I am Co-Chair of the ESCA NextGen Subgroup and will be presenting a bit about these initiatives and engagements and how you can get involved towards the end of day one of Submarine Networks EMEA 2026. In my day to day, I am Project Engineer at Red Penguin Marine, a multi-disciplinary marine consultancy specialising in the control of risk across diverse submarine cable projects. Red Penguin support informed decision making for its Clients across the submarine cable industry and the wider market. Tasks include attendance of offshore operations as Client's Representative, management of global office based projects, providing technical input and research alongside the use of Geographical Information Systems for various projects.