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World’s biggest names in submarine community to headline Asia’s leading subsea cable conference

Singapore, 28 August 2013 – The Asia Pacific region has been active in recent years with many notable subsea cable projects that have become operational or slated to go ‘live’ in a few years time. According to SGE, Asia’s strong demand for digital content and data exchange has seen many international industry players shifting their focus on Asia for example the Southeast Asia- Japan Cable (SJC) which is already up and running since June this year and the upcoming and Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG).1

Come 10-12 September 2013, the 16th annual Submarine Networks World conference will once again provide carriers and cable owners with a comprehensive and independent platform where they can strategise and meet partners to drive their growth and profitability. This is where attendees gain valuable insights on existing and upcoming subsea cable projects around the world that will no doubt influence their business opportunities.

Over 55 speakers will be at the conference including:

1. Andy Lumsden, Chief Technology Officer, Pacnet 2. Antonio Nunes, Chief Executive Officer, Angola Cables SA 3. Carl Osborne, Director, International Network Development, Network and Solutions, Tata Communications 4. Chang Weiguo, Deputy General Manager, China Unicom (Singapore) Operations Pte Ltd 5. Chris Wood, Chief Executive Officer, West Cable Company (WIOCC) 6. David Ross, Founder and President, The David Ross Group 7. Dean Veverka, Chairman, ICPC; Vice President, Operations, Network 8. Dieter Sieber, Vice President and Regional Chief Technology Officer, T-Systems Singapore Pte Ltd 9. Elin C. Hanson, Critical Infrastructure Lead, Global Cable Systems, AT&T 10. Fabrizio Civitarese, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific, Reliance Globalcom 11. Genaro Sanchez, Vice President, Network Planning and Engineering, PLDT 12. Graham Evans, Director, International Business Development, EGS Survey 13. Happy Zhang, Vice President, Global Network Planning & Construction, Global Limited 14. Herve Fevrier, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Xtera Communications 15. Hiroyuki Kuroda, Chairman, Yokohama Zone Cable Maintenance Agreement 16. Jim Fagan, President of Managed Services, Pacnet 17. Joerg Schwartz, Corporate Head of Turn-Key Solutions, Xtera Communications 18. Karl Horne, Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific, Ciena 19. Ketut Romadhi, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, PT Ketrosden Triasmitra Indonesia 20. Marc Aron, General Counsel and SVP of Corporate Development, Seaborn Networks 21. Mahesh Jaishankar, Vice President, Investments (Special Projects), du 22. Mark de Kock, Chief Executive Officer, Trident 23. Michael Costin, General Manager, International Cables Engineering, Operations, International 24. Mohamed Saro, Director, International Customers and Networks, Telecom Egypt 25. Mugilan Sivabalan, Vice President of Sales for South East Asia, Coriant 26. Musa Phungula, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TechTeleData 27. Natasha Beschorner, Senior ICT Policy Specialist, The World Bank 28. Nigel Bayliff, Chief Executive Officer, Huawei Marine Networks

1 “Google’s new submarine cable can provide Internet access in Asia, for now” – SGE, 27 June 2013

29. Paul Blanche-Horgan, Chief Executive Officer, Ezecom Group 30. Remi Galasso, Chief Executive Officer, Hawaiki Cable 31. Sean Bergin, Co-founder and President, APTelecom 32. Steve Grubb, Fellow, Infinera 33. Steve Misencik, Director of Global Network Planning, Verizon 34. Takahiro Sumimoto, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Crossing 35. Yves Ruggeri, Director, Network Strategy and Submarine Systems, Orange; Chairman, ACE Cable 36. Zvika Caspy, Vice President, Europe and Med Basin, Telecom Italia Sparkle

 View full list of confirmed speakers

Ms. Sophia Ku, General Manager, Terrapinn said, “We are very happy and grateful for the strong support that the global submarine community has given us. Having industry’s front-runners at 16th annual event is a strong testament to the exceptional content and high-level business discussions that Submarine Networks Conference is well-known for. This is an event for all stakeholders to attend if they want to stay ahead of the competition.”

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Press registration for the conference is compulsory and advance scheduling for speaker interviews is recommended. For your press pass, please contact the following before 9 September 2013:

Media contact Ms. Christine Lee Terrapinn Pte Ltd Tel: +65 6322 2301 Email: [email protected]

Onsite requests for press passes are subjected to the Organiser’s discretion. The Organiser has the right to refuse entry to non-registered attendees.

1 “Google’s new submarine cable can provide faster Internet access in Asia, for now” – SGE, 27 June 2013