14th annual conference and awards
TMT Finance EMEA 2026
Accelerating Smart Investment in
Digital Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure
28 - 29 January 2026 | Convene 133 Houndsditch, London
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Jim Ryan
Chief Strategy Officer
Liberty Global - view
Chris Hogg
Director
OMERS - view
Jennifer Smith
CFO
Zayo Europe - view
Randy Broukman
CEO
EdgeConneX - view
Roger Sueess
CEO
Green - view
Katherine Alexakis
CFO
euNetworks - view
Alejandro López Delgado
Managing Director
La Caisse - view
Dana Tobak
Founder and CEO
Hyperoptic - view
Patrik Czornik
Managing Director, Head of EMEA Telecoms
J.P. Morgan - view
David Hart
Partner
Baker McKenzie - view
Alexis Kantt
Managing Director
Blackstone - view
Richard Bienfait
CFO
STACK Infrastructure EMEA - view
Tesh Durvasula
CEO
AtlasEdge - view
Alex Goldblum
CEO
Eurofiber - view
Gordon Beck
Head of Corporate & Sustainable Securitisation EMEA
Barclays - view
Dan Harris
CFO
Colt Technology Services - view
Bill Davis
Chief Investment Officer
Pure DC - view
Oliver Bradley
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Infrastructure
Macquarie Capital - view
Jim Fagan
CEO
EXA Infrastructure - view
Oliver Schiebel
CEO
hscale - view
Dan Thomas
CEO
GreenScale Data Centres - view
Emmanuel Leonard
Chief International Officer
TAWAL - view
Lionel Recorbet
CEO
XpFibre - view
Nicolas Mahler
CFO and Interim CEO
Vantage Towers - view
Gulfraz Qayyum
Managing Director, Head of Communications Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory, EMEA
Citi - view
Manjit Dhillon
Group CFO
Helios Towers - view
Gonzague Boutry
Managing Director
Ardian - view
Neil Cresswell
Vice Chairman
Virtus - view
Andrea Liboreiro
CEO
Elanta - view
Gerhard Mack
Chairman of the Board
metrofibre - view
Andrew Kenning
Partner
A&O Shearman - view
Rob Coupland
CEO
Pulsant - view
Jani Koskinen
CFO
Digita Oy - view
José Antonio Vázquez
CEO
Onivia - view
Iván Paja
CFO
Nabiax - view
Victor Pons Mesman
Group CFO & CSO
Lyntia - view
Jeremy Chelot
Group CEO
Netomnia, YouFibre and brsk - view
Gonzalo Pansard
CEO
Axent - view
Graeme Oxby
CEO
Community Fibre - view
David Bloom
Chairman
Kao Data - view
Gonzalo Calleja
CFO
Box2Bit - view
Sverre Lind Thornes
CFO
Green Mountain - view
Stuart Cockburn
Partner
AlixPartners - view
Klaus Hoelbling
EMEA Leader, TMT Partner and Managing Director
AlixPartners - view
Rajiv Datta
CEO
nexfibre - view
Ben Nice
Chief Content Officer
TMT Finance - view
Stephanie Harris
Chief Correspondent, EMEA
TMT Finance - view
Stéphane Piot
Partner
Analysys Mason - view
Johan Rydmark
CFO
EcoDataCenter - view
Pauline Thomson
Managing Director
Ardian - view
Sylvain Loizeau
Partner
Analysys Mason - view
Richard Morgan
Partner
Analysys Mason - view
William Lindström
Managing Director
EQT - view
Vincent Munière
Director
AlixPartners
Speaker profile
James Ryan is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Liberty Global, a position he has held since January 2012. In this capacity, he is responsible for Liberty Global’s corporate strategy, across all regions. Mr. Ryan’s oversight of such strategy is key in delivering on Liberty Global’s customer centric goals. Mr. Ryan is an executive officer of Liberty Global and sits on Liberty Global’s Executive Leadership Team.
Mr. Ryan joined Liberty Global in May 2000 as Managing Director of Strategy and Corporate Development. Prior to joining Liberty Global, Mr. Ryan spent a number of years in investment banking, initially with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and then with Deutsche Bank and PriceWaterhouse Coopers advising clients in the telecommunications sector. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan held roles in Bain and Company and MMG Patricoff (now Apax).
