RFOC 2024

Future of Fiber Optic Industry in Romania & Europe: people, innovation and connectivity

22 mai 2024

ROMANIAN FIBER OPTIC CONFERENCE 2024

Program

08:00 – Exhibition / Welcome Coffee / Networking

09:00 –Sorin BOGDAN, AFOR's President, „Conference opening” 

9.10 – 9.30: Awards of first edition of WorldSkills Competition on Fiber Optic Splicer:

Victor DumitracheWorldSkills Romania, Program Director

Angela RoscaTechnical College Augustin Maior Cluj, Director

Tiberiu GanduANISP (Romanian Association of ISP providers), Board Member

9.30 – 11.30: Perspectives on Fiber Optic future

1. Dinu Dragomir, Teledatanet, CEO - Future of fiber optic X (TBC)

2. Valentin Luca, Camusat, Country Managing Director  – Future of Fiber Optic Infrastructure.      Synergies for Open Access Fiber Optic networks     

3. Alexandru Stanean, TeraPlast CEO – Future of ducts for Fiber Optic infrastructure                                                                                                                                 

4. Cristian Gheorghe, Prysmian – Director telecom - Future of fiber optic is linked to Communities                                                                                 

5. Danut Codrici, STS colonel inginer– The importance of fiber optic infrastructure in the provision of special telecommunications services                     

6. Cezar Lovin, R&M – Future of Fiber Optic Connectivity                                   

7. Lucian Bogaciu, Total Group Telecom – Future of Fiber Optic underground infrastructures

8. Andrew AINSLEY, Hexatronic - Microducts and Airblown fibre technology

 

11:30 - 12:30 Q&A session - Perspective on Fiber Optic future with speakers and audience                                             

12.30 – 13.30: Lunch and networking

14.00 – 16.00: Visits at Exhibition booths. Networking. Free professional discussions.                                                     

16:00 - 16:30 Free networking and closing of the Conference

Subjects to be discussed this year at Romanian Fiber Optic Conference:

–  As Romania is leading in Europe at coverage rate for FTTH/B with 96,1% where are going the fiber optic deployments in 2030-2035? 
– If Romania has more than 50% of fiber optic specialists working abroad how many of them will be in Romania in the next 5 years? 
– Which it will be the future jobs in Fiber Optic industry in 2030-2035? 
– The challenge of new technologies like AI will impact the labor market in fiber optic industry soon? 
– FTTR (Fiber-to-the-Room) is coming after FTTH/B more and more but how it will grow up in Europe?
– Re-thinking Broadband Access Networks is starting from the applications and Customers or from the technology of fiber optic advance? 
– Indoor fiber optic cabling against copper structured cable or WiFi6/7 or LiFi in the buildings?
– Which innovations you see for fiber optic industry to drive changes in the next 5 years in Romania and Europe?
– Fiber Optic Networks for next generations can be built by robots?
– Which are the margins of fiber optic extension to everywhere? 
– Types of actual and future trainings in fiber optic in Romania & in Europe with VET focus.
– The future trends in next level of Connectivity for people, communities, buildings, machines and objects 

 

Speakeri

Sorin BOGDAN

Sorin BOGDAN

President

AFOR

Cornel BĂRBUȚ

Cornel BĂRBUȚ

Vicepresident

AFOR

Valentin LUCA

Valentin LUCA

Country Managing Director

Camusat

Dinu DRAGOMIR

Dinu DRAGOMIR

CEO

Teledatanet

Alexandru STÂNEAN

Alexandru STÂNEAN

CEO

Teraplast

Victor DUMITRACHE

Victor DUMITRACHE

Program Director

WORLDSKILLS ROMÂNIA

Cezar LOVIN

Cezar LOVIN

Country Manager

R&M

Dănuț CODRICI

Dănuț CODRICI

Colonel Inginer

STS

Tiberiu GÂNDU

Tiberiu GÂNDU

Board Member

ANISIP

Cristian GHEORGHE

Cristian GHEORGHE

Telecom Director

Prysmian Group

Andrew AINSLEY

Andrew AINSLEY

Manager

Hexatronic

Members

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