Join us at:
Network Automation & Innovation Summit
📍De Hoorn Leuven, Belgium
🗓 September 17, 2025
Join industry leaders for an exclusive day of innovation and insight:
🎤 Keynotes:
John Gilvarry, CTO of Enet
Pascal Alloin, VP Connect Solutions of BICS (now part of Proximus Global)
🚀 Live demos & real-world use cases from:
Celfocus, Citymesh, FNT Software, Tietoevry Create, & more
🧠 Expert panels, bold ideas, and networking
🍽 Great food in the historic home of Stella Artois
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Keep reading to find out more about the Network Automation & Summit!
Keynote: Enet - John Gilvarry
Enet is Ireland’s largest, open access network provider. We are building and operating the largest alternative wholesale telecoms network in Ireland, which is facilitating the delivery of affordable, world-class broadband and wireless services to homes and businesses on a genuinely nationwide across Ireland basis.
Enet currently works with over 70 different retail service providers to bring high-quality fibre and wireless connectivity to over one million end users throughout the country. Our ambition is to make it ev en easier and more cost-effective for carriers to deliver broadband and high-performance connectivity solutions to more customers.

Citymesh
At the heart of our mission lies a passion for transforming the essence of connectivity into tangible operational value.
Through the harmony of advanced Wi-Fi, 0G, 4G, and 5G technologies, we craft both enduring and fleeting bridges of connection that not only transcend the ordinary but redefine it.
Keynotes: BICS - Pascal Alloin
At BICS, we believe that the power of communications enables people to realize their full potential. And our solutions, from global voice and messaging to IoT, roaming and cloud communications, help societies grow stronger by connecting together. As a leading global communications enabler, we’re here for both modern businesses and tech-savvy users in a fast-paced, data-driven world.


Tietoevry Create
Speaker Bio: Mats Eriksson, Business Development Lead for Telecom & RAN
Mats leads Business Development and Sales in the Telecom and RAN sector in
Tietoevry Create. He’s been in Software R&D for networks for more than 30 years, both co-founding tech companies and in managerial positions in telecom companies such as Ericsson. He also has a background in academia where he led a research cooperation institute and founded an EU innovation initiative.
Learn more about Tietoevry Create
Celfocus
FNT Software solutions enable telecom providers and network operators to efficiently manage their network by creating a digital twin of the hybrid infrastructure that encompasses the telco, data center and IT environments. FNT’s cloud-ready Command Platform includes integrated documentation, planning and visualization capabilities to manage physical, logical and virtual resources in one consolidated solution.
FNT Software
Speaker Bio:
Norbert Krain, Senior Solution Advisor Telecom Solutions for FNT Services GmbH, Germany
Norbert is a Senior Solution Advisor and has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications sector, having previously held senior solution architect and engineering roles at organizations such as Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia) in Germany and the UK. He has a strong background in OSS/BSS (Operational Support Systems/Business Support Systems) and the automation of complex business and network processes.
Agenda

1. Welcome
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Registration & welcome coffee with breakfast
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM: Opening address from Stefan Walraven

2. Demos & Panel Discussions
10:25 AM - 5:00 PM: Keynotes, Partner demos, Panels, & More
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM: Closing remarks
*Breaks for lunch & networking in-between

3. Networking Dinner
5:15 PM: Networking Drinks & Walking Dinner