Where growth, margin and market control are being redefined

AI is reshaping the economics of connectivity, cloud and digital infrastructure faster than most businesses can adapt.

The Market Forces Stage brings together operators, cloud and AI platforms, investors, vendors and policymakers to explore where value is moving next, who is capturing it, and how businesses can position themselves to grow.

This is where commercial strategy, infrastructure investment and market reality come together.

What you’ll gain

  • Clear insight into where growth and margin are shifting across connectivity, cloud and AI
  • Real examples of monetisation strategies and business models that are already working
  • Direct perspectives from operators, hyperscalers, investors and technology leaders
  • Practical ideas to turn automation, intelligence and customer trust into commercial advantage

What we’re tackling

  1. Networks for the AI era - Who builds, who pays and who captures the upside as infrastructure demand accelerates?
  2. Automating the network - What is genuinely driving efficiency, speed and new revenue and what is still hype?
  3. Monetising AI beyond connectivity - Where are the next revenue streams emerging as operators move beyond traditional network models?
  4. Trust, sovereignty and resilience - Why security, ownership and control are becoming major commercial differentiators.
  5. Monetising intelligence, data and customer experience - How operators and platforms are turning insight, trust and customer relationships into competitive advantage.
  6. Who controls the customer relationship in an AI world? - Operators, platforms or AI assistants? The battle for ownership and influence is already underway.

Who you’ll meet

Join senior decision makers from across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, including:

  • Global operators and carriers
  • Cloud and AI platforms
  • Investors and private capital firms
  • Network software and automation providers
  • Satellite and subsea operators
  • Policy and regulatory leaders
  • The wider ecosystem spanning voice and messaging, CDNs, MNOs, OSS/BSS, infrastructure and connectivity services

Beyond the stage

The conversations do not stop when the panels end.

Built into the agenda are interactive networking roundtables designed to help you pressure test ideas, exchange market insight and have direct discussions with the people shaping the industry.

  • Choose from focused discussion tables during each session
  • Led by senior operators, investors and industry experts
  • Smaller group conversations designed for open, practical discussion
  • Focused on real market challenges, opportunities and commercial outcomes

The reality

This is not just a technology conversation

It is about growth, control, margin and long term positioning.

If you need to understand where the industry is heading, where value is moving, and how to commercialise the next phase of AI and infrastructure demand, this is the room to be in.

Join the leaders shaping the next phase of connectivity, AI and infrastructure growth. (opens in a new tab)