CCT Global 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?
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Moderator: Jurgen Hatheier, CTO, EMEA & APAC, CIENA
Speakers:
Ben Richardson, Managing Director, International, COREWEAVE
Ajay Vij, Vice President, Industry Value Engineering, EQUINIX
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
Anis Bennani, Head of EMEA Network Infrastructure Org, MICROSOFT
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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
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Moderator: Marc Halbfiger, 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
Giovanni Della Pesca, Managing Director, MACQUARIE CAPITAL
Rodney Dellinger, CTO and Head of Architecture, Hyperscale, NOKIA
Christian Leseur, Managing Director, Co-head of Global Banking, EMEA and Global Co-Head of TMT Investment Banking, UBS
Steven Marshall, Founder, Executive Chairman, Managing Partner, CORDIANT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
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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
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Moderator: Caroline Chappell, Founder, CCSQUARED
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Speakers:
​​Peter McCarthy, CEO, ENET
Gina Nomellini, Chief Operating Officer,
GLOBALGIG
Patrick Shutt, CEO, ICEBLUE GLOBAL
Tom Homer, President, EMEA, GTT
Valerie Cussac, CEO, ORANGE WHOLESALE
INTERNATIONAL
Avi Freedman, CEO, KENTIK
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2.50 pm Coffee Break
3.10pm NETWORK SECURITY, NETWORK
PERFORMANCE AND SOVEREIGN AI:
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO
MITIGATE RISK
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Speakers:
Chema Alonso, Vice President, Head of
International Development, CLOUDFLARE
Neil McRae, Chief Technology & Information
Officer, CITYFIBRE
Abilash Menon, CEO and Co-founder, MAIAEDGE
Tony Sullivan, CEO, RETN
Chase Clowser, Global Network Intelligence
Lead, RECORDED FUTURE
Andrea Kraus, CRO, EUROFIBER
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4.15pm Coffee Break
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4.35pm THE CHANGING SUBSEA GLOBAL
LANDSCAPE: SUBSEA RESILIENCY -
DEVELOPING NEW SOLUTIONS TO
OVERCOME KEY CHALLENGES
Moderator: John Maguire, Director, AP
TELECOM
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Speakers:
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Norman Albi, CEO of AFR-IX telecom and Medusa Submarine Cable System.
SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM
Carl Grivner, CEO, FLAG
Nigel Bayliff, Global Submarine Lead, GOOGLE
Scott Cowling, Director, Investments, META
Ciaran Delaney, COO, EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
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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: Matthew Whalley, Co-founder, ILEX CONTENT STRATEGIES
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Speakers:
Alaa Nasser, Chief Enterprise Architect, Security, Infrastructure & Platforms, BP
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
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2.50 pm Coffee Break
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3.10pm INFERENCE AND MOVING CLOSER TO THE EDGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR NETWORKS, CONNECTIVITY AND DATA CENTRE REQUIREMENTS
Moderator: Josh Forman, Co-head Digital
Infrastructure, Shareholder, GREENBERG TRAURIG
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Speakers:
Alan Evans, Director, Cloud Solution Architects,
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES
Frank O. Miller, Chief AI and Platforms Officer,
COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Jeff Ivey, VP, Data Center Construction, CRUSOE
Shaunak Thakkar, Global Leader, Infrastructure
Acquisition, Delivery & Partnerships,
ORACLE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Samuel Carvalho, CEO, TELCABLES EUROPE
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4.15pm Coffee Break
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4.35pm GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHT: DATA CENTRE
ANALYSIS AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE
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Speaker:
David Sanders, Regional Director, EMEA,
DATACENTERHAWK
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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: Chris George, Founder, SELF INFRASTRUCTURE
Speakers:
Phillip Marangella, Chief Product & Marketing
Officer, EDGECONNEX
Amine Kandil, CEO, N+ONE DATA CENTERS
Kevin Burton, CCO, KEVLINX
Juan Carlos Bernal, Partner & Chief Commercial
Officer, VALENCIA DIGITAL PORT
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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:
Bryan Hill, Global Director, Strategy & Business Development, AI/HPC & Digital Media, DIGITAL REALTY
Felix Seda, Chief Revenue Officer, NJFX
Daniel Bathurst, Chief Product Officer, NSCALE
​Additional Speakers to be Confirmed
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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:
Angelo Gama, CEO, ANGOLA CABLES
Mahesh Jaishankar CEO, CMC NETWORKS
Guy Willner, Chairman & Co-founder, IX AFRICA DATACENTER,
Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure, HELIOS INVESTMENT PARTNERS
Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC
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​10.45am Coffee Break
11.15am 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:
Ganesh Banavar, General Manager, Amazon Leo, AMAZON
Grant Kirkwood, Founder, CEO, CONTRIVIAN
Natale Lettieri, Chief Transformation Officer, EUTELSAT ONEWEB TBC
Robert Brumley, Chairman & CEO, LASER LIGHT COMPANIES
Adam Godwin, Head of Satellite, TELSTRA
12.15pm CLOSING KEYNOTE PLENARY: LOOKING INTO A CRYSTAL BALL: FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES,
BUSINESS MODELS AND APPLICATIONS: WHERE NEXT?
This unique closing keynote panel discussion focuses on the "next wave of innovation" and the profound impact it
will have on the digital infrastructure ecosystem. Hear invaluable insight from leading experts on the emerging
technologies and new developments e.g. in media, entertainment, gaming that will shape the next wave of
disruption including agentic AI, quantum computing and robotics, virtual/augmented reality and advanced
biotechnology that are set to redefine connectivity and infrastructure requirements.
Moderator:
Speakers:
Sol Rogers, Global Director of Innovation, MAGNOPUS, Chairman, BAFTA's IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT
ADVISORY GROUP, Global Technology Advisor, OECD
James Dean, Director, KUODA
Additional Speakers to be Confirmed
1.15pm Lunch
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​2.30pm End of CCT Global 2026
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