GSMA Mobile 360 Series

09:00 09:00

Keynote 1: Mobile as the Foundation for Digital Transformation in West Africa

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

10:00 10:00

Morning Break

Conference

10:45 - 11:30

11:00 11:00

Building an Environment Conducive to Expanding Mobile Broadband Connectivity

Conference

11:30 - 12:45

12:00 12:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

12:45 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Keynote 2: Leading the Development of Life Enhancing Mobile Services

Conference

14:00 - 15:15

15:00 15:00

Afternoon Break

Conference

15:15 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Use Cases: Mobile and Social Transformation

Conference

16:00 - 17:15

17:00 17:00

Keynote 3: Fostering Growth, Inclusion and Innovation

Conference

17:15 - 17:30

08:00 08:00

Breakfast Briefing: The Disruptive Impact of the Blockchain

Conference

08:00 - 08:45

Networking Break

Conference

08:45 - 09:00

09:00 09:00

Opening Keynote: Privacy and Security for Digital-Oriented Businesses

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

Keynote: Privacy, Security, Trust and the Data Economy

Conference

11:15 - 12:45

12:00 12:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

12:45 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Data Privacy Management for Customer Data

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

Developments in IoT Security

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Break

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Protecting and Securing Big Data in the Enterprise

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Networking Event

Conference

17:30 - 19:30

08:00 08:00

Breakfast Briefing: CSR and big data: harnessing the data revolution for social good

Conference

08:00 - 08:45

Networking Break

Conference

08:45 - 09:00

09:00 09:00

Resilient Enterprise Networks for Privacy & Compliance

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

Cyber Fraud: Detection, Response and Recovery for the Digital Enterprise

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

Privacy and Security for Resilient Infrastructure

Conference

11:15 - 12:45

IoT Security Masterclass: Establishing a Flexible Framework to Address Market Diversity

Workshops

11:15 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

12:45 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Telecoms

Workshops

14:00 - 15:30

Liability & Insurance

Workshops

14:00 - 15:30

Banking

Workshops

14:00 - 15:30

09:00 09:00

State of the Industry: Mobile as a Platform for Achieving SDGs in Africa

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Conference

10:45 - 11:45

11:00 11:00

Mobile for Development – Digital Identity: Closing the Gap Through the Power of Mobile

Side Events

11:00 - 13:00

Expanding and Enhancing Mobile Broadband Connectivity

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

Mobile for Development – Connected Women : Accelerating Digital and Financial Inclusion for Women

Side Events

11:45 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

Lunch Sponsored by Nearex

Conference

13:00 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Pathways to Social Transformation: Identity and Inclusion

Conference

14:30 - 15:45

Mobile for Development – Disaster Response : Humanitarian Connectivity; Digitising Disaster Response

Side Events

14:30 - 16:00

GSMA-UNICEF Capacity Building Forum on Mobile Youth & Child Rights in Business

Side Events

14:30 - 17:30

15:00 15:00

Networking Break

Conference

15:45 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Mobile Operators: Enablers of Innovation in Africa – Views from Start-ups

Conference

16:30 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

IoT for Africa: Building Smart Communities

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

10:00 10:00

Messaging as a Platform Seminar: RCS The future of operator messaging

Side Events

10:00 - 13:00

Networking Break Sponsored by Terra Payment Services

Conference

10:45 - 11:45

11:00 11:00

What Does a Digital Future Look Like for Africa?

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

Mobile for Development – Connected Society: Catalysing Mobile Internet Use in Africa

Side Events

11:45 - 13:45

14:00 14:00

GSMA Mobile Money Workshop: Advocating for mobile money international remittances

Side Events

14:00 - 15:30

The User Engagement Journey: Driving Adoption of Digital Services

Conference

14:30 - 15:45

Operator Workshop ‘Leading the Industry Purpose’ (invitation only)

Side Events

14:30 - 16:00

15:00 15:00

Networking Break Sponsored by Terra Payment Services

Conference

15:45 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Data-driven product optimisation workshop

Side Events

16:00 - 17:30

Leveraging the Power of Mobile to Advance Digital Africa

Conference

16:30 - 17:45

18:00 18:00

Mobile 360 – Africa Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored by Millicom

Conference

18:00 - 19:30

08:00 08:00

Mobile Money Welcome Coffee

Conference

08:00 - 09:00

09:00 09:00

Mobile Money: Future of the Industry

Conference

09:00 - 10:15

10:00 10:00

Mobile Money: Future of Policy and Regulation

Conference

10:20 - 11:05

11:00 11:00

Mobile Money Networking Break

Conference

11:05 - 11:30

Future of Interoperability and Infrastructure

Conference

11:30 - 12:15

12:00 12:00

Mobile Money: Future of Growth

Conference

12:15 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Mobile Money Lunch

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

10:00 10:00

Internet of Things Keynote: Smart Cities and Connected Cars

Conference

10:30 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

Policy Keynote: The Case for Dynamic Governance and Regulatory Modernisation

Conference

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Etisalat Group

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Regional Focus: North Africa

