2023 AGENDA

 

Singapore, 27 - 28 September 2023

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Sep 279:00
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Organiser Welcome Remarks

Keynotes
Paul Clark, Managing Director - Asia, Terrapinn
Sep 279:05
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Chairperson Opening Remarks

Keynotes
Elaine Stafford, Managing Director, DRG Undersea Consulting
Sep 279:10
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The Poseidon Panel: Giants of Subsea

Keynotes
Moderator: Elaine Stafford, Managing Director, DRG Undersea Consulting
Jim Fagan, Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Comms
Enrico Bagnasco, Chief Executive Officer, Sparkle
Russ Matulich, CEO, RTI Cables
Ubaid Younus, Network Investment Manager, Meta
Mohamed Nasr, Chief Executive Officer, telecom egypt
Sep 2710:10
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Coherent transponder evolution in terrestrial and submarine networks

Keynotes
Walid Wakim, CTO, Infinera
Sep 2710:30
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ChatGPT - AI is your co-pilot

Keynotes
Laurel Papworth, Lecturer in AI, The Australian Institute of Management
Sep 2711:30
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INDIA – the BILLION DOLLAR disruption

Keynotes
Sunil Tagare, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OpenCables,Inc
Sep 2711:50
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Faster, Smarter, Greener Submarine Networks

Keynotes
Steve Alexander, SVP & CTO, Ciena Limited
Sep 2712:10
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Global Project Showcase - Far North Fiber

Keynotes
Taneli Vuorinen, EVP, Cinia Oy & Board Member, Far North Fiber, INC.
Sep 2712:20
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Global Project Showcase - JUNO

Keynotes
Takahiro Sumimoto, Director, Seren Juno Network Co
Sep 2712:30
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Global Project Showcase - AMX-3/Tikal

Keynotes
Li Qiu, Business Development, APAC, Telxius
Sep 2712:40
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Global Project Showcase - WeConnect

Keynotes
Mohamed Eldahshory, Director, Global Projects & Submarine Cable Development, telecom egypt
Sep 2714:00
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Fireside Chat: Wholesale in 2023

Strategy
Interviewee: Anne Morel, SVP, Global Carrier Sales, Orange
Interviewer: Isabelle Paradis, President, HOT TELECOM
Sep 2714:00
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Open Cable Case Study

Technology
Wei Guo Chang, Deputy GM, Cloud & Network Development, China Telecom Global
Sep 2714:00
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Routing and Installation challenges in the Red Sea

O&M
Hasnain Ali, Directing Permitting & Regulatory Affairs, Pioneer Consulting
Sep 2714:20
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Customise to maximise - the more open the better?

Technology
Franny Zhang, Deputy Director, Network Solution, HMN Technologies
Sep 2714:20
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Operator-cloud marketplace partnership

Strategy
Nadya Melic, VP, Head of Customer Solutions, APAC and Middle East, Vodafone Business
Sep 2714:20
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The BIMP-EAGA subsea cable project: Challenges in the implementation of the system

O&M
Alfredo Panizales, Director & EVP, BEST Cable Corporation
Sep 2714:40
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Consortium is King, long live the consortium...?

Strategy
Moderator: Eric Handa, CEO & Co-Founder, APTelecom
Chris Bayly, CCO, Aqua Comms
Carine Romanetti, Head of Networks Strategy & Submarine Systems, Orange
Herbert Xiong, Head of Submarine Cables Infrastructure, China Mobile International Limited
Kai Wang, Submarine & Land Cable Operations Director, China Unicom Global
Sep 2714:40
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Navigating challenges in subsea cable installation

O&M
Moderator: Austin Shields, Director of Client Solutions, Pioneer Consulting
Chris Pepitone, President, Tri-Line Cable Consultants
John Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer, Hibbard Consulting
Pete Fisk, EC Member, ESCA
Izani Karim, Group Head Subsea Cable Development, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International - Telin
Sep 2714:40
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SDM and large fibre count cables - extra fibres, extra costs, extra power, extra spacing - quantifying these impacts

Technology
Moderator: Philip Deguzman, Director of Client Solutions, Pioneer Consulting
Fredrik Hane, COO, Eastern Light
Dino Civitarese, VP, APAC, e&
Eric Brandon, Sales Manager, ASN
Oscar Ondo, Director General, GITGE
Sep 2715:40
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Full automation in subsea

Technology
Ciprian Bejenaru, Technical Marketing & Product Line Manager, ASN
Sep 2715:40
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Investment opportunities - where is the next hot subsea cable market?

