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8 July: Pre-Event Welcome Reception
2018 highlights video
Deep-dive into Subsea EMEA 2019
Event programme
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Subsea on the map
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Subsea EMEA is the leading industry meeting for subsea cable executives from Europe, the Middle East & Africa. The elite submarine cable-focused event is situated in the international subsea cable terminal hub of Marseille. As bandwidth demands grow, rumours of new projects circulate and the industry thrives, it is paramount that those spearheading the current subsea cable boom unite to converse with new business partners, as well as debate new technologies changing the face of legacy networks and new high-capacity systems. Subsea EMEA is the leading annual meeting for 350+ commercial subsea experts from carriers, data centres, vendors, IXPs, cloud & content providers from throughout the EMEA region.
CONTENTS
I believe Marseille is a very important point for the submarine cable industry in Europe. It is a natural hub for all traffic coming from East Africa and the Middle East.
Ricardo Orcero, Sourcing Manager, FACEBOOK
It’s literally the right number of people coming here that I need to see. I’m just here to talk to people and get my business done quickly.
Chris George, Global Network Acquisition, GOOGLE
It’s been very busy and great to see so many familiar faces from the subsea industry being present at the event. We’ve had back-to-back meetings!
Peter Zwinkels, Global Sales VP, INFINERA
Extremely informative, learned an enormous amount. Very good speakers, excellent panels, nice discussion. Really enjoyed myself.
Marc Halbfinger, CEO, PCCW GLOBAL
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BRAND NEW VENUE
Subsea EMEA 2019 has moved to the InterContinental Marseille Hotel Dieu. Located near the Vieux-Port area of Marseille, the hotel was inaugurated by Napoleon III in 1866 and acted as the primary hospital for the city for over 800 years.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE NORDICS
TUESDAY 9 JULY 11:00AM
The spotlight on the Nordics at Subsea EMEA will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear updates on new cables launching in the region, explore the impact of changes in taxation & regulation on local investment and deep-dive into the impact of data centres in optimising new subsea networks. Hear from CELTIC NORSE AS, EASTERN LIGHT, NORTH SEA CONNECT and SKAGENFIBER EAST & WEST.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
PRE-EVENT:
MONDAY 8 JULY
FACILITATED ROUNDTABLES
Engage in structured networking sessions through facilitated interactive roundtables at Subsea EMEA 2019.
To join one of the below roundtables, please email: [email protected] to reserve your place.
Roundtable 1: DEBATING THE MODEL SUBSEA CONTRACT – MOVING AWAY FROM A ONE SIZE FITS ALL LOGIC
Roundtable 2: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER – ENSURING CABLE LANDING STATIONS REMAIN A PART OF THE CRITICAL NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
Deep-dive into Subsea EMEA 2019
WOMEN IN SUBSEA
Subsea EMEA 2019 will see the return of the Women in Subsea Initiative. Women in Subsea is a dedicated interactive workshop tasked with the overarching objective to create an environment that encourages knowledge sharing, promotes diversity and encourages a trading of skills.
The forum’s objective in Marseille is to focus on the process of identifying a career mentor and exploring how the industry can inspire young engineers to consider subsea as a career path.
To hear more or RSVP, please email: [email protected]
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Welcome Reception at 6:00pm
DAY ONE: TUESDAY 9 JULY
Cocktail Partyat 6:30pm
Evening Drinks Reception at 4:30pm
6:00PM WELCOME RECEPTION sponsored by Join us at InterContinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu for the Subsea EMEA 2019 Pre-Event Welcome Reception.
PRE-EVENT: MONDAY 8 JULY
8:00AM REGISTRATION
DAY ONE: TUESDAY 9 JULY
8:00AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST sponsored by
9:30AM THE CHANGING PIECES OF THE SUBSEA CONSORTIUM PUZZLE – HOW IS THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL SET TO EVOLVE? • How are consortium models having to evolve and innovate as the demands put upon them change? • As content & cloud providers continue to invest in new subsea projects, how are their partnerships with the traditional carrier developing? • Consortium vs. Private – how do the opportunities and challenges differ between the two models? • With Facebook announcing the launch of their wholesale carrier subsidiary, how is this expected to alter the way content providers are viewed by the subsea cable community? • Is the balance changing in the consortium model in respect to partners who bring assets to the project and those who bring expertise? Moderator: Andrew Lipman, Partner, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Steve Grubb, Global Optical Architecture, FACEBOOK Jean-Luc Vuillemin, EVP International Network, ORANGE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES Larry Schwartz, Chairman & CEO, SEABORN NETWORKS Mario Di Mauro, CEO, SPARKLE Andrew McGrath, SVP, VODAFONE CARRIER SERVICES
10:30AM COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
SPOTLIGHT ON THE NORDICS11:00AM THE NORDICS – WHAT IS FUELLING THE REGION’S SUBSEA CONNECTIVITY TO GROW AT A
RATE OF KNOTS? • Identifying the new & diverse submarine fibre infrastructure projects in and around the Nordics • How is the region benefitting from new international subsea cables landing in the North Atlantic?