Conference

14:00 - 14:45

15:00 15:00

Financial Inclusion and E-Commerce

Conference

15:00 - 15:45

Mobile for Good in the MENA Region: Disaster Response to Humanitarian Crises

Conference

15:45 - 16:30

09:00 09:00

Ecosystem Keynote: Digital Transformation and Customer Experience

Conference

09:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

Media Keynote: Mobile and Social Video Networks for Communication, Media Consumption and Political Change

Conference

11:45 - 12:15

12:00 12:00

Cybersecurity Keynote: Achieving Greater Resilience to Protect Companies and Consumers

Conference

12:15 - 13:15

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Future-Proofing for 5G and Exploring New Revenue Streams

Conference

14:00 - 14:45

15:00 15:00

The Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Conference

15:00 - 15:45

Digital Identity and The Blockchain

Conference

15:45 - 16:30

12:00 12:00

Registration & Lunch

Conference

12:00 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

Digital Single Market: Finish line in sight?

Conference

13:30 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Paving the Way for Connected Cars

Conference

15:20 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Educate to Innovate: Empowering women in ICT

Conference

16:50 - 17:50

17:00 17:00

Networking Drinks Reception

Conference

17:45 - 19:00

09:00 09:00

Opening Keynote: State of the Industry

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break Sponsored by Gemalto México

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

Future Networks RCS Roundtable

Side Events

10:30 - 13:00

11:00 11:00

Mobile IoT Networks & Use Cases

Conference

11:15 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money

Conference

12:00 - 13:15

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Syniverse Technologies

Conference

13:15 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Women4Tech

Conference

14:30 - 15:30

LatAm CXO Roundtable by Invitation Only

Side Events

14:30 - 17:30

Spectrum and Policy Forum: a reality check on planning and implementation for mobile networks in Latin America

Side Events

14:30 - 17:00

15:00 15:00

Networking Break Sponsored by Gemalto México

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

18:00 18:00

We Care Campaign & SDGs Networking Drinks Reception

Conference

18:00 - 19:30

08:00 08:00

GSMAi Breakfast Briefing

Conference

08:00 - 08:45

Seminar: The contribution of the mobile ecosystem to the Sustainable Development Goals

Side Events

08:45 - 13:15

09:00 09:00

Future Networks

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

GSMA Latam Strategy & Innovation Forum

Side Events

09:00 - 13:15

SEGF Working Group – Opening. Introductions and recap

Working Groups

09:00 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

SEGF Working Group – Fraud Manual

Working Groups

10:00 - 10:30

Networking Break Sponsored by SAP Digital Interconnect

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

IoT & Network Security

Conference

11:15 - 12:00

SEGF Working Group – Hot Security Issues

Working Groups

11:15 - 12:35

12:00 12:00

Mobile Connect & Messaging

Conference

12:00 - 13:00

SEGF Working Group – Multiple threats, multiple defensive approaches

Working Groups

12:35 - 13:15

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Huawei

Conference

13:00 - 14:15

14:00 14:00

Mobile Video & Content

Conference

14:15 - 15:30

SEGF Working Group – Technology for risk reduction

Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

SEGF Working Group – Mobile radio signal jammers: limitations, issues and alternatives

Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

Networking Break Sponsored by SAP Digital Interconnect

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Spotlight on Innovation

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

SEGF Working Group – Cyberthreats in Telcos analysed from Internal Perspective

Working Groups

16:15 - 16:55

SEGF Working Group – How to react on a massive malware attack?

Working Groups

16:55 - 17:35

18:00 18:00

Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored by BICS

Conference

18:00 - 19:30

09:00 09:00

WASL Working Group I

Working Groups

09:00 - 10:30

SEGF Working Group – Mobile Money Programme. Opportunities and challenges

Working Groups

09:00 - 09:45

REGU Working Group I

Working Groups

09:00 - 10:30

TECT Working Group I

Working Groups

09:00 - 10:30

SEGF Working Group – Free Internet browsing and the challenges ahead

Working Groups

09:45 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Working Groups

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

WASL Working Group II

Working Groups

11:15 - 13:15

SEGF Working Group – Corporate Security. Fraud prevention model in Telefonica Brazil

Working Groups

11:15 - 11:55

REGU Working Group II

Working Groups

11:15 - 13:15

TECT Working Group II

Working Groups

11:15 - 13:15

SEGF Working Group – Wrap-up

Working Groups

11:55 - 13:15

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Giesecke Y Devrient México

Working Groups

13:15 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

WASL Working Group III

Working Groups

14:30 - 15:30

REGU Working Group III

Working Groups

14:30 - 15:30

SEGF Working Group – Integrated Interconnect Fraud Detection Approach

Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

TECT Working Group III

Working Groups

14:30 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

SEGF Working Group – Threats in a digital world

Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

Networking Break

Working Groups

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

SEGF Working Group – SIM Box Detection in Stealth Mode and Smart Profiling

Working Groups

16:00 - 16:40

WASL Working Group IV

Working Groups

16:15 - 18:00

REGU Working Group IV

Working Groups

16:15 - 18:00

TECT Working Group IV

Working Groups

16:15 - 18:00

SEGF Working Group – Avoiding roaming fraud

Working Groups

16:40 - 17:20

10:00 10:00

Opening Ceremony & Opening Keynotes: Delivering Digital India to All

Conference

10:00 - 11:20

11:00 11:00

How Rural Indians May Beat Their Urban Counterparts Online

Conference

11:40 - 12:20

12:00 12:00

Changing India’s Internet Affordability Landscape

Conference

12:20 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Connecting and Supporting a Digital India