Strategy
Michael Ruddy, Director Of International Research, Terabit Consulting Inc.
Sep 2715:40
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The critical nature of cable maintenance and repair

O&M
Tony Mosley, Director of Business Development, Ocean Specialists Inc.
Sep 2716:00
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Justifying the investment for second cables

Strategy
Isuru Binduhewa, Head, Submarine & Connectivity Business, Dialog Axiata PLC
Sep 2716:00
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Maintaining the impossible - O&M practices in the most extreme of conditions

O&M
Moderator: Kieran Clark, Senior Analyst, Submarine Telecoms Forum
Andy Lumsden, Head, Engineering & Operations, Telstra International
Ik Icard, CTO, Far North Fiber, INC.
Elena Badiola, Dark Fibre & Subsea product manager, Exa Infrastructure
Faisal Al Samahi, Senior Director/International Cables, e&
Sep 2716:00
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Test, Measure, Manage - ensuring your network only ever runs on time..

Technology
Moderator: Robin Russell, Chief Executive Officer, Belau Submarine Cable Corporation
Richard Norris, Senior Director, Subsea, Ciena
Gavin Rea, Chief Technical Officer, GBI
Leslie Cao, GM, Network Solution, HMN Technologies
Sep 2716:20
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Interest rates, commodity prices, labour costs, economic uncertainty - how are investors and financiers making subsea cable builds economically viable over the next 3 years?

Strategy
Moderator: Sean Bergin, President & Co-Founder, APTelecom
Nico Grove, Managing Director, kawikani GmbH & Co. KG
Mike Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer, Crosslake Fibre
Bertrand Guiot, Head of Real Assets & Investment Banking, SEA, Natixis CIB
Wilson Chung, Managing Director, DigitalBridge Investment Management

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Sep 289:15
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SubOptic Announcement & Update

Keynotes
Paul Gabla, President, SubOptic Association
Sep 289:30
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Driving the Digital Economy - subsea as the great enabler...

Keynotes
Moderator: Aki Uljas, Senior Partner, Cambridge Management Consulting
Laurie Miller, President & CEO, Southern Cross Cable Network
Thomas Soerensen, VP, Global Submarine Sales, Ciena
Rana Bikramjit Singh, Business Head, APAC, SAARC & India, Airtel Business
Chris Wood, Group Chief Executive Officer, WIOCC Group
Sep 2810:10
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Discussing Diversity - from routes to future industry figureheads

Keynotes
Moderator: Julian Rawle, Principal, Julian Rawle Consulting
Vincent Gatineau, SVP, Subsea Infrastructure Development, EllaLink
Haitham Zahran, VP, EMEA Subsea Cable Systems, PCCW Global
Aileen Chia, Dy CEO, Connectivity Development & Regulation Director-General (Telecoms & Post), Info-Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Rosalind Thomas, Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer, SAEx International
Sep 2810:50
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The Subsea Cold War

Keynotes
Alan Mauldin, Research Director, TeleGeography
Sep 2811:40
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DC Case Study - Hub

Data Centres & CLS
Xiao Lei Wu, EVP, China Telecom Global
Sep 2811:40
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MIST Case Study

Technology
Rozaimy Rahman, CMO, Orient Link
Sep 2811:40
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Tasman Global Access (TGA) – Permitting & Regulation from a New Zealand Perspective

Strategy
Phil Hunt, Senior Solutions Consultant, One NZ
Sep 2812:00
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Fronthaul and backhaul considerations for landing subsea cables in India

Strategy
Sandeep Donde, Managing Director, Microscan
Sep 2812:00
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Keeping the world interconnected

Data Centres & CLS
Wilfried Dudink, Senior Director - Strategy & Development, Digital Realty
Sep 2812:00
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Transponders - coping with capacity demands

Technology
Alan Hollander, Sr. Director, System Engineering, Infinera
Sep 2812:20
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'Come on baby light my fibre' - optimizing the transmission technology of tomorrow...

Technology
Moderator: Geoff Bennett, Director Solutions & Technology, Infinera
Sushin Suresan, Product Manager, Optical Systems, Cisco
Bertrand Clesca, Partner, Pioneer Consulting
Greg Varisco, Chief Executive Officer, Cinturion
Darwin Evans, Senior Director, Product Line Management, Ciena
Sep 2812:20
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Landing 101 - how not to lose the race in the final furlong

Strategy
Moderator: Lorraine Gray, Director of Permitting, Pioneer Consulting
Roy Pasternak, VP, Wholesale & BD, Tamares Telecom
Amit Vyas, Chief Executive Officer, India, Aqua Comms
Fergus Innes, CCO, Crosslake Fibre
Michael Ackland, GM, Government & Special Projects, Vocus
Sep 2812:20
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The Data Centre Dream - what do cable operators/owners want from their DC partner?

