Nigel joined Aqua Comms in October 2016, having previously provided consultancy services to global telecoms companies through SIN Medida Limited, a business he established in 2008 to capitalise on his experience of more than 25 years of senior technical, operational and executive roles in the...

Arunachalam Kandasamy is the founder and CEO of IOX Cable and a member of Mauritius Institute of Directors. He oversees the corporate direction and strategy for IOX’s global operations including infrastructure development, business growth, alliances, commercial and channels. Prior to IOX...

David Eurin joined Liquid Telecom in 2013. He is responsible for leading the formulation of the commercial strategy in his role as Group Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to Liquid he was a Partner and Head of Africa at Analysys Mason, a management consultancy specialising in TMT.  David has extensive...

Maja is a Senior Submarine Commercial Manager at Vodafone Carrier Services with responsibility for providing submarine systems expertise for Vodafone’s submarine cable system investments. Maja previously held commercial and technical roles in the subsea telecommunications industry including Sales...

With more than 20 years in the telecom industry, Philippe’s experience focuses on network evolution, planning, and architecture while anticipating the business needs.After several years dedicated to IP networks and transmission systems with different operators in emerging markets, Philippe started...

With more than 13 years’ experience in the Telecom industry Jamil’s experience includes project management, business development, sales and procurement. Jamil started working on submarine cables 9 years ago when he was with Orange. He was Management Committee and subcommittees chair on different...

Eckhard Bruckschen is a Master Mariner and MBA with over 30 years’ experience relating to the offshore submarine cable industry. Operational experience of plough and trenching/ROV operations; fibre optic, power, umbilical and flexible pipe installation; remedial works; burial and bridge...

Electrical Engineering Bachelor with two Master degree (Telecommunication and MBA), A Telecom Professional with 16+ years of exceptional track records in Telecommunications started with technical (OSP, Fiber cables and transmission) and continued in Commercial , with specific proficiency in...

Carlos Casado is Head of Business Development in Telxius Cable, with more than 20 years’ experience in Telecom field, including Project Management, Business Development, Sales and Marketing. Carlos has been involved in Submarine Cable Business since 2003, and used to be Head of Capacity Services in ...

Zvika Caspy has been appointed Vice President for East Europe & Mediterranean  in February 2017.  He joined Telecom Italia Group in 1997 as Director of Sales and Marketing of MED-1 Submarine Cables. At the time one of the pioneering private submarine cable project worldwide which he supported...

Laurent has over 20 years of experience in financing and private equity and is a Managing Director with Marguerite Adviser, the manager of the Marguerite Funds. He has led several investments for the Fund in the Telecom/Digital and Energy spaces. Laurent has made several investments for Maguerite...

Jo is a Senior Network Architect for CenturyLink (formally Level 3 Communications) which operates 55,000km of privately owned subsea infrastructure. Jo has responsibility for defining the architectures / selecting technology deployed on the subsea network to ensure the business continues to offer...

Mike Cunningham is a telecommunications entrepreneur focused on subsea cable and fibre network development.  He is currently Chairman of Ireland-France Subsea Cable, Chief Executive Officer of Crosslake Fibre and on the board of Quintillion Subsea.  Previously, Mr. Cunningham was Chief Executive...

Mark plays a leading role in identifying and developing Epsilon’s cutting edge Cloud and communication strategies, with a focus on market and customer needs.A veteran telecommunications professional, Mark served 14 years with Telstra and other high profile Telecommunication companies such as NTT...

Philippe Dumont is a CEO with over 20 years of international experience in the Telecoms industry on both the supplier and customer side, as well as working closely with PE and infrastructure funds. Philippe is currently CEO of EulaLink, the developer of EllaLink, a new 4-fiber-pair submarine cable...

With over 20 years in the telecommunications industry, Mattias Fridström can be considered a veteran – but his enthusiasm hasn’t faded.Mattias combines expert knowledge with anecdotes from behind the scenes and deep insight into the networked economy: What are the challenges of tomorrow for network ...

As Co-Founder and CEO, Eric R. Handa has built APTelecom (www.aptelecom.com) into a globally recognized leader in telecom consulting. Since launching in 2009, Handa has grown APTelecom from a start-up business to an award-winning global organization which has generated over US $315 million in sales ...

