6th CIS & CEE Spectrum Management Conference

Event Overview

The 6th CIS & CEE Spectrum Management Conference will take place in Q4 of 2022. More information on the date and format will be released in due course.

Gathering key stakeholders to discuss topical issues relating to the management and coordination of spectrum policy across the region, attendees will have the opportunity to get involved and engage through interactive sessions, networking opportunities, a virtual exhibition area and much more.

The conference is part of The Global Spectrum Series. The world’s largest collection of regional spectrum policy conferences.

WRC-23
Preparation

Key theme 2

Co-ordinated
5G strategy

Key theme 5

Rural
Connectivity

Key theme 1

Mid-band Spectrum

Key theme 6

Spectrum licencing & Monitoring

UHF
Spectrum

This conference will be held under a Hybrid Format. To ensure the health and safety of our speakers, attendees, sponsors and staff while maximising interaction amongst participants, in-person attendance at this event will be limited.

There will be a significant in-person component to this event with demand likely to be high. If you are interested in participating in the conference in person we recommend that you apply for your spot as soon as possible. For those not attending on site, sessions will be live streamed to our events platform.

We will continue to monitor developments around the COVID-19 pandemic, follow recommendations regarding masks, social distancing, and sanitation set out by the venue and local authorities and may revise the capacity limit based on the advice received.

Organisers & Partners

Forum Global
Event Organiser
forum-global.com
Forum Global specializes in policy focused conferences and events, providing a platform for discussion and debate on topical issues across a variety of different sectors. These events are organized with clients and partners and aim to progress ideas and actions on important issues, all within a balanced and neutral setting.Forum Global is the international arm of Forum Europe, which was founded by Giles Merritt, columnist for the International Herald Tribune, and is widely recognized as the leading EU dedicated event provider.Headed by a team of events specialists with over 19 years of experience, Forum Global works successfully with businesses, institutions and governments alike. Its strategic services can maintain and develop your key policy networks, and also deliver forums where key issues can be aired and debated.
Ericsson
Event Partner
www.ericsson.com
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards. Communication is changing the way we live and work. Ericsson plays a key role in this evolution, using innovation to empower people, business and society. We provide communications networks, telecom services and multimedia solutions, making it easier for people all over the globe to communicate.
Huawei
Event Partner
www.huawei.com
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. We have more than 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Huawei is a private company wholly owned by its employees. Through the Union of Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., we implement an Employee Shareholding Scheme involving 104,572 employees. Only Huawei employees are eligible to participate. No government agency or outside organization holds shares in Huawei.
Nokia
Event Partner
www.nokia.com
Nokia is a global leader in creating the technologies at the heart of our connected world. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we serve communications service providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the industry’s most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products, services and licensing.From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality and digital health, we are shaping the future of technology to transform the human experience.
Broadcast Networks Europe
Event Partner
www.broadcast-networks.eu
Broadcast Networks Europe is dedicated to maintaining an efficient and fair regulatory and operational environment for Terrestrial Broadcast Network Operators with a view to ensuring European citizens continue having universal access to a broad range of TV and radio programs and content as well as other over-the-air services.
Coleago Consulting
Event Partner
www.coleago.com
Founded in 2001, Coleago is a specialist telecoms management consulting firm. Our expertise has been developed exclusively within the telecoms sector and delivers a rare combination of telecoms-related commercial and technical skills and experience. Since 2001 we have worked on over 110 spectrum related projects in developed and emerging markets. Since 2017 our spectrum projects included the transition to 5G, including valuating spectrum most relevant for 5G such as 600MHz, 700MHz, 3.5GHz, and mm wave. We advise regulators on spectrum policy, spectrum roadmap, spectrum pricing, spectrum auctions and capacity building on the topic best practice in spectrum auctions. For mobile operators Coleago delivers regulatory advocacy and responses to consultation, spectrum valuation, bid strategy development and live auction support. Coleago also authored complete bid books for spectrum licence awards by means of a beauty contest.
GSMA
Event Partner
www.gsma.com
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and the Mobile 360 Series conferences.
GSOA
Event Partner
www.gsoasatellite.com
GSOA is a non-profit organisation established with the objective of serving and promoting the common interests of satellite operators from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the CIS. The Association today represents the interests of 21 satellite operators who deliver information communication services across the globe. Together ESOA Members provide invaluable communications services to the whole world including emergency communications, live broadcasting, maritime and aero communications, secure services for governments, 24-7 monitoring of industrial processes such as energy plants and a whole range of other communications capabilities that society has come to rely on.
OneWeb
Event Partner
www.oneweb.world
OneWeb is a global communications network powered by a constellation of 650 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Headquartered in London, OneWeb enables high-speed, low latency connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities everywhere around the world. OneWeb’s satellites, network of gateway stations, and range of User Terminals, provide affordable, fast, high bandwidth, low-latency communication services connected to the IOT future, and a pathway to 5G for everyone, everywhere.
Aetha
Knowledge Partner
www.aethaconsulting,com
Aetha Consulting provides strategic advice to the telecommunications industry and specialises in undertaking rigorous data-driven quantitative assessments to help businesses, regulators and policy makers make major strategic and regulatory decisions. We work with our clients to develop creative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing them in a constantly changing environment. Aetha helps operators and regulators to analyse the opportunities and threats arising out of changes (whether real or proposed) in their radio spectrum holdings. Throughout the recent unprecedented growth of wireless services, Aetha's staff have been at the forefront of spectrum policy. Our consultants have assisted regulators to award spectrum and develop regulatory frameworks, including supporting the European Commission to tackle issues such as spectrum trading and the digital dividend. We also support operators to understand their spectrum needs, value spectrum and bid in auctions. Each year we support 10-15 bidders in spectrum auctions - a total of over 80 award processes between mid-2011 and 2017 across all regions of the world. Our technical knowledge, combined with our rigorous valuation modelling approach, ensures that our clients are comprehensively prepared for auctions.
NERA
Knowledge Partner
www.nera.com
NERA Economic Consulting is a global firm of experts dedicated to applying economic, finance, and quantitative principles to complex business and legal challenges. For half a century, NERA’s economists have been creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations for government authorities and the world’s leading law firms and corporations. We bring academic rigor, objectivity, and real world industry experience to bear on issues arising from competition, regulation, public policy, strategy, finance, and litigation. NERA’s clients value our ability to apply and communicate state-of-the-art approaches clearly and convincingly, our commitment to deliver unbiased findings, and our reputation for quality and independence. Our clients rely on the integrity and skills of our unparalleled team of economists and other experts backed by the resources and reliability of one of the world’s largest economic consultancies. With its main office in New York City, NERA serves clients from more than 25 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Supported by

