Program

Date : 17th October, 2019 Registration : 09:00 – 09:30 hrs Workshop Time : 09:30 – 17:00 hrs Cocktail Reception : 17:15 – 18:15 hrs Venue : Grand Ballroom 1

JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi

Time Session

09:00-9:30 Registration & Welcome to Country 09:30-09:40 Welcome address: Venkatesan Babu, President, FTTH Council Asia-Pacific 09:40-09:50 Opening Speech: Phan Thao Nguyen, Director General - International

Cooperation Dept, Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)

09:50-10:20 Opening Keynote: Luong Pham Nam Hoang, Deputy Director, Licensing and Market Division, Viet Nam Telecom Authority (VNTA) Topic : "The Role of Fiber in 5G Transition”

10:20-11:10 Speaker: Michael van-Moppes, General Manager, Plumettaz Topic : “Installation of Cable into Duct”

11:10-11:30 Tea/Coffee Break 11:30-12:00 Speaker: Phan Van Khoa, Network Director, FPT Telecom

Topic : “FTTx Experience and Challenges” 12:00-12:20 Speaker: Raymond Lai, Technical Director, EXFO

Topic : “A New Approach to Fiber Testing” 12:20-12:50 Speaker: Vũ Long Oanh, FTTH specialist, Technology Department, VNPT

Topic : “FTTH Success Story of VNPT” 12:50-13:10 Speaker: Jeetendra Kumar, MD - Asia & Global SI, Pitney Bowes Software

Topic : “Strategy in a 5G and FTTX World Begins with Location Intelligence & Right Data"

13:10-14:10 Lunch 14:10-14:30 Speaker: Tran Van Thanh, Dy. Director, Global Eng Center, Viettel Network

Corp Topic : “Case study: Opportunities and Challenges of Viettel FTTH Network”

14:30-14:50 Speaker: Dr. Cung Trong Cuong

Head, Huế Institute for Development Studies Consultant, Huế Smart City

Topic : “Hue Smart City - From People to Serve People” 14:50-15:30 Panel Session: “Opportunity & Challenges of Convergence Mobile and

Fixed Broadband Infrastructure”

Moderator: FTTH Council Asia-Pacific Panellists: MIC | VIA | VNPT | Viettel | FPT | Smart Cities

15:30-15:50 Speaker: Jonathan Setiawan, Solutions Manager – Fiber Optic, Viavi Solutions

Topic : “Outpacing OTDR Project Schedule” 15:50-16:20 Tea/Coffee Break 16:20-16:40 Speaker: Steve Foster, Chair – Smart Cities Comm, FTTH Council Asia-Pacific Topic : "Smart Cities in APAC" 16:40-17:00 Speaker: Guest Speaker, Subject Matter Expert, Local Telecom Industry

Topic : “Empowering Government Network Infrastructure for Digital Transformation”

17:00-17:05 Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

FTTH Council Asia Pacific 17:05-18:00 Cocktail Reception

Please note, this program is subject to change based on speaker confirmation and topic proposed by the speaker.