Christos Holevas has almost 20 years of experience in the management and development of global wholesale telecoms network infrastructures, as well as an in-depth understanding of the regional market conditions and regulatory issues that shape this industry. In his current role as Senior Manager of...

David James is the Practice Leader of and Principal Analyst in Ovum's Wholesale Telecoms team, which focuses on wholesale telecoms market developments, player strategies and evolving wholesale customer demands. He joined Ovum’s dedicated Wholesale Telecoms research team in 2003 and has led it...

Pat has overall responsibility for Analysys Mason's business in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. He is a highly experienced telecoms adviser, who has worked extensively in the design, implementation and project management of fixed, wireless and sub-sea telecoms systems. Working for ...

Brad is the Global SVP Operations and Engineering at Aqua Comms. Most recently, he held the position of Head of Global Networks at Global Cloud Xchange(GCX) where he spent ten years and was accountable for the successful operation of one of the world’s largest privately owned submarine cable...

With over 30 years’ experience in the telecoms industry, Conrad brings a wealth of knowledge to his role as Chief Network Architect at SSE Enterprise Telecoms having previously held several senior roles at Level 3, which included overseeing many large-scale network enhancements and significantly...

Chad has served as CTO at NantWorks, LLC and Mox Networks. Prior to NantWorks, Chad led the Technical Infrastructure and Systems team at Teza Technologies and the Global Infrastructure organization at Publicis Groupe S.A.

Vito Morawetz is a Vice President in the Access Practice in Cartesian’s Strategy group.   He joined Cartesian in January 2016.  Vito has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry and management consultingPrior to joining Cartesian, Vito held interim management executive positions...

Jol has worked in all areas of subsea cable development, system build & subsea network operations for over 28 years. During this time Jol has played senior management roles within BT, STC Submarine Systems, Alcatel Submarine Networks and Global Crossing, and has worked on over 20 new build...

Andy is responsible for marine engineering and planning of submarine cable systems at Facebook, and serves on the Executive Committee of the International Submarine Cable Protection Committee.  Prior to joining Facebook in 2016 Andy spent a decade with Verizon and was responsible for submarine...

Rab Paramothayan is Gibtelecom’s Global Business Director, with responsibility for marketing, sales, carrier relations and growing the company’s global and wholesale business. This is centred around the Company’s investment in the European India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system for which...

Gil Santaliz is the Founder and CEO of NJFX, and the visionary behind developing NJFX as North America’s preeminent international hub for subsea communications. NJFX interconnects international carriers across four continents with multiple predictable, private backhaul and U.S. termination...

Keith Schofield has worked in the submarine cable industry since 1981. Initially working in optical cable development, process development and qualification, he moved on to project management at STC Submarine Systems. Later, Keith joined Cable & Wireless Network Services, handling design and...

Mr Shaw is a unique senior International Telecommunication Specialist who earned his post-graduate qualifications in Electronics, telecommunications, business, marketing, and management, and has over 30 years of experiences in the field of technology, Business Development and Sales.As the current...

Chris is the founder and Managing Director of Red Penguin.  He is a master mariner with 40 years in the marine industry, 30 of which have been within the submarine cable and energy sectors.  With the benefit of his 10 years’ experience commanding cable ships and managing marine operations, together ...

Lynsey is a Director of SubSea Networks and has been involved with the subsea telecommunications industry since 1995. Lynsey’s previous roles include VP Global Sales for Xtera, Director of Operations for Apollo SCS Ltd and Department Head for the Cable & Wireless Submarine Systems Engineering...

Oyovwe Okorodudu is the EMEA Assistant Vice President for EMEA Carrier Business of HGC Global Communications based out of London.  He is responsible for EMEA carrier data and evolving digital business development and strategic. This includes managing, developing and executing business...

Guylain Barlow has been involved in the telecom industry for 30 years; he started his career at IBM and Nortel in product design and network engineering.  For the past 17 years, his focus has been in developing and launching new products and technologies in the test & measurement industry. ...

