2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Welcome and introduction
Mladen Vratonjic, Board Chair and Director, TCCA
2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
Narrowband in the time of change: the perspective of the end user
Steven McLinden, Retired Senior Fire and Rescue Officer
Thomas Lynch, Research Director, Physical Security, Safe City, Critical Communications, Omdia
An 'In conversation with' session to discuss:
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Recent developments in TETRA networks in Norway and how these are being used effectively
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Achieving maximum performance from existing critical communications networks - session sponsored by Sepura
Peter Hudson, Chief Technology Officer, Sepura
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
TETRA roll-outs in the USA: successes, challenges, lessons that can be learned around the world
Keith Ammons, VP Market Development, PowerTrunk
John Monto, Senior Director of Aviation Voice Services, Collins Aerospace
Andy Schwartz, Director of Radio, Electronic Security, and UAS Systems, NJ TRANSIT
Rick Nielsen, President, Bay Electronics
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Use of TETRA: what has worked well and what has gone wrong - part 1
Al Edwards, Technology Operational Manager & Sponsor for Airwave Service, Highways England
Robin Davis, Director, Actica Consulting Ltd
Frédéric Jans-Cooremans, Project Manager, STIB, Public Transport Company of Brussels, Belgium
2:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Use of TETRA: what has worked well and what has gone wrong - part 2
Doug Bowden, Co-Director, Australasian Critical Communications Forum
Mark Wood, Co-Director, Australasian Critical Communications Forum
John Dundas, Consultant and Director, DundasTech Limited
Ir. Terrance Lai, Senior Telecom Manager, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Making the most of the technology
Keith Donnelly, Fire and Rescue Service Advisor, Home Office, UK
This session will provide advice on:
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Selecting the right option
Steven McLinden, Retired Senior Fire and Rescue Officer
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Evolution or revolution?
Brian Murgatroyd, Chairman , ETSI TC TCCE
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Future direction for narrowband communications
Nick Smye, Chair, SCADA Group, TCCA
Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, CritComms Insights