CCT 2026 Agenda
Tuesday 23 June 2026
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7.15 am CCT GLOBAL 2026 GOLF EVENT
Location: Castleknock Golf Club, Porterstown Rd, Diswellstown, Dublin 15
Tee-off Time – 8.30 am.
Transport provided both ways from The Alex Hotel. All CCT GLOBAL 2026 attendees are invited
to participate. Places are strictly limited, and attendeesMUST REGISTER to confirm attendance
by emailing racheljones@theintelligentnetwork.net.​​
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2.30 pm - 5.00 pm EXCLUSIVE VISIT TO THE JAMESON DISTILLERY TOUR
DUBLIN, hosted by Ciena & EUNetworks
Ciena and euNetworks are delighted to host a guided visit to the famous Jameson Bow St.
Distillery Tour in Dublin for all CCT Global 2026 registered attendees. Transport will be
provided both ways from The Alex Hotel.
All attendees must register to attend, and places must be confirmed.
For more information, please email racheljones@theintelligentnetwork.net.
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7.15pm PRE-EVENT COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Sponsored by Aquacomms, An Exa Infrastructure Company
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Wednesday, 24 June 2026
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8.15am Registration and Breakfast
8.45am Welcome Remarks
8.50am KEYNOTE PLENARY: THE FUTURE AI ECOSYSTEM: INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS,
END-USERDEMAND, NEW BUSINESS MODELS, AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES – CAN
AI DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE?
Moderator: Jurgen Hatheier, CTO, EMEA & APAC, CIENA
Speakers:
Dave Temkin, Managing Director, Global Head of Networks, Infrastructure Platforms, JP
MORGAN
Rod Evans, VP, EMEA, Supercomputing, AI Factories and Nvidia Cloud Partners, NVIDIA
Colman Deegan, CEO, ZAYO EUROPE
More Speakers To Be Confirmed
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9.50am Coffee Break
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10.15am KEYNOTE PLENARY: THE NEW CONNECTIVITY ECOSYSTEM: DATA
CENTRES, FIBRE BUILD, CONNECTIVITY, AND INVESTMENT TO SCALE AND MEET
FUTURE DEMAND
Moderator: Marc Halbfinger, Founder & Managing Director, RED HMH
Speakers:
Jamil Koussa, Head of Backbone Network Infrastructure Development, AWS
Jon Gravrak, CEO, BULK INFRASTRUCTURE
Paula Cogan, Managing Director, EMEA, DIGITAL REALTY
Alex Goldblum, CEO, EUROFIBER
Jim Fagan, CEO, EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
Marisa Trisolino, CEO, EUNETWORKS
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11.15 am Coffee Break
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11.35 pm KEYNOTE PLENARY: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSIGHT:
FINANCING AND FUNDING THE FUTURE AI ECOSYSTEM TO MEET DEMAND
Moderator: Tim Passingham, Chairman, CAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Speakers:
Daniel Kurgan, CEO, ARELION
Samir Assaad, Operating Director, ISQUARED CAPITAL
Christian Leseur, Managing Director, Co-head of Global Banking, EMEA and Global Co-
Head of TMT Investment Banking, UBS
Giovanni Della Pesca, Managing Director, MACQUARIE CAPITAL
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12.35 pm Lunch sponsored by Virgin Media Business
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Track 1
1.45pm THE AI INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK SERVICE STACK: THE FUTURE OF NETWORKS AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE TELCO BUSINESS MODELS
Moderator: Caroline Chappell, Founder, CCSQUARED
Speakers:
Peter McCarthy, CEO, ENET
Tom Homer, President, EMEA, GTT
Valerie Cussac, CEO, ORANGE WHOLESALE INTERNATIONAL
Gina Nomellini, Chief Operating Officer, GLOBALGIG
Patrick Shutt, CEO, ICEBLUE GLOBAL
2.45pm NETWORK SECURITY, NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND SOVEREIGN AI:EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE RISK
Moderator:
Speakers:
Chema Alonso, Vice President, Head of International Development, CLOUDFLARE
Neil McRae, Chief Technology & Information Officer, CITYFIBRE
Tony Sullivan, CEO, RETN
Chase Clowser, Global Network Intelligence Lead, RECORDED FUTURE
3.45pm Coffee Break
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4.05pm THE CHANGING SUBSEA GLOBAL LANDSCAPE: SUBSEA RESILIENCY - DEVELOPING NEW SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME KEY CHALLENGES
