The Way forward for the Web as a International Infrastructure – Cyber Tech

Europe, the Americas and Africa want extra knowledge, quicker. Atlantic Convergence is the primary convention and enterprise occasion addressing the potential of pan-Atlantic digital infrastructure. That is the place Europe, North and South America, and Africa converge.

First Convention on New pan-Atlantic Enterprise Alternatives

Knowledge largely drives digital transformation. It’s key for international competitiveness and has nice potential for financial progress and innovation. That is nowhere extra evident than on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Rising pan-Atlantic digital demand is growing the significance and accelerating the event of Web infrastructure throughout the pond, driving worth and new cross-continental enterprise alternatives. 

The EU is addressing this by investing as much as €300 billion between 2021 and 2027 in a spread of infrastructure tasks. The primary milestone was the Africa-Europe Funding Package deal, totaling round €150 billion in funding. Related actions with Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted swimsuit. As well as, the EurAfrica Gateway Cable will hyperlink the EU and Africa alongside the Atlantic coast, boosting the digital sovereignty of each continents, in addition to growing knowledge visitors and bettering safety. The European Safe Satellite tv for pc Communications Program can even enhance African connectivity, offering Web particularly to essentially the most distant areas of the continent.

On the opposite aspect of the Atlantic, comparable applications have additionally been put in place. In September 2023, the US Administration revealed a Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation and introduced a partnership consisting of 32 members alongside the Atlantic coast. The partnership will tackle financial improvement, science, and expertise. Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Eire, Liberia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Spain, the UK, and the USA are a few of the collaborating international locations.

One convention – all Transatlantic alternatives

The brand new Atlantic Convergence convention goals to mix the general public initiatives with actionable enterprise plans. It’s the nexus the place Africa, Europe, and the Americas come collectively. Members from throughout the Atlantic Ocean will come collectively to craft a shared and related future. It’s a distinctive discussion board for companies, establishments, and suppliers. An awesome place to debate and foster collaboration.

Amongst others, the matters embrace:

• How will we improve the pace, minimize prices, and reduce the latency of connectivity throughout the Atlantic?
• How can Europe and North America enhance connectivity with areas corresponding to Latin America and Africa?
• How effectively can the prevailing infrastructure face up to cyber-attacks?
• What are the digital drivers of the pan-Atlantic economic system, and what about new AI and Cloud tech wants?
• Can the present undersea, terrestrial, and house infrastructure help new demand?
• Which new knowledge corridors are rising throughout the Atlantic?

DE-CIX, the world’s main operator of Web Exchanges, has initiated the Atlantic Convergence occasion, and can host the primary version along with the opposite founders, Altice Wholesale Options, Atlas Edge, EllaLink, and Interfiber. The occasion will happen from 1 – 3 October in Lisbon, Portugal, a nexus level for Transatlantic knowledge flows and formidable level of convergence for all continents bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The occasion will unite the pan-Atlantic ecosystem and innovators from world wide to form the way forward for digital connectivity.

Visionaries, Customers, and Architects

The convention brings collectively visionaries, data homeowners, energy customers, and the architects of digital infrastructure on each side of the Atlantic. The occasion is the place to be for multi-national enterprises, for knowledge middle, submarine cable, and LEO Satellite tv for pc operators, for cloud service suppliers, OTTs, and Web Alternate operators. Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX, headquartered in Germany and offering infrastructure and companies in a number of international locations bordering the Atlantic, will present insights into the criticality and enterprise potential of optimized pan-Atlantic connectivity. A second keynote will probably be given by Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton, Senior Fellow on the International Coverage Institute of Johns Hopkins College’s College of Superior Worldwide Research, and President of the Transatlantic Management Community within the USA, will communicate in regards to the digital drivers of the pan-Atlantic economic system. As well as, Philippe Dumont, CEO of Ellalink, the newly commissioned undersea cable connecting Europe to Brazil, will take a look at how new corridors throughout the Atlantic help essentially the most superior and revolutionary digital utilization within the South Atlantic area. These and lots of extra necessary matters will encourage dialogue and thought era for Transatlantic enterprise alternatives within the pan-Atlantic digital economic system.

Keep Forward of the Crowd!

Be among the many first to hitch the brand new connectivity ecosystem encircling the Atlantic Ocean. As an attendee you’ll:

• Dive into groundbreaking analysis, insights, and success tales from main enterprises and famend trade specialists.

• Discover, uncover, and capitalize on the untapped enterprise alternatives inside the pan-Atlantic digital ecosystem.

• Interact straight with key stakeholders throughout the digital infrastructure worth chain, in addition to enterprises and establishments.

• Forge alliances and co-create options tailor-made to the evolving calls for of enterprise digital wants.

Atlantic Convergence Convention
1 – 3 October 2024
Pátio da Galé
Lisbon, Portugal

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