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

16:00 16:00

IoT in Digital India

Conference

16:00 - 16:40

Security in the Age of Digital India

Conference

16:40 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Evening refreshments

Conference

17:30 - 18:30

10:00 10:00

Day 2 Keynotes: Inclusive India

Conference

10:00 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Building an Inclusive Digital Economy

Conference

11:20 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Women 4 Tech Programme – Building the role of women in technology careers

Women 4 Tech

14:00 - 17:00

09:00 09:00

Welcome Address

Empowering the consumer through mobile

09:30 - 09:45

Keynote: How is Digital Changing the Consumer Landscape?

Empowering the consumer through mobile

09:45 - 09:55

Panel Discussion: Transforming Africa’s Digital Marketplace

Empowering the consumer through mobile

09:55 - 10:40

10:00 10:00

Morning Break & Refreshments

Empowering the consumer through mobile

10:40 - 11:25

11:00 11:00

Keynote: How Can ICT Boost Future education?

Empowering the consumer through mobile

11:30 - 11:40

GSMA Address

Empowering the consumer through mobile

11:30 - 11:35

Personalising the Learning Process

Empowering the consumer through mobile

11:40 - 11:50

Fostering a New Age of Choice for Consumers

Empowering the consumer through mobile

11:50 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

Putting Power in the Hands of Local Communities

Empowering the consumer through mobile

12:00 - 12:10

Panel Discussion: Are the Consumers Leading the Digital Revolution in Africa?

Empowering the consumer through mobile

12:10 - 12:50

Lunch

Empowering the consumer through mobile

12:50 - 14:20

14:00 14:00

Session Opening

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

14:20 - 14:30

Keynote: Supporting the Expansion of the Digital Economy Across ECOWAS

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

14:30 - 14:40

Keynote: Increasing the Role of Technology in Society

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

14:40 - 14:50

Fireside Chat: Extending Mobile Broadband into Rural and Other Underserved Areas

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

14:50 - 15:20

15:00 15:00

Afternoon Break & Refreshments

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

15:20 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Building a Culture of Confidence and Trust in Data

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

16:15 - 16:25

What Are the Right Policies for Increasing Consumer Engagement?

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

16:25 - 16:35

Panel Discussion: Building Adaptable Frameworks for Current and Future African Needs

Is policy supporting the integration of technology into society enough?

16:35 - 17:25

08:00 08:00

Registration & Coffee

Conference

08:45 - 09:30

09:00 09:00

Keynote 1: State of the Industry – Implementing Regulation, Combating Fear and Global Developments

Conference

09:00 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Coffee Break

Conference

11:00 - 11:45

Keynote 2: Architecting for Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Conference

13:00 - 14:15

14:00 14:00

Workshop One: Looking ahead at the first six months of GDPR

Conference

14:15 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Workshop Two: Big Data, Privacy and doing Social Good

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Networking Drinks Reception

Conference

17:30 - 19:15

09:00 09:00

Registration & Coffee

Conference

09:00 - 09:30

Keynote 3: Safeguarding the Network

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Coffee Break

Conference

11:00 - 11:30

Keynote 4: Securing IOT Tech in Society

Conference

11:30 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Conference

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Workshop Three: Securing the Signaling Core and the Mobile Edge

Conference

14:00 - 15:15

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break

Conference

15:15 - 15:45

Workshop Four: Event Data Virtualisation – The Bigger Picture

Conference

15:45 - 17:00

09:00 09:00

Session 1: Power of Data

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

10:00 10:00

Coffee Break

Networking

10:45 - 11:45

#BetterFuture 1

#BetterFuture Stage

10:45 - 11:45

11:00 11:00

Session 2: Access to Adoption: Actions for Increasing Consumer Engagement

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Networking

13:00 - 14:30

#BetterFuture: Women4Tech

#BetterFuture Stage

13:00 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Digital health at scale: key considerations for developing markets

Side Sessions

14:15 - 15:45

Session 3: Is the Digital Landscape Inclusive for all?

