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Colin is currently chairman of the board of the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), the vice-chairman of the board of the European Smart Networks and Services Joint undertaking (SNS-JU) and vice-chairman of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) board. He has detailed knowledge and experience of the telecommunications industry having worked directly or indirectly with many of the major players over a 30-year period.
Christina Gessner is Executive Vice President of the Test & Measurement Division at Rohde & Schwarz and member of the company’s Corporate Management team.
Christina’s journey with Rohde & Schwarz began in 2004 as a technology manager. By 2011, she was leading Product Management for Spectrum and Network Analyzers and took over the role of Vice President of Spectrum & Network Analyzers, EMC and Antenna Test Equipment in 2018. In 2023, she moved to her current role.
Christina started her career at Siemens mobile communications, representing the company as a delegate to the 3GPP standardization process for UMTS and GSM/EDGE from 1998 to 2004.
She holds a degree in RF engineering from the University of Hannover, Germany.
Jean Schwoerer holds a PhD in electronics and communication systems from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes (France) since 2006. Subsequently, his research work focused on IoT connectivity and mobile networks. He was also deeply involved in standardization for the Orange group, for which he was delegated to ETSI, IEEE802, and 3GPP RAN1&2, where he contributed to various IoT standard and to the standardization of 5G.
As Network and Infrastructure Research Operation Manager, and Orange Senior Expert, Jean is now mainly involved in the preparation of 6G within Orange Research, is a co-editor of NGMN 6G white paper and as a member of the 6G-IA governing board.
Dr. Magnus Frodigh is Vice President and Head of Ericsson Research. In this role he leads Ericsson’s long-term technology research organization, its close collaboration with academia and industry, and its contributions to the Ericsson business and product development.
He holds a Master of Science degree from Linköping University of Technology, Sweden, and a Ph.D. in Radio Communication Systems from the Royal Institute of Technology, where he is also adjunct Professor in Wireless Infrastructures. He is a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Frodigh joined Ericsson in 1994 and has over the past three decades held various key senior positions within Research & Development and Product Management, throughout the generations of mobile technology, from 2G all the way to current research on 6G technologies. He holds 29 patents.
Dr. Hideyuki Tokuda received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo after earning his B.Eng. and M.Eng. from Keio University. He has held positions at Carnegie Mellon University and Keio University, is currently a professor emeritus at Keio university and serves as a member of the Science Council of Japan and a special advisor to the XGMF, Japan.
Cayetano Carbajo Martín. Telecom Engineer by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 30 years of career in Telefónica where he has had several roles in different countries: CTO in Germany (2014-2019), in México (2003- 2006) and Morocco (1999-2000). Also different corporate positions: Radio technology director (2001-2003), Tecnology Director (2006-2014). Cayetano now is leading Core, transport and Ecosystem leading innovation in network, standards activities and transversal projecs (like edge, slicing or Open Gateway) in Telefónica group. Cayetano was awarded with Spanish Telecom of the year in 2015.
Experienced strategist, strategic program manager and speaker with the ability to lead from complex decision making on boardroom level upto execution. Experienced in leading diverse ecosystem development in tenders, proof of concepts, market introduction.
Jos has 16 years of mobile operator experience. Within KPN he was overall responsible for the 5G launch in the business market. Led operations for customer & vendors tenders, customer trials, standardization and multi-billion spectrum auctions & leases. Recently he started supporting the NGO SmartParks.
Ari Pouttu
Professor, Dependable Wireless
Vice-Director of 6G Flagship (www.6gflagship.com) Vice-Director 6G-ESS Program
Centre for Wireless Communications
University of Oulu
Tony Quek received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, respectively. At MIT, he earned the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, he is the Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation) with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He also serves as the Director of the Future Communications R&D Programme, and the ST Engineering Distinguished Professor. He is an IEEE Fellow, a WWRF Fellow, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore.
Joyce Mwangama is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, specialising in 5G/6G networks, Open RAN, and digital infrastructure for underserved regions. She leads several research and innovation projects focused on broadband connectivity, smart health, and sustainable network technologies in Africa.
