Singapore, 23 - 24 September 2026
Schedule
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Sep 239:50
Conference pass
Synchronizing subsea security - putting policy into practice. Who does what, when, why and where?
Keynotes
Nelson McMillan, UK-Asia Pacific Maritime Strategy Expert - UK Ministry of Defence, Assistant Defence Attache, British High Commission, Singapore
Kent Bressie, Partner - HWG LLP / Legal Advisor, ICPC
Nadia Krivetz, Director, Cable Resilience & Connectivity Centre, DFAT Australia
Moderator: Sean Bergin, President & Co-Founder, APTelecom
Andy Palmer-Felgate, Submarine Cable Engineer, Meta
Giuseppe Valentino, VP Product Management, Backbone & Infrastructure Solutions, Sparkle
Sep 2312:10
Conference pass
Global Projects Showcase: APX East
Keynotes
Bevan Slattery, Founder, SUBCO
Sep 2312:20
Conference pass
Global Projects Showcase: MVISTA
Keynotes
Mark Procter, Deputy CEO, Stavian HighTech Infrastructure
Sep 2312:40
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Global Projects Showcase: GreenMed
Keynotes
Daniele Mancuso, Chief Marketing & Product Management, Sparkle
Sep 2314:00
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Japan's Public-Private Partnership initiatives for developing secure and trusted submarine cable networks in the Indo-Pacific region
Strategy
Shinya Shimada, Deputy Director-General for Global Strategy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Sep 2314:00
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Raising ‘awareness’ – is your cable next on the chopping block
Subsea Security World
RAdm Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP Spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, Philippine Navy
Sep 2314:20
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TBC
Strategy
Clark Jennings, Founder Managing Partner, Geo Strategic Capital Advisors
Sep 2314:40
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A simple case of $UPPLY and D€MAND – are the tables turning when it comes to securing investment?
Strategy
Thembi Mazibuko, Chief Strategy and Business Management Officer, Seacom
Mike Constable, Operating Partner, Infra-Analytics
Danielle Agress, Senior Indo-Pacific Manager, Global Connectivity Sector Lead, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Moderator: Anup Gupta, President - India and SAARC, APTelecom
Haitham Zahran, VP, Global Subsea Cable Business, PCCW Global
Sep 2314:40
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Clocking Conflict - from fishing boats to sabotage, caring for your cable through monitoring
Subsea Security World
Anders Tysdal, Chief Infrastructure Officer (CIO), Tampnet
Moderator: Alasdair Wilkie, Chairman, Atlantic Cable Maintenance & Repair Agreement (ACMA)
Dean Veverka, CTO, Southern Cross Cables Limited
Heiner Ottersberg, Submarine Telecom Engineering Director, Prysmian
Mark Englund, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, FiberSense
Sep 2314:40
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Data Centre Direct - bypassing the CLS - fad or the future? (CLS viewpoint)
Data Centres & CLS
Mike Cunningham, CEO, Crosslake Fibre
Moderator: Joel Ogren, Chief Executive Officer, Assured Communications (ASSURED)
Prenesh Padayachee, Group Chief Digital and Operations Officer, Seacom
Sep 2314:40
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Petabit, multicore, hollowcore – what’s now and what’s next in the constant quest for capacity?
Cable
Prasanna C., Chief Product Officer, Lightstorm
Moderator: Bertrand Clesca, Partner, Pioneer Consulting
Richard Norris, Senior Director, Global Submarine Systems Engineering, Ciena
Olivier Courtois, Director of Product Strategy & Marketing, ASN
Kapil Kumar Jain, VP, Core & Next Gen Connectivity Services, Tata Communications Intl PTE Ltd
Sep 2315:40
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Arctic cable armouring/protection and the engineering challenges of operating in Arctic conditions
Subsea Security World
Jonny Lundin, Head of Operations, NORDUnet
Sep 2315:40
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Beyond the Landing' - demand-driven data-centers and the increasing role of Pakistan in regional connectivity
Data Centres & CLS
Muhammad Muneef Rana, Head of Submarine Cable Networks, Transworld Associates Pvt Ltd.
