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IEEE 5G Summit Casablanca

Colocated with the International Symposium on Ubiquitous Networking (UNet'17)

An event endorsed by

As Internet usages are proliferating, communications networks are faced with new shortcomings. Future networks will have to support in 2020 mobile traffic volumes 1000 times larger than today and a spectrum crunch is anticipated. Wireless access rates are today significantly lower than those of fixed access, which prevents the emergence of ubiquitous low cost integrated access continuum with context independent operational characteristics. Communication networks energy consumption is growing rapidly, especially in the radio part of mobile networks. The proliferation of connected devices makes it very difficult to maintain similar performance characteristics over an ever larger portfolio of technologies and requirements (i.e.Ultra High Definition TV vs. M2M, IoT). Heterogeneity of access technologies entails unsustainable cost with increasing difficulties to integrate an ever larger set of resources with reduced OPEX. Network infrastructure openness is still limited. It prevents the emergence of integrated OTT (cloud)-network integration with predictable end to end performance characteristics, and limits the possibility for networks to become programmable infrastructures for innovation with functionalities exposed to developers’ communities.


This 5G SUMMIT focuses on exploring and elucidating all facets of the next generation of 5G technology, business and societal gaps and challenges between the current 3G-4G-LTE access-only Internet models and the proper vision of 5G, evolutionary or revolutionary, to go beyond just access by embracing and facilitating the upfront integration of all new technologies (IOT, SDN/NFV, Cloud Computing, ..) to be user-transparent, app-oriented, service-ready, ubiquitous and lowest cost.


Some of the worldwide 5G experts have been invited and attracted to share their state-of-the-art knowledge with the emerging 5G community in Morocco and around the world in view of facilitating the worldwide harmonization of research and best practices for deployment of viable user scenarios in the global 5G ecosystem, the built-in security and privacy by design in 5G, and explore the different ways to enable Internet protocols over the next generation of empowered devices in order to reach convergence and end to end transparency led by the IEEE 5G Technical subCommittee which is supporting technically this event.

Our Speakers


Dr. Chih-Lin I.
Chief Scientist
China Mobile Research Institute

Prof. Akihiro Nakao
University of Tokyo
and 5GMF Network Architecture

Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Adrian Scarse

ETSI CTO, Head of 3GPP Mobile
Competence Contre,

Dr. Maziar Nekovee

Samsung Electronics R&D Institute
UK

Prof. Noureddine Boudriga

Head, CN&S Research Lab.
SUP'COM, Tunisia

Dr. Diego Lopez

Head, Technology Exploration
Telefonica I+D, Madrid, Spain

Dr. Heinz Thorsten Bernold

The BOSTON Consulting Group
USA

Dr. Ali Sadri

Intel Corporation
USA

Prof. Tembine Hamidou

New York University
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Mehdi Bennis

Centre for Wireless Communication
University of Oulu, Finland

Dr. David Kravitz

Vice President - Crypto Systems Research
DarkMatter, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Samson Lasaulce

Centrale-Supelec, CNRS
France

Mr. Kenneth Wallstedt

Director, Technology Strategy
Group Function Strategy & Technology,
Ericsson, Sweden

Dr. Said Soulhi

Verizon
USA

Steering Committee


Prof. Latif Ladid

President-Founder IPv6 Forum
co-Chair, IEEE 5G Initiative - Summits/Forum

Prof. Essaid Sabir

ENSEM, Hassan II University
of Casablanca; IEEE MS, Morocco

Prof. Ashutosh Dutta

AT&T/5G Initiative Co-Chair
Middletown, New Jersey, USA

Prof. Mounir Ghogho

University of Leeds, UK; IEEE MS
International University of Rabat

Prof. Mustapha Benjillali

INPT, Rabat; IEEE MS
Morocco

Prof. Mohamed Essaaidi

Director, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University
Founder-Past Chair IEEE MS, Morocco

Prof. Mohamed Sadik

ENSEM, Hassan II University
of Casablanca; IEEE MS, Morocco

Prof. Abdelmajid Badri

FSTM, Hassan II University
of Casablanca; IEEE MS, Morocco



Sponsors



Agenda

Download full program from this link Detailed Agenda

Venue

Casablanca 5G Summit will be co-located with the Third International Symposium on Ubiquitous Networking (UNet'17), and will be held at the Grand Mogador City Center Casablanca hotel.


Close to the harbor, and the old medina, with an easy access to Mohammedia and Rabat highway, the Grand Mogador City Center is the latest creation of the group. This monumental hotel has it all, an Artdéco architecture combining luxury and modernity while keeping traditional architectural THE key pride for the group and Morocco.


Inside the highest five star luxury hotel of Casablanca, 420 spacious rooms and suites, many with stunning views of the Atlantic and the Casablanca port, others have an iconic city skyline. Some of the Mogador Grand City Center rooms and suites even offer both. An advanced level of facilities and equipment, the ultimate in terms of technology, sophistication and comfort at every level and each of the rooms and suites. An exceptional spa offering quality care in a relaxing atmosphere. Creative restaurants to satisfy all succulences.

Accommodation

Should you wish to make a new booking or make changes to an existing booking at Grand Mogador City center - Luxury Hotel, please check bellow the special rates granted to UNet 2017 attendees.

Grand Mogador CIty Center Special rates (the conference hotel)
Room Type Single & Breakfast Twin & Breakfast
Hotel class 5 stars MAD 1100 (~ € 102) MAD 1300 (~ € 120)
4 stars MAD 890 (~ € 91) MAD 1040 (~ € 97)

For your new booking, please use the following contact informations (with a cc accommodation@unet-conf.org) mentioning "UNet 2017" and indicating your arrival/departue dates:

Registration

IEEE 5G Summit Casablanca Registration
IEEE ComSoc Member € 120
IEEE Member/Sister Society € 150
IEEE Student/Life Member € 60
Student Non-Member € 75
Non Member € 200

Registration Method & Accepted Payment

  • Payment to: MOBITIC Association 
  • Bank: Banque populaire, Agdal, Rabat; Morocco 
  • IBAN (24 Digits): 181 810 21116 8685067 0009 12
  • Swift Code:  BCPOMAMCRAB 

If a visa support is needed, please contact the summit chairs 5gsummit (at) unet-conf.org with your registration confirmation.