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The premiere submarine communications conference

23 - 24 September 2026
Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

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The No.1 annual event for the global subsea telecoms industry, Submarine Networks World offers you an subsea-specific platform to exchange knowledge, explore the latest projects, develop strategies and form new partnerships to continue keeping the world connected.

At SNW 2026, meet with 1000+ industry professionals, from every inhabited continent, all gathering here in Singapore for the annual 'must-attend' event.

Onstage - hear from 150+ subsea speakers participating on panels and individually presenting across 7 theatres - each providing sector-specific conference content.

The Main Hall - with 80+ sponsors & exhibitors, expect possible conversations with every part of the subsea telecoms value-chain creating a genuine hub of business activity.

Expect inspirational keynotes, lively and thought-provoking debates, to hear new ideas and create new connections - all here in Singapore in September.

Welcome to Submarine Networks World 2026

GLOBAL COVERAGE SUBSEA SPEAKERS

Byron Clatterbuck
President
Dragonwood Consulting Limited

Bevan Slattery
Founder
SUBCO
Pál Béres
VP Strategic Projects
Azertelecom International

Tony Mosley
Consultant for Subsea
APTelecom
Philippe Recco
Head of Submarine Network Evolution
Orange

Diego Teot
Head of OTT, Media & Telco
Retelit
Kang Wang (Neil Wang)
Vice President, Huawei Optical Transmission Network Domain
Huawei

Paul Abfalter
Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer
FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Piush Agarwal
VP Submarine Cable Partnership Development & Global Sourcing
Reliance Jio

Danielle Agress
Senior Indo-Pacific Manager, Global Connectivity Sector Lead
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Ashish Ahuja
Founder & CEO
Sloka Partners

Majed Alhazaa
GM Wholesale International Infrastructure
Mobily
Hazzaa Alhazzaa
Submarine Expert
Mobily

Majed Almaghlouth
GM Digital & OTT Partners & Sales Management
Mobily
Gwenn Amice
Senior Member of Technical Staff
EXFO

Naaz Bax
Founder & CEO
Team Bax
Robert Beckman
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, Senior Advisor, Ocean Law & Policy Programme, Centre for International Law
National University of Singapore

Sean Bergin
President & CoFounder
APTelecom
Kent Bressie
Partner - HWG LLP / Legal Advisor
ICPC

Eckhard Bruckschen
CEO
IOEMA-1 Holding B.V.
Anna Butchart
International Security Expert | Retired Diplomat
Independent Consultant

Prasanna C.
Chief Product Officer
Lightstorm
Laurent Campagne
Senior Consultant
AQEST

Paul Carpenter
Partner, Asia
Hardman Telecommunications
Christopher Case
Hybrid Threats Analyst
NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)

Ting-Fang Cheng
Chief Tech Correspondent
Nikkei Asia
Mae Chow
Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore

Bertrand Clesca
Partner
Pioneer Consulting
Mike Constable
Operating Partner
Infra-Analytics

Olivier Courtois
Director of Product Strategy & Marketing
ASN
Mike Cunningham
CEO
Crosslake Fibre

Antonius Daryanto
Technology & Development Head
Super Sistem Group
Sandra Delany
General Counsel
Exa Infrastructure

Didier Dillard
CEO
Orange Marine
Kelly Donohue
Global Head of Network Infrastructure Policy
Meta

Wilfried Dudink
Senior Director - Strategy & Development
Digital Realty
Loizos Economides
Head of International Submarine Cables
CYTA

Mark Englund
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
FiberSense
Jim Fagan
CEO
Exa Infrastructure

Asif Ghani
VP Data Centres
FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Adam Gibson
Managing Partner
Techvox

Matthew Goh
Director
KKR
Anup Gupta
President - India and SAARC
APTelecom

Christos Holevas
Network Development
Meta
Dora Juan Juan Hu
Principal Scientist
A*STAR

Vlad Ihora
SVP Global Sales
EllaLink
Raoul Jacquand
VP Strategic Alliances & External Affairs
Alcatel Submarine Networks

Kapil Kumar Jain
VP, Core & Next Gen Connectivity Services
Tata Communications Intl PTE Ltd
Jocelinn Kang
Managing Director
Nodalys

Mohamad Izani Karim
Group Head Subsea Business Development
Telin
Rajesh Kheny
Senior Associate Partner
DRG Undersea Consulting

Nadia Krivetz
Director, Cable Resilience & Connectivity Centre
DFAT Australia
Andy LaBrunda
Senior Vice President of Data Centers
GTA

