Q4 Connected Manufacturing and Production Community Meeting
Start: Wednesday 11 November 2026
End: Thursday 12 November 2026
Venue: In-person (London) and Online
Join us on 11–12 November for our final Connected Manufacturing and Production community meeting of 2026, held in person at the GSMA London office, with an online session on day one for those joining remotely. With part of the agenda dedicated to private networks, we are also pleased to welcome the GSMA Private Networks community.
Day one (13:30–17:30 GMT) opens with the big picture: analyst insight on where the private network market is heading and a look at how AI and 5G are reshaping automation in industrial environments. The community meeting session from 14:00 to 15:30 GMT is also open to our online audience via Microsoft Teams. In the evening, in-person attendees are invited to a London sightseeing bus tour followed by a networking dinner.
Day two (09:00–15:00 GMT) focuses on deployment experience, including a fireside chat on the realities of digital transformation in manufacturing, an interactive workshop and a look ahead at what the GSMA has planned in the months ahead.
Highlights include:
- Omdia’s Pablo Tomasi on Private Networks: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next?
- Telia’s Majid Iqbal on autonomous machinery in active tunnel and quarry environments with Veidekke and Hive Autonomy
- A fireside chat with Stephen Mason from Litmus: “What they didn’t tell you about digital transformation”
- Digital Catapult’s Charles Turyagyenda on the UK’s Vendor-neutral Assurance Testing Capability for Private 5G Networks
- A Quality on Demand demonstration over 5G from Neutral Wireless
- A collaborative workshop on the barriers to connecting devices to private networks
In-person places are limited to around 40, so early registration is advised. This meeting is open to GSMA members, who can sign up using the registration on this page. If your organisation is not yet a member, you can still register your interest in joining and we will be in touch. Please allow two business days for processing; once your registration is confirmed, we will send you the calendar invitation.
| Day 1 In-person: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT Remote 14:00 – 15:30 GMT | *Tentative agenda, subject to change | ||
| Time | Session* | Speaker | Access |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Arrival and networking | In-person | |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome | Jo Gilbert, GSMA | In-person and remote |
| 14:10 – 14:40 | Private networks: What’s working, what’s not, and what’s next? | Pablo Tomasi, Omdia | In-person and remote |
| 14:40 – 15:05 | The new safety perimeter: Autonomous construction powered by AI and 5G | Majid Iqbal, Telia Company | In-person and remote |
| 15:05 – 15:30 | UK vendor-neutral assurance testing capability for private 5G networks | Charles Turyagyenda, Digital Catapult | In-person |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Networking break | ||
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Short workshop | Interactive session | In-person |
| 17:00 – 19:30 | London sightseeing tour | In-person | |
| 19:30 | Networking dinner | In-person | |
| Day 2 9:00 – 15:00 GMT | |||
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Arrival and networking | | In-person |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Smart Manufacturing Unpacked: interactive tool demonstration | Vijay Tailor, GSMA | In-person |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | “What they didn’t tell you about digital transformation”: first-hand deployment experiences from the manufacturing sector | Stephen Mason, Litmus | In-person |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | A broadcast media demonstration of Quality on Demand over 5G | Neutral Wireless | In-person |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Networking break | ||
| 11:15 – 13:00 | Presentation | TBC | In-person |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch | ||
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Presentation | TBC | In-person |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Closing | Jo Gilbert, GSMA | In-person |
| 15:00 | Session ends |
Speakers
Full agenda and speakers to follow.
Register now
This meeting is available to GSMA members only. Members can sign up using the registration on this page. If you are not yet a member, you can still register your interest in joining and we will be in touch. Please allow 2 business days for processing. We will notify you and send you the calendar invitation upon successful registration.
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