11:40AM CABLE UPDATES ON NEW SYSTEMS COMING INTO OPERATION IN THE NORDICS CASE STUDY 1: EASTERN LIGHT Fredrik Hane, Co-Founder, EASTERN LIGHT
CASE STUDY 2: NORTH SEA CONNECT Chris Bayly, CCO, AQUA COMMS
CASE STUDY 3: SKAGENFIBER EAST & WEST Geir Holmer, CEO, SKAGENFIBER
CASE STUDY 4: CELTIC NORSE Erling Aronsveen, Business Development Director, CELTIC NORSE AS
12:10PM CASE STUDY: INTERXION Mike Hollands, Director Market Development & Strategy, INTERXION
Event programme
12:20PM CONSULTANT ADDRESS – DEEP-DIVING INTO THE GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGES THE REGION POSES TO NEW SUBSEA CABLE ROUTES Laurent Campagne, Senior Consultant, AQEST
12:30PM NETWORKING LUNCH
2:00PM UPGRADE OR RETIRE? – EXAMINING THE OPTIONS ON OFFER IN ENSURING COMMERCIAL OPTIMISATION • Transatlantic tipping point – exploring possible next steps for cables crossing the Atlantic approaching their retirement age • When does upgrading existing infrastructure offer the best utilisation of resource while protecting ROI? • Knowing when to cut and run – when does it make sense to not upgrade an existing system? • How is the ability to repair systems being impacted by new environmental regulation? • More routes or more fibre? – Considering the most appropriate solution in relation to growing bandwidth demands when deciding whether to upgrade or retire
Nigel Bayliff, CEO, AQUA COMMS Christos Holevas, Network Development - Global Network Services, TATA COMMUNICATIONS Enrique Valdes, VP Sales, TELXIUS
• How are changes in taxation & regulation helping to aid the favourable investment environment in the region? • How are existing & new entrants in the data centre space going to help optimise the new subsea networks in the North Atlantic? • How is competitively priced energy in the Nordics fuelling data centre expansion? Peder Bank, Managing Director Nordics, INTERXION
3:20PM COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
INTERACTIVE NETWORKING3:50PM ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLE 1: DEBATING THE MODEL SUBSEA CONTRACT – MOVING AWAY FROM A ONE SIZE FITS ALL LOGIC
ROUNDTABLE 2: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER – ENSURING CABLE LANDING STATIONS REMAIN A PART OF THE CRITICAL NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 10 JULY8:30AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST
TECHNICAL FOCUS9:30AM SETTING SAIL – HOW ARE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN SUBSEA CABLE DESIGN PAVING
THE WAY TO MEET BANDWIDTH DEMAND? • How are the amount of operable fibre pairs per cable being propelled by technological developments? • How does SDN fit into an organisation’s long-term subsea strategy? • What is the day-to-day and month-to-month feasibility of SDN in relation to turning capacity up and down on networks? • Optimising networks through artificial intelligence – an early-stage update from those driving the research • How will developments such as 5G allow us to use internet solutions beyond what we use today? • How can we ensure that we drive design innovations in a sustainable way? Olivier Courtois, Director of Product Management, Strategy & Marketing, ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS Eduardo Mateo, Director of Network Architecture & Core Technology Strategy, NEC CORPORATION
11:00AM COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK sponsored by
11:30AM CABLE UPDATES ON NEW SYSTEMS COMING INTO OPERATION IN 2019/2020
CASE STUDY 1: SEA-ME-WE5 Luigi Sangiorgio, SEA-ME-WE5 PG Co-Chairman, Network Operations Director, SPARKLE If you would like to present your cable update, please email [email protected]
12:30PM NETWORKING LUNCH
2:45PM UNLOCKING THE INVESTMENT TREASURE CHEST IN SUBMARINE CABLES • What is attractive about the subsea cable industry to infrastructure funds? • How do infrastructure funds who are looking to heavily invest in new projects view the longevity of the current subsea cable boom? • How has the inflow of new investment from such funds aided the prosperous nature of the industry at present? • How can project owners overcome the typically long gestation period they endure when raising capital? Moderator: Andrew Lipman, Partner, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Paul Vasilopoulos, Partner, DH CAPITAL Santhosh Rao, Managing Director, Head of Telecommunications - Americas, NATIXIS
3:50PM WORKSHOP: WOMEN IN SUBSEA
WORKSHOP 1: IDENTIFYING YOUR CAREER MENTOR
WORKSHOP 2: ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY – INSPIRING YOUNG ENGINEERS TO CONSIDER SUBSEA
Tansy McCluskie, Sourcing Manager - EMEA, FACEBOOK Caroline Puygrenier, Director Strategy & Business Development Connectivity, INTERXION
To confirm your participation on one of the above discussions, please email Vanessa on [email protected] stating which roundtable or workshop you would like to join.