Conference

14:30 - 15:45

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break

Networking

15:45 - 16:30

#BetterFuture: Mobile – the remote control for life

#BetterFuture Stage

15:45 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Session 4: Mobile as a Lifeline

Conference

16:30 - 17:45

17:00 17:00

Networking Reception sponsored by Safaricom

Networking

17:45 - 19:00

09:00 09:00

#BetterFuture: Welcome to the Cashless Continent

#BetterFuture Stage

09:00 - 09:30

Session 1: Releasing the Power of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

Roundtable: Accelerating Digital Transformation and Identity for All through Mobile

Side Sessions

09:30 - 11:00

10:00 10:00

Coffee Break

Networking

10:45 - 11:45

#BetterFuture: Telecom 2.0 Powered by Cloud

#BetterFuture Stage

10:45 - 11:45

11:00 11:00

GSMA Mobile Money Certification (closed door)

Side Sessions

11:00 - 13:00

Session 2: Harmonising Technology and People to sustain the Green Agenda

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

#BetterFuture: Presenting; a Cashless Continent

#BetterFuture Stage

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

Networking

13:00 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Session 3: Building Wakanda: the Connected Village, the Smart City and IoT Technology

Conference

14:30 - 15:45

Digital Humanitarian Response – a regional view of new approaches, challenges and opportunities

Side Sessions

14:30 - 16:30

Transforming the agricultural last mile: shifting from paper records towards digital transparency and financial inclusion

Side Sessions

14:30 - 16:30

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break

Networking

15:45 - 16:30

#BetterFuture: Welcome to Wakanda

#BetterFuture Stage

15:45 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Session 4: Technology Today; Good News or Fake News?

Conference

16:30 - 17:45

17:00 17:00

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Networking Reception sponsored by GSMA

Networking

17:45 - 19:15

07:00 07:00

Regulator workshop (closed door)

Side Sessions

07:00 - 08:00

08:00 08:00

MasterCard Briefing Breakfast: Moving Beyond A Transactional Mind-set

#BetterFuture Stage

08:00 - 09:15

09:00 09:00

Introduction & keynote

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

09:30 - 09:40

Session 1: Closing the digital divide: Mobile money and the ambition of a digital Rwanda

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

09:40 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

Session 2: Funding for growth: Investment models for the next generation of mobile money

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

10:00 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

#BetterFuture: How Mobile Money is enabling SDGs

#BetterFuture Stage

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

Networking

11:00 - 11:30

MTN & The Future of Mobile Money

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

11:30 - 11:45

Session 3: Innovating for trust: New approaches to building confidence in the ecosystem

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

11:45 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

Lunch & Networking

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

12:30 - 13:45

#BetterFuture: Is Digital Credit Creating Financial Exclusion

#BetterFuture Stage

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

Networking

12:30 - 13:45

13:00 13:00

Session 4: Technology evolution: Disruption and the future of the payments value chain

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

13:45 - 14:45

14:00 14:00

Session 5: Getting to the last mile: Changing the way we’re reaching the underserved

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

14:45 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

#BetterFuture: Closing Ceremony

#BetterFuture Stage

15:30 - 16:30

GSMA Mobile Money APIs: Making integration easier for the mobile money ecosystem (closed door)

Side Sessions

15:30 - 18:00

09:00 09:00

Welcome and opening keynote session: Digital Societies, Works in Progress

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Refreshments – Day 1 Morning

Networking

11:00 - 11:30

The Big Debate: Is your Digital Society my Digital Society?

Conference

11:30 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

Lunch

Networking

12:30 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

Afternoon keynote session: India’s Digital Development Journey

Conference

13:30 - 13:40

Enabling participation: A Digital ID for all – Infrastructure and access

Conference

13:40 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Refreshments – Day 1 Afternoon

Networking

15:30 - 15:50

Enabling participation: Content, digital commerce and technology developments

Conference

15:50 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Networking Drinks

Networking

17:30 - 19:30

09:00 09:00

Trust and data in the digital society: Crossing borders

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Refreshments – Day 2 Morning

Networking

11:00 - 11:30

Trust and data in the digital society: Security & Verification

Conference

11:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Reaping the benefits of a digital society: Start-ups and SMEs

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Exclusive 5G Executive Summit

Side Meeting

15:00 - 17:00

Refreshments – Day 2 Afternoon

Networking

15:30 - 15:50

Reaping the benefits of a digital society: Empowering the marginalised

Conference

15:50 - 17:20

17:00 17:00

Closing Keynote: Summary, conclusions and calls to action

Conference

17:20 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

Mobile Connect Workshop: Delivering commercial success through identity services

Side Meeting

09:00 - 15:00

Transforming into Digital Societies with IoT, AI, Blockchain

Side Meeting

09:00 - 16:00

10:00 10:00

Capacity Building Taster Session: 5G – The Path to the Next Generation

Side Meeting

10:00 - 12:30

Cross-Border Data Flows Roundtable: Protecting Data and Driving Innovation

Side Meeting

10:00 - 12:00

08:00 08:00

Politico’s Spotlight Event presented by GSMA: 25 years of Single Market: Making the Myth a Reality

