Highlights of the Program
2 days business program:
Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.
SHOWCASING INNOVATION:
Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.
leaders talk:
Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.
MULTIPLE STREAMS:
A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES:
Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.
roundtable discussion:
Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.
Program
Day 1 :
MONDAY, 9 FEBRUARY, 2026
08:30 - 09:30
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS
09:40 - 10:05
DRIVERS, CHALLENGES, AND TRENDS IN SUBSEA M&A AND NEW SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS
Waltter Kulvik
Simmons & Simmons
- Outlining legal and commercial drivers shaping subsea M&A and system rollout activity
- Differentiating strategic versus investment-led acquisitions in cross-border cable deals
- Anticipating legal trends and route strategies influencing future deployments
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON LEGAL OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEA M&A AND NEW BUILD PROJECTS
10:10 - 10:40
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
- Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
- Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
- Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsored By DURA-LINE
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SCALING NEXT-GEN CAPACITY FOR THE AI AND CLOUD ERA
- Modernising subsea planning for hyperscaler demand, sovereign compliance, and scalable, automated capacity monetisation
- Assessing subsea demand growth, cable manufacturing constraints, and vessel availability for large-scale global deployments
- Addressing enterprise bottlenecks, capacity-as-a-service models, and evolving constraints like energy, spectrum, and private networking
- Bridging subsea-to-land gaps with conduit systems and global lessons from hyperscale landing station deployments
| XOCEAN | Moderator
| Connectbase
| Westwood Global Energy Ltd.
| Intendo S.r.l.
| Dura-Line
11:30 - 11:55
DDOS RISKS IN SUBSEA NETWORKS: PROTECTING AVAILABILITY BEYOND THE CABLE
Max Röttgermann
Telekom Deutschland GmbH
- Outsmarting DDoS attacks that exploit the IP layer at cable landings and CLS systems
- Shielding transit infrastructure where upstream DDoS can sever end-to-end availability
- Safeguarding critical operations from downstream attacks targeting cable-dependent services
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON DDOS THREATS TO SUBSEA SYSTEM AVAILABILITY
12:00 - 12:25
SUBMARINE CABLES IN THE CONTEXT OF GEOPOLITICS
Erling Aronsveen
Cambridge Management Consulting
- Surveying geopolitical flashpoints shaping the security of global cable infrastructure
- Tracing subsea cable incidents and regional tensions from the Gulf of Aden to the Arctic
- Reframing cables as geopolitical tools of influence in emerging strategic regions
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON STRATEGIC ROLE OF SUBMARINE CABLES
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SUBMARINE CABLES EMEA EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON ENHANCING CABLE SECURITY IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING THREAT LANDSCAPE
- Revisiting historical cable threats to inform modern risk mitigation amid hybrid warfare and evolving geopolitical pressures
- Preparing for quantum-era threats with post-quantum encryption, quantum key distribution (QKD) integration, and sensing technologies for tamper detection
- Advancing Europe–Africa corridor resilience with cross-border collaboration and strategies for emerging cable security threats
- Interpreting grey-zone interference through military perspectives on attribution, deterrence, deception, and operating under hostile surveillance
| Sonardyne | Moderator
| Wright State University
| QTI S.r.l.