4:30PM EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION sponsored by
6:30PM COCKTAIL PARTY sponsored by
10:30AM TRANSPONDER CHARACTERISTICS FOR NEXT GENERATION SUBSEA CABLE ARCHITECTURES Scott Jackson, Subsea CTO, INFINERA
3:30PM CLOSE OF SUBSEA EMEA 2019
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
Event programme
Meet the speakers
Peder Bank Managing Director Nordic
INTERXION
Laurent Campagne Senior Consultant
AQEST
Olivier Courtois Director of Product
Management, Strategy & MarketsALCATEL SUBMARINE
NETWORKS
Nigel Bayliff CEO
AQUA COMMS
Chris Bayly CCO
AQUA COMMS
Mike Hollands Director, Market Development
& StrategyINTERXION
Andrew Lipman Partner
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
Erling AronsveenBusiness Development Director
CELTIC NORSE AS
Santhosh Rao Managing Director & Head
of Telecoms - AmericasNATIXIS
Steve Grubb Global Optical ArchitectureFACEBOOK
Paul Vasilopoulos Partner
DH CAPITAL
Fredrik Hane Co-Founder
EASTERN LIGHT
Scott Jackson Subsea CTOINFINERA
Tansy McCluskieSourcing Manager - EMEA
Caroline PuygrenierDirector Strategy & Business Development Connectivity
INTERXION
For speaking opportunities, please contact VanessaVanessa Barbé | Product [email protected] +44 (0)20 7779 7275
Christos Holevas Network Development - Global
Network ServicesTATA COMMUNICATIONS
Andrew McGrath SVP
VODAFONE CARRIER SERVICES
Mario Di Mauro CEO
SPARKLE
Enrique Valdes VP SalesTELXIUS
Larry Schwartz Chairman & CEO
SEABORN NETWORKS
Geir Holmer CEO
SKAGENFIBER
Jean-Luc Vuillemin EVP International Network
ORANGE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES
Eduardo MateoDirector of Network
Architecture & Core Technology Strategy
NEC CORPORATION
Luigi SangiorgioSEA-ME-WE5 PG
Co-Chairman, Network Operations Director
SPARKLE
Subsea on the map
Europe
Aqua Comms expands subsea assets in Northern Europe
AWS partners Bulk Infrastructure on HAVFRUE cable
Interview News
Norway plans new subsea cable to Ireland
Asia-APAC
LATAM
Africa
Middle East
North America Algeria goes live with $32m Medex branch cable
Angola Cables Fortaleza CLS achieves Tier III certification
HAWK upgrade boosts PrimeTel’s Cyprus hub coverage
Telecom Egypt in subsea partnership with former CEO of GBI
Saving subsea through diversity
Facebook launches wholesale carrier subsidiary
Globalinx completes diverse subsea fibre cable network tie in into Marea and Brusa cables
NEC to build cable system linking Okinawa to mainland Japan coverage
Bangladesh to build third subsea cable
Prysmian to build €50m subsea cable for GTD
Orange lights up the Caribbean
Ufinet eyeing wider expansion plans
BECOME A SPEAKER
Join the most senior-level representatives from subsea industry by becoming a speaker at Subsea EMEA 2019. Gain extensive exposure and visibility throughout the pre-event marketing of the conference, position your company as a leader on stage, as well as an additional presence online and post-event.
SEND A PRESS RELEASE OR MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Do you have an announcement you would like to make to the subsea industry? Speak to the Capacity Media Editorial team and find out how you can promote your new project, service or product before, during and after the event.
BECOME A MEDIA PARTNER
If you are a consultant or analyst, work for a PR company, or represent a media company or association, we offer a wide range of media partnerships. These partnerships are mutually beneficial and will help you gain visibility to the subsea industry.
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BECOME A SPONSOR
Sponsors of Subsea EMEA 2019 will benefit from exposure before, during and after the event. Elevate your brand with tailored, tiered sponsorship packages available, offering unique branding options to maximise your organisation’s exposure in a cost effective and unique way. With unbeatable packages that fit all budgets, this is your opportunity to position your company as a leader and innovator in the subsea marketplace.
BECOME AN EXHIBITOR
Elevate your brand and latest services to more than 350 decision makers looking for the latest technologies and services on offer. Offering the perfect hub for your clients to find you and new business partners to discover your organisation, exhibiting at Subsea EMEA 2019 will showcase your brand to the entire subsea community.
BOOK A MEETING ROOM
In need of a private environment for your business meetings at Subsea EMEA 2019? Look no further! Meeting rooms at the event are the ideal option for you to ensure you have plenty of space for your meetings with clients and potential customers at the two-day event.
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