The GSMA 13th EMF Forum 2024: Learnings From Five Years of 5G EMF
Start: Tuesday 1 October 2024 09:00
End: Tuesday 1 October 2024 16:30
Venue: Le Louise Hotel Brussels - MGallery
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Since its inception five years ago, 5G technology has achieved unprecedented user adoption, yet its journey to becoming the leading mobile technology is still unfolding. The 13th GSMA EMF Forum provided a unique platform to delve into the experience gained from the 5G rollout, what we know about EMF levels, and developments in standardisation.
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Why attend?
- Expert insights: Hear from policymakers, EMF specialists, and industry leaders as they share their perspectives from the first five years of 5G.
- Latest scientific research: Stay updated on the newest scientific findings related to EMF and 5G technology.
- Policy developments: Engage in discussions about current and future EMF policy harmonisation.
- Real-world 5G testing: Join the afternoon practical workshop (in-person only) on assessing live 5G networks.
- Networking: Connect with global experts and leaders in the field.
Who should attend?
- Policymakers and regulators
- Telecommunications professionals
- EMF researchers and scientists
- Industry leaders and innovators
- Health and safety experts
The registration is now closed
- 09:00-14:00 GSMA EMF Forum 2024 – in person or online.
- 14:00-16:30 GSMA workshop with IEC TC106 MT3 experts on 5G RF-EMF exposure assessment best practice – in person only.
Introduction to the 13th GSMA EMF Forum
- Dr Jack Rowley, Senior Director, Research & Sustainability, GSMA
Science perspective:
- Progress of the international Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health (COSMOS) study
- Progress of SEAWave within the CLUE-H research cluster
- Professor Maria Feychting, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- Professor Theo Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, coordinator of SEAWave, and member of the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER)
- Facilitator: DI Manfred Ruttner, A1 Telekom Austria - Deputy Chair GSMA EMF and Health
Q&A session with science speakers
- Professor Akimasa Hirata (remote), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan and International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Chair 2024-2028
- Dr Dan Baaken, German Federal Office for Radiation Protection and ICNIRP Scientific Secretary 2024-2028
- Professor Maria Feychting, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- Professor Theo Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, coordinator of SEAWave, and member of the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER)
- Facilitator: DI Manfred Ruttner, A1 Telekom Austria - Deputy Chair GSMA EMF and Health
Coffee break
The World Health Organization (WHO) Task Group on Radiofrequency Fields and Health
- Dr Emilie van Deventer, Head, Radiation and Health Unit, WHO
- Facilitator: Dr Jack Rowley, GSMA
The experience of five years of 5G EMF evaluations:
- Overview of the IEC TC106 work on base station RF-EMF assessment methods.
- RF-EMF levels before and after 5G, what does it mean for the future?
- Evolution of RF-EMF levels in Poland following limit change and 5G launch.
- The contribution of 5G small cells to RF-EMF levels.
- Q&A session
- Dr Teruo Onishi (remote), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, NICT, Japan - Chair International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 106
- Christophe Grangeat, Nokia – Convenor, IEC TC106 MT 3
- Dr Ourouk Jawad, Radiofrequency Engineer, Market surveillance and public exposure division, ANFR, France
- Dr Lidia Stepinska-Ustasiak, T-Mobile, Poland
- Professor Wout Joseph, Ghent University, Belgium
- Facilitator: Sami Gabriel, Vodafone - Deputy Chair GSMA EMF and Health
Summary and conclusions
- Mike Wood, Telstra – Chair GSMA EMF and Health
Lunch and networking
GSMA workshop with IEC TC106 MT3 experts on 5G RF-EMF exposure assessment best practice (in person only)
- Dr Jack Rowley, Senior Director, Research & Sustainability, GSMA
- Christophe Grangeat, Nokia – Convenor, IEC TC106 MT 3
- Expert contributors, IEC TC106 MT 3