Jol Paling

Over the past 24 years, Jol has played senior key management and system engineering roles in delivering fifteen new-build submarine cable projects, and on numerous transmission upgrades. Jol has worked for both submarine cable systems suppliers and operators.

Jeremy Marston

Jeremy brings 27 years of industry experience. Most recently, at Global Crossing, then Level 3 Communications where he played key engineering and operations roles supporting the worldwide cable system deployments and network operations, in both technical support and project management roles. Prior to that, at Cable and Wireless, Jeremy was a lecturer specialising in transmission and fibre optic principles and systems, teaching in the UK, including at Porthcurno, and overseas. 

Guy smith

Guy Smith

During his career of more than 32 years in the submarine cable industry, Guy has worked on over 30 new build submarine cable systems. Guy is a time served engineer and manager with a broad and specialist knowledge of all aspects of submarine cable systems including transmission, marine installation & maintenance.

Lynsey Thomas

Having been involved with the subsea telecommunications industry since 1995 Lynsey’s previous roles include VP Global Sales for Xtera, Director of operations for Apollo SCS Ltd and Department Head for the Cable & Wireless Submarine Systems Engineering team. During her time at C & W Lynsey worked on the Europe India Gateway system, leading the CWG and co-chairing the PG from conception through to contract. Having worked worldwide as a supplier, customer, operator and consultant, she has an extensive knowledge of the telecoms market. Lynsey has served as a trustee in the renewables sector and is a freelance writer and previous columnist for The Guardian. Lynsey holds a Masters Degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University.