Connected Britain 2026: agenda and talks
143 sessions across 12 theatres. Times and access details as published by the organiser — always check the official programme on the day.
Getting in
Every published ticket type, including the criteria-based free pass, includes conference stage access. There is no exhibition-only ticket.
Checked 2026-08-04 · organiser programme
Wednesday 9 September 2026
- 10:55Data centres demystified: Colocation, hyperscale and edge data centresTheatre 5Included
Mark Sedgley, Chief Commercial Director, Lunar Digital Solutions Limited · Duncan Clubb, Senior Partner, Cambridge Management Consulting · Evan Rogers, Network Architect - Carrier Networks, EMEA, Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG · Alastair Waite, Data Centre Market Development, CommScope
- 11:40Engineering the Fibre Infrastructure Behind Hyperscale Data CentresTheatre 5Included
Henson Toland, General Manager, Product & Technology, HFCL Group
- 14:00
- 14:20Interconnected Britain: Fibre, networks and the new telco – data centre allianceTheatre 5Included
Iain Milligan, Network Development and Infrastructure Director, VodafoneThree · Simon Evans, Principal, Cartesian · Juan Colina, Managing Director, Emtelle · Dwayne Gibson-White, Partner, EY-Parthenon
- 16:50Protecting Britain’s new critical national infrastructure: Security, sovereignty & resilienceTheatre 5Included
Áine MacDermot, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, Liverpool John Moores University · Alan Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, Tekton Limited · Peter Cutler, EMEA Sales Engineering Lead, Corero Network Security
Thursday 10 September 2026
- 11:20Solving the power problem: Alternative energy and smart grid solutions for data centresTheatre 5Included
Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, ILI Group Plc · Helena Anderson, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Ikigai Capital · Jamie Shaw-Stewart, Head of Silicon Sands, Blackpool Council
- 13:35“Will AI break the network?” Fibre innovation vs. Infrastructure limitsTheatre 5Included
Neil Geary, Director Network Integration & Planning, CityFibre · William Webb, Chief Executive Officer, Commcisive