Panel Discussion
Geopolitical tensions are forcing telcos to balance digital sovereignty demands with network resilience. Data localisation, supply chain independence and guaranteed uptime are now operational imperatives not policy discussions. How do operators build sovereign-ready networks while maintaining global interconnectedness?
Broadcast live 19 May 2026
Participants
CO-HOST
Lasha Tabidze
Group Chief Digital Operations Officer, VEON
Christof Stallmach
Head of EMEA Telco COE, Red Hat
Colin Bannon
Chief Technology Officer, BT Business
Joanna Cavan
Managing Director, UK Telecoms Lab
Nastasi Karaiskos
GVP Global Telco & EMEA Sales, Wind River
Nihal Newman
Director, Security and Resilience Policy, Ofcom, UK