Akihiro Nakao received his B.S. (1991) in Physics, M.E. (1994) in Information Engineering from the University of Tokyo. After working at the IBM Austin Research Laboratory in Texas and the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory, he earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Princeton University. In 2005, he was appointed as Associate Professor, and in February 2014, as Professor in Applied Computer Science, at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo. Since 2020, he has been a special adviser to the President of the University of Tokyo (-present). In April 2021, he has moved to School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo (-present), and since then he has been serving as Director, Collaborative Research Institute for NGCI,（Next-Generation Cyber Infrastructure）, the University of Tokyo (-present). In 2024, he was appointed Co-Chair of XGMF (XG Mobile Promotion Forum) (-present). His research interests lie in information science and information and communication.
Rui L. Aguiar is currently a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, responsible by the area of Networks and Systems. He has been previously an adjunct professor at the INI, Carnegie Mellon University, a Visiting Research Scholar at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil and an advisor for the Portuguese Government under the Secretaria de Estado das Comunicações. He is currently co-coordinating a research line in Instituto de Telecomunicações, on the area of Networks and Services. He is also the current Steering Board Chair of Networld Europe. He has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for topics associated with novel communication systems. He has more than 500 papers published in journals and conferences across different scientific domains. He was involved in multiple groups of R&D and in the evaluation of networks and computation programmes in multiple countries. He has participated in more than two dozens of R&D european projects, in the areas of networks and distributed computing.
Antonio Krüger ist CEO und wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) sowie wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Forschungsbereichs „Kognitive Assistenzsysteme“ am DFKI. Seit 2009 ist er Inhaber der Globus-Stiftungsprofessur für Informatik an der Universität des Saarlandes, Leiter des Ubiquitous Media Technology Lab sowie wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Innovative Retail Laboratory (IRL) am DFKI. Prof. Krüger ist ein international angesehener Experte der Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion und Künstlichen Intelligenz. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Mobile und Ubiquitous Spatial Assistance
Systems, die die Forschungsgebiete Intelligent User Interfaces, User Modeling, Cognitive Sciences und Ubiquitous Computing kombinieren. Er hat den Studiengang Medieninformatik an der Universität des Saarlandes 2010 etabliert und ist bis heute für diesen verantwortlich. Er ist Mitgründer der Saarbrücker Technologie-Firma Eyeled GmbH, die sich auf die Entwicklung mobiler und ubiquitärer Informationssysteme spezialisiert hat. Von 2004 bis 2009 war er als Professor für Informatik und Geoinformatik an der Universität Münster und als geschäftsführender Direktor des Instituts für Geoinformatik tätig. Er hat an der Universität des Saarlandes Informatik und Wirtschaftswissenschaften studiert und im Rahmen des Graduiertenkollegs „Kognitionswissenschaft“ 1999 seine Promotion in Informatik abgeschlossen.
Thomas Caspers is Vice President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in Bonn, Germany. Before he took office in 2025, he was Director-General Technology Strategy at BSI since 2019. His teams were responsible for BSI’s work on IT systems, cloud computing and artificial intelligence and also ensured the digitalization of the Federal Office.
As Chairman elected by the NATO member states, Thomas Caspers chaired the Alliance’s
Capability Panel Information Assurance and Cyber Defence in Brussels from 2018 to 2021 inBrussels. Since 2021, he has represented Germany on the Governing Board of the ELI’s European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) in Bucharest, and in 2023 he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of the CISPA Helmholtz Centre for Information Security in Saarbrücken.
In his previous position from 2015 to 2019 as Head of Evaluation and Operation of Cryptographic Systems at BSI, he created the operational basis for the national and international processing and transmission of classified information through the technical evaluation of information security systems for the German Federal Administration, EU and NATO.
In other positions since 2003, he also headed BSI’s activities in the areas of operating system security, trusted computing and secure platforms, having previously worked in various companies covering scientific analytical solutions and health care technology.
Thomas Caspers studied physics and astronomy at the University of Bonn and holds a degree in physics.
Professor Harald Haas FREng FRSE FIEEE FIET is the Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where he leads the LiFi Research and Development Centre (LRDC). He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of pureLiFi Ltd. His recent research interests focus on photonics, communication theory, and signal processing for optical wireless communication systems. He is the Director of the UK National Hub on Network of Networks, TITAN, which includes 15 UK partner universities. He is also a Co-Director of the UK Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH), where he coordinates research translation activities under FTH governance.
