The Journey to 5G

Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO, TELUS
DATE: Wednesday February 19, 2020.
TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 01:30 p.m.
PLACE: CENGN-,Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, 555 Legget Dr Tower A Suite, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2K 2X3
ADMISSION: Event is free, but space is limited. Registration required. All participants must register in advance. Please follow the link to register https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/20632. For more information, please contact: Register here, or contact Michael Lalonde michael.lalonde@ieee.org.

Abstract
Through an informal, open and candid discussion, Ibrahim will share a look into the various aspect of the journey to 5G. From industry trends on 5G and deployments globally to TELUS’ view and plans, the lunch and learn will explore the technology, security and applications required to deploy 5G right.

Bio
Ibrahim Gedeon is one of the global telecommunications industry’s eminent thought leaders. He has carved out an international career by combining tremendous insight and skill as an applied scientist with a lighthearted and non-conventional approach to leadership. As Chief Technology Officer for TELUS a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, he is responsible for all technology development and strategy, security, service and network architecture, service delivery and operational support systems, as well as service and network convergence, and network infrastructure strategies and evolution. Under his leadership the TELUS wireless broadband network has become one of the best in the world.
Ibrahim also serves on the board of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and the Institute for Communication Technology Management. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut and a Master’s in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University. In 2010, Ibrahim received a Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. In 2014, he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of engineering. He has been named five times to the Global Telecoms Business magazine’s GTB Power 100, a list of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the telecoms industry.
Ibrahim served in many IEEE executive and leadership posts on the Society, Region, Section, and Chapter level. He is currently the Senate Chair of IEEE Ottawa Section, the Industry Advisor of the IEEE Communications Society for the North America Region, and the Industry Advisor for the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society. Ibrahim is very well known a keynote speaker, he organized and hosted several national and international conferences. He was the General Chair of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications – ICC2012 (IEEE Communications Society’s flagship conference), and he is currently the General Chair of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications – ICC2021 that will be held in Montreal on June 14-18, 2021. He received many awards, just to name few, the Consumer Electronics Society’s Distinctive Exemplary Industry Leader Award in 2019, and the IEEE Canada’s Outstanding Canadian Engineer Award in 2001.