Compute, XR and on-device AI“, Dr. Stefan Brueck, Qualcomm
  3. „6G and AI: Building the Infrastructure for Trusted Customer and Industrial Value“, Dr. Tilo Heckmann, Telefonica
  4. „6G communication-compute convergence for physical AI“, Dr. Changsoon Choi, Deutsche Telekom
  5. „How will computing change the NTN future? – From use cases to end-to-end testing“, Reiner Stuhlfauth, Rohde & Schwarz
  6. „Trade-off between Communication and Computational load for a Federated Learning Scenario“, Sucharitha Mallick, Prof. Georg Fischer, FAU
  7. „Spiking Neural Networks for efficient and sustainable AI implementation“, Dr. Younes Bouhadjar, Fraunhofer IIS
  8. Wrap-up panel discussion: „Integrated Communication and Computing Paradigms“

Zoran Utkovski, Johannes Dommel, Prof. Dr. Sławomir Stańczak

The 6G Platform and Germany’s strategic roadmap for Phase II

The 6G Platform – Vision & Roadmap Ahead (10min)

Dr. Johannes Dommel, Fraunhofer HHI

 

From Research to Standardization (10min)

Dr. Zoran Utkovski, Fraunhofer HHI

 

From Research to Transfer: The 6G Transfer Hubs (30min)

  • xG-RIC | Prof. Slawomir Stanczak, Fraunhofer HHI
  • 6G-life | Dr. Pitt Hofmann, TU Dresden
  • 6GEM+| Haris Gacanin, RWTH Aachen
  • Open6GHub+ | Dr. Eva Russwurm, FAU

 

The Missing Layer: Turning 6G Research into Revenue (10 min)

Dr. Felix Willems, xG-Incubator

 

Panel Discussion (30 min) – Moderation: Slawomir Stanczak, Fraunhofer HHI

 

From 6G Research to Industrial Impact: How do we accelerate technology transfer?

 

Panelists:

  • Eva Ulicevic, Telefonica
  • Michael Meyer, Ericsson
  • Hub-Coordinators

Volker Jungnickel

Optical access and in-building networks as 6G Infrastructure: Centralized Coordination and Physical AI

The combination of fiber-to-the-room (FTTR) with Wi-Fi is an enabler for high-performance wireless indoor access in households and industries. We will discuss recent developments of next-generation optical in-building networks as they create new possibilities to coordinate the wireless access, next to the usage of locally licensed spectrum. The goal is to reach “wire-like wireless” behavior which is needed for robotics and other Physical AI applications. The panel with all experts will highlight future challenges for research and development.

 

Speakers:

  1. „From Fiber-to-the-Room to AI-Native Connectivity: The Convergence of Optical In-Building Infrastructure and Wi-Fi 9“, Sandip Das, Nokia
  2. „Locally Licensed Spectrum for Physical AI, Opportunities and Challenges“, Lennert Bober, HHI
  3. „From Campus Connectivity to Physical AI Control: Lessons Learned and Next Steps in Adtran’s Terafactory“, Florian Spinty, Adtran
  4. title TBD, Adam Kapovits, EURESCOM
  5. „From 6G Promise to Industrial Adoption: What Physical AI Actually Needs“, Carl Bryan Wylls, Deutsche Telekom

Stefan Köpsell

Barkhausen Workshop on Trustworthiness I: Influence of AI on Trustworthiness – Challenges & Opportunities

While at the Berling 6G Conference 2025 trustworthiness of AI was discussed, this year we want to elaborate how AI influences trustworthiness including which general conclusion can be drawn and how we should move forward to strengthen trustworthiness.

The current situation is, that AI has proven to be able to discover new attacks and vulnerabilities as well as generating related exploits. This makes AI a powerful tool in the hand of the attackers. But is this a fundamental “game changer” and if so, what are the consequences for our strategy in aiming for trustworthy systems?

At the same time AI can also be help in making our system more trustworthy. Where are we now? Can AI do more than anomaly detection? In which parts of the overall trustworthiness domain has AI proven to be a useful tool and which gaps need to be addressed?

These and other questions will be discussed with researchers and practitioners aiming to better understand the influence of AI on trustworthiness.   

