Panel: Chokepoints & Shockwaves: Protecting the Cables Europe Can’t Lose

14 Oct 2026
Market Forces Stage
Core Infrastructure & Capacity (Fibre, Data Centres, Subsea) , Industry Structure, Partnerships & Control , Policy, Regulation & Security
Hyperscalers and global crises are reshaping Europe’s subsea connectivity and exposing its fragility. This discussion charts how new partnerships, diversified routes and sovereignty moves can safeguard Europe’s vital undersea lifelines against capacity bottlenecks and geopolitical shocks.
Chairperson
Martin Prins
Martin Prins, Ambassador - Dutch Subsea Cable Coalition
Speakers
Ugne Kleinauskaite
Ugne Kleinauskaite, Network Investments Manager - Meta
Martin Dowling
Martin Dowling, CTO - Midgard Infra
Andy Bax
Andy Bax, Strategic Cable Builds - EXA INFRASTRUCTURE

Sponsored by:

Seacom