POLITICO Event

08:45 - 09:40

09:00 09:00

Coffee break

Conference

09:40 - 10:15

Mobile for Development

GSMA Demos

09:40 - 10:15

Air quality monitoring using IoT Big Data

GSMA Demos

09:40 - 10:15

Mobile Connect et Moi

GSMA Demos

09:40 - 10:15

GLOMO Awards 2019: European 5G Pioneer Award

GSMA Demos

09:40 - 10:15

10:00 10:00

Opening of M360 Europe by Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA

Conference

10:15 - 10:20

The Ethical and Economic Impact of AI in Europe

Conference

10:20 - 11:20

11:00 11:00

GSMAi Mobile Economy Europe Report Launch

Conference

11:20 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

GSMA Europe office inauguration luncheon

Conference

12:00 - 14:00

09:00 09:00

Empowering the Digital Economy

Conference

09:00 - 10:15

10:00 10:00

Coffee Break

Networking

10:15 - 10:45

Modernising Policy for the Digital Era

Conference

10:45 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

Lunch Break

Networking

12:30 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Shaping a Future 5G Network

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break

Networking

15:30 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Supporting the Digital Economy with IoT

Conference

16:00 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

Welcome Speech

Conference

09:00 - 09:30

5G Roadmap in Russia

Conference

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

V2X Industry Development in China

Conference

10:10 - 10:15

V2X Development Strategy in Russia

Conference

10:15 - 10:30

Coffee break

Networking

10:30 - 10:50

Global 5G Strategy and Business

Conference

10:50 - 11:05

11:00 11:00

Beeline SuperCity Strategy

Conference

11:05 - 11:20

Usage of mmWave spectrum for 5G in Russia

Conference

11:20 - 11:35

Technical features of 5G and opportunities for new economic models

Conference

11:35 - 11:50

5G Strategy of Huawei

Conference

11:50 - 12:05

12:00 12:00

Coffee Break

Networking

12:05 - 12:30

Panel Discussion: 5G new era

Conference

12:30 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Networking

13:30 - 14:30

10:00 10:00

Opening Keynote Panel Discussion: Regional Visions for Technology’s Transformative Power

Conference

10:15 - 10:45

Keynote: A Vision for Blockchain in MENA

Conference

10:45 - 12:05

12:00 12:00

Keynote: Artificial Intelligence and Enhanced Customer Experience

Conference

12:05 - 13:10

14:00 14:00

Workshop: Mitigating the Cybersecurity Risk

Conference

14:15 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Workshop: Digital Identity

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Workshop Led by Huawei: IoT and 5G – Enabling the Digital Society

Conference

16:15 - 17:00

08:00 08:00

Analyst Breakfast Briefings

Conference

08:30 - 09:15

09:00 09:00

Keynote: Commercialisation of 5G in MENA

Conference

09:30 - 10:15

10:00 10:00

Keynote: Regulatory Modernisation for the 5G Era

Conference

10:15 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Keynote: Digital Transformation and Strategic Partnerships

Conference

11:30 - 13:00

14:00 14:00

Workshop: Sustaining Innovation and Investment in North African Tech Hubs

Conference

14:00 - 14:45

Closing Panel: MENA Future Predictions

Conference

14:45 - 15:30

09:00 09:00

Opening Keynote: The State of the Industry

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Coffee Break sponsored by Gemalto

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

#BetterFuture: Roaming 2.0

#BetterFuture Stage

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

Mobile Networks – Delivering IoT & Societal Impact

Conference

11:15 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch sponsored by Claro

Conference

13:00 - 14:30

#BetterFuture Session: Mobile Money

#BetterFuture Stage

13:00 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Mobile Networks – The Role of 5G in Latin America

Conference

14:30 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break sponsored by Gemalto

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

#BetterFuture Session 3

#BetterFuture Stage

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

From Spectrum to Competition – Latin America Regulation Roundtable

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

Keynotes – Digital Transformation in Latin America

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

SEGF: Opening Words

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:30

Latin America Strategy & Innovation Forum: The Future of the Telco

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 13:00

SEGF: Hot security issues: regional update

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

SEGF: Hot security issues: regional update

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break sponsored by Gemalto

Conference

10:30 - 11:15

#BetterFuture: 4YFN Where is the next Unicorn?

#BetterFuture Stage

10:30 - 11:15

11:00 11:00

Artificial Intelligence: Economic Opportunities and Societal Impact

Conference

11:15 - 13:00

SEGF: Hot security issues: regional update

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 12:00

Roundtable: Accelerating Digital Inclusion for Women

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 13:00

12:00 12:00

SEGF: Hot security issues: regional update

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:00 - 12:30

SEGF: Hot security issues: regional update

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch sponsored by Claro

Conference

13:00 - 14:30

#BetterFuture: 4YFN Start-up Competition

#BetterFuture Stage

13:00 - 14:30

GSMA RCS Business Messaging Awareness Lab #20

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

13:30 - 17:30

14:00 14:00

Media & Entertainment: Demands for Digital Connectivity

Conference

14:30 - 15:30

SEGF: Voice biometry for fraud prevention – Actual implemention

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

SEGF: Voice biometry for fraud prevention – Actual implemention

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

SEGF: Securing e-vote infrastructure

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

SEGF: Securing e-vote infrastructure

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break sponsored by Gemalto

Conference

15:30 - 16:15

#BetterFuture: 4YFN Ask The Investor

#BetterFuture Stage

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Investing in the Next Generation Innovators

