Workshops and Conference Programme

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 1 Session

Connecting MDUs remains one of the toughest hurdles in fibre deployment — legacy cabling, complex installs, and high costs, slows down activation. This workshop explores how to unlock revenues with innovative solutions that overcome these barriers, from streamlined in-building design to cost-effective upgrades, turning MDUs into connected homes and profitable assets.

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 2 Session

This workshop examines why the transition from copper to fibre networks is progressing unevenly across EU Member States and what measures are required to accelerate this process. It will also explore how operators can make fibre migration both economically sustainable and commercially attractive, ensuring that investment incentives, regulatory stability and customer engagement align to converge towards a full fibre environment throughout the EU in the years to come.  

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 5 Session

Data Center Interconnect is evolving with disaggregated edge compute, enabling high-capacity and low-latency services closer to end-clients. This shift addresses growing demands for scalability, real-time responsiveness, and infrastructure resilience. Here we explore opportunities for the industry in decentralization, monetization of AI/ML, network scaling, and connectivity as critical infrastructure in evolved access networks.

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 6 Session

Discover how AI-powered approaches using mobile mapping, visual AI and network testing are transforming network design and operations. Learn how these innovations reduce rollout costs, enhance inventory accuracy, and improve lifecycle decision-making—delivering faster, smarter, and more reliable networks with measurable real-world models and validated performance insights.

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 3 Session

The industry is pushing towards 50G-PON as the next big promise in FTTH. Can it deliver? The workshop will explore the use of 50G-PON beyond residential access and examine its potential also in areas such as smart mobility, smart traffic and secure business connectivity. Can the technology combine currently separate markets onto one infrastructure, and to what extent? What are the implications and economic impacts for operators and investors?

14 April 2026 09:30-11:00 Workshop Room 4 Session

14 April 2026 11:00-11:30 Break

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 5 Session

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 1 Session

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 3 Session

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 4 Session

Reliable, high-speed connectivity is now essential for data processing, cloud services, Internet of Things (IoT) applications and Wi-Fi. Building developers, owners and occupants must think carefully about the ESG implications of their connectivity.  Ready to build smarter, greener, faster networks?

Join our workshop to explore how Optical LAN’s fiber-based infrastructure and Wi-Fi 7’s ultra-high performance combine for unmatched efficiency, sustainability and longevity, powering ESG and green building ambitions.

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 2 Session

14 April 2026 11:30-13:00 Workshop Room 6 Session

This workshop delves into strategic frameworks for operators to monetize AI. We will explore practical use cases in broadband optimization and smart home services, defining new revenue streams and partnership models for sustainable growth.

14 April 2026 13:00-14:00 Break

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Workshop Room 4 Session

Europe’s fibre markets are entering a new phase of maturity, where growth will be driven less by network expansion and more by demand dynamics, service differentiation and value creation. This workshop examines the next growth drivers for FTTH adoption between 2025 and 2030, focusing on quality of service, symmetrical offerings, pricing evolution, digital services, enterprise demand and regional market strategies (to be refined depending on the final speakers).

Through a comparative, country-level perspective, the session will analyse why some fibre markets continue to accelerate take-up while others face stagnation, highlighting consumer behaviour, enterprise needs and structural market factors. The discussion aims to deliver a forward-looking MIC perspective on fibre growth cycles, supported by benchmarks and predictive indicators. Participants will gain practical insights to inform strategic decision-making for operators, investors and regulators navigating Europe’s next phase of fibre development.

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Workshop Room 2 Session

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Workshop Room 6 Session

This workshop explores how operators can benefit from streamlined automated operations as part of their AI transformation. We’ll focus on how it relies on good, complete data, and the impact of computer vision to achieve it, through a self-correcting inventory and right first time field operations.

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Workshop Room 3 Session

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Conference Room 5 Session

14 April 2026 14:00-15:30 Workshop Room 1 Session

Today ESG encompasses environmental, sustainability, social responsibility and good governance. ESG measures help external stakeholders assess the overall health of an organization.

