CXO keynote panel

Speakers

• Simon Holden

  Chief Executive Officer, CityFibre

• Kieran Smith

  Deputy Director Digital and Transformation, Financial Times

• Rajiv Datta

  Chief Executive Officer, nexfibre

• Daren Baythorpe

  CEO, ITS

• Richard Allwood

  Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, Openreach

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Also on Wednesday 9 September 2026

• 08:55 · Chair's address
• 09:00 · Keynote address: 'The Connection Project'
• 09:10 · Keynote interview
• 09:20 · Keynote interview with Cornerstone
• 09:35 · Regulator's address
• 09:50 · Keynote address from Nokia