Christoph Schmelz is a Principal Research Lead at Nokia. He received his Dipl.-Ing. degree from Technical University Munich in 2000 and held various R&D positions at Siemens and Nokia. His key work areas are Network and Service Automation and Sustainability in the context of 6G research. Christoph contributed in multiple EU funded research initiatives and is Coordinator of the European Sustainability Lighthouse project SUSTAIN-6G that has started in 2025.Christoph Schmelz is a Principal Research Lead at Nokia. He received his Dipl.-Ing. degree from Technical University Munich in 2000 and held various R&D positions at Siemens and Nokia. His key work areas are Network and Service Automation and Sustainability in the context of 6G research. Christoph contributed in multiple EU funded research initiatives and is Coordinator of the European Sustainability Lighthouse project SUSTAIN-6G that has started in 2025.
Dr. Oliver Wolst is CTO at NEURA-Robotics, a leading tech-company innovating Cognitive Robotics and Humanoids.
He is holding a PhD in Physics and pursued postdoctoral research on semiconductor lasers at PARC, Stanford, California.
He joined the Robert-Bosch Group and relocated to Singapore as well as to Australia for establishing innovative teams, securing technology leadership positions, e.g. in the areas of high temperature semiconductors, photo detectors, range finders, power electronics, body computers and cyber secure gateways.
Before joining NEURA-Robotics in 2025 Oliver Wolst was Senior Vice President heading the Bosch Business Unit “Automotive Integrated Circuits” with a portfolio ranging from smart power and sensors to embedded AI and Radar
Dr. Wolst is a Feodor-Lynen-Fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation.
The session is organized as a panel, starting with short expert-pitches on feature topics, followed by a moderated discussion with Q&A from the audience.
Introduction
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Volker Jungnickel (Fraunhofer HHI)
Optical Access and Satellite
Rene Bonk (Nokia), Luigi Martino (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
In-building Networks
Stefan Prücklmayer (Maxlinear), Anil Mengi (devolo)
Wi-Fi
Guido Hiertz (Ericsson)
Millimeter-wave and LiFi
Wilhelm Keusgen (TU Berlin), Christoph Kottke (Fraunhofer HHI)
Industrial and Medical Applications
Ernst-Joachim Steffens (EJS Industrie 4.0), Henner Baberowsky (Uni Leipzig, ICCAS)
Panel Discussion
All speakers
Session Part I
Presentations (45 minutes)
“RIS – RF Measurements & Qualification Aspects”
Simon Otto, IMST, Project 6G-LICRIS
“On the realization of RIS – about trade-offs, drawbacks and impairments”
Robert Stöcker,
Fraunhofer IZM, Project 6G-RIC
“Liquid-Crystal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces based on the Delay-Line Architecture”
Alejandro Jiménez Sáez, TU Darmstadt
Session Part II
Panel (45 minutes)
Vincenzo Sciancalepore
NEC
Wilhelm Keusgen
TU Berlin, Projects 6G-RIC, 6G-LICRIS
Thomas Zwick
KIT, Project Open6GHub
Markus Heinrichs
TH Cologne
Simon Otto
IMST, Project 6G-LICRIS
Robert Stöcker
Fraunhofer IZM, Project 6G-RIC
Alejandro Jiménez Sáez
TU Darmstadt
Session:
(60 minutes for presentations + 30 minutes for panel discussion)
The session will be organized into several short presentations (8 + 2 minutes). The programme includes the topics and speakers below:
The presentations will be followed by a discussion among panelists on the impact of the 6G technologies on the RAN Control Plane and whether it needs to be substantially transformed to achieve its goals.
Part 1:
Impulse Talks (10 min. each)
Part 2:
Panel Discussion (45 min.)