By incorporating ESG factors into budgeting and decision-making, managers can encourage sustainable business practices, reduce risks associated with environmental and social issues and promote long-term value creation. ESG initiatives can also help companies improve financial performance over time and build trust with investors and customers.

There can be no successful ESG strategy without focus on DEI: diversity and inclusion can strengthen each of the three components of ESG, enabling organizations to foster workplaces that reflect fairness, embrace varied perspective and drive sustainable success.

With experts from the fiber sector and beyond, this workshop explores how DEI can shape healthier, more resilient organizations and discusses actions companies can take to integrate DEI meaningfully into their ESG approach.

14 April 2026 15:30-16:00 Break

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Workshop Room 1 Session

Learn how to create a seamless digital twin–driven workflow that accelerates fiber  deployment while ensuring high build quality and automated validation. This session shows how connected designs, field execution, and AI inspection deliver accurate as built data, protecting network integrity and lowering lifecycle costs over decades.

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Workshop Room 2 Session

The Gigabit Infrastructure Act places obligations on developers of new housing to provide shared access mechanisms for fibre networks to reach house and apartments. This workshop will discuss the technical and commercial implications for FTTH wholesale and retail operators, and examine the solutions emerging in European markets

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Workshop Room 3 Session

As Passive Optical Networks (PON) become the foundation of high-capacity FTTH deployments worldwide, ensuring their security is emerging as a critical technical and strategic priority. As PON technology becomes more prevalent new exposure points and vulnerabilities are being introduced — from unauthorized access and data interception to service theft and performance disruption — with implications that extend beyond the technical domain into business operations and regulatory compliance This workshop session with keynotes and a panel will convene a cross-sector group of experts, including representatives from technology providers and operators, to examine the current state and future direction of PON security.

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Workshop Room 5 Session

A successful fibre rollout starts with a smart design and ends with accurate as-built data. Join Yungo, Speer IT (Cocon Fiber), and Gridsz to explore how collaboration between planning, data tools, and construction teams drives quality, reduces costs, and accelerates deployment. Unifiber joins as guest speaker to share real-world lessons learned.

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Workshop Room 6 Session

Accurate field data and robust network models are essential for modern FTTH deployment. Trimble and Vaira showcase complementary approaches to field digitisation, while Comarch demonstrates how high-quality inputs enable the evolution from traditional network inventory to a Digital Twin, unlocking advanced analytics and future automation.

14 April 2026 16:00-17:30 Conference Room 4 Session

Very high capacity network coverage is uneven across Europe, with some countries close to full deployment and others still lagging behind. Recognizing the existence of market failures that can undermine the private investment case for ubiquitous fiber roll out, and in support of the Digital Decade targets of gigabit connectivity for all EU household by 2030, access to state resources and subsidies can play an important role. In this workshop, we will discuss the case for intervention and the economic and financial analyses required to navigate compliance with the State aid rules.

15 April 2026 09:15-09:25 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Francesco Nonno, President of FTTH Council Europe, opens the FTTH Conference 2026 with Keynote 1. As the elected leader of Europe’s foremost fibre-industry association, he will outline the strategic vision for accelerating full-fibre deployment across the continent, highlighting the importance of industry collaboration, investment and policy alignment to support Europe’s digital and economic ambitions.

15 April 2026 09:25-09:35 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Connectivity has become a fundamental pillar for completing the European Single Market and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness. As digital infrastructure underpins innovation, economic growth, and strategic autonomy, the role of high-capacity networks is more central than ever to Europe’s future.

In this keynote, Enrico Letta - former Prime Minister of Italy, Dean of the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs at IE University, and President of the Jacques Delors Institute, will explore how connectivity can help unlock the full potential of the Single Market. Drawing on his work on Europe’s competitiveness and integration, he will reflect on the policy priorities and structural reforms needed to ensure that digital infrastructure supports a stronger European economy.

