Connected Britain 2024: Day 1 Keynote spotlight 

A Connected Britain Preview   

Connected Britain 2024 is just around the corner and, with just days left to go, it is only fitting that we highlight some of our amazing keynote sessions, featuring some of the biggest names in the UK telecoms industry.   

 

Day 1 – Wednesday 11 September 

CXO Interviews 

Intimate discussions with some of industry’s biggest names  

Marc Allera, CEO EE (08:50)  

Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O2 (10:00)  

Katie Milligan, Chief Commercial Officer, Openreach; Rajiv Datta, CEO, nexfibre; Greg Mesch, Founder & CEO, CityFibre; Stephanie Liston, Chair of the Board, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority & Chair, Digital Connectivity Forum (12:10) 

 

Panel Discussions 

Bringing together speakers from across the telecoms industry and beyond to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges 

Securing the UK’s position as a global tech leader (09:20) 

What are the barriers to success for the UK tech sector? What is needed from govt, industry and other key stakeholders to overcome these challenges? 

Speakers:  

Sasha Qadri, Moderator 

Paul Alexander, Head of Cloud Infrastructure Business, Europe, Nokia 

Julian David, CEO, techUK 

Iain Milligan, Chief Network Officer, Three UK 

Keri Gilder, CEO, Colt Technology Services 

 

The changing landscape of the UK fibre market (12:50) 

Exploring the past year’s developments in the fibre market and tackling major topics including investment, competition, regulation, and deployment strategy. 

Speakers: 

Stephanie Liston, Chair of the Board, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority & Chair, Digital Connectivity Forum 

Rajiv Datta, CEO, nexfibre 

Rebecca Molyneux, Deputy Director, Broadband Regulation and Investment, DSIT 

Katie Milligan, Chief Commercial Officer, Openreach 

Greg Mesch, Founder & CEO, CityFibre 

Daren Baythorpe, CEO, ITS 

 

Digital Britain: Connecting our nation (17:40) 

Discussing technology, policy, and innovation in the UK telecoms industry and what impact these can have on wider society. 

Speakers: 

Duncan Golestani , Correspondent, ITN 

Jaynesh Patel, Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK 

Ian Smith, Head of UKTIN, UKTIN 

Gareth Elliott, Director of Policy and Communications, Mobile UK 

 

Presentations and Updates: 

Mission Critical is Relative (09:10) 

Paul Alexander, Head of Cloud Infrastructure Business, Europe, Nokia 

Innovation and imagination: helping our industries lead the world (10:15) 

Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom 

Diamond Sponsor presentation: ITS (12:40) 

Daren Baythorpe, CEO, ITS 

 

Enabling a Digitally Connected Society: How Cornerstone Connects the Four Corners of the UK (17:20) 

Jamie Hayes, Chief Sales and Commercial Officer, Cornerstone 

 

Connected Britain 2024 promises to be bigger and better than ever before. It’s not too late to join us! Last minute tickets are available here 

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