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

SEGF: Zero rating fraud prevention

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:15 - 17:00

17:00 17:00

SEGF: Region wide process and tools unification

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

17:00 - 17:30

Networking Reception sponsored by BICS

Conference

17:30 - 18:30

08:00 08:00

Registration

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

08:00 - 09:00

09:00 09:00

TECT: Introduction Session

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:15

SEGF: First hand experiences fighting handset theft on the field

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:30

SEGF: The good, the bad and the ugly on Cibersecurity for mobile operators in 2018

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:30

Kick off WASL Sessions: Introductions with all participants

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:30

REGU: Welcome

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:00 - 09:15

REGU: SESSION 1: The future of communications: policies towards the transition to 5G

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:15 - 10:00

Network Evolution Session

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:15 - 10:30

TECT: Network Evolution Session

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:15 - 10:45

WASL: RAEX Compliance and New features

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

WASL: The future of roaming in 5G

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

10:00 - 10:30

REGU: SESSION 2: The data economy – economic trends, dynamic and competition

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

10:00 - 10:30

SEGF: Current global GSMA’s cibersecurity initiatives overview

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

10:00 - 10:30

Networking Break

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

10:30 - 11:15

#BetterFuture: The Future of Mobile Security

#BetterFuture Stage

10:45 - 11:30

11:00 11:00

REGU: SESSION 3: Digital Inclusion, Fiscal sustainability and the digital ecosystem

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 13:00

WASL: Mobile IoT on international data traffic perspective

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 12:00

TECT: IoT and Terminals Session

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 13:00

SEGF: Working Group meeting wrap up

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

11:15 - 12:00

12:00 12:00

SEGF: International bypass detection with realtime CDR analysis

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:00 - 12:30

WASL: Cyber security threats for telecommunication industry in the light of Internet of Things and beyond

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:00 - 12:30

SEGF: International bypass detection from a global wholesale carrier

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:30 - 13:00

WASL: Syniverse Roaming Fraud Prevention Ecosystem

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

12:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Networking Lunch

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

13:00 - 14:15

14:00 14:00

TECT: Identity Session – Mobile Connect Update and Implementation cases

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:15 - 15:30

REGU: SESSION 4: Competition & Privacy, Challenges ahead

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:30 - 15:30

WASL: OTT Bypass and fraud in interconnection, data and SMS – Success operator cases to reduce those risks

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

SEGF: Identity using digital signature and biometry in point of sales

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

SEGF: Insights on fraud impact

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

WASL: VoLTE Roaming – Telefonica Argentina case

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

15:00 - 15:30

Networking Break sponsored by Gemalto

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

15:30 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

TECT: Conclusion

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:15 - 17:30

SEGF: Geo-locating SIM Boxes

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:15 - 16:40

REGU: Chilean case: today´s policy role in the future of communications

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:15 - 16:55

WASL: Customer Care & User Experience – real operator case

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:15 - 17:00

SEGF: Voice biometry as a tool for fraud detection

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:40 - 17:05

REGU: SESION 4: Hot Regulatory Issues – comparative politics

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

16:55 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

WASL: BRG – Boarder Roaming Gateway – real operator case

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

17:00 - 17:30

SEGF: Tampered handset detection

GSMA Latin America Working Groups

17:05 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

Session 1: An Age of Opportunity or a Game of Thrones?

Conference

09:30 - 10:45

10:00 10:00

Coffee Break and Networking

Networking

10:45 - 11:25

11:00 11:00

Session 2: Why we need to imagine different Connected Futures

Conference

11:25 - 12:40

12:00 12:00

Lunch Break

Conference

12:40 - 14:10

14:00 14:00

Session 3: What we can do to stop Technology losing Societies Trust

Conference

14:10 - 15:25

15:00 15:00

Coffee Break and Networking

Networking

15:25 - 16:05

16:00 16:00

Session 4: How Young People are changing the Face of Africa

Conference

16:05 - 17:20

17:00 17:00

Close of Day and Drinks Reception

Conference

17:20 - 19:00

09:00 09:00

West Africa Policy Day, part 1

Side Meeting

09:00 - 12:00

Made in Africa, part 1

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Coffee Break and Networking

Networking

11:00 - 11:30

Made in Africa, part 2

Conference

11:45 - 13:00

12:00 12:00

West Africa Policy Day: Lunch Break

Networking

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

West Africa Policy Day, part 2

Side Meeting

13:00 - 17:00

09:00 09:00

NetNumber Pre-Conference Workshop

Workshops

09:30 - 15:00

14:00 14:00

Welcome and Pre-Conference Networking

Networking

14:30 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Keynote 1: Policy in the 5G Era: Impact of Changing Legislation upon Business and Innovation

