SNW & SSW 2026 SPEAKERS

Danielle Agress is the Senior Manager for the Indo-Pacific Region at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. In this capacity, she is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and supervision of USTDA activities in the region, with a focus on connectivity and AI. She...

Romina Bandura is a senior fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Ms. Bandura is an economist with 25 years of experience in international development research, policy analysis, and project management. Her current research ...

Life is all about connection - across teams, industries, and ideas. With over two decades in telecommunications and subsea infrastructure, I’ve built my career creating impact at the intersection of strategy, marketing, events, and culture. As Founder & CEO of Team Bax, I work with telecom...

Amb. Dr. Fabrizio Bozzato is a Senior Research Fellow (tenured) at the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Tokyo), where his work focuses on maritime security, critical undersea infrastructure, ocean governance, and strategic developments across the Indo-Pacific. He...

Kent Bressie is Partner and Head of International Practice with the law firm HWG LLP in Washington DC and the Legal Adviser to the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the world’s leading nongovernmental organization dedicated to submarine cable protection and resilience.  Kent has...

Eckhard Bruckschen is the CEO/Owner of IOEMA-1 Holding B.V.. He is a Master Mariner and MBA with more than 35 years of experience in the offshore submarine cable industry. He has operational experience of plough and trenching/ROV operations; fibre optic, power, umbilical, and flexible pipe...

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 ...

Mr. Christopher Case is the senior intelligence analyst for Hybrid Threats and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies assessments at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He is a career intelligence officer with over twenty years’ experience in strategic, operational, and tactic...

Mike Cunningham is the founder and CEO of Crosslake Fibre and has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications and investment industries. Previously, Mr. Cunningham was on the board of Quintillion Subsea, and CEO of Arctic Fibre. Mr. Cunningham began his career in the investment...

Dr Dora Hu Juanjuan is currently Principal Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Sustainability Directorate, Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing (IAIC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. She is an adjunct associate professor at school of Electrical...

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 existing client relationships...

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...

Lieutenant Commander Nelson is the Royal Navy’s Maritime Domain Awareness Adviser at Singapore’s Information Fusion Centre and the Assistant Defence Adviser to the British High Commission. He is a Harvard Business School and King’s College London alumnus with 26 years of maritime operational and...

Joel Ogren is the CEO and founder of Assured Communications (ASSURED). A retired U.S. Marine, Joel has over 38 years of experience working within the Information and Communications Technology industry in both public and private entities. Joel has spent much of his career working with and for...

Heiner Ottersberg is Technical Director for submarine telecom cable systems at Prysmian. He has more than 25 years of experience in the submarine cable industry and has been involved in numerous projects worldwide. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for a broad and diverse portfolio of...

Andrew Parsons is a commercial and strategy leader in subsea and digital infrastructure, with more than twenty-five years commercialising technology at every level of the OSI model at major carriers including BT, Easynet, Level 3, CenturyLink Lumen and Colt. His work spans wholesale, terrestrial...

Oli is the Managing Director of Route Position, a multinational & independent subsea cable consultancy providing cable system owner’s program management, engineering, and marine risk advisory services. With over 20 years' experience in marine and subsea telecoms industries, he leads new...

Mark Procter is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in developing markets. As the Deputy CEO of Stavian HighTech Infrastructure, Throughout his career, Mark has demonstrated a deep understanding of the complexities of building start up businesses in FIntech and the...

Philippe Recco is a seasoned telecommunications professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Currently serving as the ACE MC Chairman at Orange, representing Orange in several other consortiums or maintenance agreements, and Executive Committee member at ICPC (International Cable...

Mr. SHIMADA, Shinya, the Deputy Director-General for Emerging Technology Strategy at Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), leads policy initiatives related to digital infrastructure, economic security, and international cooperation in the areas of 5G/Open RAN, AI...

Bevan Slattery is recognised as one of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs having founded some of Australia’s most successful technology companies.   In 2002, Slattery co-founded PIPE Networks which grew to become Australia’s largest Internet Exchange and Australia’s third-largest metropolitan fibre ...

Jayne Stowell is the Managing Director of Jayne Stowell Advisory Limited.   Her company provides non-executive director and advisory services to the digital and subsea cable industries.  Environmental sustainability is at the core of all of Jayne’s activities. Her board activities include: ·     ...

Anuradha is an expert in Telecom & Technology, presently serving as a Senior Engineer at Sri Lanka Telecom. With over two decades in the industry, he excels in strategy, architecture, engineering, design, planning, and the intricacies of CSP/DSP Networks. As a key contributor to R&D and...

Currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the 45,000km Southern Cross Cable Network (SX1, SX2 and NEXT) and is responsible for all Regulatory, Engineering and Operational aspects of the Network. This Network connects Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tokelau, Kiribati, Hawaii and the West Coast...

Savy Wei is proficient in submarine cable system design and technical solutions. She takes charge of end-to-end network solution design for submarine cable systems, covering system architecture planning, undersea equipment configuration and customized technical scheme development for subsea...

Alasdair joined the STC (now Alcatel Submarine Networks) in 1985 having left Newcastle University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Whilst at STC he worked on UK-Belgium 5, the first international optical submarine cable and subsequently numerous other submarine...