eSIM Summit: Acceleration of eSIM Adoption
Overview
According to the GSMA intelligence “eSIM: State of the consumer market and the road ahead” report by 2025, 2.4 billion smartphone connections will use eSIM globally. As market adoption grows and eSIM becomes part of day-to-day business, having a clear roadmap and strategy will be crucial to capture and monetise the new opportunities presented by eSIM.
This eSIM Summit will focus on the adoption of the eSIM and trends of the US market. This event will provide the opportunity to meet with top-level experts from the esIM industry, Operators, Device Manufactures, Service Providers to explain the opportunities and the eSIM solutions for the US market challenge.
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Agenda
| Local Time | Topic | Speaker |
| eSIM Seminar Introduction | ||
| 14:30-14:35 | eSIM Seminar – Welcome | Carlos Bosch, Head of Technology, North America, GSMA |
| Part 1 | ||
| 14:35-14:50 | Keynote 1: eSIM – Zero Touch Provisioning for Global IoT |
Tushar Sachdev, EVP & CTO, KORE
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| 14:50-15:10 |
Panel Discussion: eSIM Deployment: Tips for Success and Greatest Value
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Moderator: Tushar Sachdev, EVP & CTO, KORE Panellists:
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| 15:10-15:35 |
Keynote 2: How eSIM will deliver the promise of a perfect Mobile Platform for the convergence of services In the past, there were many attempts to transform the SIM card as the platform for the convergence of services that combined payment, identity management and mobile applications. Barriers were always undermining the efforts to build an ecosystem in addition to negotiations between parties for the controlling points, especially in the case of the SIM-NFC. Today, the eSIM has become the element of convergence for many interested parties due to its disruptive ecosystem, maturity, seamless management, and Security Domain flexibility. This session will focus on the shift to the eSIM and how OEMs, MNOs and third parties can navigate this change, utilizing Valid’s eSIM stack and “transversal applications” in combination with Google’s Strongbox technology. |
Alberto Hernandez, Senior Vice President for Payments/Telecom Sales & Marketing, VALID |
| 15:35-15:45 | Q&A: Ask the eSIM expert |
Interview: Carlos Bosch, Head of Technology, GSMA Interviewer: Alberto Hernandez, Senior Vice President for Payments/Telecom Sales & Marketing, VALID |
Part 2 |
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| 15:45-16:00 |
Keynote 3: Bringing eSIM to Life – LotusFlare Chief Commercial Officer Eric Morhenn discusses provides a view on the development of the eSIM market and how LotusFlare has helped CSPs to understand business benefits and plan implementations to bring eSIM to life in their businesses. |
Eric Morhenn, Chief Commercial Officer, LotusFlare |
| 16:00-16.20 |
The “How” of Bringing eSIM to Life – Terry Guo, LotusFlare’s Chief Product Officer, introduces the LotusFlare eSIM SaaS product and demonstrates how it’s being utilized by CSPs to help bring eSIM to life in their businesses. |
Terry Guo, Chief Product Officer & Cofounder, LotusFlare
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| 16:20 -16:40 | Keynote 4: How does eSIM and 5G pave the way to success with IoT ? |
Robert Lamb, Manager Business Development Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Thales |
| 16:40–16:55 | Keynote 5: The Challenges of Scaling a Global Connected Device offering for Public Safety & Beyond |
Will Egner, Senior Director of Wireless Strategy & Technology, Axon Enterprise Inc. |
| 16:55 -17:20 |
Keynote 6: eSIM: Disruption and evolution Discover how M2M eSIM is disrupting the SIM supply chain. Along with its evolution into iSIM enabling integration into any device, and providing key connectivity functions and additional security. |
Jean-Louis Carrara, Regional Management | Bus Devt | B2B Tech, Kigen Nick Taluja, EVP Worldwide Sales & Customer Support, Sequans Henrik Flodell, Marketing Manager, Alif Semiconductor |
| 17:20–17:30 |
Panel Discussion: eSIM: Disruption and evolution |
Moderator: Carlos Bosch, Head of Technology, North America, GSMA Panellists:
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| 17.30 | Closing Remark | Carlos Bosch, Head of Technology, ,North America, GSMA |
Highlights
- The Impact of eSIM on the US Markets
- Overcoming Challenges of Integrity and Interoperability
- Security: Role of the eSIM
- eSIM as a Cross Industry Business Enabler
Speakers
How to Register for a MWCLA Pass
This GSMA eSIM Summit is a physical event during the MWC Los Angeles 2021.
The type of pass to be able to attend the eSIM summit is Exhibition Visitor Pass.