Panel 2: Fibre, Routes & the Fragility of Global Connectivity

13 Oct 2026
The Outlook (Sky Bar)
Policy, Regulation & Security

Resilience by design: securing Europe's connectivity routes

As AI adoption, cloud growth and digital sovereignty reshape infrastructure priorities, route diversity has become a strategic imperative. This panel examines how the industry is building resilient fibre and subsea networks to support Europe's next era of connectivity, compute and data growth.

Chairperson
Marc Halbfinger
Marc Halbfinger, Founder & MD - Red HMH
Speakers
Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts, SVP, Strategic Investments & Product Management - EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
Andy Palmer-Felgate
Andy Palmer-Felgate, Submarine Cable Engineer - Meta