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Join the IOWN Global Forum members as they examine the evolution of next-generation communications and infrastructure technology and its role in reaching 2030’s sustainable development goals. This half-day program includes three sessions, during which experts will introduce Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) technology and IOWN Global Forum's vision of the new future, discuss how this technology can help address growing data center demands and consider its potential influence on the development of 5G and beyond.
The program will include three components:
15:00-16:20 The Executives’ Viewpoint: Driving Optical Technology Evolution
Get an introduction to IOWN technology and the IOWN Global Forum from a team of members representing leading global organizations.
Speakers:
Dr. Katsuhiko Kawazoe, Senior EVP, CTO, NTT Corporation
Chris Wright, CTO and SVP of Global Engineering, Red Hat
Derrick Buckley, Regional Business Lead, Media and Communications, Microsoft Asia
Dr. Michiaki Hayashi, GM, Infrastructure Technology Research, KDDI Corporation
Ralph Rodschat, VP, Global Sales Engineering, Ciena
17:00-1800 Panel 1: The New Norm for Data Centers
Join panelists for a discussion on the challenges facing data centers in 2025 and beyond, including how to accommodate skyrocketing demand from AI while also meeting needs to reduce energy consumption. Panelists will look at how IOWN technology could help reduce data center demands and impact other connectivity-based services and infrastructure, as well as discuss what the “new norm” will look like for data centers.
Speakers:
Jefferson Wang, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloud First, Accenture (Moderator)
Toru Maruta, Executive Officer, Technology Planning & Strategy, KDDI
Muninder Singh Sambi, VP, Product Management, Google Cloud Networking, Google
Derrick Buckley, Regional Business Lead, Media and Communications, Microsoft Asia
Lieven Levrau, Sr. Director, Product Strategy, Nokia
Masahisa Kawashima, IOWN Technology Director, NTT Corporation
18:00-19:00 Panel 2: Increasing the ROI for 5G and Beyond
The program concludes with a panel examining IOWN technology’s role in the development of 5G and beyond. Telecom industry experts will look at how the telco industry can utilize IOWN technology to deliver benefits for today’s 5G networks as well as help pioneer energy efficient practices and advancements for the future of 5G and beyond.
Speakers:
Dr. Gonzalo Camarillo, Head of Implementation Components, Ericsson (Moderator)
Takehiro Nakamura, Chief Standardization Officer, NTT Docomo
Jongyoon Shin, Team Lead, Wireline & Transport Network Development, SK Telecom
Cayetano Carbajo, Director for Core, Transport and Service Platforms, GCTIO, Telefónica
Udayan Mukherjee, Senior Fellow and Chief Architect, Network & Communications Products, Intel
Dr. Eric Hardouin, VP, Networks and Infrastructures Research, Orange
You can also visit the IOWN Global Forum on the show floor, in Hall 2 at Stand 2B40.
Doors Open: 14:45