Tuesday 21 September 2021 • 7.00pm
Pre-event Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by
8.15am
Registration and Welcome Breakfast
9.00am
Welcome Remarks
9.05am
KEYNOTE SESSION:
THE FUTURE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, CONNECTIVITY AND NEW SERVICES: AN ECOSYSTEM OF PARTNERS
Moderator:
Tim Passingham, Chairman, CAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Speakers:
Marc Halbfinger, CEO, PCCW GLOBAL
Frank Rey, Director, Global Network Strategy, MICROSOFT
Najam Ahmad, VP, Network Engineering, FACEBOOK
Jezzibell Gilmore, Co-founder & SVP, Business Development, PACKETFABRIC
Keri Gilder, CEO, COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
10.10am
KEYNOTE SESSION:
INFRASTRUCTURE SCALING AND MEETING FUTURE SERVICE DEMAND – KEY CHALLENGES AND EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND SOLUTIONS
Moderator:
Caroline Chappell, Research Director, ANALYSYS MASON
Speakers:
Vincent English, CEO, MEGAPORT
Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Innovation Officer, ALIGNED
Michael Winterson, Managing Director, Equinix Services Ltd., EQUINIX
Andrew De La Torre, Group Vice President of Technology, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS
11.30am
11.45am
FINANCE FOCUS: CHANGING ASSET MODELS, VALUATION AND STRATEGY FOR FIBRE/INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA CENTRE/REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES
Moderator:
Tim Passingham, Chairman, CAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Speakers:
Brian McMullen, Managing Director, STONEPEAK INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS
Benjamin Bygott-Webb, Director, EQT PARTNERS
Christophe Strauven, Managing Director, DIGITAL COLONY
Thor Johnsen, Managing Director, AGGELIA INFRASTRUCTURE
Lunch
2.00pm
CARRIER BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION: WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE CARRIER PLAY IN THE NEW ECOSYSTEM: DELIVERING NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ?
Moderator:
Isabelle Paradis, Founder & President, HOT TELECOM
Speakers:
Michael Ourabah, CEO, BSO
Mike van den Bergh, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, PCCW GLOBAL
Chris McKee, General Counsel & EVP, Corporate Development, GTT
Matt Williams, Head of EMEA, Telstra Enterprise, TELSTRA
Patrick Shutt, CEO, UNITAS GLOBAL
3.00pm
Coffee Break
3.20pm
PLATFORM BUSINESS MODELS: MOVING AWAY FROM A LINEAR CHAIN TO A PLATFORM BUSINESS MODEL TO MEET NEW SERVICE DEMANDS
Moderator:
Caroline Chappell, Research Director, ANALYSYS MASON
Speakers:
Staffan Gojeryd, CEO, TELIA CARRIER
Phillip Marangella, CMO, EDGECONNEX
Nitin Rao, Head of Global Infrastructure, CLOUDFLARE
Jean Marc Barraque, VP, Connectivity Platform, ORANGE
Kevin Dean, CMO, EU NETWORKS
4.20pm
Coffee Break
4.40pm
ATTRACTING, RETAINING TALENT AND DIVERSITY: SHARING CROSS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Moderator:
Simon Allen, Executive Director, INFRASTRUCTURE MASONS
Speakers:
Valerie Walsh, General Manager, Lease & Land Acquisition, Microsoft, EMEA, MICROSOFT
Louisa Gregory, Chief of Staff, COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Najam Ahmad, VP, Network Engineering, FACEBOOK
Gina Haspilaire, VP, Partner Engagement – Open Connect, NETFLIX
2.00pm
CLOUD AND EDGE: NEXT GENERATION SOLUTIONS, SERVICES AND STRATEGIES TO MEET IoT AND 5G DEMANDS – WILL THE EDGE KEEP ON EXTENDING?
