Svante Jurnell | Co-Founder
Optic Tunnels

Submarine Networks EMEA 2026 - Day 1 @ 12:25

Navigating stormy seas: What are the risks to subsea infrastructure and what are the consequences?

• What are the risks relating to subsea cables, from physical threats to cyber risks?  
• Differentiating between the physical threats to subsea cables: from accidental damage to sabotage 
• Why should subsea cable protection be a national security priority?  
• With most cables being privately owned, who is paying to protect cables? Should it be the owners or governments? 
• Understanding the economic impact of subsea cable incidents ranulf

Ranulf Scarbrough, Submarine Cable Modernisation Lead, Cayman Islands Government

Navjot Sandhu, Director Physical Security, Telenor

Svante Jurnell, Co-Founder, Optic Tunnels

Moderator: Pat Kidney, Partner, Analysys Mason

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Pat Kidney / Navigating stormy seas: What are the risks to subsea infrastructure and what are the consequences?

Pat Kidney, Partner,
Analysys Mason

Pat has overall responsibility for Analysys Mason’s business in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. He is an experienced telecoms adviser who has worked extensively in the design, implementation and project management of fixed, wireless and sub-sea telecoms systems. Working for major...

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Oli Pope, Managing Director, Route Position