A strategic perspective on how connectivity can drive integration, competitiveness, and long-term prosperity across Europe.

15 April 2026 09:35-09:45 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Kamila Kloc, representing the European Commission, delivers Keynote 4 at the FTTH Conference 2026, presenting the EU’s vision for high-capacity connectivity. The keynote will highlight policy priorities, regulatory frameworks, and funding initiatives supporting fibre deployment, and explore how next-generation networks underpin Europe’s competitiveness, sustainability, and digital inclusion goals.

15 April 2026 09:45-09:55 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Keri Gilder, Chief Executive Officer of COLT, brings a global perspective to Keynote 2 at the FTTH Conference 2026. As the leader of a major digital infrastructure provider, she will share insights on the future of fibre networks, innovation at scale, and how next-generation connectivity is enabling digital growth for businesses and society.

15 April 2026 09:55-10:05 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Joakim Reiter delivers Keynote 3 at the FTTH Conference 2026, bringing a global perspective from one of the world’s leading telecommunications groups. As a member of Vodafone Group’s Executive Committee, he will address the intersection of connectivity, public policy and digital transformation, highlighting the role of fibre networks in supporting competitiveness, resilience and inclusive growth in an increasingly connected world.

15 April 2026 10:05-10:15 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Ken Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Play, takes the stage for Keynote 5 at the FTTH Conference 2026. Drawing on extensive international telecom leadership experience, he will explore how fibre and converged networks drive market growth, enhance customer experience, and accelerate digital transformation in competitive connectivity markets.

15 April 2026 10:15-10:25 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Keynote

Jeroen Kleinjan, Global Lead Telecom of ING Wholesale Banking will deliver Keynote 6 at the FTTH Conference 2026, sharing his insights into the financial drivers behind fibre network expansion. The keynote will explore investment strategies, market confidence and the long-term value of fibre infrastructure in supporting sustainable growth, innovation and connectivity across Europe.

15 April 2026 10:15-10:40 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

15 April 2026 10:40-11:00 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

Join us for the prestigious FTTH Awards Ceremony, where we honour outstanding achievements driving the fibre industry forward in Europe. This annual event highlights exceptional contributions in three categories:

• Operator Award: Recognizing an operator company that has made a significant impact on the development and roll-out of FTTH across Europe.
• Individual Award: Honouring an individual whose extraordinary efforts have been instrumental in advancing FTTH adoption in Europe.
• Champion of Diversity Award: Celebrating a company’s unwavering commitment to addressing diversity and inclusion within the fibre industry.

Celebrate the visionaries, leaders, and trailblazers who are shaping the future of connectivity and paving the way for a more inclusive and connected Europe.

15 April 2026 11:00-12:00 Break

15 April 2026 12:00-13:00 Conference Room 2 Session

As fibre networks increasingly underpin Europe’s digital economy, ensuring their resilience has become a strategic priority. FTTH infrastructure now supports essential services, critical communications, and growing digital demand, making network reliability and security more important than ever.

This panel brings together leading industry experts to examine how operators and infrastructure providers can strengthen the resilience of fibre networks in an evolving risk landscape. Discussions will address challenges ranging from physical infrastructure protection and climate-related risks to operational preparedness and cybersecurity.

Featuring Neill Gallagher (Director, Copenhagen Economics), Jaakko Wallenius (VP Resilience and Defense, Elisa), Neil McRae (CTIO, CityFibre), Christian Laque (CTO, A1 Austria), and Arnaud Van Troeyen (CEO, Altitude Infra), the session will explore practical approaches to building robust, future-ready FTTH networks.

The panel will also consider how resilience strategies must evolve as fibre infrastructure becomes increasingly critical to supporting AI-driven demand, data centre expansion, and Europe’s broader digital transformation.