ITU

Previous speakers include

Mario M

Mario Maniewicz

Director, BR
ITU

Sergey Pastukh

Sergey Pastukh

Vice-Chairman of CPM-23 FSUE, NIIR, Russia

Dilmurod Dusmatov

Dilmurod Dusmatov

Head of Radio-Frequency Spectrum Regulation
Ministry for Development of Information, Technologies and Communication of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Galina Fedorova

Galina Fedorova

Member of the EBU Technical Committee
RTR

Nikolai Vassiliev

Nikolai Vassiliev

Chief, Terrestrial Services Department (TSD)
ITU

Victor Strelets

Victor Strelets

Chairman ITU-R Study Group 4
RCC Responsible coordinator at RA/WRC-19

Lidia Varukina

Lidia Varukina

Head of Technology, East Europe
Nokia

Dmitry Korzun

Dzmitry Korzun

Head of Spectrum
Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Belarus

Valery Tikvinsky

Valery Tikvinsky

Deputy General Director on Innovation Technologies
JSC National Research Institute of Technologies and Communications

Nikolay Varlamov

Nikolay Varlamov

Member
Radio Regulations Board

Maxim Cumpanici

Maxim Cumpanici

Head of spectrum management department
National Service for the Radio Frequencies Management Republic of Moldova

Glyn Carter

Glyn Carter

Future Spectrum Director
GSMA

Jean-Pierre Faisan

Jean-Pierre Faisan

Vice Chairman
BNE

Raffi Khatcherian

Raffi Khatcherian

Head of International Spectrum Management
EUROCONTROL

Rodney Croft

Rodney Croft

Chair
ICNIRP

Event Background

Launched in 2017, and now in its sixth year, The CIS & CEE Spectrum Management Conference has previously taken place in Minsk, Almaty and Yerevan.

Global Spectrum Series

The Global Spectrum Series is the world’s largest collection of regional spectrum policy conferences. 

2021 Edition

The CIS Spectrum Management Conference is now in its 6th year. The 2021 edition welcomed over 500 delegates virtually. More information and the link to catch up sessions can be found below. 

Contact

For more information on any aspect of this event, please contact James Curtin using any of the following details:

James Curtin, Senior Event Manager, Forum Global
[email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783 026

Please note that this event will now take place in Q4 of 2022. More information on this will be released in due course.