Sep 2315:40
Conference pass
Permits, Practices & Policies - strengthening subsea cable resilience in APAC
Strategy
Geraldine Le Meur, Managing Director, GreenLink Marine
Sep 2315:40
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Subsea cable sensing and the ocean environment
Cable
Dora Juan Juan Hu, Principal Scientist, A*STAR
Sep 2316:00
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'Data Landing Center' - the hybrid solution between CLS and DC
Data Centres & CLS
Wilfried Dudink, Senior Director - Strategy & Development, Digital Realty
Sep 2316:00
Conference pass
TBC
Strategy
Pichit Satapattayanont, Chief Executive Officer, International Gateway Co.;Ltd.
Sep 2316:00
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TBC
Cable
Raoul Jacquand, VP Strategic Alliances & External Affairs, Alcatel Submarine Networks
Sep 2316:20
Conference pass
Building the business case for SMART – the commercial question mark continues?
Cable
Andrew Parsons, CCO & CSO (Co-Founder), IOEMA
Josh Munro, Chief Commercial Officer, SUBCO
Moderator: Laurent Campagne, Senior Consultant, AQEST
Sep 2316:20
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Data Centre Direct – bypassing the CLS – fad or the future? (DC viewpoint)
Data Centres & CLS
Asif Ghani, VP Data Centres, FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Adam Gibson, Managing Partner, Techvox
Ashish Ahuja, Founder & CEO, Sloka Partners
Moderator: Corrine Teng, Editor, Subsea Cables
Majed Almaghlouth, GM Digital & OTT Partners & Sales Management, Mobily
Sep 2316:20
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Landing points – the ‘Achilles Heel’ of subsea cable systems
Subsea Security World
Vlad Ihora, SVP Global Sales, EllaLink
Moderator: Oli Pope, Managing Director, Route Position
Adrian Moss, Head of Submarine Cable Investments, Reliance Jio
Douglas Njenga, Director Regulatory and Strategic Affairs, West Indian Ocean Cable Company
Sep 2316:20
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Pushing along the process in the end-to-end delivery of subsea cables (permit permitting of course)
Strategy
Carine Romanetti, Founder, Deep Dive Consulting Subsea
Anjali Sugadev, Co-Founder & CEO, OceanJuris Subsea Consultancy Limited
Moderator: Byron Clatterbuck, President, Dragonwood Consulting Limited
Hany Zaalouk, Global Network Project Management Director, Telecom Egypt
Loizos Economides, Head of International Submarine Cables, CYTA
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Sep 249:15
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‘Where to win, is to lose’ - the balancing-act between Data Sovereignty and Global Connectivity
Keynotes
Jim Fagan, CEO, Exa Infrastructure
Sasha Pearson, Policy Analyst, ECDPM
Moderator: Robert Pepper, Senior Fellow, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP)
Woon Sien Loh, Senior Director, Infrastructure Planning & Market Development, Info-Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Sep 2411:40
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“One size doesn't fit all" - cable governance logic dictating supplier choice in Southeast Asia
O & M
Barbora Valockova, Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,, National University of Singapore
Mae Chow, Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Sep 2411:40
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From open cable chaos to 'keeping everyone happy' - sharing truly is caring in network operations
Network
Antonius Daryanto, Technology & Development Head, Super Sistem Group
Sep 2411:40
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ICPC Update
Subsea Security World
Graham Evans, Vice Chairman, ICPC
Sep 2412:00
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TBC
Subsea Security World
Jocelinn Kang, Managing Director, Nodalys
Sep 2412:20
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Breaking the subsea supply chain where "days = $$$" best practice to keep your project progressing
O & M
Rajesh Kheny, Senior Associate Partner, DRG Undersea Consulting
Mohamad Izani Karim, Group Head Subsea Business Development, Telin
Moderator: Julian Rawle, Associate, Cambridge Management Consulting
Didier Dillard, CEO, Orange Marine
Matthew Goh, Director, KKR
Sep 2412:20
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Policy-makers presiding over pain-points (Live inter-active Q&A session with the theatre audience)
Strategy
Elina Noor, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
Moderator: Naaz Bax, Founder & CEO, Team Bax
Anna Butchart, International Security Expert | Retired Diplomat, Independent Consultant
Sep 2412:20
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The approach to network resilience - diversity and inclusion is the path to zero downtime
Network
Ana Nakashidze, Chief Executive Officer, AzerTelecom
Sep 2414:00
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AI and the geoeconomic/geopolitical complexities of cable deployment
Strategy
Michael Ruddy, Director of International Research, Terabit Consulting Inc.
