Forum on 5G Open Radio Access Networks

10:30AM-10:45AM: Welcome Remarks

FCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

10:50AM-11:30AM: Introduction to Open, Interoperable, and Virtualized Networks

FCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai, moderator

• Tareq Amin (Rakuten)
• Caroline Chan (Intel)
• Sachin Katti (VMware)
• Thierry Maupilé (Altiostar)

11:45AM-12:45PM: Benefits of Deployment/Driving Innovation

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Associate Bureau Chief Charles Mathias and Office of the Chairman Policy Advisor Evan Swarztrauber, moderators

• Cristiano Amon (Qualcomm)
• Peter Gammel (GlobalFoundries)
• Diane Rinaldo (Open RAN Policy Coalition)
• John Roese (Dell)
• Mariam Sorond (CableLabs)
• Soma Velayutham (NVIDIA)

1:40PM-2:50PM: Lessons from the Field: Where Do We Go from Here?

FCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai, moderator

• Kaitki Agarwal (Parallel Wireless)
• John Baker (Mavenir)
• Stephen Bye (DISH)
• Craig Farrell (IBM)
• Marie-Paule Odini (HPE)
• Mathew Oommen (JIO)
• Marcus Weldon (Nokia)

3:00PM-5:00PM: Technical Deep Dive

FCC Chief Technology Officer Monisha Ghosh, moderator

• Mihai Banu (Blue Danube)
• Charles Clancy (MITRE)
• Cheryl Davis (Oracle)
• Ashutosh Dutta (Johns Hopkins University)
• Abhimanyu Gosain (Northeastern University)
• James Kimery (Spirent)
• Ivan Seskar (Rutgers University)
• Jacobus Van der Merwe (University of Utah)