Michael DeVito

SVP of Network SolutionsDIGITAL REALTY

HEAR FROM THE GLOBAL SUBSEA COMMUNITY WITH 35+ INDUSTRY LEADERS INCLUDING:

Tim Parker

VP Network StrategyFLEXENTIAL

Amy Marks

CEOXSITE MODULAR

Paul Scott

President C&W NETWORKS

Santhosh Rao

Head of Telecommunications - Americas NATIXIS

SUBSEAAMERICAS

3 & 4 December 2018, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

D I V E I N TO T H E A M E R I CAS ’ B O O M I N G S U B M A R I N E CA B L E M A R K E T

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DATA CENTRES DATA CENTRESOPERATORS

FINANCERS

Dave Crowley

Chief Technical AdvisorMICROSOFT

VENDORSCONTENT

Associate sponsorsSilver Sponsors

Host Operator

Subsea Americas is the only submarine event that focuses exclusively on cables connecting or landing in North, South & Central America.

As new cable builds are being commissioned from Europe, Africa and Asia to land in the Americas, the region is now a hotbed for international cable investment for carriers, content providers and private investors. Subsea Americas will allow you to join the conversation with the industry leaders spearheading these new cable builds, along with global data centres, vendors, IXPs, financers and lawyers who play a fundamental role in the optimisation of these new developments. The event will allow you to network with key stakeholders as they look to connect with their next submarine partner.

Case study 1: MAREA Case study 2: BRUSA Case study 3: AEC-2

WHY ATTEND SUBSEA AMERICAS 2018?

SUBSEAAMERICAS

HEAR ABOUT CABLES LAUNCHING IN 2019 AND 2020, ONLY AT SUBSEA AMERICAS 2018

250+ SUBSEA EXPERTS

100+ COMPANIES

30+ COUNTRIES

40+ SPEAKERS

NOT TO BE MISSED AT SUBSEA AMERICAS 2018

Subsea Americas 2018 will see the launch of the Women in Subsea initiative. Women in Subsea is a dedicated pre-event networking forum tasked with the overarching objective to create an environment that encourages knowledge sharing and the trading of skills. The forum’s objective allows attendees to leave the session with new skills and abilities they can transfer into their day-to-day role. To hear more or RSVP, please email frances.booth@capacitymedia.com

The spotlight on Latin America at Subsea Americas 2018 will provide all attendees the opportunity to hear about the new cables launching along both the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines, an update on regional pricings trends and who the new players are entering the market. The session features industry heavyweights such as GLOBENET and analytical experts such as TELEGEOGRAPHY.

Hear from the vendors dominating the global subsea cable market as they present the advancing technologies and solutions at Subsea Americas 2018. Topics include SDN network implementation, scaling capacity for the cloud through subsea solutions and utilising subsea network upgrade to increase transmission capacity.

FACILITATED INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLESEngage in structured networking sessions through facilitated interactive roundtables at Subsea Americas 2018. To join one of the below roundtables, please email frances.booth@capacitymedia.com to reserve your place.

ROUNDTABLE 1: ENSURING SUBSEA CABLE RELIABILITY THROUGH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGICAL MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS

ROUNDTABLE 2: CUTTING COSTS WITHOUT COMPROMISE – HOW CAN OPERATORS STRATEGICALLY SAVE ON CABLE PROJECTS? Team leader: Fernando Margarit, Partner, HUNTON & WILLIAMS

ROUNDTABLE 3: OVERCOMING THE REGULATORY ROADBLOCKS THAT ELONGATE A SUBSEA CABLE BUILDTeam leader: Ulises Pin, Partner, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Following the Women in Subsea initiative on the morning of Day One, kick-start Subsea Americas 2018 at Beachside Brunch, which will be held in the Sky Terrace of the hotel. The networking brunch will bring together all attendees of Subsea Americas 2018, giving them the opportunity to kick-start business meetings at the two-day event.

Monday 3 December: 9:30am - 11:30am Monday 3 December: 11:30am - 1:30pm

Monday 3 December: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Tuesday 4 December: 10:45am - 11:45am

Tuesday 4 December: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PRE-EVENT

A glimpse at the impressive speaker line-up at Subsea Americas 2018

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Paul Scott President

C&W NETWORKS

Erick Contag Executive Chairman

GLOBENET

Gil Santaliz CEO

NJFX

José Casillas General Manager

PREPA NETWORKS

Keith Shaw VP of Sales

EQUINIX

Cynthia Sandoval-Swegal

Analyst, Latin America

TELEGEOGRAPHY

Giuseppe Valentino Head of Data Product

Management SPARKLE

Alasdair Wilkie CTO

DEEP BLUE CABLE

Mike Sauer VP Americas

AQUACOMMS

Amy Marks CEO

XSITE MODULAR

Joe Scattareggia EVP of Wholesale

Solutions WINDSTREAM

Michael DeVito SVP of Network Solutions

DIGITAL REALTY

Fernando Margarit Partner

HUNTON & WILLIAMS

Andrew Lipman Partner

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Richard Lukaj Senior Managing

