Monday 28 September 2026 (Room AD1)
10:30 – 10:45 Registration and connection with online participants
10:45 – 11:30 “Integrated Sensing and Communications, and Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory: Latest Advances and Synergies for 6G“, Keynote talk 2 presented by Dr. Aryan Kaushik, CEO and Director of OUF Innovative (UK), CIO at RakFort, Ireland
11:30 – 12:00 Networking break
12:00 – 13:00 “Planned contributions to standardization activities” presented by DCs (DC1 – DC7)
13:00 – 13:15 Questions and open discussion
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 “Planned contributions to standardization activities” presented by DCs (DC8 – DC15)
15:00 – 15:45 “Introduction to intellectual property rights and patents” presented by Michel Goudelis, former Director, European Patent Office (EPO)
15:45 – 16:30 “How to write a good patent” presented by Prof. Pavlos Lazaridis, University of Huddersfield, UK
16:30 – 17:15 “From Connectivity to Consequence: Responsible Innovation for AI-Enabled 6G” presented by Mrs Marianthe Stavridou, Vice-Chair, Internet Society, Switzerland
17:15 – 18:00 “Spectrum Management and Monitoring in the 6G Era and the Emergence of Integrated Sensing and Communication: Regulatory Challenges and Actions”, presented by Dr. Nikolaos Igoumenidis, Head of Spectrum Monitoring Sub-Directorate, Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT)
18:00 – 18:45 “Patents are Essential to Successful Open Standardization” presented by Dr. Bowman Heiden, Founder of Open Innovation Labs, Institute for Business Innovation, University of California, Berkeley, USA
18:45 – 19:00 Questions and open discussion
19:00 End of Day 1
Tuesday 29 September 2026
09:00 – 09:10 Registration and connection with online participants
09:10 – 09:40 “5G in the Field: Lessons from 5 Years of Cross-Country Measurement09:15 – 10:00s”, Keynote talk 1 presented by Prof. Dimitrios Koutsonikolas, Northeastern University, USA
09:40 – 10:10 “Towards AI-Native 6G: Cell-Free Networks, Semantic Communication, and Digital Twins”, Keynote Talk 3 presented by Prof. Slawomir Stanczak, Technical University of Berlin and Fraunhofer HHI, Germany
10:10 – 10:45 “Why Standards Matter: How IEEE SA Shapes Technical and Socio-Technical Innovation” presented by Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Country Head & Senior Director, IEEE India
10:45 – 11:30 “An overview of 3GPP Standardization” presented by Dr. Spyridon Louvros, 3GPP RAN WG3 and WG4 Delegate, Jio Platforms Limited, Estonia
11:30 – 12:00 Networking break
12:00 – 13:00 “Standardization for Integrated Sensing and Communication” presented by Dr. Spyridon Louvros, 3GPP RAN WG3 and WG4 Delegate, Jio Platforms Limited, Estonia
13:00 – 13:15 Questions and open discussion
13:15 End of Day 2