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BROADBANDWORLD FORUM 2020
13th – 15th October VIRTUAL EVENT
• Structured, topic-led networking sessions • BBWF At 20 Awards
Broadband World Forum is going virtual for 2020, but visitors will be able to visit the exhibition booths of leading solution providers, video chat with sponsors, exchange business cards, download reports and whitepapers and attend their presentations. With an expected 4,800+ visitors, telecommunications and enterprise representatives will learn, connect and drive transformation globally. Expert industry thought-leaders from across the world will take the stage to present on their innovations, impact and vision for global connectivity as well as answer questions during the live Q&As. The invitation-only Leaders In Broadband track brings together a group of senior executives from operators across the world and offers the opportunity to join peer decision-makers and exchange views and debate burning topics on global issues such as access to broadband as a human right. Other features of the expo include Enhanced Networking where delegates will be able to make new, valuable connections and touch base with familiar faces at a variety of networking features, including: • Roundtable discussions
• Daily networking happy hour • Access to message and book one-to-one meetings with attendees • Industry-led tracks • Choose from5 dedicated content tracks across three days, covering Downstream Applications; Intelligent
unique opportunity to join discussions with world-class analysts to answer business-critical questions. Giving delegates an even more structured networking for 2020, BBWF will host a series of topic focused Executive Roundtables for visitors to have their say and keep their fingers on the pulse of the industry with a group of broadband stakeholders. One of the highlights of BBWF is bound to be the BBWF At 20 Awards. Get your team or project recognition for its achievements, nominate your company for an award! Celebrate the industry and join the broadband elite at the Broadband At 20 Awards. BBWF is also providing an online VIP Meetings Service so that just as would be the case onsite, the VIP team can help visitors curate a schedule of one-to-one managed meetings to ensure everyone meets their specific networking goals. Access to the presentations, virtual exhibition, industry whitepapers by Omdia and all of the event content will remain available for 30 days after BBWF.
Connectivity; Internet For All; Connected Home; Customer
Experience; Security; AI And Machine Intelligence; Digital Entertainment; The Connected Enterprise; Fixed Access. In line with delegate demand and for BBWF’s 20th Anniversary, the Connected Home Summit And Connected Life track has now expanded to a full 2 days of content and
networking. Topics will include: • Home customer experience • Operator devices
• Growing telco services • The telco user interface • Home security • Home IoT
Analyst networking sessions will be available to all attendees, providing a
PIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020
17th – 18th November SHERATON BRUSSELS AIRPORT HOTEL, BELGIUM Now in its 5th year, PIC International Conference will build on the success of its predecessors, with industry- leading insiders delivering more than 30 presentations spanning five sectors. These include Datacom, Sensing and LiDAR; TAP, Co-Packaging and Fab; Solutions, Analysis and Research; Quality Metrics and Scalability; and Evolution and Revolution. As ever, PIC International features presentations from a range of industry experts including Benjamin Wohlfeil, Manager Advanced Technology, ADVA Optical Networking; François Couny Product Line Manager, EXFO; Scott Bickham, Development Fellow, Corning Optical Communications; Mehrdad Ziari, Vice President, Product Development, Infinera; and Eric Higham, Strategy Analytics’, Director for the GaAs & Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service. For a full list of speakers, visit https:// picinternational.net/speakers.
With over 700 delegates and more than 90 exhibitors, attendees at the two-day conference will gain an up-to- date overview of the status of the global photonics industry, and will have the opportunity to meet many other key players within the community. One ticket also allows visitors to access both days of the co- located Compound Semiconductor Conference and the
PIC International 2019
manufacturing, design, packaging and device characterisation. With nominations and voting taking place online and presentations made at the PIC International 2020 conference, the awards put the spotlight on innovation. The awards programme is dedicated to celebrating leading lights in the industry.
Sensor Solutions Conference, as well as the Networking Drinks Reception on Tuesday 17th November. Last but not least is the PIC Awards programme which recognises and highlights key industry achievements in advancing photonic integration through platform development,
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