Chris is Chief Commercial Officer at Aqua Comms. Chris has more than 25 years’ experience in the Telecoms sector. Previously, he was Director, Global Wholesale Solutions at Colt where he focused on large infrastructure opportunities as well as supporting Colt’s customers in delivering...

Sylvain is a seasoned professional with experience of developing, financing and investing in greenfield infrastructure assets with an especially deep experience in project finance debt raising. He is in particular responsible for Macquarie Capital greenfield project finance debt raising activities...

Tony has over 30 years of experience in the subsea cables and telecommunications sectors, encompassing offshore surveying, subsea cable installation, permitting, mobile and terrestrial networks, information security, programme/project management, business and technical consultancy, with...

David has a 17 year experience in Telecommunication’s industry, in which the last 15 years has been serving VIAVI Solutions (formerly JDSU) in the Network Test & Measurement sector. He owns a BS degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications as well as recognized accreditations in the...

Kent Bressie is a partner with Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP and heads its international practice.  An expert on telecommunications, international trade and investment, and national security regulation, he represents communications and technology companies and investors in a wide variety of...

Giuseppe Sini, Head of Retelit International Business Unit since July 2016 is in charge of Retelit International business, network and operations. Member of AAE-1 Management Committee.Started in 1994 in the Business Corporate Division of Telecom Italia., he held various positions until he was...

Dr. Panagiota Bosdogianni holds the position of OTEGLOBE’s Technology Director since 2008. Her role includes network (voice + data) and technology planning, operations and continued evolution of platforms across OTEGLOBE’s network. She joined OTEGLOBE in January 2001 as the company’s Network...

Seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications field, Yves is the founder of RGConsulting -which specializes in strategy, deployment and governance of submarine cables. Since 2013, Yves is President of the SubOptic association.Previously Vice President of...

Luis Alvarez Satorre is the Chairman of Islalink, a submarine cable company. He has spent over 30 years in leadership roles. Ex-CEO of BT Global Services, a global telecommunications leader, he has previously worked for Ericsson, IBM and Santander Group. Working in a changing sector driven by the...

Professional:•    From 1984 until 2003 Marconi, (Int’l Carrier of Portugal):I was involved on Int’l Network Planning and Provisioning in Marconi In 1992 I was heading Network Planning Division. In 1998.I was heading Network Planning and Provisioning Direction. I left Marconi in 2003.•    From...

Rob Coupland is Managing Director for Digital Reality's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Coupland joined Digital Realty in conjunction with the company's acquisition of eight European data centres last year. Mr. Coupland most recently served as Chief Executive...

Tim Gigg runs his own telecommunications consultancy following a successful career in global telecommunications companies such as Vodafone, FLAG Telecom and Global Crossing and is currently a Director of Ontix which is an “infrastructure as a service company” deploying connectivity for small...

Didier Dillard is an experienced executive in the telecom industry, who spent most of his career within the Orange group, formerly known as France Telecom and several years in the wholesale team of the American operator Sprint. He started his career in France Telecom submarine cable division moving ...

Abdullah Alsamhan was appointed in 2013 as General Manager for International Cable Systems Management in STC’s Wholesale Business Unit.Under his leadership, STC continues to be play a major role in the region & all consortium and other international cable systems; with him leading the evolution ...

Mike is one of the lead telecoms partners at global law firm DLA Piper LLP. His interest in the sector dates back to 1998-9 when he was placed on secondment to OFTEL, as it then-was, advising on international telecoms regulation. The legal guide Chambers and Partners says of him that “[he] produces ...

Artur Mendes Sales and Marketing Director of the telecommunications multinational company, Angola Cables, since 2013. Operating in the wholesale market, Angola Cables commercialises data through submarine fibre optic cables.Artur has more than 20 years of experience in the European and African...

Richard Norris is Senior Director of Global Submarine System Engineering at Ciena, with responsibility for submarine solution technical sales and development.Well established in the telecom industry for 25 years, Richard works for both vendors and operators, and first became involved in submarine...

Colin Wallace is the Vice President of Sales for Submarine, ICP and IXP EMEA. Colin has been working in the submarine industry since 2010 when Ciena entered this market. Prior to this role, Colin worked as the Systems Engineering Director for Global Submarine Systems and has also held the position...