Conference

15:30 - 16:30

16:00 16:00

Keynote 2: Enabling 5G Security: AI-Based Cyber Defence

Conference

16:30 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Security for 5G: Predictions Panel

Conference

17:30 - 18:00

18:00 18:00

Networking Drinks

Networking

18:00 - 19:30

07:00 07:00

Rise and Shine Morning Yoga – Presented by Ericsson

Workshops

07:30 - 08:30

09:00 09:00

Keynote 3: 5G Security: Navigating the Changing Threat Landscape

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Networking

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Keynote 4: IoT Security: Safeguarding the Network

Conference

11:00 - 12:15

12:00 12:00

Networking Lunch

Networking

12:15 - 13:15

13:00 13:00

Security in Complex Multi-Generational Networks

Workshops

13:15 - 14:30

Internet of Things – Privacy Challenges and Practical Experiences with implementation

Workshops

13:15 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Security Transformation and Skills to Protect the 5G Era

Workshops

14:30 - 15:45

15:00 15:00

Networking Break

Networking

15:45 - 16:15

16:00 16:00

Certification and Assuring the 5G Supply Chain

Workshops

16:15 - 17:15

17:00 17:00

Post Conference Summer BBQ

Networking

17:30 - 20:00

09:00 09:00

Opening Keynote – Intelligently Connecting Latin America

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Morning Coffee Break

Networking

10:30 - 11:30

11:00 11:00

Mobility in Action: The Impact of Future Networks

Conference

11:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Unlocking the Potential of AI and IoT

Conference

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

Conference

15:00 - 16:00

Hitachi Partner Programme: Harnessing Digital Innovations: A Practical Approach to Driving Growth and Customer Experience with AI and Predictive Analytics

Workshops

15:00 - 18:00

16:00 16:00

Regulatory Session – Connecting the region: how to overcome the legacy barriers that digital infrastructure development face?

Conference

16:00 - 16:45

Regulatory Session – Connecting the region: Policy enablers to make 5G a reality in Latin America: what policy and regulatory reforms are needed in Latin America to make 5G a reality

Conference

16:45 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Networking drinks

Networking

17:30 - 19:00

09:00 09:00

Keynote – The Power of Data and the Impact of Automation

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

LSIF – Latin America Strategy & Innovation Forum

GSMA Latin America Meetings

09:00 - 10:35

REGU – 5G & public policies to enable its expansion

GSMA Latin America Meetings

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Morning Coffee Break

Networking

10:30 - 11:30

11:00 11:00

GSMA RCS Business Messaging Lab

Workshops

11:00 - 18:30

Building Trust in the Digital Economy

Conference

11:30 - 13:00

LSIF – 4YFN Innovation & LATAM Innovation Forum

GSMA Latin America Meetings

11:30 - 13:00

REGU – Smart Data Privacy Roundtable: Striking the balance between trust and innovation in Latin America

GSMA Latin America Meetings

11:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Business Agility: How to Drive Digital Transformation

Conference

14:00 - 15:00

Gender Dialogue Table

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 17:30

SEGF – Regional Hot Security Issues

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

REGU – Simplifying Regulation: regional initiatives to eliminate and harmonize policies

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

Networking

15:00 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Fostering Innovation in Latin America

Conference

16:00 - 17:30

SEGF – Regional Hot Security Issues

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

REGU – Hot regulatory issues

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

08:00 08:00

ANATEL: Part 1 – Successful Models for Infrastructure Deployment in América Latina

Workshops

08:30 - 11:00

09:00 09:00

TECT – Roundtable: Evolution of LTE networks to 5G

GSMA Latin America Meetings

09:00 - 10:30

SEGF – Video services and fraud challenges. Global GSMA initiatives against handset tampering

GSMA Latin America Meetings

09:00 - 10:30

WASL – VoLTE Advance Globally. Roaming Billing

GSMA Latin America Meetings

09:00 - 10:30

Amdocs Workshop – Part 1: The 5G Opportunity: Achieving the full potential of the digital network and experience of the future

Workshops

09:00 - 10:30

IDB Invest IoT Summit: Welcoming remarks

Workshops

09:30 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Morning Coffee Break

Networking

10:30 - 11:30

Amdocs Workshop – Part 2: The 5G Opportunity: Achieving the full potential of the digital network and experience of the future.

