Panel 2 - UK Fibre at a Crossroads: Leadership Insights

The UK fibre market has reached a pivotal moment. Rapid network rollout, intensifying competition, regulatory pressure, and shifting investment dynamics are reshaping the landscape — raising critical questions about sustainability, consolidation, and long-term value creation.

In this leadership-level panel, senior executives and decision-makers from across the UK fibre ecosystem will share candid insights on where the market stands today and where it is heading next. The discussion will explore build strategies versus take-up realities, the role of regulation and policy, infrastructure sharing, funding challenges, and what leadership looks like in a maturing fibre market.

This session offers a strategic, forward-looking perspective on how the UK can navigate its next phase of fibre deployment — and what choices will define winners in the years ahead.

Speakers:

• Kelly Barlow - Strategy and Portfolio Director at VodafoneThree
• Rajiv Datta - Chief Executive Officer at NexFibre
• Richard Allwood - Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Openreach
• Simon Holden - Chief Executive Officer at CityFibre
• Moderated by Oliver Loveless - Principal at Analysis Mason