Moderator: John Maguire, Director, AP TELECOM
Speakers:
Nigel Bayliff, Global Submarine Lead, GOOGLE
Scott Cowling, Director, Investments, META
Ciaran Delaney, COO, EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
5.05pn FIXED, MOBILE AND SATELLITE CONVERGENCE AND INTEGRATED NETWORKS: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SATELLITE SERVICES AND NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Isabelle Paradis, Founder & President, HOT TELECOM
Speakers:
Grant Kirkwood, Founder, CEO, CONTRIVIAN
Adam Godwin, Head of Satellite, TELSTRA
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5.45pm Cocktail Reception sponsored by Zayo
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7.30pm CCT 2026 Evening Reception sponsored by TelCables Europe
Track 2
1.45pm ENTERPRISE INSIGHT: CHANGING NEEDS AND DEMANDS - STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION AND USING AI
Moderator:
Speakers:
Petrina Anne Steele, Strategic Business Development & Innovation, Emerging Technologies
& Ecosystems, EQUINIX
Dave Temkin, Managing Director, Global Head of Networks, Infrastructure Platforms, JP
MORGAN
Dean Garvey-North, Chief Technology Officer, MICROLISE
2.45pm INFERENCE AND MOVING CLOSER TO THE EDGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR NETWORKS, CONNECTIVITY AND DATA CENTRE REQUIREMENTS
Moderator:
Speakers:
Alan Evans, Director, Cloud Solution Architects, AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES
Shaunak Thakkar, Global Leader, Infrastructure Acquisition, Delivery & Partnerships, ORACLE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Frank O. Miller, Chief AI and Platforms Officer, COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
3.45pm Coffee Break
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4.05pm POWERING AI: DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE DATA CENTER STRATEGIES – ENERGY AND STORAGE STRATEGIES, SUSTAINABILITY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
TO MEET DEMAND IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES: THE HOT SPOTS -
Southern Europe, Middle East,
Morocco, Nordics
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Moderator: xxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx, XXXXXXXXXX
Speakers:
Amine Kandil, CEO, N+ONE DATA CENTERS
Eric Boonstra, CEO, KEVLIN-X
5.05pm MOBILITY SERVICES & IoT: MONETISATION, NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS
Moderator:
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​5.45pm Cocktail Reception sponsored by Zayo
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7.30pm CCT 2026 Evening Reception sponsored by TelCables Europe
Thursday, 25th June 2026
8.30 am Networking Breakfast
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8.45 am NEOCLOUD PROVIDERS INSIGHT: DETERMINING INFRASTRUCTURE
AND CONNECTIVITY NEEDS AND OPTIMUM PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES
Moderator: Jezzibell Gilmore, General Manager, Service Providers, KENTIK
Speakers:
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​​9.45am AFRICA SPOTLIGHT: DRIVING AFRICA’S DIGITALTRANSFORMATION
FORWARD - INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CROSS-BORDER AND INLAND
CONNECTIVITY AND BUILDING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT FUTURE
NEEDS
Moderator: Russell Southwood, CEO, BALANCING ACT
Speakers:
Mahesh Jaishankar CEO, CMC NETWORKS
Guy Wilner, Chairman & Co-founder, IX AFRICA DATACENTER, Managing Director, Digital
Infrastructure, HELIOS INVESTMENT PARTNERS
Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC
Norman Albi, CEO, AFRI-IX and MEDUSA SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM
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11.15am MIDDLE EAST SPOTLIGHT: MEETING THE CONNECTIVITY AND DATA
CENTRE NEEDS OF A RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET – ECONOMIC
TRANSFORMATION, INVESTMENT, AI AND NEW DATA CENTRE HUBS
Moderator: Matthew Whalley, Co-founder, ILEX CONTENT STRATEGIES
12.15pm CLOSING KEYNOTE PLENARY:
LOOKING INTO A CRYSTAL BALL: FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, BUSINESS MODELS
AND APPLICATIONS: WHERE NEXT?
Moderator:
Speakers:
1.15pm Lunch
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