Workshops

10:45 - 13:00

11:00 11:00

IDB Invest IoT Summit: IoT ecosystem

Workshops

11:00 - 13:00

TECT – Artificial Intelligence applied to Networks

GSMA Latin America Meetings

11:30 - 13:00

SEGF – Fraud risks in IoT. Malware on handsets

GSMA Latin America Meetings

11:30 - 13:00

WASL – LTE Roaming – Industry assessment, eSIM & IoT. Platform business implementation, Wholesale & Roaming new scenarios

GSMA Latin America Meetings

11:30 - 13:00

ANATEL: Part 2 – Successful Models for Infrastructure Deployment in América Latina

Workshops

11:35 - 14:25

13:00 13:00

Lunch

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

TECT – IoT: Plataforms and devices

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

SEGF – WG Wrap up: Closed session. Numbering ranges hijacking: Open session

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

REGU – Reflection over the Challenges to foster the growth of the digital infrastructure in Latin America

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

WASL – Roaming Implementation Services & Data Roaming

GSMA Latin America Meetings

14:00 - 15:00

IDB Invest IoT Summit: IoT business cases in Korea

Workshops

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

Networking

15:00 - 16:00

IDB Invest IoT Summit: Business meetings

Workshops

15:30 - 17:15

16:00 16:00

TECT – Renewable energies – The value for operators and the environment

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

SEGF – State of the art on fraud detection solutions & techniques

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

REGU – Spectrum policy, future roadmap and effective Spectrum pricing in Latin America

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

WASL – Real Business cases – Implementations based on collaboration MNOs/Vendors & Assessments and challenges

GSMA Latin America Meetings

16:00 - 17:30

09:00 09:00

Technology for the Future

Conference

09:15 - 10:30

11:00 11:00

A New Chapter of Connectivity for Africa

Conference

11:15 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

CEO Roundtable – By invitation only

Side Session

12:30 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

Who Can You Trust?

Conference

14:00 - 15:15

GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation: Accelerating humanitarian aid through mobile: barriers and opportunities

Side Session

14:30 - 17:00

15:00 15:00

Cybersecurity and Cross border data flows in the Mobile Industry

Side Session

15:30 - 17:30

16:00 16:00

Educate to Empower

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Safaricom Networking Drinks

Networking

17:30 - 19:00

07:00 07:00

GSMA AgriTech: Digital disruption of the agricultural sector in Africa: are we prepared for the next 5 years?

Side Session

07:45 - 09:45

09:00 09:00

Young, Gifted and African: Does a Culture of Equality Drive Innovation?

Conference

09:15 - 10:30

11:00 11:00

Fake News and Future Media: Fact or Fiction?

Conference

11:15 - 12:30

13:00 13:00

SES Networks Lunch Seminar

Workshops

13:00 - 14:30

14:00 14:00

A FinTech Revolution: Power to the People

Conference

14:00 - 15:15

GSMA Digital Identity: Closing the identity gap for women and the role of mobile

Side Session

14:30 - 16:00

GSMA Connected Society: Innovating to accelerate digital inclusion in Africa

Side Session

14:30 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Do Citizens Need a Digital City?

Conference

16:15 - 17:30

17:00 17:00

Mobile for Development Networking Drinks

Networking

17:30 - 19:00

09:00 09:00

Industry evolution: Building on the basics towards ‘payments as a platform’

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 10:00

Amplifying impact: Empowering MSMEs and entrepreneurs to thrive in the digital economy

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

10:00 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Break

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

11:00 - 11:30

Strategic ‘coopetition’: The value of partnerships in the platform era

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

11:30 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

Looking ahead: The life of a mobile money user of the future

Mobile Money Leadership Forum

12:30 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

GSMA Mobile Money PLG Meeting – By invitation only

Side Session

13:00 - 18:00

14:00 14:00

Mastercard Forum “Embracing ‘payments as a platform’ in Africa and beyond continued”

Workshops

14:30 - 17:00

17:00 17:00

Mastercard Rooftop Networking Drinks

Networking

17:00 - 18:30

09:00 09:00

Investing in the Digital Future: 5G and IoT Infrastructure Models

Conference

09:00 - 10:30

10:00 10:00

Networking Break

Networking

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Cybersecurity and Identity in the Digital Economy

Conference

11:00 - 12:30

12:00 12:00

Networking Lunch

Networking

12:30 - 13:30

13:00 13:00

The Operator’s Expanding Role in E-Commerce, FinTech and Entertainment

Conference

13:30 - 15:00

15:00 15:00

Networking Break

Networking

15:00 - 15:30

Innovation in Emerging Technologies and Services

Conference

15:30 - 17:00

09:00 09:00

Keynote 1: Muscat to Rabat – A Journey through the Arab world in 7 Innovations

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Networking Break

Networking

11:00 - 11:40

Keynote 2: Green 5G – this is the industry’s Endgame

Conference

11:40 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Keynote 3: Connectivity is a basic need, but what about data privacy?

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Networking Break

Networking

15:30 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Workshop 1: Building the Connected Human: How innovation is reshaping healthcare

Workshops

16:00 - 17:00

09:00 09:00

Keynote 1: Creating Business Value from Intelligent Connectivity

Conference

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 11:00

Networking Break

Networking

11:40 - 13:00

Keynote 2: Smart City Transformation in 2020 and Beyond

Conference

11:40 - 13:00

13:00 13:00

Lunch Break

Networking

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 14:00

Keynote 3: AI, Automation and the Future of Work

Conference

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 15:00

Networking Break

Networking

15:30 - 16:00

16:00 16:00

Workshop 1: How to Win in a Data-Driven World

Workshops

16:00 - 17:00