UK Fibre Connectivity Forum Quarterly Meeting

The seventh meeting of the UK Fibre Connectivity Forum (UKFCF)

Venue: The Lounge, Grant Thornton, 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2P 2YU (Sat Nav: EC2A 1AG)

Date/Time: Monday 3rd June 2019: 1.30pm – 5.30pm | Registration, Networking & Refreshments commences: 1.30pm

This event is kindly hosted by Grant Thornton UK LLP

www.grantthornton.co.uk

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Agenda

1.30pm: Registration, Networking & Refreshments

2.00pm: UKFCF Welcome & Introductions - Askar Sheibani, Chair

2.10pm: Grant Thornton UK LLP Welcome & Introductions
Introduced by: Martin Lambert, Corporate & International Tax Partner - Grant Thornton

2.20pm: NI Department for the Economy: Project Stratum
Introduced by: Nigel Robbins, Broadband Project Director - Department for the Economy

2.40pm: The Rt Hon David Jones MP

3.00pm: Progress Update on Local Full Fibre Networks
Introduced by: James Cushing, Project Director Local Full Fibre Networks - Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)

3.20pm: Refreshment Break

3.35pm: Ofcom: Telecoms Infrastructure Competition Regulation
Introduced by: Markham Sivak, Principal Competition Policy, Competition Group - Ofcom

3.55pm: FTTH Council Europe: The State of Fibre and Key Market Trends
Introduced by: Erzsébet Fitori, Director General - FTTH Council Europe

4.15pm: AOB

4.20pm: Networking & Refreshments

5.30pm: Close

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We have teamed up with Connected Britain to bring you 20% off this year's ticket price! Email info@ukfcf.org.uk to receive the discount code.

Connected Britain, “the best conference for the UK telecoms sector” (Principal, Cartesian), returns to London in June, bringing over 1,200 attendees, including over 200 industry-leading speakers from the UK connectivity landscape. With early-confirmed speakers including the CEO’s of Three, TalkTalk, Openreach, Community Fibre, and techUK, as well as C-Level executives from Vodafone and Greater London Authority, all our speakers will ultimately explore how they are tackling challenges head-on to ensure the UK becomes a leading player in the digital revolution. Whether you are looking to broaden your knowledge of the UK connectivity landscape or to explore new business opportunities, there will be something for everyone at Connected Britain, the #1 event in the UK broadband industry.

https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/connected-britain/index.stm

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Further information about the UK Fibre Connectivity Forum

If you have any questions or haven't previously attended UKFCF meetings and require additional information please email steph.roberts@ukfcf.org.uk

- Inaugural meeting, September 13th 2017: http://bit.ly/2N87G3I

- November 27th 2017 meeting: http://bit.ly/2MBwv8O

- Parliamentary debating reception, March 21st 2018: http://bit.ly/2wtSLHT

- Fibre Systems magazine article: http://bit.ly/2ws5gmX

- Presentations & agenda, June 18th 2018 meeting: http://bit.ly/2wpVd1I

- Presentations & agenda, October 1st 2018 meeting: http://bit.ly/2Nmcdf2

- Presentations & agenda, February 4th 2019 meeting: https://bit.ly/2Sers17