Director BANK STREET

Tim Parker VP, Network Strategy

FLEXENTIAL

Santhosh Rao Head of

Telecommunications - Americas

NATIXIS

Enrique Valdes VP of Sales

TELXIUS

Larry Schwartz CEO

SEABORN NETWORKS

Dave Crowley Chief Technical Advisor

MICROSOFT

SUBSEAAMERICAS

9:30AM CHAIR INTRODUCTION – THE INSPIRATION & BACKSTORY BEHIND WOMEN IN SUBSEA Naaz Bax, Events Manager, SEABORN NETWORKS Amy Marks, CEO, XSITE MODULAR

9:45AM PANEL DISCUSSION – WOMEN AS CHAMPIONS – FINDING YOUR PATH AND CLAIMING IT

10:30AM FACILITATED ROUNDTABLES

ROUNDTABLE 1: UNDERSTANDING ‘HOW YOU CLAIM YOUR OWN PATH’

ROUNDTABLE 2: WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES THAT YOU HAVE UTILISED TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES ROUNDTABLE 3: WHAT STEPS DO YOU THINK OUR INDUSTRY NEEDS TO TAKE TO HAVE A MORE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT?

11:20AM CLOSING REMARKS Session summary from the Chair including an action list for the next Women in Subsea gathering.

SUBSEAAMERICAS

CONFERENCE AGENDADAY ONE: MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 2018

1:30PM KEYNOTE: NEXT-GENERATION SUBSEA ROUTES – IDENTIFYING NEW AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE ROUTES IN SOUTH, CENTRAL & NORTH AMERICA • Exploring the offerings of new high capacity systems • Building subsea cables for the digital age – how are they meeting demand for capacity? • Where are the geographically remote and diverse locations that remain underserved with bandwidth infrastructure? • Understanding why the underserved routes are attractive to investors • Which technologies have facilitated quicker and cheaper cable builds? Paul Scott, President, C&W NETWORKS Larry Schwartz, CEO, SEABORN NETWORKS

11:30AM BEACHSIDE BRUNCH The networking brunch will be held on the Sky Terrace of the hotel.

11:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS

2:15PM PRESENTATIONS: CABLE UPDATES FROM NEW CABLES LAUNCHING IN 2019 AND 2020

Case Study 1: MAREA & BRUSA Enrique Valdes, VP of Sales, TELXIUS

Case Study 2: AEC-2 Mike Sauer, VP Americas, AQUACOMMS

3:00PM COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK Take the opportunity to continue your informal meetings over coffee and refreshments.

SPOTLIGHT ON LATIN AMERICA3:30PM REGULATOR UPDATE: AN ADDRESS FROM THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (BRAZIL)

3:45PM PANEL DISCUSSION: ATLANTIC VS. PACIFIC – HOW CAN THE INDUSTRY MIRROR THE EAST COAST SUBSEA CABLE BOOM ON THE PACIFIC WEST COAST? • What has attracted more east coast subsea cable investment in comparison to the west coast? • How has the investment along the Atlantic coastline benefitted and shaped the connectivity levels of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay? • With many west coast landing cables reaching their retirement age, how pivotal is it that the industry is commissioning new cables along this coastline? • Reaching landlocked countries – how are cables serving the likes of Paraguay and Bolivia with connectivity? • What would new high capacity, low latency and diverse Pacific coastline routes offer the region? • Predictions for the subsea cable pipeline – who is going to be constructing the next big South American cable system?

Erick Contag, Executive Chairman, GLOBENET

3:45PM ANALYST INSIGHT: A MARKET UPDATE ON REGIONAL PRICING TRENDS

Cynthia Sandoval-Swegal, Research Analyst, TELEGEOGRAPHY

PRE-EVENT

SUBSEAAMERICAS

DAY TWO: TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018

8:30AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST Meet with all registered delegates over breakfast to introduce yourself and your company before a busy day of meetings.

9:15AM KEYNOTE: CONTENT DRIVEN CABLES – HOW ARE THEY CHANGING THE SUBSEA CONSORTIUM PARADIGM? • Have new entrants to the market changed the fundamentals of what it means to be a carrier? • Is the next influx of new entrants going to come from the tier 2 content providers? • How has investing in subsea cable systems allowed content giants to transition into the digital age and adopt a cloud-first approach? • What’s next? – Predicting new routes and which content players are set to construct future pioneering subsea systems Keith Shaw, VP of Sales, EQUINIX Dave Crowley, Chief Technical Advisor, MICROSOFT

10:15AM COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK Take the opportunity to continue your informal meetings over coffee and refreshments.

