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<\/a><\/a>\nThe Plenary opened with remarks from ICPC Chair Dean Veverka and General Manager Ryan Wopschall, who both emphasised the organisation\u2019s continued mission to promote submarine cable protection worldwide. The day focused on key initiatives, working group progress, geopolitics, and environmental topics. Distinguished guest speaker, Judge Ida Caracciolo from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), shared insights on international maritime law, UNCLOS, and the role of ITLOS.<\/p>
\nOver the next two days, the Plenary featured global case studies and expert presentations from topics ranging from technological advancements shaping subsea cable resilience, advanced cable monitoring techniques, innovation to address congestion in transatlantic cable routes, and case studies on several topics including complex repair operations in challenging offshore and hazardous environments through to advances in sustainable seabed planning. The ICPC was also delighted to welcome another guest speaker, Bruno Pozzi from the International Seabed Authority (ISA), who took part in a lively fireside chat with ICPC Vice Chair Graham Evans.<\/p>
\nThe Plenary meeting reinforced a unified message of global cooperation and how it is critical to protecting the subsea networks that underpin the digital economy. This was highlighted in a regulatory and panel discussion of government representatives and policy experts which set out how practical collaboration across stakeholders\u2014from governments to private sector operators\u2014is essential to maintaining secure and resilient infrastructure.<\/p>
\nAbout the ICPC<\/b>: The International Cable Protection Committee is a non-commercial, non-profit international community of interest comprising more than 255 member organisations from 70 countries who are active in the critical activities of building, operating, and maintaining submarine telecommunications and power cable infrastructure. ICPC Member organisations represent over 98% of the world\u2019s submarine telecommunications cable infrastructure, and an increasing number of international submarine power cables. To learn more about the ICPC, visit: www.iscpc.org<\/a> or send an e-mail to icpcinfo@iscpc.org<\/a>. If interested in joining the ICPC, visit: https:\/\/www.iscpc.org\/join-the-icpc\/<\/a>.<\/p> \nThe 2027 ICPC Plenary will take place next April in Nairobi, Kenya and hosted by the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). The \u2018Call for Presentations\u2019 will be issued in November 2026.<\/p>