METROCONNECTEUROPE

12 & 13 September 2018, Amsterdam

The only C-level meeting for Europe’s fibre industry to advance communications infrastructure & convergence opportunities

Gold sponsor Associate sponsors

Marc GanziCEO

DIGITAL BRIDGE

Annette MurphyManaging Director, Europe

ZAYO

Greg MeschCEO

CITYFIBRE

Federico ProttoCEO

RETELIT

Jennifer SmithCFO

EUNETWORKS

Alex GoldblumCEO

EUROFIBER

CONTENTS

Introducing Metro Connect Europe 2018

Who You Will Meet

Agenda

Speakers

Networking

2018 Sponsors

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Metro Connect Europe 2018 is the only C-level meeting that joins together the metro fibre market, data centres, tower companies, small cell providers, IXPs, regulators, private equity firms and banks to discuss the future of communications infrastructure across Europe.

The event will offer a packed conference programme with discussions on M&A, convergence, infrastructure investments, 5G, cloud, IoT, cross comparisons in metro fibre between Europe, Asia & the US, and regulatory policies. Moreover, a number of networking activities and functions will take place to encourage collaboration, new partnerships and investment opportunities.

Metro Connect Europe is launching following the success of its sister event in the U.S.A (Metro Connect U.S.A) which hosts over 600 C-level fibre providers and finance companies annually and has helped drive fibre deployment and fibre consolidation in the US.

WHO YOU WILL MEET?

WHY ATTEND METRO CONNECT EUROPE 2018?

250+ATTENDEES

80%DIRECTOR-LEVEL OR ABOVE

35+LEADING SPEAKERS

METRO FIBRE PROVIDERS

NETWORK OPERATORS DATA CENTRES

BANKS, VENTURE CAPITALISTS & PRIVATE

EQUITY FIRMSLAW FIRMS TOWER

COMPANIES

CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS REGULATORS PEERING

COMPANIES

DISCOVER

Discover where long-term investment strategies lie and what the drivers are behind consolidation and

fibre growth

HEAR

Hear from regulators about policies of open access in

different jurisdictions and how regulatory frameworks will

impact on investment returns

BUILD

Build relationships with other metro fibre providers across

Europe, tower companies, network operators & data centres and

discuss convergence across these sectors & others

LEARN

Learn about the latest acquisitions, future deals on the horizon, 5G infrastructure

developments, deliverables for cloud & IoT in fibre

AGENDA

8:30AM REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:25AM WELCOME ADDRESS

9:30AM PANEL DISCUSSION: CEO INTERVIEW: CREATING THE METRO FIBRE NETWORK OF THE FUTURE How do we drive the next phase of fibre deployment? How is the industry driving convergence?

What are the main catalysts for this change? What are the key drivers for growth? Where are the future investment opportunities? How are business models evolving? As the wireless offering becomes increasingly

important, is this the aspirationalbusiness model for all fibre providers? How is the industry preparing for 5G?

Greg Mesch, CEO, CITYFIBRE Jennifer Smith, CFO, EUNETWORKS Alex Goldblum, CEO, EUROFIBER Jan Willem Tom, CEO, RELINED FIBER NETWORK

10:30AM COFFEE & NETWORKING

11:05AM METRO MARKET FORECAST & TRENDS

Jonathan Dann, Managing Director, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS Jonathan Atkin, Managing Director & Senior Analyst, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS

11:25AM PANEL DISCUSSION: UNDERSTANDING THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS SHAPING THE EUROPEAN FIBRE INDUSTRY What are the key drivers for consolidation? What are the factors for acquisition vs. internal development? How will financing affect deal flow? With the emergence of infrastructure and pension funds investment, what are the

investment strategies? How successful have the transactions been? What are the key metrics to

measuring successful deals?

How are businesses shaping their acquisition strategy to prepare for 5G? With such an increased activity in the M&A space what will the market look like

next year compared to 5 years from now? Do networks need to diversify their portfolio to be more appealing to investors? What are the opportunities at the convergence of towercos, network operators and

data centres business? With an increase in businesses implementing “full fibre” deployment strategies, how

are fibre providers tackling challenges with legacy networks? How is the submarine cable landscape influencing terrestrial network routes?

