Connected Manufacturing and Production Q2 In-Person Forum Meeting

Connected Manufacturing and Production Q2 In-Person Forum Meeting

Start: Tuesday 3 June 2025

End: Wednesday 4 June 2025

Venue: Brainport Digital Factory, Eindhoven, Netherlands

We are excited to announce that our next in-person forum meeting will be on Tuesday 3rd June (14:30 CET start) to Wednesday 4th June (16:00 CET close), co-hosted with KPN in Brainport Digital Factory, Eindhoven, Netherlands.  

Join us as we convene mobile network operators, industrial enterprises, and the wider ecosystem, to discuss the latest mobile technologies and developments from across the industrial sector as we explore 5G, infrastructure and deployment strategies, implementing connectivity in a site and modern manufacturing practises. 

This is a chance to see how a mobile network enabled manufacturing field lab works, see some of the latest technologies in development, & connect with the ecosystem.  

Held over two days with a relaxed network dinner in the evening. 

See the full agenda, topics and speakers below. 

If you would like to join our in-person event or virtual session, please register your interest to join us:

If you are unable to join us in-person, we have an opportunity for members to join us remotely via MS Teams on day one from 14:30 – 16:00 CET. Please register your interest and we will be in touch to confirm joining details. 

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Agenda
14:30

Tuesday 3 June - Day one - Welcome 

Remote access via MS Teams & in-person at Brainport Digital Factory

Jo Gilbert, Technical Director, Manufacturing Lead GSMA

14:35

Introduction to the KPN field labs approach & welcome to the Brainport Digital Factory

Jacob Groote​, EVP Innovations & Partnerships, KPN

Paul Cobben, Portfolio Lead​, KPN

15:00

Innovation in Ecosystems

Annemieke Kips, TNO, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

15:25

Innovation in Ecosystems

Kapil Mittal, Global Head Digital Airspace, Ericsson

Partick Jestin, Strategic Product Manager Aduna

15:45

GSMA Manufacturing and Production Community Activities

Vijay Tailor, Technical Manager, GSMA

Reg Cox, Product Manager, GSMA

16:00

Online access to end

Coffee break

16:45 - 17:15

GSMA Foundry Telco Lab Network Ceremony

Benno Beuting, CEO, Cordis Suite 

Paul Cobben, Portfolio Lead​, KPN

 

19:30

Networking Dinner

Fifth Resturant - Gasfabriek 5, 5613 CP Eindhoven, Netherlands

8.30

Wednesday 4 June - Day two - Welcome 

In-person only at Brainport Digital Factory

Jo Gilbert, Technical Director, Manufacturing Lead GSMA

Paul Cobben, Portfolio Lead​, KPN

9:15

Live Demo: Private 5G RAN

Karin Raj, CTO, Nokia

10:00

Live Demo: Private 5G Core Demo

The 5G LAN live demonstration shows how a private 5G network can operate as a wireless Layer 2 LAN, enabling industrial devices to communicate using Ethernet frames—without needing IP addresses. The setup mirrors real-world factory environments where low latency, reliability, and deterministic behaviour are critical. - KPN and Druid 

David O’Byrne, VP Business Development, Druid Software

11:00

Live Demo: Indoor Localisation 

Erik Pouwen, Director, Ubudu

11:30

Brainport Digital Factory Lab Tour

12:00

Networking Lunch

13:00

Vision on High-Tech Manufacturing Impact on 5G and 6G

Rob Hoeben, Senior Director of Strategy, NXP

14:00

Lab Presentation – Low code software

Benno Beuting, CEO, Cordis Suite

15:00

Closing Remarks 

Networking Coffee and Snacks

Jo Gilbert Technical Director, Manufacturing Lead GSMA

Paul Cobben Portfolio Lead KPN

16:00

Meeting closes

Speakers