Panelists:
Panelists:
Session Part I
4 Talks (60 min.)
Session Part II
4 Talks (60 min.)
Speaker:
Panel Discussion:
Industrial vs. Academic Viewpoints on Large Scale Research Infrastructures for Computing/Communication Experiments
Talks:
1. Advanced RF Packages, Integrated Antennas and Reflectarrays for 6G and Sub-THz Radar Sensing Applications
2. SiGe BiCMOS Integrated Transceivers and Module Integration for Resilient Communication at D-band
3. Integrating Communication and Sensing: 6G and Radar Circuits in the D-Band
4. SiGe BiCMOS Technology and Circuits for mm-Wave Applications
5. 200Gbit/s Wireless Point-to-Point Transmission over 50m at 300GHz
6. D-Band Sensing Testbed: Advancing Ultra-Broadband Near-Realtime Capabilities
Funding: 6G-RIC
Healthcare has been identified as a core theme for 6G, as highlighted at the Berlin6GConference by Minister Stark-Watzinger. The medical sector faces numerous challenges, including staff shortages, cost pressures, and an increasing number of elderly patients. 6G technologies have the potential to alleviate and address these issues.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of current research projects in the field of 6G and their applications in healthcare. It presents an approach for a Medical Device Compliant solution that meets high standards for data security and protection. The solutions aim to enhance efficiency and improve the quality of patient care. Experts from various disciplines will share their insights and discuss the future opportunities that 6G can offer in the healthcare sector.
HealthNet
Dr. Matteo Große-Kampmann (Hochschule Rhein-Waal)
Towards 6G in Healthcare – A Holistic Approach
Clemens Möllenhoff (ICCAS)
Connected Health: Compliant and Efficient Integration of Medical and Non-Medical Devices by applying the MD Comp framework
Hans Wenner (VDE)
Hardware Security for Medical Devices
Jörn Hoffmann (InfAI)
Panel Discussion:
Speaker:
“Value-based design of 6G – a systems perspective on desired 6G sustainability outcomes”
Ali Rezaki / NOKIA
“Energy Savings Sustainability, Mobile Network Operators View”
Tilo Heckmann / Telefónica
“Vodafone’s Green Goals: A Perspective on Energy and Sustainability”
Rishikesh Chakraborty / Vodafone
“Sustainability Aspects in 3GPP: Network Energy Saving”
Geordie George / Fraunhofer IIS
Part 1:
Talks by the 6G Hubs
(15 min. each)
Part 2:
Talks by 6G Industry Projects
(15 min. each)
Part 3:
Panel Discussion
(30 min.)
On the presented perspectives and statements provided by the speakers and on, e.g., open challenges, gap analysis, relevance to commercial applications, etc.
Moderated by Norman Franchi and Falko Dressler, with all speakers, involving the audience
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome on behalf of the 6G Plattform Germany
Gerhard Fettweis
09:05 – 09:15
Message
Mr Engelbert Beyer, BMBF
09:15 – 09:35
Keynote: “Accelerating Beyond 5G/6G R&D in NICT”
Prof. Tokuda, President, NICT
09:35 – 09:55
Keynote: „Harnessing the transformational nature of AI for 6G“
Peter Merz, VP and Head of Standardisation, Nokia
09:55 – 10:10
Keynote: „RF, Power and Sensor Solutions for energy efficient 6G Networks“
Ludger Verweyen, Head of Product Line RF, Infineon Technologies AG
10:10 – 10:30
Keynote: „1&1 makes a difference as the fourth mobile network operator“
Mr Martin, CEO of 1&1 Mobilfunk
16:00 – 16:25
“Update from Hexa-X-II and 6G Design Principles”
Mikko Uusitalo, EU 6G Flagship Hexa-X-II Lead, Nokia
16:25 – 16:40
“Spectrum options for 6G”
Stefan Hiensch, BNetzA
16:40 – 17:00
“6G – an operators‘ view”
Sparsh Singhal, NGMN programme manager
17:00 – 18:00
Panel:
14:00 – 14:05
Introduction
Hans D. Schotten, Chairman 6G Platform Germany
14:05 – 14:25
“6G Research at the European Level; Current Status and Future Plans”
Colin Willcock, Chairman, 6G-IA
14:25 – 14:50
“6G use cases – a view from the 3GPP SA1 use cases workshop in Rotterdam”
Toon Norp, SNS ICE project, TNO
14:50 – 15:30
Panel “Who will use 6G? And for what?”
Panelists:
14:00 – 15:30
The session consists of a series of invited talks with contributions from the 6G-hubs, related BMBF projects, and companies providing security solutions.
