The Future Networks 12th FP7 Concertation Plenary Meeting is dedicated to discussing within the network research community key aspects of Network Technologies standardisation, policy and research priorities for the future. This Plenary meeting will address the networks project portfolio perspectives in Horizon 2020 and two panels are dedicated to 5G research and experimentation as well as to C-RAN (Cloud Radio Access Network) concepts. It will take place in Brussels, Avenue de Beaulieu 25, on 22-23 October 2013.