The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) in partnership with Via Satellite will launch the first GVF Applied Innovation Conference with the theme "Satcom Mobility: Getting out of the Box."   

The GVF Applied Innovation Conference (AIC) will examine challenges posed by new user requirements and technology solutions applied through space segment, earth station equipment, networking, and delivery of satellite communications and broadcasting. Innovations to be addressed will include antennas; amplifiers; modulation and coding; acceleration; bandwidth management; constellations; interference management; payloads; propagation effect mitigation; fixed, COTP, and COTP terminals; user interfaces; and cost reduction.

Selections to be featured at the Conference will include applied mobility innovations for...

• Next-Generation Maritime
: Learn how the latest technology enhancements are addressing challenges across multiple vessel classes and how innovations will grow maritime satcom markets. 
• Aeronautical Broadband
: Participate with industry leaders in open-forum discussion regarding new designs that improve passenger experience, operational efficiency, and profit margins. 
• Land Mobile Connectivity: 
Plan your company's role in applying state-of-the-art developments in land-mobile earth stations, networking, and satellite services. 
• Government Solutions: Hear what innovations are being made to answer the government's request for cutting-edge satcom mobility applications.
• A Better Satellite World video will be shown during the program.

SSPI members can attend for a discount rate of $99. Seating is limited, so register today! To register and learn more about the event program, visit https://www.gvf.org/index.php/gvf-aic.

The Program

8:00 - Registration Opens

9:00 - Welcome & Introduction

David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF
Caleb Henry, Managing Editor, Via Satellite Magazine

9:15 - Satcom Mobility Innovation: Assessing the Opportunity… and Challenge

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles… and Ships and UAVs and…
• Will the Phased Array Market Really Be Worth $710 million by 2025?
• Space Segment: How High is High Throughput?
• Productizing Cyber-Security
• Networking Redefined
• The Truth About IoT

Co-Chairs: David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF & Caleb Henry, Managing Editor, Via Satellite

10:15 - Maritime Shark Tank

• Sea-borne VSATs: What’s Next?
• Reducing Oil & Gas OPEX
• How Close to 100% Reliability Can You Get?
• Covering The Sea Lanes (Including the Arctic)
• Satcom & Wireless on the Bridge
• Killer Apps for Crew Morale

Co-Chairs: David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF & Catherine Melquist, CEO, MSUA

11:30 - Land Mobile Shark Tank

• ESOMPs, ESIMs & Everything in Between
• Watch for Oncoming Trains
• Off-Road Mobility : Leaving the Pavement
• Interference Prevention for Dynamic Applications
• What’s in Your Manpack?

Co-Chairs: David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF & Louis Zacharilla, Director of Development, SSPI

12:45 - Lunch – Live From Fraunhofer: Driving Innovative Design for Satcom Mobility

2:00 - Aeronautical Shark Tank

• The Cockpit Reconnected
• Enhancing Passenger Experience
• Antennas at 30,000 Feet
• Delivering Broader Broadband
• Monetizing Aeronautical Connectivity

Co-Chairs: David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF & Richard Parker, CEO, WSBR

3:15 - Refreshments

3:45 - Government Mobility Shark Tank

• Getting Defensive: New Mobility for the War Fighter
• Small Satellites for Large Requirements
• Spacecraft 3.0: LEOs, MEOs & GEOs
• Can I Share Your Spectrum?
• UAVs, Drones and Other Interference Sources

Co-Chairs: Dr. Denis Curtin, Satellite Communications Consultant & Tom Stroup, CEO, SIA

5:00 - Closing Remarks

David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF

5:05 - Reception