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 | Jennifer Holmes, Incoming CEO, LINX |
The Next Chapter CEO’s Quarterly Outlook | 14:10 | Hear LINX CEO’s last update before he leaves LINX. | Kurtis Lindqvist, CEO, LINX |
AI Meets Connectivity: Digital Realty’s insights on global and UK trends | 14:30 | Andreas Polyrakis & Darren Chan, Digital Realty | |
Preparing LINX for the next 30 years | 14:50 | Hear from LINX Chairman Pieter Knook on an important consultation | Pieter Knook, Chairman, LINX |
Unlocking the Future: Latest in Technology | 15:20 | In this session we’ll delve into LINX’s major projects, recent system improvements, and updates on critical service incidents. Discover the latest advancements in route server technology and the innovations driving LINX’s ongoing development. | Richard Petrie, Anne Bates & Mo Shivji, LINX |
Coffee & Networking Break | 15:45 | ||
Connectivity is Everything – Remote Presentation | 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 – Remote Presentation |
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 |
Quantum Cryptographic VPNs | 17:00 | Melchior Aelmans, Juniper | |
Guest IXP – INEX | 17:20 | Eileen Gallagher, CEO, INEX | |
Defending the Realm – Deepfield in LINX | 17:40 | As the DDoS attack vectors amplify across multiple dimension, we need a rapid response solution to defend the partners and customers in the United Kingdom. This session covers the risks, market trends and a solution that offers immense scalability and flexibility. | Azfar Aslam, VP & CTO NI Europe, Nokia |
End of Day 1 | 18:00 | Pieter Knook, Chairman, LINX | |
30th Birthday Social | 18:15 | Join us at Greenwood Sports Bar to celebrate – click here for directions |
Day 2 – 21st November 2024
Title | Time (GMT) | Description | Speakers |
Registration Opens – Refreshments Available | 09:30 | ||
Day 2 Begins | 10:00 | Welcome & Introductions | Richard Petrie, CTO, LINX |
Factors Driving the Growth of Data Centres in Africa | 10:10 | IXAfrica CEO, Snehar Shah, updates us on what’s happening in Africa. | Snehar 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 |
Pricing for Growth: LINX’s Approach | 11:00 | Hear from LINX’s Incoming CEO on the updated pricing model at LINX | Jennifer Holmes, Incoming CEO, LINX |
Coffee & Networking Break | 11:15 | ||
Beyond the Numbers: LINX Budget for 2025 | 11:45 | Hear from LINX’s new CFO for his first financial update | Andrew Fabian, CFO, LINX |
100G-ZR Transport in a pluggable | 11:55 | This presentation will provide an overview of the features of the forthcoming QSFP28 100G-ZR pluggable transceiver. It will include a comparison of host-to-module interactions and conclude with an exploration of various use case applications, as well as a comparison with alternative WDM technologies currently available in the market. | Tyron Johnson, Precision Optical Technologies |
IXPs and Developments in Networking: A 30 year personal review | 12:05 | Did we know what we were starting in the early 1990s? LINX was one of the first IXPs outside North America, and designed to keep local traffic local. Philip takes a personal journey through the development of networking since the founding of LINX, looking at the important role played by IXPs in the global infrastructure, and how the different players have taken us to where we are in today’s Internet! | Philip Smith, NSRC |
EGM | 12:45 | The LINX Extraordinary General Meeting | Pieter Knook, Chairman, LINX Board |
Lunch | 13:00 | Join us for a networking lunch | |
Routing Security and Regulatory Interest – Remote Presentation | 14:00 | The United States government is not alone in desiring to see improved security of routing infrastructure within their jurisdiction. National governments are responsible for the safety and security within their borders, but the routing system as a whole must function consistently across the globe — irrespective of national boundaries. This presentation will provide some insight into the rule-making being developed within the US, and its potential impact for network operators and routing security, and the role of industry-led initiatives such as the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS). | Leslie Daigle, CTO & Internet Integrity Program Director, Global Cyber Alliance – Remote Presentation |
Infrastructure Sharing at Layer 1 | 14:20 | Cooperative Network Infrastructure (CNI) brings together public and private sector organisations to create and share new digital infrastructure in Tameside, Blackpool, Manchester, Brighton, Lancaster and Sussex. Hear more about their shared infrastructure at layer 1: how has this supported the digital transformation of public services; how has it helped network operators to build faster and further; what challenges were faced, and what the future holds. | Shaun Femson, CNI |
Misinformation in the Red Sea: Investigating Concurrent Failures | 14:35 | On the 24th February this year, news began to break of three cables suffering damage in the Red Sea. Over the ensuing hours a flurry of information circulated within the industry, including much misunderstanding and misinformation. To understand the capacity impact and avoid further misreporting, it was critical to scrutinise and analyse the information available to quickly but accurately understand firstly the geographical location and then determine possible causes. This was important to counter emerging incorrect statements from press outlets and industry commentators. In this presentation, we will present the geopolitical context, the fault information that was available, and the investigation that allowed the industry to collectively confirm the actual cause and react accordingly. | Meta |
Feedback in Focus | 15:05 | What we’ve heard and what we’ve done… | Megan Atkins, Head of Marketing, LINX |
Put That in Your Pipe and Light It | 15.25 | The amount of existing telecoms infrastructure in the UK that could be re-used is staggering. And what about utility infrastructure? | Rob Leenderts, CEO, Asset Hub |
PeeringDB Update | 15:40 | An update on what’s new at PeeringDB from multi-factor authentication, to search functionality and security. | Lynsey Buckingham, Partner and Communications Specialist, LINX |
End of Day 2 | 15:55 | Richard Petrie, CTO, LINX |
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
What to expect at a LINX Meeting?
We are a very friendly crowd made up of LINX Staff, Members, Partners, Sponsors and Guests. All staff will have orange stickers on their badge. All sponsors will have a blue sticker. All 1st time attendees have the option to wear a green sticker if they choose and the LPC (LINX Program Committee) have a bright green sticker. Come and speak to any one of us if you have any questions or just want to chat.
It is a very casual event, so there is no dress code. Please wear whatever you feel comfortable in and respect how others would like to dress.
We welcome everyone to join us for a free hot buffet lunch on day one. We then head into the conference agenda, with a coffee break in the middle, before we all head off to the evening networking event at a location within walking distance from the LINX Meeting venue. We then invite you back for day two with a few breakfast snacks before we start back to the agenda. There will be breaks throughout the day, as well as another hot buffet lunch. The agenda can be found on the tab above this page.
If you have any questions on what to expect before the LINX Meeting please reach out to Holly.
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.
Please note, the space where we host LINX meetings is down one flight of stairs when you first enter the hotel lobby, however there are multiple step free lifts to the event space. Please seek hotel staff or LINX Staff if you are unsure of where to go.