James is a former Trustee of the Lessons for Life Foundation and joined the Street Child Board of Trustees following the merger. He holds an honors degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from St. John’s College, Oxford University.
Speaker profile
Jennifer L. Smith joined the Zayo Europe Advisory Board in March 2023, bringing with her extensive experience in financial leadership within the telecommunications and technology sectors.
Jennifer’s career spans over two decades, with key roles including Chief Financial Officer at Wildstone from August 2020 to May 2024, where she played a pivotal role in securing a landmark £350 million refinancing deal for outdoor media infrastructure and oversaw the company’s European expansion to Spain and Germany. Prior to that, she was the Chief Financial Officer at Dark Cubed, where she managed the finance function setup and led Series A fundraising.
At euNetworks, Jennifer held multiple leadership positions over six years, including Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Development and Financial Planning & Analysis. Her strategic acumen facilitated numerous mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, and long-term financial planning initiatives.
Jennifer’s earlier career includes significant contributions at NDS Limited, where she was instrumental in the company’s IPO preparation and subsequent $5bn sale to Cisco She has held various other corporate finance and commercial roles in industry and financial services.
Academically, Jennifer holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a BBA in Finance and Accounting with a minor in English Literature from Texas A&M University. She has also contributed to academia as a guest lecturer at City, University of London, teaching an MSc Entrepreneurship class focused on M&A and other exits.
Recognized for her contributions to the industry, Jennifer was awarded the 2018 Woman TMT M&A Leader of the Year by TMT Finance. Having also lived in five countries across North America, Asia, and Europe, Jennifer brings a global perspective to her roles.
Jennifer is passionate about leveraging technology to enhance human interaction and continues to influence the digital media landscape through her innovative approach and strategic vision.
Speaker profile
Alejandro López Delgado is a Managing Director in La Caisse’s Infrastructure team, where he leads the origination and execution of infrastructure investments in Europe.
Alejandro has over 20 years of experience as a principal investor, and has completed infrastructure transactions with an enterprise value in excess of $50bn, in sectors including energy, transport, social and digital infrastructure globally.
Alejandro has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BSc & MSc in Civil Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Alejandro is a Chartered Director and a Fellow of the UK Institute of Directors.
Speaker profile
An industry pioneer, with over two decades leading change within the broadband industry, Dana was awarded a CBE for her services to the digital economy in the New Year’s Honours list in 2018.
As one of only a handful of female trailblazers for the telecom industry, she made it her mission to solve the sector’s biggest challenge of poor network speeds in 2004 with the launch of Be Unlimited and again in 2011 when she co-founded Hyperoptic, the UK’s first residential gigabit broadband network (offering unprecedented 1Gbit/s symmetrical speeds at a time when the average download speed was just 6.8Mbit/s).
Fast forward to today, she remains at the helm of Hyperoptic which passes over 1.9 million premises across the UK, serving more than 400,000 customers. Dana's leadership has seen the company scale while maintaining impeccable standards of service, ensuring that the customer has remained at the heart of everything they do. This customer-first mindset has resulted in Hyperoptic receiving an “Excellent” rating on Trustpilot as well as a Which? Great Value endorsement in 2024 and 2025. This achievement, particularly in a market saturated with competitors, underscores Dana’s strategic acumen and passion for innovation, strengthened by the experience of her team who, much like Dana, are committed to creating a great place to work for their teams.
Dana's impact extends beyond broadband. She is deeply invested in nurturing the future generation of tech leaders. Through active participation in community outreach programs and engagements with local schools and panels, Dana shares her insights and experiences, igniting the flames of innovation in young minds.
Speaker profile
Richard Bienfait is the Chief Financial Officer of STACK EMEA, having joined the business in May 2023.
Prior to joining STACK, Richard was the Group Chief Financial Officer of Mace, a global project and program management consultancy business and a leading UK contractor. Prior to Mace, Richard worked for UPP Group, a leading developer and owner of on-campus student accommodation where he was the CFO and later the CEO. He also served as CEO of Affinity Water, a water supply business serving a population of 3.5 million in the south east of England, and as CFO for Veolia Water in the UK.
Richard is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and holds a BA in Economics and Statistics from the University of Exeter.