| Interfiber
| AtkinsRéalis
14:00 - 14:25
USING UNCREWED TECHNOLOGY TO DECARBONISE SEABED SURVEYS
Colin Henry
XOCEAN
- Deploying uncrewed surface vessels to deliver integrated, end-to-end marine survey services
- Benchmarking uncrewed survey performance against traditional crewed vessels across projects
- Applying offshore case studies to validate data quality, reliability, and operational outcomes
- Balancing decarbonisation, safety, and scalability benefits with current technology limitations
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON OPERATIONALISING UNCREWED SURVEY TECHNOLOGY
14:30 - 14:55
SMARTER SUBSEA CABLE TOUCHDOWN MONITORING
Michael Ellis
Sonardyne
- Outlining how Sonardyne’s SPRINT Nav system delivers reliable as-laid positioning data
- Validating performance through proven results obtained in multiple real-world deployments
Dave Rigg
North Sea Systems
- Demonstrating the advantages of North Sea Systems’ CableFish solution in subsea operations
- Emphasising why precise touchdown accuracy is vital to successful cable laying projects
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON TOUCHDOWN ACCURACY AND MONITORING SOLUTIONS
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:30 - 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON LEVERAGING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR PROACTIVE CABLE MAINTENANCE
- Addressing maintenance challenges by balancing preventive and corrective strategies, drawing lessons from submarine telecom maintenance programmes
- Enhancing cable protection and repair readiness through ballast-free stabilisation, sensing technologies, and improved preparedness to reduce repair durations
- Integrating proactive maintenance amid seabed mobility, applying oil and gas asset management practices, and overcoming data validation barriers for adoption
| Guggenheim | Moderator
| Spinergie
| Portunus Solutions
| TenneT
16:00 - 16:25
INSIGHTS INTO SEABED SOIL BEHAVIOUR FOR CABLE INSTALLATION AND REPAIR
Indrasenan Thusyanthan
Venterra Design
- Illustrating how seabed soil properties affect cable stability and burial performance
- Mapping the role of trenching and intervention tools in cable installation planning
- Enabling better design decisions using soil-tool interaction insights and results
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON SEABED INTERVENTION TOOLS AND BURIAL STRATEGIES
16:30 - 17:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY, 2026
09:00 - 09:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS
09:40 - 10:05
THE BOOMING DEMAND FOR SUBSEA CABLES IN EUROPE: CAN SUPPLY KEEP UP?
Eva Gonzalez Isla
BloombergNEF
- Analysing Europe’s soaring demand for high-voltage submarine cable infrastructure
- Detailing supply constraints from factory capacity, labour shortages, and vessel access
- Outlining how major cable firms are scaling production in response to utility contracts
- Identifying bottlenecks in installation despite expanded manufacturing efforts
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHALLENGES FOR EUROPE’S CABLE GROWTH
10:10 - 10:35
FUTURE-PROOFING SUBMARINE CABLES: TECHNOLOGY, STANDARDS, AND SUSTAINABILITY
Cem Ergünay
American Bureau of Shipping
- Showcasing next-generation materials, installation methods, and monitoring technologies
- Defining how classification supports sustainable, scalable offshore cable infrastructure
- Anticipating standard evolution to align with energy transition and technological change
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON STANDARDS AND INNOVATION IN SUBSEA CABLE DESIGN
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
CABLE GUARDIAN – FROM FAULTS TO FORESIGHT
Ross Piercey
James Fisher Renewables
- Challenging reactive cable operations by introducing proactive, data-led management models
- Accelerating fault response to reduce downtime and improve cost-efficiency for asset owners
- Monitoring real-time integrity to support predictive maintenance and threat detection
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON PROACTIVE STRATEGIES FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT
11:30 - 11:55
ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTION AS SMART AS THE ONES AND ZEROS YOUR CABLES TRANSPORT
Greg Hammond
UTEC Survey Inc.
- Centralising disparate survey and inspection data to unlock predictive maintenance potential
- Visualising subsea assets through a secure cloud platform supporting collaboration and change
- Operationalising asset intelligence through a live offshore wind case study deployment
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON DATA-DRIVEN ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR SUBSEA SYSTEMS
12:00 - 12:25
MAPPING FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
Stephen Hall
Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030
- Charting global efforts to map the ocean floor and the historic role cable firms have played
- Documenting rapid growth in seabed coverage achieved through collaborative data sharing
- Focusing on how subsea surveys support tsunami warning, planning, and ocean insights
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON GLOBAL SEABED MAPPING COLLABORATION
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SUBMARINE CABLES EMEA EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
PORTUGAL AND THE ATLANTIC GATEWAY: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
Manuel Cabugueira
ANACOM
- Framing the Atlantic Gateway from a north–south perspective in regional connectivity
- Positioning subsea cables as the backbone of data and computing in the digital era
- Advancing how sensing-enabled subsea cables support the future blue economy
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON ATLANTIC GATEWAY STRATEGY AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
14:00 - 14:25
EMERGING SUBMARINE NETWORKS MOVING INTO TERRESTRIAL MARKETS
Jonathan Dann
Guggenheim
- Analysing how subsea carriers may expand inland by linking data centres and key metro hubs
- Projecting the disruptive potential of subsea economics on terrestrial network models
- Revealing how hyperscaler partnerships influence infrastructure ROI and growth planning
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON SUBSEA OPERATORS EXPANDING INTO TERRESTRIAL MARKETS
14:30 - 14:45
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
14:45 - 15:00
CLOSING REMARKS
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