14:00 – 15:30
The event will start with an overview of the WG Innovation Management within the 6G Platform, highlights its role for innovations in the 6G technology. Following this, representatives from each startup 6G-incubator (xG-Incubator, 6GEM Cubator, Launch Hub42 and SSC Kaiserslautern) will present their respective impulses, highlighting their approaches and contributions to fostering innovation in the field. In addition, start-ups and prospective founders will report on their experiences in general and on lessons learned specifically from the StartUpConnect program. Our Crowd Innovation concept will be presented afterwards and discussed in an interactive format.
10:50 – 10:55
Agenda
Xavier Priem, Director of CELTIC-NEXT
10:55 – 11:10
Keynote
Dr. Rudolf Haggenmueller, EUREKA Chair
11:10 – 11:20
Keynote
David Kennedy, CELTIC-NEXT Chairman
11:20 – 11:30
Keynote
Dr. Tina Klüwer, BMBF, Dept 5 Director
11:30 – 11:40
Keynote
Volker Ziegler, Nokia
11:40 – 12:10
Panel discussion on “Future Pervasive Networks and how to build them ”
moderated by David Kennedy, CELTIC-NEXT Chairman
Panelists:
12:10 – 12:30
CELTIC-NEXT Awards Ceremony
moderated by David Kennedy, CELTIC-NEXT Chairman
09:10 – 09:15
Welcome message by 6G Platform Germany
Hans D. Schotten
09:15 – 09:30
Opening and EUREKA message
Federal Minister Stark-Watzinger, BMBF
09:30 – 09:45
EUREKA message
Deputy Ambassador of Canada Evelyn Coulombe
09:45 – 10:10
Towards a Resilient and Secure Society: 6G Innovation for the Future
Christina Gessner, Executive Vice-President, Rohde & Schwarz
11:00 – 11:05
Opening
Prof. Schotten, Chairman, 6G Platform Germany
11:05 – 11:20
Status updates from BMBF
11:20 – 11:35
Status updates from XGMF
Prof. Nakao
11:35 – 12:25
Presentations of on-going joint projects in Japan and Germany
(2 slides each + QA, totally 50 min)
12:25 – 12:30
Wrap up and announcements for the next GER-JP workshop in Japan
Dr. Ishizu, Director of Beyond 5G Design Initiative, NICT
14:00 – 14:05
Welcome
Dr. Oliver Blume (Bosch)
Ulrich Barth (Nokia Bell Labs)
14:05 – 15:05
Talks by perspective
(approx. 20 minutes each)
15:05 – 15:25
Discussion between projects: Synergies and Collaboration Opportunities
15:25 – 15:30
Conclusions and Closing
Dr. Oliver Blume (Bosch)
Ulrich Barth (Nokia Bell Labs)
09:00h – 09:10h
Welcome Address by 6G Platform Germany
Hans Schotten, 6G Platform Germany
09:10h – 09:20h
Welcome Address by BMBF
Heike Prasse / Mikael Gast, BMBF
09:20h – 09:40h
EU 6G Policy Framework
Peter Stuckmann, Head of Unit – Future Connectivity Systems, Deputy Director – Future Networks, European Comission
09:40h – 10:00h
6G Update from SNS-JU
Dr. Colin Willcock, Chairman of the 6G-IA & SNS-JU Governing Board
10:00h – 10:30h
6G Update from Hexa-X and Hexa-X-II
Dr. Mikko Uusitalo, Hexa-X and Hexa-X-II overall lead, Nokia Bell Labs
11:00h – 11:15h
The MetaCity project and 5G Techritory ecosystem (tbc)
Neils Kalnins, 5G Techritory director, Latvia
11:15h – 11:30h
Presentation of French 5G/6G Program (tbc)
Hakima Chaouchi, Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
11:30h – 11:45h
Future Network Services – a Dutch National 6G Initiative
Toon Norp, Senior Business Consultant, Network Technology, TNO, NL
11:45h – 12:00h
The Finish 6G Flagship
Ari Pouttu, 6G Flagship vice-director, University of Oulu
12:00h – 12:30h
Questions and Answers on Collaboration Opportunities
All speakers