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NGA/XGMF/6G Forum Joint Workshop

Hosted at Verizon's Corporate Office, 600 Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX 75038

Monday, May 18

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Tuesday, May 19

8:30 AM – 4:45 PM ET

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Agenda

Monday, May 18

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Workshop Dinner

NGA will host a dinner for workshop participants at the Westin's Mesa Mezcal. RSVP is required to attend.

400 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX 75039

Tuesday, May 19

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Arrival; Breakfast/Networking

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Opening Remarks

Akihiro Nakao
Vice-Dean, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Co-Chair of the XG Mobile Promotion Forum, XGMF
Jaydee Griffith
Managing Director, Next G Alliance
KyungHi Chang
Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inha University
Executive Committee Chair, 6G Forum

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM

U.S. Government Keynote

Tricia Paoletta
Senior Advisor, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

6G AI Open Discussion and Paper Development

Akihiro Nakao
Vice-Dean, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Co-Chair of the XG Mobile Promotion Forum, XGMF
Balaji Raghothaman
Chief Technologist and Wireless Standards Lead, Keysight Technologies,
Keundae Kim
Director General, National R&D Project Group for Next Generation Network (6G), IITP
KyungHi Chang
Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inha University
Executive Committee Chair, 6G Forum

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

6G Use Case/ Vertical Presentations (What are the Top Verticals?)

Presentations on use cases and industries targeted for 6G technology, with discussion identifying common use cases or technical requirements across the three regions.

Jaydee Griffith
Managing Director, Next G Alliance
Jerry Jae Yeol Kim
Research Fellow in Technology Strategy, LG U+
Vice Chair, Executive Committee, 6G Forum
Tsuyoshi Kashima
CTO, Ericsson Japan

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

6G Use Case/ Vertical Open Discussion and Collaboration Ideas

Havish Koorapaty
Vice President for Standards and Industry Initiatives, Ericsson
Steering Group Co-Chair, Next G Alliance

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

ISAC Presentation

Presentations on latest ISAC-related work in each organization, with discussion on future R&D and business goals for sensing technology in 6G.

Amitava Ghosh
Head, Radio Interface Group, Nokia
Chair, Technology Roadmap Working Group, Next G Alliance
Issei Kanno
Expert in the Wireless Technology Division, KDDI Research, Inc.
Subleader, 6G Wireless Technology Project, XGMF
Young Han Nam
Senior Director, Standards and Mobility Innovation, Samsung Research America

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

ISAC Open Discussion and Collaboration Ideas

Amitava Ghosh
Head, Radio Interface Group, Nokia
Chair, Technology Roadmap Working Group, Next G Alliance

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

6G Commercialization & Rollout Discussion

Discuss the anticipated path for 6G commercialization and rollout, including how to maximize impact on Day 1 and what needs to be completed to achieve success.

Brian Daly
AT&T Fellow, Radio Club of America Fellow, and Assistant Vice President, AT&T
Steering Group Co-Chair, Next G Alliance
Chungwoo Hwang
Principle Research Engineer & ICT Standardization Maestro, KT Corp.
Toshiaki Yamamoto
Executive Director and Head of the Wireless Technology Division, KDDI
Subleader, 6G Promotion Project, XGMF

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

"Beyond 6G Day 1" Discussion:

Discuss technology under development or additional needs not in consideration for 6G Day 1 that would benefit from international collaboration prior to standardization and commercial rollout.

Doug Castor
Head of Wireless Research, InterDigital
Steering Group Co-Chair, Next G Alliance, Next G Alliance
Takehiro Nakamura
Chief Standardization Officer, NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
Yongjun Chung
Head of Radio & Network Standardization Dept., TTA
Chair, Standard-Ecosystem Promotion Committee, 6G Forum

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Event Summary; Next Steps; Closing Remarks

Jaydee Griffith
Managing Director, Next G Alliance

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