Broadband World Forum has revealed the latest list of speakers for its telecom event in Berlin, Germany on 24-26 October.

Broadband World Forum will have more than 300 speakers to share their expertise on a multitude of topics vital to the broadband industry.

Main speakers at this year’s Broadband World Forum

Ajit Pai, chairman at Federal Communications Commission, who is an advocate of less regulation in the broadband industry and is spearheading the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback of net neutrality protections. This is the first time that Pai will deliver a keynote at the Broadband World Forum.

Federico Guillen, president of Fixed Networks at Nokia, will deliver a keynote address called The Power of ‘And’.

Howard Watson, CEO and CIO at BT Technology, Service & Operations at BT Group, will give a presentation on how building the best converged network in the UK is driven by customer need.

Sharlene Thiagarajah, CEO at TM Research & Development, will be taking part in a panel discussion that will look at the challenges facing the telco Internet of Things platform. The debate will cover system design, reliability, security and privacy.

Ronan Kelly, CTO, EMEA and APAC Regions at Adtran, will talk about restoring balance to the universe with next generation broadband platforms. Along with Jean-François Fallacher, CEO at Orange Polska, he will take part in a debate that asks the global operators whether they will be ready for 2020.

Michael Soileau, vice president, Planning and Strategy at Comcast, will address the challenges and opportunities in the global broadband marketplace, specifically how they relate to understanding competition, improving the experience of customers and employees alike, and flexing a business to think creatively.