Speakers

Daniel Rowan is a seasoned leader in telecoms and connectivity infrastructure, with over two decades of experience driving large-scale fibre and network deployment across the UK. As former Operations Director for Openreach FTTP and Ethernet Services at OCU, he scaled annual turnover from £360k to over £40 million, building the operational capability behind one of the country's major fibre rollout programmes. Daniel has delivered nationwide connectivity projects spanning research, telecoms and education infrastructure, giving him a broad view of how networks are built, scaled and monetised at pace. Known for combining hands-on operational leadership with a relentless focus on safety, quality and delivery, Daniel now brings that experience to conversations on scaling metro and national fibre networks profitably, helping high-performance teams turn ambitious build programmes into sustainable, high-quality connectivity infrastructure.