Data Centres & CLS
Moderator: Daniel Ropski, Director, PMO Lead, Data Centres, Asia Infrastructure Solutions
Grant Haustorfer, Head of International Data Centre & Field Services, Telstra
Giuseppe Valentino, VP, Product Management Backbone & Infrastructure Solutions, Sparkle
Anthony Voscarides, Group Chief Executive Officer, wingu.africa
Takeshi Kawasaki, Director - Network Services, NTT Limited Japan
Sep 2814:00
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Diversity and resilience in new cable buildouts for the evolving era of cable landing stations

Data Centres & CLS
Loukas Balis, Head of Submarine Sales, OTE SA
Sep 2814:00
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South China Sea geopolitics: The challenges of protecting critical infrastructure

Strategy
Mike Constable, Principal, Infra-Analytics
Sep 2814:00
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Unitirreno Case Study

Technology
Chris van Zinnicq Bergmann, CCO, UNITIRRENO
Sep 2814:20
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Cable Technology Presentation

Technology
Lucus Zhuang, CMO, PEACE Cable
Sep 2814:20
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ICPC Update

Strategy
Graham Evans, Chairman, ICPC
Sep 2814:20
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Open CLS - the only way to ensure neutrality

Data Centres & CLS
Moderator: Joel Ogren, Chief Executive Officer, Assured Communications
Carl Osborne, AVP, International Cable Network Development, Tata Communications
Ken Michael, Chief Operating Officer, Inligo Networks
Javier Hector Lloret, Senior Expert, Submarine Cables, ZOI
Dave Pearson, MD, Global Sales, RTI Cables
Sep 2814:40
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Security comes first - decreasing physical vulnerabilities of subsea cables

Strategy
Moderator: Graham Evans, Chairman, ICPC
Bjorn Vik, Co-Founder, N0r5ke Fibre AS
Jarrod Nink, Chief Operating Officer, Vocus Group
Catherine Creese, Director, Naval Seafloor Cable Protection Office
Oli Pope, Consultant, Subsea Cable Risk, Route Position L.L.C.
Sep 2814:40
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SMART - from long talked-about concept to actual application where do things sit now in the real world?

Technology
Moderator: Mike Constable, Principal, Infra-Analytics
Jean-Francois Baget, Senior Manager, Solution Marketing & Product Strategy, ASN
Tara Davenport, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, NUS
Tiziana Bonaspace, Director, ICT & Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations ESCAP
Charlotte Rowe, Seismologist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sep 2815:40
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Cambodia's EDGE DC Gateway concept - unlocking opportunities by revolutionizing hyperscale DC access

Data Centres & CLS
Dylan Quah, Dy Chief Executive Officer, Telcotech
Sep 2815:40
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Case study: optimal design of a submarine cable network

Technology
Michael Ackland, GM, Government & Special Projects, Vocus
Sep 2815:40
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The new gateway - Red to Med

Strategy
Tom Koren, Chief Executive Officer, Tamares Telecom
Sep 2816:00
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Creating redundancies in the global cable systems

Technology
Jonny Lundin, Head of Operations, NORDUnet
Sep 2816:00
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DC Tomorrow Presentation

Data Centres & CLS
Manish Gupta, Regional Director, APAC, Bharti Airtel
Sep 2816:00
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Pacific Island Nations: When one is not enough

Strategy
Hugh McGarry, Chief Executive Officer, Garnet Consulting
Sep 2816:20
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Data centre companies as the new cable operator/owner/consortium member?

Data Centres & CLS
Moderator: Laurent Campagne, Senior Consultant, AQEST
Zvika Caspy, EVP Europe, Sparkle
Javier Hector Lloret, Senior Expert, Submarine Cables, ZOI
Mamy Traore, Chief Executive Officer, GUILAB S.A
Sep 2816:20
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What drives new routes and where do emerging markets stand in relation to this?

Strategy
Moderator: Paul McCann, Managing Director, McCann Consulting International
Stuart Blythe, Partner, Baker Botts (UK) LLP
Myo Ohn, CEO, Campana Group
Jim Fagan, Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Comms
David Simarro, Head of Business Development EMEA, Telxius
Sep 2816:20
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What will next-gen subsea cable networks look like in the future?

Technology
Moderator: Kristian Nielsen, Quality & Fulfillment Director, WFN Strategies, LLC
Lucenildo Junior, Chief Technology Officer, Angola Cables
Peter Zwinkels, VP, Sales, Infinera
Diego Matas, Chief Operating Officer, EllaLink
Bill Marra, CCO, Cinturion
last published: 23/Sep/23 15:05 GMT

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