Moderator: Andrew Lipman, Partner, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Marc Ganzi, CEO, DIGITAL BRIDGE Senior representative, ING

12:15PM PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FINANCE PERSPECTIVE: KEY FACTORS AND INFLUENCES AFFECTING EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT What are the key deals in the next 12-18 months? How are private equity investment strategies evolving? What are the strategic and financial criteria investors are using when looking at

opportunities in European infrastructure? Who do we see leading the next wave of fibre consolidation? With such an increased activity in the M&A space what will the market look like next

year compared to 5 years from now? Where are the opportunities for collaboration between telecoms and utilities?

Moderator: Colby Synesael, MD & Senior Research Analyst, COWEN & CO Matt Evans, Partner, Global Origination, Infrastructure Equity, AMP CAPITAL Stéphane Ifker, Senior Partner, ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS Steven Sonnenstein, Managing Director, DIGITAL COLONY PARTNERSBrian McMullen, Senior Managing Director, STONEPEAK PARTNERS

1:00PM LUNCH & NETWORKING

2:30PM PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW IS REGULATION DRIVING FIBRE INVESTMENT? How will Europe’s Single Market agenda drive investment in fibre? How does the Europe Electronic Communications Code impact business models? How will new co-investment rules ensure long term investment? What cross industry regulation is required to deliver metro fibre for the future?

Moderator: Emil Arnell, Partner, ANALYSYS MASON

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018

4:15PM PANEL DISCUSSION: ARE THERE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT? COMPARING THE FIBRE NETWORKS OF EUROPE, ASIA AND THE U.S.A What lessons can Europe learn from Asia and US? Where does Europe stand in comparison? Who is currently looking at expanding their footprint in Europe? How successful have the energy and fibre collaborations been in the European

space? Is there an opportunity for European investors looking to expand their footprint

internationally?

Moderator: Hunter Newby, Owner, NEWBY VENTURES Michael Ourabah, CEO, BSO NETWORKS Vincent Teissier, CMO, COGENT COMMUNICATIONS Annette Murphy, Managing Director, Europe, ZAYO

Henk Don, Board Member, AUTHORITY FOR CONSUMERS AND MARKETS (ACM) Vincenzo Lobianco, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, AUTORITA PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMMUNICAZIONI (AGCOM) Luc Hindryckx, Executive Director, ECTA Anthony Whelan, Director for Electronic Communications Networks & Services, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

5:30PM EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY TWO: THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2018

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9:00AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST

10:00AM PANEL DISCUSSION: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR 5G DEPLOYMENT

How does the industry build the necessary infrastructure for the wireless future? What can the industry do to increase alliances between mobile and fixed

operators? How do fibre companies access wireless capabilities? What is the current timeline for 5G across Europe and how are network operators

preparing for 5G? What are the opportunities for infrastructure owners, tower operators and small cells?

11:00AM COFFEE & NETWORKING

12:00PM PANEL DISCUSSION: SERVICING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES: UNDERSTANDING THE DELIVERABLES FOR CLOUD & IOT How are these to be delivered? What is the impact of emerging technologies on existing delivery models?

CLOUD With expanding cloud services, how are data centres able to respond to the demand for capacity? What is the new architecture look like for delivering content and capacity? Where do you put cloud services: metro providers? Tower companies? Should it be

decentralised? CLOUD Can the network sufficiently prepare for the necessary network densification needed

to provide a seamless IoT customer experience? How are networks looking to monetise on IoT traffic? How are businesses preparing for bringing the network closer to the edge? To what extent are data centres and towers moving to the edge?

Moderator: Tim Gigg, Director, MT-CONSULTANCY Jean-Claude Geha, SVP International Delivery Unit, Strategic Programs, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM Giuliano Di Vitantonio, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, INTERXION Federico Protto, CEO, RETELIT

1:00PM LUNCH & NETWORKING

3:00PM END OF METRO CONNECT EUROPE 2018

3:30PM COFFEE & NETWORKING

How is the fibre industry servicing these businesses? How crucial is network and infrastructure sharing for reducing cost in 5G deployment? What will the role for tower companies be in the roll out of 5G? How will changes in regulation impact 5G deployment?

