Global 5G Alliances Summit @ MWC Barcelona 2026 – powered by APAC 5G Industry Community
Start: Wednesday 4 March 2026 14:30
End: Wednesday 4 March 2026 16:30
Venue: GSMA Insights Hub - Hall 2 Level 1, CC2 Room 2.4, Fira Gran Via
Location: Barcelona, Spain
From Connectivity to Intelligent Industry and Ecosystem
The Summit brings together leading alliances and industry pioneers to explore how advance connectivityand AI are reshaping industries and ecosystems. As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, alliances play a critical role in driving interoperability, innovation, and scale. This session will spotlight strategies for intelligent networks, AI-driven automation, and public, private or hybrid 5G deployments across manufacturing, automotives, and public safety. Attendees will gain insights into investment priorities, deployment challenges, and collaborative frameworks that unlock new business models. Join us to shape the next wave of connectivity—where intelligence meets industry and alliances power global impact.
The Global 5G Alliance Summit takes place in GSMA Insights Hub (CC2 Room2.4) on Wed, 4 March afternoon. This session will bring together APAC 5G Industry Community contributors, global 5G leaders, Alliances and Association to share
- Global Landscape and Trend on Intelligent Industry
- AI + 5G Advanced – Driving Intelligent Ecosystems
- Edge Intelligence for Connected Vehicles: AI and Real-Time Data at Scale
- From Connectivity to Intelligence – Industry & Ecosystem Collaboration
- Intelligent Public Safety – Policy, Innovation, Resilience, Interoperability and Standards
- Networking
Networking
Welcome and opening
- Terence Wong, Head of APAC 5G Industry Community
- Julian Gorman, Head of APAC, GSMA
Global Landscape and Trend on Intelligent Industry
- Pablo Iacopino, Head of Research and Commercial Content GSMA Intelligence
Strategic Pathways for Accelerating Intelligent Industry Transformation
- Dr. Akihiro Nakao, Co-Chairman, XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF) and University of Tokyo
Winning the Future: Key Principles and Blueprint for Operators’ Digital Intelligent Transformation
- James Zhang, CMO, ICT Marketing & Solution Sales, Huawei APAC
Fireside Chat: Edge Intelligence for Connected Vehicles: AI and Real-Time Data at Scale
Moderated by Arpad Kiraly, Partner, Altman Solon
- Maxime Flament, CTO, 5GAA
- Dr. Lei Zhong, Liasion Chair, Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) and Principle Researcher, Toyota InfoTech
- Denny Setiawan, Director of Strategy and Policy of Digital Infrastructure, The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi)
Industrial Precision at Scale: 5G-Advanced + Ambient IoT for High-Accuracy, High-Efficiency Operations
- Dr PS Tang, Senior Director for Industry Engagement of GTI, Global Technology Association for InfoComm
Panel: Intelligent Public Safety – Policy, Innovation, Resilience, Interoperability and Standards
Moderated by Tero Pesonen, TCCA Vice Chair & Board Director /CC Broadband Group Chair and TCCA representative to 3GPP
- Matt Walsh, Assistant Vice President,Product Management & Development, AT&T FirstNet
- Jarmo Vinkvist Vice President, International Affairs and Public Relations, Erillisverkot
- Ultan Mulligan, Chief Services Officer, External Relations & Acting CTO, ETSI
Closing and networking
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