UAE, March 2019 - SAMENA Telecommunications Council is gearing up for its annual Leaders’ Summit, to be held on April 18th, 2019, with the patronage of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates. The one-day leaders-only event is the seminal congregation of leaders for materializing private and government partnerships; for fostering collaboration within the ICT industry of the region; and for discussing issues that have emerged since 5G deployment became a priority in the region, in alignment with national ICT visions. The Summit will congregate leaders and influencers from within the telecommunications industry across South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Europe and beyond.
“Our focus during Leaders' Summit 2019 is on highlighting the impact of 5G in boosting ICTs and enabling flexibility and capability of digital services. The areas which require specialized attention are Operators' need for improved spectrum allocation policies, and general regulator-level support for understanding future requirements and multiple dimensions in building the region's digital economy. One of the most anticipated ICT thought leadership and change-makers' events in the region, the Leaders’ Summit 2019 will further empower SAMENA Telecommunications Council to be at the forefront of the campaign for building digital economies, unifying the telecom industry voice, helping optimize the collaboration between operators and regulators and ICT industry service providers towards making a positive impact in the region’s socio-economic development. It is SAMENA Council's privilege that the 2019 Leaders' Summit will be held with the patronage of the TRA-UAE," stated Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member of SAMENA Council.
Commenting on the event, H.E Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, the Director General of the UAE’s TRA said: “We in the UAE rely on 5G to enter the age of the artificial intelligence and to apply the Smart Cities applications such as IoT. 5G will provide a flexible and adaptive intelligent platform to the mobile operators to connect everything and offer unique digital services. 5G will be the innovation engine to empower the 4th industrial revolution. The TRA is creating a coherent environment to nourish and sustain this growth for the people of the UAE”.
The SAMENA Council's Leaders’ Summit is an annual leadership event, encompassing private and government sector leaders' gathering, various bi-lateral "closed-door" meetings, and panel discussions, held among stakeholders in a world-class setting. Leaders' Summit 2019 will build on past discussions, centered around enabling a true, regional digital economy. Areas to come under discussion include Enabling Transition to “Inclusive 5G”, Barriers to Achieving Economies of Scale in 5G Device Capabilities, Identification of Technology, Regulatory, and Business Challenges in Fifth-Generation Digital Communications, and “Industry 4.0” Use Cases in a 5G-enabled Digital Economy.
For Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact SAMENA Telecommunications Council at LS2019@samenacouncil.org
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Source: SAMENA Press Release