11:45PM PANEL DISCUSSION: LIFE AFTER 25? – EXPLORING THE OPTIONS ON OFFER IN PROLONGING THE LIFESPAN OF A SUBSEA SYSTEM

• How can cable owners monitor the cables on the seabed to detect early signs of ageing? • What options are on offer in increasing capacity and upgrading legacy networks? • Cost concerns – what is the most economically viable option on offer? • What pressing questions must cable owners be asking themselves as their subsea systems approach the 15-year milestone? Alasdair Wilkie, CTO, DEEP BLUE CABLE

12:30PM NETWORKING LUNCH Push the pause button on the scheduled meetings to engage over lunch with all registered Subsea Americas 2018 delegates.

5:00PM EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION Unwind over a glass of wine and canapés after a day of meetings at the official Subsea Americas 2018 drinks reception.

sponsored by

TECHNICAL FOCUSA selection of presentations introducing the advancing technologies & solutions entering the submarine cable market

10:45AM ACHIEVING HIGH PERFORMING LEGACY NETWORKS THROUGH BESPOKE PLATFORM APPLICATIONS

11:00AM BUILDING OPEN INTELLIGENT NETWORKS THROUGH SDN IMPLEMENTATION

11:15AM SCALING CAPACITY FOR THE CLOUD THROUGH SUBSEA SOLUTIONS

11:30AM UTILISING SUBSEA NETWORK UPGRADES TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION CAPACITY

SUBSEAAMERICAS

3:00PM COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK Take the opportunity to continue your informal meetings over coffee and refreshments.

3:45PM PANEL DISCUSSION: RIDING THE UPCOMING WAVE OF SUBSEA CABLE OPTIMISATION – HOW ARE DATA CENTRES AHEAD OF THE CURVE? • What can connecting a cable system directly into a data centre offer that cable landing stations cannot? • What achievements in the way of subsea cable optimisation have been realised through direct data centre interconnection? • The money factor – is expense the biggest driver for cable owners in deciding whether to opt for a cable landing station or not? • Emerging markets – how can developing regions benefit from the market trend being set by data centres in developed regions? • Can a carrier-owned data centre ever be carrier neutral? Michael DeVito, SVP of Network Solutions, DIGITAL REALTY Tim Parker, VP, Network Strategy, FLEXENTIAL Gil Santaliz, CEO, NJFX José Casillas, General Manager, PREPA NETWORKS Giuseppe Valentino, Head of Data Product Management, SPARKLE Joe Scattereggia, EVP of Wholesale Solutions, WINDSTREAM

4:20PM PANEL DISCUSSION: IDENTIFYING CREATIVE FINANCING STRUCTURES FOR FUTURE SUBSEA CABLE VENTURES • What are the new & fresh approaches to financing a subsea cable system? • How precarious is the balancing of all parties’ interests when creating a subsea financing structure? • What are the potential financial and operating risks to cable projects and how can they be mitigated? • How optimistic is the industry on the economy in funding future cable projects?

Moderator: Andrew Lipman, Partner, MORGAN LEWIS BOCKIUS Richard Lukaj, Senior Managing Director, BANK STREET Santhosh Rao, Head of Telecommunications – Americas, NATIXIS

5:00PM END OF SUBSEA AMERICAS 2018

INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES2:00PM ROUNDTABLE 1: ENSURING SUBSEA CABLE RELIABILITY THROUGH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGICAL MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS

ROUNDTABLE 2: CUTTING COSTS WITHOUT COMPROMISE – HOW CAN OPERATORS STRATEGICALLY SAVE ON CABLE PROJECTS? Team leader: Fernando Margarit, Partner, HUNTON & WILLIAMS ROUNDTABLE 3: OVERCOMING THE REGULATORY ROADBLOCKS THAT ELONGATE A SUBSEA CABLE BUILD Team leader: Ulises Pin, Partner, MORGAN LEWIS BOCKIUS

2:45PM SUMMARIES FROM ROUNDTABLE TEAM LEADERS Each interactive roundtable team leader will present their tables conclusions and findings back to the conference room.

SHOWCASE YOUR BRAND TO THE GLOBAL SUBSEA COMMUNITY

What better way for your brand to be remembered than to sponsor the conference session video, capturing all the thought leadership content from Subsea Americas 2018. The video will be published post-event and sent to all delegates, as well as available on the event website throughout 2019.

YOUR BRAND ON CAMERA

Escape the footfall of the exhibition zone and conference with your own private meeting room. With major business deals made at Subsea Americas 2018, you’ll want to meet your clients away from the whirlpool of networking throughout the venue.

MEETING ROOMS

With more than 250 decision-makers looking for the latest technologies and services on offer, an exhibition stand offers the perfect hub for your clients to find you and new business partners to discover your organisation, exhibiting at Subsea Americas 2018 will showcase your brand to the entire subsea community.

BECOME AN EXHIBITOR

Get in touch with the team today to discuss your premium meeting area, a semi-private meeting space for you to hold your business meetings in the heart of the footfall at Subsea Americas 2018.

PREMIUM MEETING AREA

Emily Charles emily.charles@capacitymedia.com

+ 44 (0) 20 7779 7376

BRANDING & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Frances Boothfrances.booth@capacitymedia.com

+ 44 (0) 20 7779 7324

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