Moderator: Bart Oskam, CTO, EUROFIBERJennifer Fritzsche, Managing Director, Equity Research, WELLS FARGOStephan Wanke, Global VP Professional Services, COLTJan Vesely, Partner, EQT PARTNERS

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Henk Don Board Member AUTHORITY FOR CONSUMERS AND MARKETS (ACM)

Marc GanziCEODIGITAL BRIDGE

Jean-Claude GehaSVP International Delivery Unit, Strategic ProgramsDEUTSCHE TELEKOM

Matt Evans Partner, Global Origination, Infrastructure Equity AMP CAPITAL

Vincenzo LobiancoChief Technology and Innovation Officer AUTORITA PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMMUNICAZIONI

Alex GoldblumCEOEUROFIBER

Jennifer Fritzsche Managing Director, Equity Research WELLS FARGO

Hunter NewbyOwnerNEWBY VENTURES

Jan Vesely Partner EQT PARTNERS

Jennifer SmithCFOEUNETWORKS

Luc HindryckxExecutive Director ECTA

Anthony WhelanDirector, Electronic Communications Networks & ServicesEUROPEAN COMMISSION

Bart OskamCTOEUROFIBER

Vincent TeissierCMOCOGENT COMMUNICATIONS

Annette MurphyManaging Director, EuropeZAYO

Giuliano Di VitantonioChief Marketing & Strategy OfficerINTERXION

Federico ProttoCEORETELIT

Jonathan DannManaging DirectorRBC CAPITAL MARKETS

Colby SynesaelMD & Senior Research AnalystCOWEN & COMPANY

Stéphane IfkerSenior PartnerANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

Steven SonnensteinManaging DirectorDIGITAL COLONY PARTNERS

Tim GiggDirectorMT-CONSULTANCY

Andrew LipmanPartnerMORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Jan Willem TomCEORELINED FIBER NETWORK

Greg MeschCEOCITYFIBRE

Michael OurabahCEOBSO NETWORKS

Jonathan AtkinManaging Director & Senior AnalystRBC CAPITAL MARKETS

THE EXHIBITON ZONE

The exhibition offers all attendees the opportunity to discover newcomers in fibre, new products and new technologies.

DAY ONE EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION

12 SEPTEMBER Unwind over a glass of wine & canapés after a day of back-to-back meetings at the official Metro Connect Europe 2018 drinks reception.

COFFEE BREAKS, BREAKFASTS & LUNCHES

You certainly won’t go hungry at Metro Connect Europe 2018! Recharge yourself before an afternoon packed with C-level conference sessions and business meetings, and enjoy a variety of refreshments and international dishes throughout the entire event.

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By sponsoring Metro Connect Europe 2018, your company will receive the maximum level of exposure and you will be able to position

your company as a leader in the regional market. The sponsorship packages provide

comprehensive branding coverage both before and during the event.

Escape the business of the conference to host your important clients and potential

new business partners in one of the private meeting rooms at Metro Connect Europe

2018 to deliver the perfect base for all of your back-to-back meetings.

Position yourself and your company’s brand as a leader by joining the conference panel

discussions at Metro Connect Europe 2018. With limited opportunities available, don’t miss

the chance to sit alongside the who’s who of communications infrastructure.

Elevate your brand with your own exhibition stand at Metro Connect Europe 2018. With

250+ key decision makers to meet over two-packed days, your stand will become the ideal hub for your clients to find you

and new business partners to discover your organisation.

Call the registration team on: +44 207 779 8484

Email the registration team at: conferences@capacitymedia.com

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HOW CAN I REGISTER?

PASSES

1 PASS €1,199

3 FOR 2 BUNDLE €799 per pass (save €2,398 in total)

4 PASSES €700 per pass (save €2,800 in total)

5 PASSES €650 per pass (save €3,250 in total)

Full 2-day conference pass

Conference materials

Invitation to the Day One drinks receptionBreakfast, lunch and refreshments

Access to the event’s meeting planner

CONCIERGE SERVICE

We have negotiated rates for a number of rooms at nearby hotels in Amsterdam.

Further information will be sent to you upon booking.