Speaker profile
Alex Goldblum is CEO of Eurofiber, a provider of industry-leading open digital infrastructure. After an 8-year career at Royal Dutch Shell, he joined Eurofiber and became its Chief Executive Officer in January 2007. Since then, Alex has led the growth of the organization from start up, through scale up, to an established European market leader. He fine-tuned Eurofiber’s company philosophy of open access networks as a driver for innovation and prosperity, a model that has not only proved to be successful economically, but that is nowadays also accepted as the most sustainable way in which digital connectivity can be realized.
Speaker profile
Gordon is Head of Corporate & Sustainable Securitisation EMEA at Barclays in London, with 12 years of banking experience in corporate and structured debt and derivatives. Gordon is currently responsible for origination, structuring and execution of corporate and sustainable securitisation financing for asset classes including Leasing, Corporate Receivables, Rental Car, SME & Fintech financing, Renewable Energy and Digital Infrastructure ABS, and is a member of the Sustainable Finance Leadership Group for Barclays Investment Bank.
He was previously based in New York, where he focused on securitization and warehouse financing origination and execution across RMBS and a number of Esoteric ABS asset classes, including acting as structuring lead on over $5bn of public securitisations and 10+ financing transactions. Gordon started his career in the Risk Solutions Group at Barclays in London, covering UK corporate clients for interest rate and inflation derivative solutions.
Gordon holds a Masters in Finance and Economics from Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he completed an undergraduate degree in economics. Outside of the office Gordon’s interests include music, running and volunteering.
Speaker profile
Bill is one of the leading experts in data centre finance and investing globally. He was previously a Managing Director and the Global Head of Data Centre Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs before joining Pure in 2020. He has been working in the real assets finance sector for over 15 years.
Bill advised on over $50 billion of strategic data centre transactions spanning five continents over the 5 years he ran the practice for Goldman. He helped to drive awareness of data centres among a broad range of institutional investors and was consistently one of the most productive bankers in the sector. He was on the forefront of how to value hyperscale data centre platforms and popularized new financing concepts.
Bill is based in London and leads Pure’s strategy and investment efforts.
Oliver Bradley
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, Macquarie Capital
Speaker profile
Oliver Bradley is Senior Managing Director, responsible for Digital Infrastructure Investments within the Infrastructure and Energy Capital division of Macquarie Capital, the advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group Limited.
The Digital Infrastructure team invests directly in and supports the growth of companies that are facilitating the increasing data consumption of businesses and consumers, including fibre networks and data centres. Since returning to Macquarie in 2019 (he previously worked at the firm from 2005-15), Oliver has led Macquarie Capital's investment into Voneus, a UK rural Fixed Wireless to Fibre broadband developer and Onivia, a new SPV Macquarie established to acquire Fibre to the Home networks in Spain, creating Spain's first wholesale only FTTH network with a footprint in excess of 4m homes. He is a board director on other Macquarie investments globally in the fibre, tower and data centre spaces. Prior to re-joining Macquarie, Oliver was Corporate Finance Director at CityFibre, the wholesale FTTx business and largest UK Altnet. Before CityFibre, Oliver was a commercial specialist at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, part of the UK government. There he advised ministers on digital infrastructure policy and was responsible for the Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which saw the UK government commit £400m, matched by private sector investors on the same terms, to invest in UK fibre.
Macquarie Capital Infrastructure & Energy Capital Macquarie Capital’s IEC division specialises in investing our own capital in smart, sustainable infrastructure projects, and companies. We sponsor the development of landmark projects that strengthen communities by creating new digital, energy and social infrastructure. We also offer flexible, partnership capital to infrastructure companies to help fund capital expenditure, business expansion and acquisitions
Speaker profile
Jim Fagan is the Chief Executive Office of EXA Infrastructure, joining the business in August 2024 to spearhead the next phase in EXA’s growth journey.
Jim brings more than 25-years’ experience across international telecoms and technology, having worked with organisations varying from small private/public ventures to private equity owned and large publicly traded multinational corporations, across the US, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Prior to joining EXA Infrastructure, Jim was the CEO of Aqua Comms, a leading subsea fibre-optic cable operator headquartered in Ireland. Previous to that, Jim served as the Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer at Global Cloud Exchange (GCX) where he played a key role in the sale of the firm to 3i, the UK based private equity and venture capital firm. A successful eight-year stint in the Asia-Pacific region with Rackspace, Pacnet and Telstra, saw Jim serve in a number of executive roles across product, technology, and operations.
Jim’s broad telecom experience and deep understanding of technology trends will see him lead EXA Infrastructure’s growth by meeting and exceeding the demands of customers in a fast growing and ever-changing technology landscape.
