EUTC Annual Event 2022
On 9-10 November 2022, EUTC has organised its first Annual Event in Lisbon, Portugal. Over the course of two days, EUTC members and other stakeholders from the utilities telecom sector met in personat the Oceanário de Lisboa to mark the yearly meeting of the association and to discuss the future of utilities telecommunications in Europe.
The event also marked the occasion to celebrate the launch of the first EUTC book, “Utilities Telecommunications in a Nutshell”, written by EUTC Secretary General Julian Stafford, along with EUTC Board member Alberto Sendin and Spectrum Group Manager Adrian Grilli.
Over the two days, participants had the chance to network during coffee break and meal times, where sponsor and new member booths could be visited. On the evening of 9 November, a Networking Dinner also took place.
Sessions – Day 1
The event opened with a keynote speech by Aurelio Blanquet, E-REDES, Honorary member of EUTC, and continued with a panel discussion titled “EUTC Global Dialogue”, setting the scene to present EUTC and its global presence and synergies.
In the early afternoon, EUTC members gathered for its 2022 General Assembly, in which the activities of the year have been presented, as well as possible opportunities for 2023.
The event continued with a presentation from the first sponsor of the event, HPE, represented by Rene Tonon, OSS Master Solution Architect, and was followed by the 3GPP Task Force meeting, led by Erik Guttman from Samsung. The Task Force was launched at the start of 2022 and had its first in-person meeting during the EUTC Annual Event.
In the evening, a Networking Dinner was organised in the historical center of Lisbon, where Pedro Tercero Lozano from Ericsson presented the company’s portfolio for Mission Critical Networks Business Readiness.
Sessions – Day 2
The second day of the EUTC 2022 Annual Event opened with an interesting session titled “New members spotlight”, during which the 5 new EUTC members that joined the association had the chance to talk a bit. The Task Force was launched at the start of 2022 and had its first in-person meeting during the EUTC Annual Event.
After that, it was the moment to give the floor to the third sponsor of the event, Axians. Afonso Silva gave a presentation titled “Why is this fish here?”, matching the theme of the event location; the content was focused on Axians services for the ICT world, mainly through its sister company VINCI Energies.
Later on, EUTC members were called to participate in a Members Strategy Meeting, aimed at discussing the strategy of the association for 2023 and the core topics to focus on. The session was facilitated by the Secretariat and Board of Directors, and had interesting outcomes that will be explored in 2023.
The last session of the day saw a presentation from ZTE’s Victor Pascual, who presented their services for utilities and cited the case of E-Redes, who collaborates with the company for the building of their private networks.
The event was a success for EUTC members and other participants, marking the first in-person occasion for the association’s network to meet. There is more to come in 2023, stay tuned!
