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Tuesday 17 September 2024

Pre Conference

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

Wednesday 18 September 2024

Conference Day 1

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Opening
GTFF event host

9:10 am – 9:20 am

Welcome remarks

John Harrington – Senior Vice President and Head of Asia-Pacific and Japan, Nokia

9:20 am – 9:30 am

Keynote: Broadband for the future now

Sandy Motley – President of Fixed Networks, Nokia

9:30 am – 9:50 am

Scaling Home broadband (HBB) with marvelous customer experience

Sanjay Vaghasia – Chief Integration Officer, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

9:50 am – 10:10 am

Lighting up the world

Geert Heyninck – Vice President, Broadband Networks, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:10 am – 10:20 am

Introduction to Demos: GET TO FAST, FASTER – LIVE!

Nemanja Pilipovic – Market Development Lead, APAC, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:20 am – 11:00 am

Morning Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

11:00 am – 11:20 am

The future of networks: The Bell Labs view

Peter Vetter – President of Bell Labs Core Research, Nokia

11:20 am – 11:40 am

Strengthening new digital infrastructure & empowering new development of digital society

Liu Zhiyong – Deputy Chief Engineer, China Telecom and Rotating Chair of the Oversight Committee, WBBA

11:40 am – 12:00 pm

Creating opportunities for economic growth in Kenya

Elaine Ngina Kyalo – Head of Fixed Network Solutions, Safaricom

12:00 pm – 12:20 pm

The business case for carrier-neutral FTTH

Mark Robson – CTIO, Unifiber by Asianet

12:20 pm – 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Harnessing the power of 25G PON for agriculture

Reece van der Velden – General Manager, New Zealand Cherry Corp

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

Fiber: Addressing opportunities in Multi-Gigabit era

Maurizio Severi – Head of Fiber Business Line, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Ana Pesovic – Marketing Director, Fiber, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

Partner presentation: Revolutionizing the Last Mile

Alex Lim – Director, Lite Kabel

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

4:00 pm – 4:20 pm

Partner Presentation: FTTH smart investment – Hyperautomation is key

Alberto Patrón – Condor Technologies, CEO & Founder

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Deep-dive workshop: Enlighten your LAN
Presented by: Furukawa, Nokia, Ruckus

Agenda:

Welcome and introduction
Cemil Canturk, Senior Marketing Manager, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Bringing SI value with Furukawa
Alexandre Schappo, Manager, Furukawa

Purpose-driven Wi-Fi with Ruckus Networks
Tim Dyer, Vice President Service Provider Global / Market Vertical, Ruckus Networks

Enlighten your LAN with Nokia fiber-based LAN
Mathieu Roberty, Director, Partners and Enterprise, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Making the passive network invisible by Furukawa
Alexander Schappo, Manager, Furukawa

Panel discussion
Cemil Canturk, Senior Marketing Manager, Fixed Networks, Nokia
Mathieu Roberty, Director, Partners and Enterprise, Fixed Networks, Nokia
Alexander Schappo, Manager, Furukawa
Tim Dyer, Vice President Service Provider Global / Market Vertical, Ruckus Networks

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm

From Data to Decisions: Unleash the power of AI/ML

Sireesha Kora – Head of Cloud-Native SDN Controller Applications & AI/ML, Fixed Networks, Nokia

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing of Day 1

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Free time and refresh for Networking Dinner

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Networking Dinner – Sunset Bar & Grill

Thursday 19 September 2024

Conference Day 2

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Opening of day 2
GTFF event host

9:10 am – 9:30 am

Top 3 Network Myths: Busted!

Andrew Bender – CTO and Head of Strategy, Fixed Networks Nokia

9:30 am – 9:50 am

Power up with the most secure railway and highway connectivity in Indonesia

Yune Marketatmo – President Director, Surge

9:50 am – 10:10 am

Customer-centric connectivity

Tay Yeow Lian – Managing Director, Networks, Singtel Singapore

10:10 am – 10:30 am

Smarter broadband for a better experience: What’s next in FWA and Wi-Fi

Dirk Verhaegen – Vice President, Broadband Devices Business, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Morning Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

11:00 am – 11:25 am

Empowering & accelerating business with Wi-Fi 7 in Japan

Toshitaka Wakabayashi – Manager, Access Network Planning Dept., Technology Planning Div, JCOM

11:25 am – 11:45 am

Transforming customer relations through Corteca Cloud

Rafael Freitas De Amorim – Director, Operation B2C, Oi

11:45 am – 12:15 pm

Panel Session: Let there be light

Moderator

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Panellists

William Yeung – Co-Owner, Executive Vice-chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, HKBN

Elaine Ngina Kyalo – Head of Fixed Network Solutions, Safaricom

Sanjay Vaghasia – Chief Integration Officer, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

Rafael Freitas De Amorim – Director, Operation B2C, Oi

12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Brainathon pitches: New innovation for Corteca Marketplace

2:45 pm – 3:05 pm

Fiber Access moves to Multi Gig: Monetization is key

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

3:05 pm – 3:25 pm

Partner Presentation: The gateway to gold

Tom Gaffney – Director, Embedded Security, F-Secure

3:25 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Tea Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