15 April 2026 12:00-13:00 Conference Room 3 Session

As fibre deployment accelerates across Europe and beyond, policy and regulation are playing an increasingly decisive role in shaping market outcomes. From investment incentives and state aid to competition rules, access obligations, and permitting, regulatory choices will determine the pace, scale, and sustainability of future fibre networks.

This session brings together policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to examine how regulatory frameworks can better support long-term investment while preserving fair competition. The discussion will address current regulatory challenges, upcoming policy shifts, and the need for greater alignment between public objectives and private capital.

Designed for senior stakeholders, this session provides critical insight into how policy decisions today will influence fibre rollout, market structure, and digital competitiveness in the years ahead.

15 April 2026 12:00-13:00 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

The UK fibre market has reached a pivotal moment. Rapid network rollout, intensifying competition, regulatory pressure, and shifting investment dynamics are reshaping the landscape — raising critical questions about sustainability, consolidation, and long-term value creation.

In this leadership-level panel, senior executives and decision-makers from across the UK fibre ecosystem will share candid insights on where the market stands today and where it is heading next. The discussion will explore build strategies versus take-up realities, the role of regulation and policy, infrastructure sharing, funding challenges, and what leadership looks like in a maturing fibre market.

This session offers a strategic, forward-looking perspective on how the UK can navigate its next phase of fibre deployment — and what choices will define winners in the years ahead.

15 April 2026 13:00-14:30 Break

15 April 2026 14:30-15:30 Conference Room 3 Session

15 April 2026 14:30-15:30 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

15 April 2026 14:30-15:30 Conference Room 2 Session

15 April 2026 15:30-16:30 Break

15 April 2026 16:30-17:30 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

Germany and Italy represent two very different approaches to fibre deployment in Europe—shaped by distinct market structures, regulatory environments, and investment models. Understanding these differences is essential for anyone navigating fibre strategy at scale.

This panel will compare the evolution of both markets, examining how policy choices, competitive dynamics, and commercial models have influenced rollout speed, coverage, and adoption. It will highlight what has driven success, where challenges remain, and why outcomes have diverged despite similar long-term connectivity goals.

With a strong focus on practical, transferable lessons, the discussion will explore how insights from Germany and Italy can inform decision-making in other European fibre markets—covering implications for operators, investors, and policymakers looking to accelerate sustainable full-fibre growth.

15 April 2026 16:30-17:30 Conference Room 2 Session

15 April 2026 16:30-17:30 Conference Room 3 Session

15 April 2026 17:30-19:00 UK Bar - Exhibition Hall Session

16 April 2026 09:30-10:30 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

The UK fibre market is moving into a new phase—defined less by rapid rollout and more by sustainability, scale, and long-term value creation. As alternative network operators (altnets) mature, questions around funding, consolidation, differentiation, and operational efficiency are becoming central to success.

This panel will explore how investment strategies are evolving alongside the market, what investors now expect from fibre assets, and how altnets can position themselves for the next stage of growth. Discussion topics will include the changing funding landscape, M&A and consolidation trends, build-versus-buy strategies, and the implications of competition for returns and network economics.

Designed for operators, investors, and industry stakeholders, the session will provide practical insights into how capital and strategy are aligning to power the next chapter of full-fibre deployment in the UK.

16 April 2026 09:30-10:30 Conference Room 2 Session

As digital transformation accelerates across industries, demand for high-capacity, low-latency connectivity is reshaping the fibre business-to-business (B2B) market. Enterprises, cloud providers, and data-intensive sectors are increasingly relying on fibre infrastructure to support mission-critical operations, hybrid work, and rapidly growing data traffic.

This panel brings together industry leaders from Opensignal, Covage, 1&1 Versatel, Colt Technology Services, and Eurofiber to explore how the B2B fibre market is evolving.