 

Panelists:

  • „From Trustworthy AI to AI for Trustworthiness: What it means for Future Networks?“, Dr. Rasheed Hussain, Associate Professor in Intelligent Networks Security, Smart Internet Lab, University of Bristol, UK
  • „AI Native Networks – Building the foundations of trust“, Dr. Kostas Katsaros, Head of Technology – Future Networks , Digital Catapult, UK
  • „Agentic Security Testing in Practice: Where AI Wins and Where It Does not“, Dr. Felix Klement, Postdoc at the Chair of Computer Engineering, University of Passau, Germany
  • „Start from scratch – How AI could change our notion of security engineering“, Dr. Kai Martius, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of secunet Security Networks AG, Germany
  • „Trustworthy AI in 6G Networks“, Dr. Matthias Weber, Security of 5G/6G Infrastructure, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany

Stefan Köpsell

Barkhausen Workshop on Trustworthiness II: Formal Methods as Driver for Trustworthiness

AI-based vulnerability detection and exploit generation made it clear that our current security implementation strategies need to be reconsidered. The inherent “slowness” of reaction and recovery implies a shift of effort towards prevention. The “cat-and-mouse” game of attacking and defending AIs will made the one with the better AI the winner.

One potential piece of the solution are AI-driven formal methods. Systems that were formally proven correct have the potential to render AI-based attacks pointless. But is this a realistic hope? Are there fundamental limits? Where are we now? How can we integrate formal methods in the whole system life cycle starting from requirements, specifications and standards up to the operation and decommission? What can we expect in the future? How could AI help in the whole domain of formal verification? And eventually: What are the next important steps to be taken?

These and other questions will be discussed with experts from the security as well as formal methods domain.  

Panelists:

  • „Formal methods between quiet adoption and integration barriers“, Dr. Helge Bahmann, Ferrous Systems
  • „FMxAI: Formal Methods and AI — two sides of the same coin“, Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Ertel, Verified System Design Automation, Barkhausen Institute, Dresden
  • „Provable secure with AI“, Dr. Kai Martius, CTO, secunet Security Networks AG
  • „Formal Methods: The Only Defense in the Age of AI“, Dr. Dirk Pollmächer, Cyberagentur

Georg Fischer, Norman Franchi

Efficient Power Amplifiers for 6G and their linearisation

Agenda:

  1. „RF System requirements and trends for 6G basestations“, Marko Fleischer, Tilman Felgentreff, NOKIA, Ulm
  2. „Digitally Enhanced TRX“, Valerie Fetzer, Andreas Wentzel, FBH Berlin
  3. „Massive MIMO Without Circulators: What the Power Amplifier Must Deliver“, Michael Loose, FAU-LITES Erlangen
  4. „Advanced integration of 6G Transmitters on GaN-Si – technological sovereignty in Europe“, Christian Musolff, Daniel Oloumi, Infineon
  5. Panel mit allen Referenten, Moderator: Prof. Georg Fischer, FAU LITES

Thomas Zwick

ESSENCE-6GM Project I – Sub-THz Technologies and Devices

Agenda:

  1. „SiGe BiCMOS for D-Band Communication Applications“, Dr. Anindya Mukherjee, Infineon Technologies
  2. „From System to Substrate: Circular Array Topology, Thermal Co-Design, and Grating Lobe Mitigation for a Scalable 140 GHz MIMO System-in-Package“, Elizabeth Bekker, IHE @ KIT
  3. „From Substrate to Silicon: Antenna, Package and Interconnect Design for a 140 GHz Multi-Technology System-in-Package“, Elizabeth Bekker, IHE @ KIT
  4. „BiCMOS Wafer-level Packaging with integrated Antenna Arrays for sub-THz Applications“, Muhammad Faisal Bashir (Leibniz Institute IHP)
  5. „Wideband Subterahertz SiGe BiCMOS Transceiver Design: From Architecture to Circuit Implementation“, Xun Chen, HFE @ RWTH Aachen

Norman Franchi

ESSENCE-6GM Project II – Sub-THz System and Architecture

Agenda:

  1. „ESSENCE-6GM – Global Project Overview“, Dirk Wiegner, Nokia Bell Labs
  2. „D-Band Integrated Antenna Array Modules System Measurements“, Andreas Maaßen, FhG-HHI
  3. „Redefining the Limits of Data Converters: SDR for 6G“, Dr.-Ing. Mohamed Elsyed (INCIRT)
  4. „Phased-& Timed-Arrays; To Time Delay or not to Time Delay?“, Stefan Schönhärl, LITES @ FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
  5. „Analog Predistortion for PA Linearization“, Marc Günter (ILH @ University of Stuttgart)

Dirk Wübben

3D Networks – Powering Europe’s Digital Evolution

Agenda:

  1. „NTN PNT: From Concept to Standardisation“, Jose Del Peral Rosado, Airbus
  2. „3D Networks: From Proof of Concept to Scalable Connectivity“, Tilo Heckmann, Telefonica Germany
  3. „Phased Arrays for Mass Market User Terminals?“, Matteo Berioli, Augusta Space
  4. „Is an NTN constellation below €10B possible?“, Gerhard Fettweis, TU Dresden

