The premiere submarine communications gathering

Ashish Ahuja is a visionary leader in the telecommunications industry, serving as the Founder and CEO of Sloka Partners. With over 30 years of experience in submarine communications and networks, Ashish has a proven track record of driving innovation and growth in the sector. His expertise lies in...

Mr. Hasnain Ali is an internationally recognized expert in the submarine cable industry, boasting over 18 years of extensive experience managing complex permitting processes. He has successfully led permitting for numerous high-profile submarine cable projects, including the 2Africa Cable...

Eckhard Bruckschen, CTO, IOEMA Fibre Limited Eckhard is the CTO at IOEMA Fibre Limited. He is also a Director of Undersea Cable Consultancy Limited, offering his expertise and knowledge of the submarine fibre/power cable industry to the market. He is a Master Mariner and MBA with more than 33...

Graduated in 1993 with a MBA obtained in Lyon School of Managment, Laurent Campagne has more than 30 years of experience in industrial area mainly in project management and commercial activities. In particular, he has worked more than 15 years in Submarine Cables industry with a specific experience ...

Mike Cunningham is the founder and CEO of Crosslake Fibre and has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications and investment industries. Previously, Mr. Cunningham was on the board of Quintillion Subsea, a 1700 mile subsea and terrestrial cable system serving the north coast of Alaska, and...

Philip deGuzman brings to Pioneer Consulting more than 15 years of experience in the undersea cable industry, ranging from System Design and Engineering to Project Management. Having previously worked at Subcom, Philip was responsible for ensuring the technical design solution on a vast array of...

  Vincent Gatineau, SVP Subsea Infrastructure Development Vincent is the driver of the company's efforts in expanding EllaLink’s subsea cable network, after successfully leading the Sales and Marketing team of the EllaLink project since its inception. Vincent has been a member of Alcatel...

Chris is an independent consultant and project developer with over 35 years commercial and technical experience in developing and procuring domestic and international telecommunications infrastructure. Throughout his career Chris has been involved in key aspects of submarine cables from initial...

Vlad joins EllaLink after several years as Sales Director Global Cloud and Strategic Sales at Colt. Previously, Vlad has worked for Lumen, Arelion, Vodafone and Huawei BC. Vlad is at the helm of a dynamic sales team, cultivating new business opportunities whilst growing existing client...

Telco techpreneur who crafting subsea wonders. Building extraordinary cable systems by connecting the world with one link at a time. I’m making waves in the telecommunication industry.

GreenLink Marine: “Securing subsea networks. Sustaining global connections.” Geraldine brings over 20 years of global experience in subsea cable planning, route engineering and marine stakeholder engagement. She has managed permitting, cable landing assessments & feasibility studies, and...

Diego Matas is a COO with over 20 years’ experience in the international telecommunications and data centre business. Diego has developed his career working for major firms such as Interoute, Global Crossing and Cable & Wireless in senior positions, and as a consultant for PE companies on...

Alan Mauldin is a Research Director at TeleGeography. He manages the company’s infrastructure research group, focusing primarily on submarine cables, terrestrial networks, international Internet infrastructure, and bandwidth demand modeling. He also advises clients with due diligence...

Stephen has worked as a practitioner and researcher in cybersecurity for over 25 years.  Since 2021 he has led the Maritime IT Security research group at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.  During that time the research group has worked with numerous global maritime...

Robert Pepper is a Senior Fellow at the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) where he advises governments, international organizations, private sector players and NGOson connectivity and infrastructure technology, trends and policy. Before joining GDIP, Pepper helped lead Meta’s...

Originally with Cable & Wireless in international carrier relations, Julian Rawle has global experience in marketing for Global Marine, as well as experience in market analysis with Pioneer Consulting. In 2005, he acquired Pioneer and transformed the business into a centre for submarine...

Philippe Recco is a seasoned telecommunications professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Currently serving as the ACE MC Chairman at Orange, he has played a key role in shaping the future of global connectivity. His expertise in submarine networks has been instrumental in...

Felipe graduated from Universidade Federal do Paraná with over 10 years of experience in the telecommunications market. He's currently the Telecommunication Engineer responsible for Angola Cables Submarine Cable System in Brazil and one of those responsible for the company optical network...

With over 15 years within the Submarine Telecom industry, Haitham has been involved in all technical and business aspects of Submarine and Terrestrialnetworks including Submarine Cable planning and engineering, project management, network operations, investment models and agreements, international...

Technology executive with over 16 years of experience in networking and telecommunications, having worked at companies such as RW Digital Infra, Angola Cables, NIC.br, and G8 Networks. Proven track record of leading network development projects, planning, operations, and maintenance of complex...

Pal Beres, Vice President Strategic Projects – Azertelecom International Pal has a MSC degree on Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Budapest and an MBA degree from Budapest University of Economic Sciences. He worked for 10 years at Ericsson in various positions, including the ...

Rohitash Bhaskar is a seasoned telecom professional with over 13 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. As the Head of International Infrastructure at Batelco by Beyon, he is responsible for overseeing the company's global submarine and terrestrial connectivity network. With a...

  Cynthia Mehboob is a doctoral scholar at the Australian National University, where she studies the techno-security politics of undersea cable networks in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Her research is informed by multi-year fieldwork and interviews with industry professionals across Southeast...

Richard Norris is Senior Director of Global Submarine System Engineering at Ciena with responsibility for submarine solution technical sales and development. He’s been in the telecom industry for over 30 years working for both vendors and operators. He was first involved in submarine networking in...

Isabelle is President and Founder of HOT TELECOM, one of the most innovative and creative telecom research and consulting companies in the industry. HOT TELECOM has been supporting operators and vendors on a global basis for over 20 years, more particularly on the subjects of International and...

Tim has over 30 years of leadership experience in IT, data center, and telecommunications industries. Throughout his career, he has excelled in executive roles, strategic planning, and technical leadership, driving innovation and success across prominent organizations. Previously, Tim served as...

Abdul is an Indonesian citizen, 51 years old, currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer CTO) at Telin since July 2024. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering from Universitas Sriwijaya (1997) and a Master of Management from Universitas Sumatera...

David Simarro is Head of Sales EMEA and ASIA at Telxius, a leading global connectivity provider that combines subsea and terrestrial networks with data centers worldwide.  With more than 15 years of experience in the telecoms industry, he has held different positions in Marketing, Sales, and...

Diego Teot is a senior executive with over two decades of experience in the global telecommunications industry.He began his career working on early streaming and Internet connectivity solutions in the Mediterranean region before joining Retelit in 2003.Today, as Head of OTT, Media & Telco, he...

Alasdair joined the STC (now ASN) in 1985 having left Newcastle University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Whilst at STC he worked on UK-Belgium 5, the first international optical submarine cable and subsequently numerous other submarine systems, mainly in the marine...