Speaker profile
With over 10 years of consistently exceeding target metrics, Oliver Schiebel has built a strong track record in boosting customer satisfaction and forging strategic partnerships. He is skilled in planning, problem-solving, and commercial strategy, combining deep technical knowledge with a quick, solution-oriented mindset. Ambitious and self-driven, Oliver brings extensive leadership and organisational development experience. Trained in complex intercultural sales and communication, he effectively leads diverse teams and drives growth in global markets.
Speaker profile
With over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunication industry, Lionel joined the Altice Group in 2004, after 6 years with Verizon. He participated in the development of the French Telecommunication regional broadband plan negotiating France first Private-Public Telecommunications Partnerships on behalf of SFR Collectivités. In 2015, He has been involved in the elaboration of the French National Plan for the French gigabit society. He launched XpFibre in 2019, a joint-venture between Altice and Allianz Capital Partners, AXA Investment Managers, and OMERS Infrastructure with the spin-off of SFR’s fiber assets. Today, with more than €6bn invested over the last 5 years, XpFibre is the leading independent fiber company in France. Lionel holds an Engineering degree from Arts et Métiers ParisTech.
Speaker profile
Nicolas Mahler assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of Vantage Towers in February 2025. He oversees the Group’s finance division, including both the central functions and the finance departments of the various market entities. Prior to joining Vantage Towers, he held various leadership roles at Deutsche Telekom Group. Most recently he served as B2B CFO & SVP Sales Management at Deutsche Telekom. Before that, he was the CFO of Telekom Romania.
Initially he started his career as a strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Nicolas Mahler holds a Master of Business Administration degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany) and studied as well at the ESC Grenoble Ecole de Management (France), at the Tulane University (USA) and at the Harvard Business School (USA)
Speaker profile
Manjit Dhillon joined Helios Towers in 2016. He was appointed Group CFO in January 2021, having held the positions of interim Group CFO and Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance. Manjit is also Executive Chair of Helios Towers Oman, Head of the London Office, and has the Investor Relations and Sustainability functions reporting into him. Manjit has overseen transactions including capital raisings of c.US$5.0 billion, substantially reducing the cost of capital, and the acquisitions of multiple tower portfolios across six new high-growth markets. He also played a key role throughout the successful IPO of Helios Towers on the London Stock Exchange in 2019. Prior to Helios Towers, Manjit has held a number of positions in the financial services sector, including with Deloitte, Goldman Sachs and Lyceum Capital.
Speaker profile
Andrea Liboreiro is a seasoned telecommunications lawyer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. She began her career as Senior M&A Counsel at Telefónica, and later served as General Counsel and Head of M&A at Lyntia Networks, a company owned by Antin Infrastructure Partners. Andrea played a pivotal role in the creation and growth of Lyntia’s access division, now known as Elanta, leading over 130 M&A transactions and driving substantial increases in customer base, fiber coverage, and turnover. Following the sale of Lyntia Networks in January 2023, she was appointed CEO of Elanta, overseeing its continued strategic expansion.
Andrea holds First Class Honors degrees in English Law and Spanish Law from University College London (UCL) and is a qualified Spanish lawyer and English solicitor. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, she combines a robust legal education with extensive industry expertise.
Speaker profile
Jani Koskinen is the CFO of Digita Oy, a leading Finnish provider of digital infrastructure and broadcast services. With a career spanning over 20 years in finance and strategy, Jani has held executive roles across media, consumer goods, and technology sectors, driving transformation and growth in both public and private companies.
In addition to his role at Digita, Jani serves on the boards of Helen Oy, one of Finland’s largest energy companies, and Islandsturnar, a telecommunications infrastructure company in Iceland. His board experience reflects a deep commitment to sustainable infrastructure and cross-border collaboration in the Nordic region. Prior to Digita, Jani held CFO and Deputy CEO roles for example at MTV Oy, Finland’s leading commercial broadcaster contributing to strategic development and operational excellence.
Jani holds a Master of Science in Economics from Aalto University. He is known for his ability to align financial leadership with digital innovation, and brings a Nordic perspective to infrastructure investment, sustainability, and strategic transformation.
Jani brings a unique blend of media, consumer, and infrastructure expertise to the TMT Finance EMEA stage, offering insights into financial leadership in the evolving digital infrastructure ecosystem.