4:00 pm – 4:20 pm

Partner presentation: Boosting customer experience in Korea MG Bank and LGU+ services with 5G FWA

Ji Song Won – Head, LGU+ Business Division, Sandeul Networks

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm

The strive for Broadband Zero

Filip De Greve – Product Marketing Director, Fixed Networks, Nokia

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Brainathon pitches: Winner announcement and Highlights of GTFF 2024

Vimal Kothandaraman – Head of Business, APAC, Fixed Networks, Nokia

5:00 pm – 5:05 pm

Lucky Draw & Closing of GTFF

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Pre Conference

12:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Partner Connect Session
How to succeed with Nokia

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Conference Day 1

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Opening of day 1
GTFF event host

9:10 am – 9:20 am

Welcome remarks

John Harrington – Executive Vice President and Head Network Infrastructure, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific, Nokia

9:20 am – 9:35 am

Access for the AI future

Sandy Motley – President of Fixed Networks, Nokia

9:35 am – 9:55 am

A new era of affordable internet

Shannedy Ong – CTO, Surge

9:55 am – 10:15 am

Wired for success

Geert Heyninck – Vice President, Broadband Networks, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:15 am – 10:25 am

Introduction to Demos: GET TO FAST, FASTER – LIVE!

Steve De Croos – Head of Fiber Solutions, Fixed Networks Business Centre APAC, Nokia

10:25 am – 11:00 am

Morning Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

11:00 am – 11:20 am

Real-world AI : Pioneering environment and network sensing in PON

Jochen Maes – Head Nokia Bell Labs, Fixed Networks, Nokia

11:20 am – 11:40 am

Breaking barriers: Market disruption for the underserved

Danny Theseira – Senior Advisor, Head of Broadband Business Group, Globe Telecom

11:40 am – 12:00 pm

Rethinking the modern telco – the fibertime™ story

Danvig De Bruyn – Chief Operating Officer, fibertime™

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Top 3 Network Myths: Busted!

Andrew Bender – CTO and Head of Strategy, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

Building a fully connected world with optical fiber – Powered by Furukawa Electric and Nokia

Toshihiko Ota – Senior Executive Officer, Head, Telecommunications Solutions Div. & Next-Gen Photonics Business Creation Project, Furukawa Electric

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

10 trends shaping fiber broadband

Ana Pesovic – Marketing Director, Fiber, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Maurizio Severi – Head of Fiber Business Line, Fixed Networks, Nokia

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Workshop: Enlighten your LAN with Aurelis

Cemil Canturk – Product Marketing Director, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Alex Lim – Director, Lite Kabel

Jared Griffith – Vice President, Service Providers Engineering, Ruckus

Workshop: Broadband Easy – A digital approach for effective fiber rollout

Cris Van Overloop – Product Marketing Director, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Ming Zhang – Product Line Manager, Professional services, Services & Solutions, Networks Infrastructure, Nokia

5:00 pm – 5:10 pm

Closing Day 1

5:10 pm – 6:30 pm

Free time and refresh for Networking Dinner

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Networking Dinner
Olive Beach Front

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Conference Day 2

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Opening of day 2
GTFF event host

9:10 am – 9:30 am

Global Outlook 2025-2026: Navigating uncertainty

Syetarn Hansakul – Senior Analyst, Asia, The Economist

9:30 am – 9:50 am

Supply chain: Managing global uncertainty

Padraig Healy – Vice President, Supply Chain, Fixed Networks, Nokia

9:50 am – 10:10 am

Bridging worlds for wonder & happiness

Akiko Fukuda – Senior Vice President, Smart World Business, Business Solution Div., NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS

10:10 am – 10:30 am

Powering Homes with intelligent solutions and powerful devices

Dirk Verhaegen – Vice President, Broadband Devices Business, Fixed Networks, Nokia

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Morning Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

11:00 am – 11:20 am

AI Odyssey: From rules to reasoning to autonomy

Sireesha Kora – Head of Cloud-Native SDN Controller Applications & AI/ML, Fixed Networks, Nokia

11:20 am – 11:40 am

From fiber to future: Empowering the digital journeys of tomorrow

John Paul Aguilar – SVP, Consumer and SME Business Group, Converge ICT Solutions

11:40 am – 12:15 pm

Panel session: Fixed Access embracing the Future

Moderator

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

Panellist

Danvig De Bruyn – Chief Operating Officer, fibertime™

Elaine Kyalo – Head of Fixed Network Solutions, Safaricom, Kenya

Shannedy Ong – CTO, Surge

Syetarn Hansakul – Senior Analyst, Asia, The Economist

12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Broadband monetization trends

Eric Festraets – Director, Strategic Marketing, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

Optimizing Wi-Fi with Corteca

Justin Doucette – Head, Nokia WiFi, Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:40 pm – 2:50 pm

Highlights of GTFF 2025

Vimal Kothandaraman – Vice President and Head of Fixed Networks, Nokia

2:50 pm – 3:00 pm

Lucky Draw & Closing of GTFF

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea Break & Interactive Demonstration Zones Visit