Sep 2414:00
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State responses on the protection of submarine cables
Subsea Security World
Tara Davenport, Co-Head, Oceans Law and Policy, Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore
Sep 2414:20
Conference pass
TBC
O & M
Rezeki Adyana Utomo, Commercial Director, Solwake
Sep 2414:20
Conference pass
TBC
Subsea Security World
Tim O'Neill, Business Development Manager, BAE Systems Maritime Engineering & Services
Sep 2414:20
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The 'Build-Buy-Build' business model - a blueprint for reduced CAPEX and increased profitability
Strategy
Simon Zettl, CEO, Subconnex
Sep 2414:40
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Complex considerations in construction – landing cables on congested coastlines
O & M
Moderator: Tony Mosley, Director of Business Dev., Ocean Specialists Inc.
Piush Agarwal, VP Submarine Cable Partnership Development & Global Sourcing, Reliance Jio
Sep 2414:40
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EEZ’s and International Waters – what are the rules of engagement?
Subsea Security World
Su Wai Mon, Research Fellow (Oceans Law & Policy), Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore
Moderator: Samuel Bashfield, Research Fellow, La Trobe University, Australia
Sep 2414:40
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Hybrid cable systems – double the function = half the price? (SHPTCs)
Strategy
Paul Abfalter, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Moderator: Eckhard Bruckschen, CEO, IOEMA-1 Holding B.V.
Pál Béres, VP Strategic Projects, Azertelecom International
Sep 2414:40
Conference pass
The race is ON: optimizing subsea architecture with the 2030 milestone in mind
Network
Diego Teot, Head of OTT, Media & Telco, Retelit
Diego Matas, COO, EllaLink
Moderator: Carine Romanetti, Founder, Deep Dive Consulting Subsea
Sep 2415:40
Conference pass
Recover, Recycle, Repurpose - the reincarnation of retired subsea cables
Network
Quynh Nguyen, Next Generation for Environmental Awareness Award Winner, ESCA 2025
Sep 2415:40
Conference pass
Shifting alliances, policy u-turns, and a fracturing international security order – Redefining flashpoints and hotspots in the subsea world
Subsea Security World
Cynthia Mehboob, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
Sep 2416:00
Conference pass
TBC
Strategy
Sunil Tagare, Chief Executive Officer, OpenCables,Inc
Sep 2416:20
Conference pass
Balancing security with operations in politically charged regions – Strait of Hormuz
Subsea Security World
Rohitash Bhaskar, Head International Infrastructure, Batelco
Moderator: Hasnain Ali, Director Permitting & Regulatory Affairs, Pioneer Consulting
Mark Brownscombe, Senior Director - Commercial & Sales Ops, Ooredoo Group
Sep 2416:20
Conference pass
Legacy system lifespans in the face of delivering the demand for data – when to upgrade or replace?
Network
Timothy Parker, Chief Growth Officer, Assured Communications
Anuradha Udunuwara, Senior Engineer, Sri Lanka Telecom
Moderator: Todd Rahimi, Founder & Director, Lambda Consulting LLC
Sep 2416:20
Conference pass
Location, location, location? Where is the next cable hotspot and WHY?
Strategy
Nadya Melic, VP - Product & Marketing, FLAG Telecom UK Limited
Philippe Recco, Head of Submarine Network Evolution, Orange
Rosalind Thomas, MD & CEO, SAEx International Management
Tansy McCluskie, Network Investments - EMEA, Meta
Moderator: Ian McLean, Director - South East Asia & Oceania, APTelecom
Sep 2416:20
Conference pass
Predictive and Proactive – subsea cable maintenance in the age of AI
O & M
Moderator: Ting-Fang Cheng, Chief Tech Correspondent, Nikkei Asia
Majed Alhazaa, GM Wholesale International Infrastructure, Mobily
last published: 16/Jun/26 23:35 GMT
