The EUTC was delighted to hold its Annual Event that took place on September 29–30 at Hotel Quirinale (Via Nazionale, 7, 00184) in Rome, Italy. The event brought together key stakeholders from across the utility and telecommunications ecosystem for two days of high-level discussion, exchange, and networking.
Dynamic panels and insightful presentations
The conference offered a platform to explore key strategic topics through the following sessions:
- Spotlight to EUTC international partners | Andreas Breuer (EUTC), Dymitr Wajsman (UTCAL), Rusty Williams (UTC), Steve Liegl (UTC)
- EU & IT institutional representatives keynote interventions | Pilar del Castillo (MEP), Antonella Marino (DG CNECT), Katia Marcantonio (AGCOM)
- Round table about the future of connectivity | Règis Hourdouille (Ericsson), Paolo La Scola (AWS), Paidamoyo Mtutu (Analysys Mason)
- Round table about telecoms resilience and crisis management | Alberto Sendin (Iberdrola), João Galamba (E-REDES), Vincent Audebert (EDF), Paidamoyo Mtutu (Analysys Mason)
- Insight from Ukraine about resilience under pressure | Ivan Geliuikh (DTEK)
- Certification of wireless and mission critical for utilities | Carlos Pedraz (Global Certification Forum)
- Presentation of the BPL White Paper | Alberto Sendin (Iberdrola)
- Round table about resilient connectivity for utilities | Chris Farrow ( Chronos), Brice Jourdain (Eutelsat), Thierry Berisot (ETSI), Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini (KAUST University)
- International round table about radio spectrum | Jason Johur (TCCA), Brett Kilbourne (UTC), Noel Kirkaldy (CEPT), Gösta Kallner (450 MHz Alliance), Dymitr Wajsman (UTCAL), David He Qing (CIGRE)
- Session on Cybersecurity as a pillar of resilient utility communications | Aurelio Blanquet (EE-ISAC), Anjos Nijk (ENCS)
- Round table about building trusted operational context for critical infrastructure | Paola Quatraro (Oracle), Augustin Valencia (Fortinet), Mauro Pereira Aimeida (Deloitte)
Fuelled by our sponsors!
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all sponsors for their valuable support and for sharing the following presentations:
- Ericsson | Dedicated mission critical networks for power grid resilience
- Garderos | Resiliency for Router Fleets at DSOs
- GE Vernova | From risk to resilience: hybrid communications architecture enabling the autonomous grid
- Italtel | Oracle vision for autonomous, AI-enabled networks
- Keysight | Building a cyber-resilient grid network spanning across wireless and wireline communication networks
- Network to Code | How AI and source of truth turns network data into audit evidence
- OneLayer | What each side got right first: lessons US and European utilities can borrow from each other’s private cellular playbook
- Palo Alto Networks | Building cyber resilience in grid networks operations
- Westermo | Operational sovereignty: a new foundation for utility resilience
- Tait Communications | The mission critical backbone of utilities
- CheckPoint |
Happy hour and networking dinner at restaurant Roof Garden
The event also gave participants the chance to enjoy a happy hour sponsored by our sponsors, OneLayer and Palo Alto Networks, followed by a networking dinner at the restaurant Roof Garden (Via Tor de’ Conti 25, Rome) which allowed the interesting conversations to continue into the evening.
Additional information
Are you interested in receiving information about next’s year edition of the EUTC Annual Event? Reach out to us at communications@eutc.org.
Find below more images from the event!
Grazie a tutti!