Background
The UK’s digital infrastructure is fundamental to our digital economy, connecting homes, businesses, and critical services across the nation. As demand for high-speed, reliable connectivity continues to grow, the policy and regulatory environment governing infrastructure deployment has never been more important.
From fibre rollout and mobile network densification to data centre capacity and resilience planning, the decisions we make today about telecoms infrastructure will shape the UK's economic competitiveness and connectivity for decades to come.
This forum brings together senior industry and policy leaders from across the telecoms infrastructure ecosystem to examine the questions that will define successful network deployment and operation.
As the UK works to achieve its connectivity ambitions and build a more resilient digital infrastructure, this event provides a platform for industry to surface challenges, identify policy solutions, and shape the regulatory environment that will enable successful deployment.
Why attend?
Telecoms infrastructure policy directly impacts the pace, cost, and feasibility of network deployment across the UK. From local planning decisions to national policy frameworks, the policy and regulatory environment shapes every aspect of infrastructure build.
This forum offers a unique opportunity to engage with policymakers and fellow infrastructure leaders on the practical barriers and enablers to deployment. Whether you're deploying fibre, building mobile sites, managing data centres, or providing enabling infrastructure, the discussions here will directly affect your ability to deploy, operate and maintain critical networks.
What you will gain
- Direct dialogue with government and regulatory officials on infrastructure policy priorities
- Practical insights into planning reform, permitting processes, and regulatory changes
- Industry perspectives from network operators, infrastructure providers, civil contractors, and local authorities
- Solutions-focused discussion on overcoming deployment barriers and accelerating build
- Collaboration opportunities on infrastructure sharing, coordination, and best practice
- Strategic intelligence on how policy developments may affect investment cases and deployment timelines
- Networking with senior decision-makers across the telecoms infrastructure landscape
Agenda
Timings and themes are confirmed, but speakers are yet to be announced.
| Time |
Agenda item |
| 13.00 – 13.50 |
Registration and networking |
| 13.50 – 14.00 |
Introduction from techUK |
| 14.00 – 14.20 |
Opening keynote speech |
| 14.20 – 15.00 |
Rural connectivity and resilience panel |
| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Break |
| 15.30 – 16.10 |
Indoor connectivity panel |
| 16.10 – 16.30 |
Closing keynote speech |
| 16.30 – 17.30 |
Networking drinks |
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Meet the team
Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
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Sophie Greaves
Associate Director, Digital Infrastructure, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure at techUK, overseeing the Telecoms Programme, the Data Centres Programme, and the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie leads our work across telecoms networks, security and resilience, supply chain diversification, advanced communications technologies, spectrum policy, and data centres - bringing these areas together into a dedicated Digital Infrastructure unit. She was previously Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 0207 331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/,https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
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Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/
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