The discussion will examine the growing connectivity needs of enterprises, the role of fibre in supporting cloud and data centre ecosystems, and the strategies operators are adopting to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance services. Panellists will also address competition, wholesale models, and new opportunities emerging from AI-driven data demand and digital infrastructure investment.

A forward-looking discussion on how fibre networks are becoming the backbone of Europe’s enterprise connectivity landscape.

16 April 2026 09:30-10:30 Conference Room 3 Session

Across Europe, the transition from legacy copper networks to full fibre is entering a decisive phase. As operators accelerate copper switch-off plans, the focus is shifting to how regulation, market dynamics, and consumer adoption can enable a smooth and effective migration to FTTH.

This panel brings together experts from Cullen International, AGCOM, Telefónica, Openreach, and Deutsche Glasfaser to discuss the regulatory frameworks, operational strategies, and policy tools required to successfully retire copper infrastructure.

Panellists will explore how coordinated switch-off timelines, consumer migration strategies, and supportive regulation can accelerate FTTH adoption while maintaining service continuity. The discussion will also examine lessons from early switch-off initiatives and the role of industry collaboration in ensuring that the transition to fibre delivers long-term benefits for both operators and users.

A strategic conversation on turning copper switch-off into a catalyst for widespread FTTH adoption across Europe.

16 April 2026 10:30-11:30 Break

16 April 2026 11:30-12:45 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

Senior leaders from leading vendor companies explore how next-generation fibre architectures and resilient network design can translate innovation into measurable business outcomes.
From BNG/OLT consolidation and 50G PON to AI-driven operational intelligence, the panel examines how to improve efficiency, scalability and service reliability across the FTTH lifecycle.
Discover practical strategies to maximise CAPEX returns, protect Customer Lifetime Value and convert network performance into sustainable revenue growth.

16 April 2026 11:30-12:45 Conference Room 2 Session

Senior leaders from leading sponsor companies explore how AI is transforming FTTH networks—from self-updating digital twins and predictive maintenance to automated provisioning and enhanced customer experience.
Speakers will examine how fibre infrastructure must evolve to support AI-driven traffic, hyperscale demands and geographically distributed architectures.
The session also addresses how to assess, deploy and scale AI effectively to deliver measurable operational and business value.

16 April 2026 11:30-12:45 Conference Room 3 Session

As fibre markets mature, senior leaders from leading vendor companies explore how next-generation PON technologies—including XGS-PON, 25G, 50G and VHS-PON—can drive multi-gigabit services and long-term network ROI. Speakers will examine practical strategies to accelerate monetisation, reduce deployment costs and increase uptake through open, scalable and interoperable models. The panel will also show how leveraging physical network inventory and automation can shorten time-to-revenue and turn fibre infrastructure into sustained commercial growth.

16 April 2026 12:45-14:00 Break

16 April 2026 14:00-15:00 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

16 April 2026 14:00-15:00 Conference Room 2 Session

16 April 2026 15:10-15:30 Conference Room 1 - Plenary Session

Following the success of their introduction at the FTTH Conference 2025 in Amsterdam, the FTTH Innovation Awards return in 2026 to recognise the most innovative FTTH products and solutions shaping Europe’s digital future. These awards complement the prestigious FTTH Awards and celebrate the achievements of exhibiting sponsors who are pushing the boundaries of innovation within the FTTH ecosystem.

The six award categories encompass a broad range of vendor products and services, from passive and active infrastructure to cutting-edge software solutions like AI and machine learning. The categories include:

• Passive Infrastructure
• Active Infrastructure – Central Network
• Active Infrastructure – Home Network (Customer Premise Equipment and Wi-Fi)
• Planning, Workflow, Mapping/GIS, AI Software
• Installation Equipment, Tools, Test & Measurement Instruments
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Software Innovations

After shortlisted companies presented their solutions during the two-day exhibition, this ceremony will unveil the final winners, showcasing the next generation of solutions that will drive FTTH deployment and shape the future of digital connectivity in Europe.