Dirk Wübben, Armin Dekorsy, Andrea Munari, Federico Clazzer, Zoran Utkovski

Research & Development for 3D Networks

Agenda:

  1. „Bringing TN–NTN Integration to Life: What Breaks and What Must Change“, Marius Corici, Fraunhofer FOKUS
  2. „Innovations for Unified 3D Networks“, Dirk Wübben, Universität Bremen
  3. „NTN towards 6G: the xG-RIC approach“, Andrea Munari, DLR

Daniel Lindenschmitt

How to boost DeepTech Startups with CrowdInnovation

  • Overview of the StartUpConnect program and Crowd Innovation
  • Opportunities and challenges of Crowd Innovation
  • Idea-Pitch by 1 – 2 startups and presentation of a specific challenge
  • Initiating a Crowd Innovation – interaction between the startups and participants
  • Q&A session/Feedback session

Prof. Dr. Sławomir Stańczak

xG-ALOE: From Ecosystem to Trusted Deployment – Testing and Certification for Private 5G

Agenda:

  1. Vision of the xG-ALOE // 5G Berlin Initiative, Martin Kasparick (xG-ALOE/ airpuls)
  2. „Open Architectures & Private Networks: Open RAN as the Foundation (Academia & Industry) and 6G“, Slawomir Stanczak (Fraunhofer HHI)
  3. „Making Private 5G Networks Production-Ready“, Bernd Hoffmann (Cocus AG)
  4. „Why Testing & Certification Matter: Reliability, Interoperability & Trust“, Gabriele Schrenk (EANTC AG)
  5. Panel Discussion: „Can testing and certification help to accelerate the adoption of private 5G networks“
    • Bernd Hoffmann (Cocus AG)
    • Gabriele Schrenk (EANTC AG) 
    • Slawomir Stanczak (Fraunhofer HHI)
    • Thomas Höschele (CampusGenius)
  6. Closing Remarks, Elena Kempf-Loeck (xG-ALOE / Fraunhofer HHI)

Prof. Katharina Kohls, Prof. Ralf Tönjes, Jan Herbst

AI-Assisted Security for 6G: From Channel Reciprocity to Network Planning

Agenda:

  1. „Anomaly Detection for Sensing Security“, Aydin Sezgin, Professor, Head of Chair for Digital Communications Systems , Ruhr-University Bochum
  2. „Spectral Intrusion Detection for the AI RAN: Anomaly Detection, Deep Physical-Layer Inference, and a New Processing Platform for 6G“, Stefan Valentin, Co-Founder & CTO of Open Radio Systems GmbH
  3. „Hardening Critical Infrastructure Against Agentic AI Cyberattacks“, Mirko Ross, CEO of asvin GmbH
  4. „Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in Wireless Security: Constructive or Destructive?“, Paul Staat, Jump.Start Postdoc, CASA – Securing the Digital Society, Ruhr University Bochum

StartUpConnect Incubator

Startups Pitches

The StartUpConnect incubators are proud to invite you to our lunch break and coffee programme. As in previous years, our goal is to bring a dedicated startup perspective to the overall programme, with engaging and relevant sessions taking place during the official breaks.

 

Join us in the StartUpConnect area in the main hall at booths 19–21. The StartUpConnect Stage is located at booth 20.

 

You can expect:

 

  • Rapid-fire startup pitches, followed by a 2-minute Q&A
  • A 6G Innovation Radar exploring which innovations are actually making their way into the startup world
  • Founder interviews offering first-hand insights into the entrepreneurial journey

 

You are also welcome to drop by at any time to discuss your entrepreneurial ideas, explore opportunities, and find out how StartUpConnect can support you along the way.

 

Startup pitches

Tuesday 

10.10 – 10.25  

13.15 – 13.45  

15.40 – 15.50 

 

6g Innovation Radar (Wednesday)

What are startups actually working on right now? 

10.50-10-55 

 

Foundertalk (Wednesday)

Lessons learned, key in

Wednesday

13.15 – 13.45

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Alexander Pabst

Alexander Pabst, Vice President Market Segment Wireless Communications

In his role as Vice President of the Market Segment Wireless Communications, Alexander Pabst is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the wireless technology product range at Rohde & Schwarz. Most recently Alexander took on additional responsibility as Vice President 6G Technology for Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.

Alexander has more than 25 years of experience in the wireless industry. After spending some years in sales, he joined Rohde & Schwarz to work in various product management and business development positions. Before his current role he was Vice President of the systems group within the test & measurement division, launching a full range of 5G over-the-air test solutions.

