The premier submarine communications event

Sean Bergin, along with co-founder & CEO Eric Handa have taken APTelecom from a startup business to an award-winning global organization which has generated over $500 million USD in sales for clients and provided valuable insights to clients seeking reach and expertise spanning a wide range of...

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 ...

Eric Handa has built APTelecom into a globally recognized leader in telecom and fiber consulting. Since launching in 2010, Handa has grown APTelecom from a startup business to an award-winning global organization which has generated over $450 million USD in sales for clients. APTelecom has been...

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...

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

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 Global...

Damien Bertrand has over 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications field in the EMEA region. Damien worked for major companies such as Setelcom and Orange in senior positions. At IslaLink his role during 11 years was Director of the Mediterranean Business Unit, Executive Committee member...

Mike Cunningham is the founder and CEO of Crosslake Fibre and has over 16 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...

Paul Gabla is a highly respected executive with over 30 years’ experience in the Telecommunications, Aerospace and Defense industries, including more than 20 years directly involved in the subsea cable networks industry. Prior to his current position as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at ASN...

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...

Nico is managing director and co-founder of kawikani, an M&A and investment boutique for Digital Infrastructure: www.kawikani.eu Besides, Nico is co-founder of Di4 – community for the promotion of digital infrastructure, investment, innovation and industry. Di4 enables match-making between...

I have been consulting for 23 years focussing on submarine cables. Prior to that, I was CEO, Global Wholesale. My specialty is assisting Pacific Islands with their submarine cables requirements. Regards John    

Andy Hudson (CEO) joined Aqua Comms in 2017 as Chief Networks Officer (CNO) leading all of Aqua Comms’ global operations and engineering. Prior to joining Aqua Comms, Andy held the position of COO at Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) where he held operational responsibility for network...

Vlad Ihora, SVP Global Sales 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...

Sonia is the Founder and Executive Director of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP). Sonia is an experienced leader and international digital policy expert. She had successfully led global coalitions bringing together private sector, governments, and civil society actors from across the...

Lucenildo Junior is the Chief Technology Officer for Angola Cables. He has extensive experience in network development and managing complex global networks. He is respected for his in-depth knowledge and practical solutions-based approach to solving network challenges and developing innovative...

Svante Jurnell is the CEO and co-founder of Eastern Light, and is a pioneer within fiber optic infrastructure in the Nordic region. In 1995, he co-founded the telecom and internet operator Utfors which built the first large-scale private fiber network in Scandinavia, and in 1999 he co-founded fiber ...

Mr. Koroivuki has worked in various facets of the Telecommunications and ICT sector in the Asia and Pacific region. He was CEO for Fiji International Telecommunications Limited (FINTEL) before taking up the role of Regional Director for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in...

Hamid is a seasoned industry professional currently a member of the BW-Digital SLT as the Chief Sales Officer. BW Digital owns and operates the Hawaiki cable and is developing sustainable digital infrastructure assets across Australasia, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, and Northern America. This...

Diego Matas, COO EllaLink 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...

Laurie was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer for Southern Cross Cable Network in February 2019. Prior to his role as President and CEO of Southern Cross, Laurie held key roles as Head of Wholesale and Interconnect in 2degrees Limited and as President and Country...

Tony is a seasoned telecommunications professional with over 25 years of experience. He has worked for MCI International, GTE, Verizon Metaswitch and Ocean Specialists Inc. He has ved ersatility within the telecommunication industry having operated a full service telecommunications operating...

With only 32 years in the submarine cable industry, there is still so much more to learn!   

Oli is the Director of Route Position, a US-based consultancy at the forefront of re-risking subsea cables & leveraging new technologies that have never been applied in the industry. Route Position are the first point of call for telecoms companies with little subsea cable experience. We...

Keir Preedy C.Eng, MIET, B.Sc(Hons) Keir Preedy is currently he is the CEO of the Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company, based in Honiara, a post he has held for over seven years.  He is also a Director of and Executive officer of the holding Coral Sea Cable Company Pty Ltd in Australia.  His...

Takahiro Sumimoto is SVP Marine Cable of NTT Ltd. (UK) since 2019 and also serves as CEO of Pacific Crossing (California, USA) since 2011.  He previously held senior positions in global business at NTT Communications and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.  He holds an MBA from HEC in...

Certified PMP with nearly two decades of combined experiences in IT and Project Management, and Public Policy, with a track record in:• Strategy planning, alignment, execution, and performance management;• Team Leadership, Problem Solving and Conflict Management;• Public Relations, Communications...

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

Graham is entering a ninth year in an ICPC leadership position, serving three years as ICPC Chairman from 2016 to 2019 and 2022 to present following a three-year term as ICPC Vice Chairman from 2019 to 2022. Graham has also served as an ICPC Executive Committee member since 2013. Supported by EGS...

Mr. Joel Ogren is the Founder & CEO of Assured Communications Advisors (ASSURED) International.  Joel is an information and communications technology (ICT) expert with credible experience in both commercial and government leadership roles. With over 38 years of experience leading and managing...

Bruce Rein entered the industry in 1988 as an engineer for AT&T Submarine Systems installing submarine networks world-wide focusing on the shore end to end of the continental shelf.  He acted as the onboard Engineer In Charge, overseeing well over a thousand kilometers of cable burial and...

Based in Amsterdam, Alan leads Infinera’s global subsea engineering team responsible for network upgrade solutions. Acting as a key technical advisor both externally and internally, Alan has been involved with some of the largest subsea network upgrade projects in the world. His responsibilities...

Harshad Sardesai is Vice President of Product Management at Infinera, where he leads a global team of experts addressing the needs of Infinera’s worldwide customer base across all networking segments from terrestrial to subsea.  Harshad brings more than 25 years of optical networking experience in...

Walid Wakim is Chief Technology Officer at Infinera in the Systems and Network Solutions group. Walid’s 25+ years of industry experience spans hardware, software, and system engineering as well as defining both optical and multi-layer network architectures. In his current role, Walid drives...

Based in Dubai, UAE, Hasnain serves as the Director of Permitting & Regulatory Affairs at Pioneer Consulting Middle East. He brings over 16 years of extensive experience in permitting for various submarine cable projects, including SEA-ME-WE-5, SACON, Europe India Gateway (EIG), Gulf Bridge...

Nigel Bayliffnigelbayliff@google.comGoogleSr. Director, Global Submarine Network Nigel Bayliff joined Google in May 2023 to lead its global submarine network team, driving thecompany’s investments in reach, reliability and resilience. He and his team are currently focussed onsystem development and ...

Olivier Courtois is presently director of product strategy, management and marketing for Alcatel Submarine Network. He was born in Paris in 1970. He graduated from French engineering school “Ecole supérieure d’optique” in 1995 where he specialized in Optics. In 1998, he joined Alcatel-Lucent and...

Tom's role with Google is Operations Program Manager APAC, with responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the wet plant across Google's submarine cable network in the region. He started his submarine career with the cableship operator GMSL, managing maintenance agreements as a...

Michael Logan has extensive experience in the undersea telecommunications industry. Michael joined Mertech Marine in 2015 as their business development sourcing out-of-service submarine cables for recovery and recycling and providing commercial advice, in 2020 he was named Vice president of...

Noah Drake is the head of Strategy, Risk and Corporate Development for Telstra International, focused on optimizing our investments, developing new digital infrastructure opportunities and leading customer and employee experience programs. Drake has a diverse and successful background in...

Hesham completed his undergraduate studies and received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt in 2010. In 2016, he received his M.Sc. in Information Technology from Alexandria University with a thesis entitled "Simulation of Optical Amplifiers in Space-Division...