Moderator:
Speakers:
Dean Bubley, Founder & Director, DISRUPTIVE ANALYSIS
Guy Willner, Co-founder & CEO, IXCELLERATE
Oliver Jones, CEO, CHAYORA HOLDINGS LTD
Dawane Young, DVP, Platforms and Applications, VERIZON PARTNER SOLUTIONS
John Watson, VP, Business Development & Global Strategy, AKAMAI
Eric Boonstra, GM & VP Iron Mountain Data Centers Western Europe, IRON MOUNTAIN
3.00pm
Coffee Break
3.20pm
A TRANSFORMED INDUSTRY – THE FUTURE OF THE SUBSEA CONNECTIVITY AND FINANCING MODEL
Moderator:
Speakers:
Ian Clarke, Vice President, Global Submarine Systems, CIENA
Philippe Dumont, Group CEO, ELLALINK
Nigel Bayliff, CEO, AQUA COMMS
Frank Rey, Director, Global Network Strategy, MICROSOFT
Steve Orlando, CEO, SEABORN NETWORKS
Artur Mendes, CCO, ANGOLA CABLES
Erick Contag, Executive Chairman, GLOBENET, President, SUBOPTIC
4.20pm
Coffee Break
4.40pm
THE FUTURE OF INTERCONNECTION AND ACCESS: AUTOMATION AND PLATFORM INTERCONNECTIVITY – API INTEGRATION
Moderator:
Speakers:
Hunter Newby, Owner, NEWBY VENTURES
Michael Glynn, VP, Digital Automated Innovation, PCCW GLOBAL
Ivo Ivanov, CEO, DE-CIX INTERNATIONAL
Guy Willner, Co-founder & CEO, EURASIA PEERING
Chad Milam, President and Chief Executive Officer, PACKETFABRIC
5.40pm
Cocktail reception
8.45am
Breakfast and Coffee
9.15am
ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA – THE NEXT STAGE OF DISRUPTION: LIVE THE NEW ON-DEMAND SERVICE: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW SERVICE AND CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS?
Speakers:
Dave Temkin, VP, Networks and Systems Infrastructure, NETFLIX
Steve Miller-Jones, VP, Product Strategy, LIMELIGHT NETWORKS
10.35am
Morning Break
11.10am
CASE STUDY:
GAMING AND ESPORTS – FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, CONNECTIVITY, SERVICE AND PARTNERSHIP NEEDS
Speakers:
Markus Kuhlo, Director of Marketing & Strategy, Tencent Cloud Europe, TENCENT
Gal Shapira, CIO, PLAYTECH (invited)
12.00am
CASE STUDY:
LOGISTICS/TRANSPORT – A CHANGING INDUSTRY – CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES
Speakers:
Rahul Vijay, Head of Global Connectivity – Relationships & Operations, UBER
9.15am
SOLVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS CHALLENGES IN AFRICA – A FUTURE MODEL OF CO-OPERATION
Moderator:
Russell Southwood, CEO, BALANCNG ACT
Speakers:
Ranjith Cherickel, Founder and CEO, ICOLO
Kevin Salvadori, Director, Network Investments, FACEBOOK
Nic Rudnick, Group CEO, LIQUID TELECOM
Frederic Schepens, CEO, MTN GLOBALCONNECT
10.35am
Morning Break
11.10am
MULTI-CLOUD STRATEGIES AND SERVICES: WORKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES – FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS AND INTERPLAY BETWEEN METRO, DATA CENTRE AND CLOUD
Speakers:
Xuan Jin, Head of UKI, Nordics & Russia, ALIBABA CLOUD
Simon Withers, Head of Digital Solution Design, VODAFONE BUSINESS
Tom Kingham, Director, Engineering Solutions Europe, CYRUSONE
Garry Connolly, President and Founder, HOST IN IRELAND
Collin Wallace, Cloud Networking Sales Leader, EMEA, CIENA
12.40pm
Lunch
1.40pm
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY – DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND A CHANGING INDUSTRY – CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES
Moderator:
Dean Bubley, Founder & Director, DISRUPTIVE ANALYSIS
Speakers:
Phillip Marangella, CMO, EDGECONNEX
Gerome de Gea, ORACLE Cloud Infrastructure Business Development Director, EMEA , ORACLE
3.30pm
End of CCT 2021