Delegates will also hear from the new Chair of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, Eric Fournier. The RSPG is the high-level advisory group that assists the European Commission in the development of radio spectrum policy. Other presentations include Christian Regnier, who is founder at EUWENA (European Users Wireless Enterprise Network Association), and Philippe Poggianti, QUALCOMM, who will present an overview of a new report with Nokia Bell Labs, "The business imperatives of 5G mmWave".
There will also be an update on recent Cluster activity.
Agenda
Welcome - David Meyer, Chair, UK SPF
Presentation and Q&A - Eric Fournier, Chair of RSPG
EUWENA - Christian Regnier, Founder
The business imperatives of 5G mmWave - Philippe Poggianti, QUALCOMM
Summary of the recent UK SPF Steering Board - Abhaya Sumanasena, Real Wireless and UK SPF Steering Board Chair
New UK SPF Report: Spectrum Sharing - Tony Lavender, Plum Consulting and Chair of Cluster 3 (Spectrum Value and Efficiency including Sharing)
Summary of the Clusters activities:
Cluster 1: Future Spectrum Demand - Sophie James on behalf of Saul Friedner, LS telcom
Cluster 2: Long-Term Spectrum Strategy - Stephen Temple, University of Surrey
Cluster 3: Spectrum Value and Efficiency including Sharing - Tony Lavender, Plum Consulting
Cluster 4: International Spectrum Issues - Kumar Singarajah, Euroma
Summary and close - David Meyer, UK SPF Chair
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Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant, supporting the Communications Infrastructure programme, as well as the Digital Connectivity and Spectrum Policy Fora.
Before joining techUK, Matthew worked in marketing, data, and events across a number of sectors, including education and consumer goods. He studied German and Dutch at University College London and the Universiteit van Amsterdam.