CCS Insight Predictions for 2026 and Beyond

Thursday 23 October 2025 — Chicago Booth London Conference Centre

Join us for one of the most-anticipated events in the tech industry calendar — our flagship Predictions event. Backed by three decades of independent analysis, this year’s event features a fast-paced mix of analyst presentations, high-profile interviews and engaging panel discussions.

From geopolitical disruption to the future of AI, satellite innovation and the next wave of connected devices, the event offers a front-row seat to the trends that will shape the next 12 months and beyond.

Key Themes Include:

• Geopolitical disruption: tech fragmentation, supply chain sovereignty and defence-aligned infrastructure
• AI everywhere: sovereign AI, small models, device types, data centre scale and consolidation
• Future of networks: ubiquitous connectivity, 6G challenges, satellite opportunities and data-driven transformation
• Tech and society: health innovation, data privacy and evolving trust in connected environments
• Satellite and resiliency: direct-to-device services, defence strategies and global coverage for underserved areas
• Connected devices: longevity, circularity, second-hand markets and AI-driven innovation
• Enterprise and workforce: private networks, hybrid work models and IT transformation

and more!

Executive Speakers

More to be announced.

Agenda

13:00 – 13:10	Welcome Shaun Collins (Group CEO, FDM/CCS Insight) and Mehul Kotecha (Co-founder, FDM)
13:10 – 13:20	Welcome Nicki Lyons (Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, VodafoneThree)
13:20 – 13:30	Fireside chat Geoff Blaber (CEO, CCS Insight) and Hayden Shaw (Insight Director, FDM)
13:30 – 13:45	Keynote presentation Ben Wood (CMO, CCS Insight)
13:45 – 14:00	Presentation: Telecom operators Kester Mann (Director of Consumer and Connectivity, CCS Insight)
14:00 – 14:15	Executive Interview Andrea Donà (Chief Network Officer, VodafoneThree) and Kester Mann (Director of Consumer and Connectivity, CCS Insight)
14.15 – 14.30	Network Tech/AI Ian Fogg (Director of Network Innovation, CCS Insight)
14.30 – 14.45	Executive Interview Hemanth Sampath (VP Engineering – 5G/6G, XR, AI, Qualcomm) and Geoff Blaber (CCS Insight)
14.45 – 15.00	Executive Interview David Derrida (Vice President of Products, Europe, TCL) and CCS Insight
15.00 – 15.20	Coffee break
15.20 – 15.45	Panel: Enterprise IT Bola Rotibi (Chief of Enterprise Research CCS Insight), Iain Gavin (Director AWS Partners, UKI, AWS), Joe Baguley (Chief Technology Officer EMEA, Broadcom) and Brian Meaney (Chief Architect and Service Provider CTO, Cisco)
15.45 – 16.00	Executive Interview Annika Bizon (Mobile Experience VP of Product and Marketing, UK&I, Samsung) and CCS Insight
16.00 – 16.15	Presentation: Secondary Market Insights Ben Hatton (Research Analyst, CCS Insight)
16.15 – 16.40	Panel: Practical AI Ian Fogg (Director of Network Innovation, CCS Insight), Dan Warren (Head of Team Communications Research, SRUK, Samsung), Ari Kynaslahti (Chief Technology Officer, Mobile Networks, Nokia)
16.40 – 17.05	Presentation and Panel: Satellite/NTN Luke Pearce (Principal Analyst, CCS Insight), Michael Rieger (Principal New Business and Innovation, Swisscom), Daniel Thomas (Commercial Lead, SatCo)
17.05 – 17.10	Wrap-up
17:10 – 20.00	Networking drinks

Details

Date: 23 October 2025
Time: 12.30 PM arrival
Venue: Chicago Booth London Conference Centre, London, EC1A 7BL (view on map)

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