The LINX123 member meeting will take place on Wednesday 20th – Thursday 21st November 2024 at the Park Plaza, Victoria & online.
Why attend LINX123
- Networking Opportunities
- Knowledge Sharing
- Sponsors get Product and Service Exposure
- Marketplace Awareness
- Problem Solving
- LINX operation updates
LINX Social & 30th Birthday
After the first day of the LINX Meeting, LINX invite all attendees to join us at a pub or bar close by. We will have a range of drinks and food on offer free of charge to all attendees. To gain access to the social, you must be wearing your badge (collected at event reception prior to the social) and have your social ticket (attached to your badge) on hand ready to give to our team at the door.
Agenda
Day 1 – 20th November 2024
Title | Time (GMT) | Description | Speakers |
Event Opens & Welcome Lunch | 13:00 | ||
Day 1 Begins | 14:00 | Welcome & Introductions | |
CEO Quarterly Update | 14:10 | Kurtis Lindqvist, CEO, LINX | |
Digital Realty Sponsor Talk | 14:30 | ||
MoU Rewrite | 14:50 | Neil McRae & Pieter Knook, Board of Directors, LINX | |
Unlocking the Future: Latest in LINX Technology | 15:20 | Richard Petrie, CTO, LINX | |
Coffee & Networking Break | 15:45 | ||
Connectivity is Everything – Keynote Speaker | 16:15 | The fundamental utility of the Internet has always been the connection between computers. The evolution of connectivity over the course of 50 years has shaped the functionality of the Internet. Speed, scope and latency are three metrics that have enabled a variety of applications. | Vint Cerf |
Vitrifi Sponsor Talk | 16:35 | ||
Driving the Future: What’s New with LINX | 16:45 | This session will cover key updates across LINX offerings, including enhancements to our LINX Protect DDoS mitigation services, which deliver robust protection against evolving cyber threats. We’ll also share insights into the rollout of Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) in Nairobi, expanding our reach and connectivity options in Africa. | Mike Hellers, Product Development Manager, LINX |
Nokia Sponsor Talk | 17:40 | ||
End of Day 1 | 18:00 | ||
30th Birthday Social | 18:15 |
Day 2 – 21st November 2024
Title | Time (GMT) | Description | Speakers |
Registration Opens – Refreshments Available | 09:30 | ||
Day 2 Begins | 10:00 | Welcome & Introductions | |
Factors Driving the Growth of Data Centres in Africa | 10:10 | Snahar Shah, CEO, IXAfrica | |
Akamai: CDN Traffic Delivery in the UK | 10:40 | This presentation walks through how Akamai CDN is operating and deployed in the UK. It addresses how we meet the traffic demands of our customers, whilst delivering their content with high performance. The presentation gives an insight to the evolution of both the Platform and Backbone in the UK, concluding with an example of the traffic delivery statistics for Euro 2024 in the UK. | Paul Dunbar, Senior Network Architect, Akamai |
Coffee & Networking Break | 11:15 | ||
Beyond the Numbers: LINXs Financial Highlights | 11:45 | Andrew Fabian, CFO, LINX | |
EGM | 12:45 | Pieter Knook, Chairman, LINX Board | |
Lunch | 13:00 | ||
NTT Sponsor Talk | 14:20 | ||
PeeringDB Update | 14:50 | Lynsey Buckingham, Partner and Communications Specialist, LINX | |
Put That in Your Pipe and Light It | 15.05 | The amount of existing telecoms infrastructure in the UK that could be re-used is staggering:
And what about utility infrastructure? Gas Distribution Network companies are responsible for the pipes that connect homes and businesses across the UK. Each year they are targeted with replacing a percentage of the old pipes with new, modern piping. But the old pipes remain in the ground and are of sufficient size to allow duct and fibre to be installed. These pipes cross road, river and rail and there are an estimated 25 million metres across the UK (yes, that’s 25,000 kms!) London has around 2 million metres of abandoned gas pipes with almost 20,000 road, river and rail crossings. And its not just underground assets that can be re-used – what about street furniture, poles, masts and towers? How can we access all of this existing infrastructure in a safe, secure and easy to use way? | Rob Leenderts, CEO, Asset Hub |
End of Day 2 | 15:00 |
Attendee List
The LINX123 attendee list for this event will be viewable on the LINX member portal. Please note that a member log-in to the portal is required to gain access.
Webcast for LINX Members
If you are unable to make the conference in person we provide a webcast service. Members will be able to access the webcast via the ‘events’ section in the LINX Member Portal (log-in required).
LINX has been webcasting its member meetings since LINX41 in May 2003. The service is an excellent way for LINX’s global membership to follow conference proceedings if they are unable to make the event in person.
View our example footage Access our member portal stream
Connectivity
We provide wireless connectivity (ssid=linx) during the event. Search for the ‘linx’ network and key the password ‘linx-meeting’. Please don’t hack, snoop, or otherwise do anything that would detrimental to other users
Equality
We want our events to be as inclusive as possible, so if there is anything we can do to better your experience, please let us know by emailing holly@linx.net.
Whether you require a quite space, assistance with physical accessibility, or support for visual/hearing impairments, kindly inform us, and we will strive to enhance your event experience to the fullest extent possible.