Alexander represents global test & measurement vendors in the board of the Global Certification Forum, GCF. He holds a degree in physics from the University of Bonn.

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Alex Jinsung Choi

Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi, a South Korean luminary in the global

mobile telecommunications sector, boasts over three decades of industry

experience. Currently, Dr. Choi is working at SoftBank Corp. and

continues to champion innovation at the intersection of AI, mobile

technology, and network architecture. He is also currently the Chair of

the AI-RAN Alliance. He is dedicated to advancing technology frontiers,

crafting strategies that enhance both business and consumer experiences,

and guiding the industry towards a more connected, intelligent, and open

future.

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Thibault de Assi

Thibault de Assi is Senior Vice President and heads the Digital Connectivity and Power division at Siemens Digital Industries in Nuremberg. The business unit develops and produces equipment for industrial communication networks, industrial identification systems, and power supplies. Thibault began his career at Siemens in 2014 as an Associate in the CFO Excellence Program in Munich. In 2016, Thibault moved to the Factory Automation Business Unit and became Global Head of Digitalization and Automation in Digital Industries. He led international teams that developed automation software products and solutions. From 2020, Thibault was Global Head of Industrial Computing in DI – Factory Automation in Nuremberg. In this position, he realigned the portfolio and focused investments on growth areas.

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Gianaldo Mantovani

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Daniel Leimbach

Daniel Leimbach (45) is Chairman of the Management Board of Ericsson Germany since September 2024 and responsible for the company’s business in Germany. He has over 21 years of experience in telecommunications industry. Initially, he spent five years at Alcatel, including working in sales with Deutsche Telekom. After his MBA, he joined Ericsson in 2007. Since then, he has held various management positions as Vice President, worked within the Ericsson Group in Asia and was responsible for the business with Telefónica and Vodafone in Germany. Leimbach holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, a Diploma in Business Administration (BA) and a bachelor’s degree from the Open University of London. He is married, has two children and lives with his family in Düsseldorf.

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Dr. Kumar Sivarajan

Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Tejas Networks. He is an IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Indian National Science Academy and has nearly three decades of experience in the field of telecommunications. Dr. Kumar received the prestigious IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award in 1997, which is presented for the most outstanding paper reporting original work in the transactions, journals, and magazines of the Societies or in the proceedings of the IEEE.

 

He has been ranked among the top-2% most-cited scientists in the world in the field of networking and telecommunications by a Stanford University study and has co-authored the best-selling textbook titled “Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective”, which is currently in its third edition. Dr. Kumar was the founding Chairman of India’s national telecom standardization body (TSDSI) and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA). Dr. Kumar obtained a B. Tech degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from IIT, Madras and MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

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Prof. Gerhard Hindricks

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Dr. Colin Willcock

Colin is currently chairman of the board of the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), the vice-chairman of the board of the European Smart Networks and Services Joint undertaking (SNS-JU) and vice-chairman of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) board. He has detailed knowledge and experience of the telecommunications industry having worked directly or indirectly with many of the major players over a 30-year period.

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Tony Quek

Tony Quek received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, respectively. At MIT, he earned the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, he is the Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation) with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He also serves as the Director of the Future Communications R&D Programme, and the ST Engineering Distinguished Professor. He is an IEEE Fellow, a WWRF Fellow, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore.

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Rui Luis Aguiar

Rui L. Aguiar is currently a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, responsible by the area of Networks and Systems. He has been previously an adjunct professor at the INI, Carnegie Mellon University, a Visiting Research Scholar at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil and an advisor for the Portuguese Government under the Secretaria de Estado das Comunicações. He is currently co-coordinating a research line in Instituto de Telecomunicações, on the area of Networks and Services. He is also the current Steering Board Chair of Networld Europe. He has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for topics associated with novel communication systems.  He has more than 500 papers published in journals and conferences across different scientific domains. He was involved in multiple groups of R&D and in the evaluation of networks and computation programmes in multiple countries. He has participated in more than two dozens of R&D european projects, in the areas of networks and distributed computing.

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Prof. Harald Haas

Professor Harald Haas FREng FRSE FIEEE FIET is the Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where he leads the LiFi Research and Development Centre (LRDC). He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of pureLiFi Ltd. His recent research interests focus on photonics, communication theory, and signal processing for optical wireless communication systems. He is the Director of the UK National Hub on Network of Networks, TITAN, which includes 15 UK partner universities. He is also a Co-Director of the UK Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH), where he coordinates research translation activities under FTH governance.