Geraldine Le Meur
Managing Director
GreenLink Marine
Woon Sien Loh
Senior Director, Infrastructure Planning & Market Development
Info-Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)

Jonny Lundin
Head of Operations
NORDUnet
Daniele Mancuso
Chief Marketing & Product Management
Sparkle

Diego Matas
COO
EllaLink
Alan Mauldin
Research Director
TeleGeography

Thembi Mazibuko
Group Chief Strategy and Business Management Officer
Seacom
Tansy McCluskie
Network Investments - EMEA
Meta

Ian McLean
Director - South East Asia & Oceania
APTelecom
Nelson McMillan
Assistant Defence Attaché, British High Commission, Singapore, UK–Asia Pacific Maritime Strategy Expert
UK Ministry of Defence

Nadya Melic
VP - Product & Marketing
FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Farhan Mohamed Bouh
CEO - Senior Executive Advisor
Djibouti Telecom

Josh Munro
Chief Commercial Officer
SUBCO
Ana Nakashidze
Chief Executive Officer
AzerTelecom

Quynh Nguyen
Next Generation for Environmental Awareness Award Winner
ESCA 2025
Richard Norris
Senior Director, Global Submarine Systems Engineering
Ciena

Rebecca Nottingham
Director
Bright Subsea Consulting
Joel Ogren
Chief Executive Officer
Assured Communications (ASSURED)

Heiner Ottersberg
Submarine Telecom Engineering Director
Prysmian
Prenesh Padayachee
Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Digital Infrastructure
Seacom

Andy Palmer-Felgate
Submarine Cable Engineer
Meta
Dr. Jagannath Panda
Head, Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, Institute for Security & Development Policy & Senior Fellow
The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, The Netherlands

Timothy Parker
Chief Growth Officer
Assured Communications
Andrew Parsons
CCO & CSO (Co-Founder)
IOEMA

Sasha Pearson
Policy Analyst
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Robert Pepper
Senior Fellow
Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP)

Mark Procter
Deputy CEO
Stavian HighTech Infrastructure
Todd Rahimi
Founder & Director
Lambda Consulting LLC

Muhammad Muneef Rana
Head of Submarine Cable Networks
Transworld Associates Pvt Ltd.
Julian Rawle
Associate
Cambridge Management Consulting

Carine Romanetti
Founder
Deep Dive Consulting Subsea
Michael Ruddy
Director of International Research
Terabit Consulting Inc.

Max Salsi
ON Systems Product Manager
Nokia
Mohamed Saro
Vice President Infrastructure Deployment and Presales
Zain Omantel International (ZOI)

Pichit Satapattayanont
Chief Executive Officer
International Gateway Co.;Ltd.
Francois-Xavier Schaeken Willemaers
VP Large Projects Sales
Orange Wholesale International

Shinya Shimada
Deputy Director-General for Global Strategy
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Jayne Stowell
Trustee & Advisor
Jayne Stowell Advisory

Anjali Sugadev
Co-Founder & CEO
OceanJuris Subsea Consultancy Limited
Sunil Tagare
Chief Executive Officer
OpenCables,Inc

Corrine Teng
Editor
Subsea Cables
Rosalind Thomas
MD & CEO
SAEx International Management

Anuradha Udunuwara
Senior Engineer
Sri Lanka Telecom
Rezeki Adyana Utomo
Commercial Director
Solwake

Giuseppe Valentino
VP Product Management, Backbone & Infrastructure Solutions
Sparkle
Barbora Valockova
Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore

Valentin Velichkov
CEO
Vestitel
Avinash Verma
Director, Systems Engineer, Hyperscaler and Subsea Network Infrastructure
Nokia

Dean Veverka
CTO
Southern Cross Cables Limited
Hany Zaalouk
Global Network Project Management Director
Telecom Egypt

Haitham Zahran
VP, Global Subsea Cable Business
PCCW Global
Simon Zettl
CEO
Subconnex

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A global 2-day conference with over 130 speakers addressing key issues within the global subsea community.

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EXHIBITION

A busy exhibition floor, packed with product/solution/service providers from over 70 companies.

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“Our flagship industry conference.”

- Ubaid Younus, Meta

“Great opportunity for networking and understanding the most current issues and concerns in the subsea industry.”

- Sam Kwok, PCCW

“Unmatched event to meet global industry leaders of submarine industry.”

- Ashish Ahuja, Sloka Partners

“It’s the forum of the globe where all the real industrial professionals are meeting creating opportunities to know each other.”

- Nalaka Siriwardena, Sri Lanka Telecom