Speaker profile
Chief Executive Officer at Onivia, the first neutral and independent wholesale bitstream FTTH – Fiber to the Home operator in the Spanish market. Senior director with over 20 years of professional experience in large multinational companies of telecommunications, electronics and information technology sectors (Orange, Nokia and Euskaltel). Specialist in business units management under challenging scenarios, defining the strategies and leading all the agents. He was Managing Director of Telecable (Euskaltel) from January 2018 to November 2019, after almost 10 years at Orange in a number of management roles, the last two years as Sales Director in charge of tactical offers and devices. Before that he worked for Nokia and Abengoa.
Speaker profile
Jeremy Chelot is an internet entrepreneur, computer scientist, and thought leader in the UK telecommunications industry. With MSc degrees in Computer Science and Telecommunications, Jeremy has over a decade of experience at leading UK ISPs like Vodafone, O2, BT, 3, and EE.
In 2014, he became CEO of Community Fibre, where he successfully raised significant equity and led the company to substantial network expansion. In 2019, he founded Netomnia and YouFibre, merging with brsk in 2024 to create the UK's second-largest alternative network provider.
As CEO, Jeremy continues to lead innovation and growth in UK FTTP infrastructure and services.
Speaker profile
Having founded Kao Data in 2014, David served as Board Member and in September 2023 became the company's Chairman. David has a wide-ranging background with over 17 years’ experience in the technology, media and telecommunications industry as an investor, founder and investment manager. He has personally overseen the deployment of more than £500m of equity investment. A serial founder, David founded IPVision in 2007, Goldacre - now part of the Noé Group – in 2012 and NED Data Centres, an Israeli-based owner-operator for the Middle Eastern market in 2022. He is a skilled people manager, commercial negotiator, strategist, forecasting and budget manager and presenter.
Speaker profile
Gonzalo Calleja is the CFO of Box2Bit and a key member of its leadership team, providing the financial structure and strategic direction essential to the company’s growth. Under his leadership, Box2Bit has established a solid financial framework that supports its ambitious business plan and positions it for expansion in the highly competitive data center sector.
With over 25 years of experience in infrastructure and real estate finance, Gonzalo has held executive financial roles in multinational corporations and IBEX 35-listed companies, including BBVA, Sacyr, FCC, and CAF. Throughout his career, he has successfully secured funding for large-scale projects, structured complex financial transactions (IPOs, HY Bonds, equity-linked instruments), and led M&A and international expansion strategies.
Before joining Box2Bit, he served as CFO of GS INIMA, overseeing the financial strategy of a multinational specializing in infrastructure concessions. Prior to that, he was Financial Director at BBVA Group for its real estate subsidiary Madrid Nuevo Norte and previously held the position of Head of Structured and International Financing at Sacyr.
Earlier in his career, he worked as an auditor at PwC.
Gonzalo holds a degree in Economics from CEU San Pablo University, an Executive MBA from IE Business School, and a Master’s in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking from IEB. His expertise in aligning financial strategy with business objectives makes him a key driver of Box2Bit’s success.
Speaker profile
Rajiv has over 25 years’ experience in digital infrastructure centred around the build & management of large fibre-based networks & services in the US, Europe and Asia with a focus on strategy execution, business transformation and operational capability.
Rajiv was previously COO at Colt Technologies where he had responsibility for all service delivery, technology, operations, product, strategy and systems functions in managing a global network business spanning 36,000 route kms.
Prior to this, Rajiv was COO at AboveNet Communications with 2 million+ fibre-miles of metro network where he played a key role in the growth & strategic restructuring of the company resulting in industry-leading financial performance.
In addition, Rajiv has held senior roles at Reliance Jio, Alcatel and has worked extensively as a Senior Advisor to Private Equity & Infrastructure investors in evaluating digital infrastructure opportunities globally.
Speaker sessions
TMT Finance Deal Talk - What's next for TMT M&A?
08:40 – 08:50
TMT Finance Deal Talk - What's next for TMT M&A?
08:40 – 08:50
Speaker profile
Stephanie Harris is the current Chief Correspondent, EMEA for TMT Finance, having begun the role in May 2025. Previously she was the EMEA editor for a year and a half.
She started her journalism career at Yahoo News UK in 2019, before moving to financial reporting with a stint at Insurance Asset Risk.
