Future Network and MobileSummit 2012 takes place in the Estrel Berlin, Germany, 04 - 06 July 2012. This is the twenty-first in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 500 delegates from industry and research to share experiences and research results, identify future trends, discuss business opportunities and identify opportunities for international research collaboration under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7). It will thus contribute to showcasing European research in the field, and position it within the multiplicity of related initiatives supported in other regions of the world.

In the context of convergence and innovation, the 21st Future Network and MobileSummit will address the challenges of building the Future Internet Infrastructures, based on mobile, wireless and fixed broadband communications technologies.

All participants need to complete registration is online prior to the event.

The Scientific Programme for Future Network and MobileSummit 2012 is based on an open Call for Papers which closed in December 2011. The Advance Programme consists of four plenary sessions and 38 parallel sessions featuring different aspects of Radio Access and Spectrum, Converged and Optical Networks, and Future Internet Technologies.

Plenary speakers confirmed to date include:

- Mrs Megan Richards, Deputy Director-General (acting), DG Information Society and Media, European Commission

- Hossein Moiin, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks

- Prof Hans-Joachim Grallert, Director, Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institut

- Reiner Liebler, BnetzA, Germany

- Peter Meissner, NGMN Alliance

- Ruprecht Niepold, Adviser Radio Spectrum Policy, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission

- Dr Lutz Stobbe, Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration IZM, Germany

- Mark Daly, ESB, Ireland

- Thierry Van Landegem, VP Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs

- Prof. Klaus David, University of Kassel, Germany

- Prof. Paul Müller, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

- Piotr Krawiec, Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

- Dai Davies, Dante, UK

Future Network Summit will also feature an Exhibition that provides the opportunity to showcase research results and applications through technology demonstrations, whether funded commercially or at national, regional or European level.

The Celtic-Plus Proposers' Day takes place in same venue as FutureNetwork Summit on 03 July. It provides a platform for project experts to present new project ideas for the coming Celtic (Autumn) Call (deadline 15 October 2012). Registration is available up to 22 June.