Tuesday, 9 June | Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Crowne Plaza République · Paris, France
Training
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Best practice training sessions. Three parallel tracks run in the morning and repeat after lunch — pick two and join your peers for an open advisory board to close the day.
All sessions take place at Crowne Plaza République. Doors open at 9:00.
WELCOME
9:00 - 10:00
1 HOUR
Registration & Arrival Coffee
Pick up your badge and meet the team before sessions kick off.
•FOYER
MORNING TRAINING WORKSHOPS · THREE PARALLEL TRACKS
10:00 - 12:00
2 HOURS
Visual AI: A Step by Step Guide to Boosting Field Vision
Marion Tormento + François-Xavier Potier
•FAUBOURG TEMPLE
Creating Intelligent Spatial Workflows
Anthony Nasr + Jon Heathcote
•CANAL
Integration Best Practice with APIs and Data Import / Export
Jay Santos + Stefan Schneider
•SAINT MARTIN
12:00 - 13:30
1 HOUR 30 MINS
Lunch break and networking
•Terrace
AFTERNOON TRAINING WORKSHOPS REPEAT
13:30 - 15:30
2 HOURS
Visual AI: A Step by Step Guide to Boosting Field Vision
Marion Tormento + François-Xavier Potier
•FAUBOURG TEMPLE
Creating Intelligent Spatial Workflows
Anthony Nasr + Jon Heathcote
•CANAL
Integration Best Practice with APIs and Data Import / Export
Jay Santos + Stefan Schneider
•SAINT MARTIN
15:30 - 16:00
30 MINS
Afternoon coffee break
•FOYER
ADVISORY BOARDS
16:00 - 17:00
1 HOUR
Telecom User Roundtable
Hosted by: Aloïs Brunel · Anthony Nasr · Chris Brownbridge · Jon Heathcote
•FAUBOURG TEMPLE
Keynotes
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Keynotes, customer case studies and a look at what’s coming next. The full IQGeo EMEA community comes together for one day.
All sessions take place in Faubourg Temple. Ending day two with the IQGeo Innovation Awards.
WELCOME
8:00 - 9:00
1 HOUR
Registration & Arrival Coffee
Grab a coffee, meet your peers and pick up your badge before sessions kick off.
•Foyer
MORNING SESSIONS
9:00 - 9:30
30 MINS
Welcome and Introductions
Raf Meersman, Chief Customer Officer, IQGeo
Leading Innovation to Support Clients' AI transformation
Noel Goggin, Chairman of the Board, IQGeo
•Keynote
09:30 - 12:00
1.5 HOURS
AI and Other Industry Trends
Frederic Vander Sande, VP Global Industry Lead for Telecoms, Capgemini Invents
•INDUSTRY TRENDS
What Does AI Actually Mean for the Telecom and Fiber Industry?
David Cottingham, CTO + Augustin Marty , SVP AI Solutions, IQGeo
•THE JOURNEY
Visual AI That Scales: Circet’s Blueprint for Operational Transformation
Stephen McArdle, CTO, Circet Group + Alan O’Prey, CEO, Circet UK
•CLIENT PERSPECTIVE
11:00 - 11:30
30 MINS
Morning coffee break · Foyer
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Raf Meersman
Chief Customer Officer, IQGeo
Noel Goggin
Chairman of the Board, IQGeo
Frederic Vander Sande
VP Global Industry Lead for Telecoms, Capgemini Invents
David Cottingham
CTO, IQGeo
Augustin Marty
SVP AI Solutions, IQGeo
Stephen McArdle
CTO, Circet Group
Alan O'Prey
CEO, Circet UK
Greg Mesch
Vice Chairman, CityFibre
Lola Le Fur
Chief of Staff, IQGeo
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
11:30 - 12:30
1 HOUR
From Building to Operating and Growing
Greg Mesch, Vice Chairman, CityFibre
•UK/EUROPE PERSPECTIVE
Buying Blind: Why Fiber Consolidation Will Be Won or Lost on Data
Lola le Fur, Chief of Staff and Alois Brunel, SVP AI Solutions, IQGeo
•TURNING VISUAL AI INTO VALUE
12:30 - 13:30
1 HOUR
Lunch break and networking · Terrace
13:30 - 15:30
2 HOURS
Turning AI into Operational Impact: Lessons from Virgin Media O2
Aminah Creasey, Head of Operational Excellence - Fibre Upgrade Programme, Virgin Media O2
•CLIENT PERSPECTIVE
Experience Sharing and Lessons Learned
Joined by guests from Deutsche Telecom, Deutsche Glasfaser, Axione and Virgin Media O2
•PANEL DISCUSSION
Mapping the Way with IQGeo Innovations
Aloïs Brunel, VP Product-AI + Jon Heathcote, Principal Product Manager + Stefan Schneider, VP Product, IQGeo
•IQGEO ROADMAP
15:30 - 16:00
30 MINS
IQGeo Innovation Awards & Closure
Hosted by Raf Meersman + Jay Cadman + Augustin Marty
Aloïs Brunel
SVP AI Solutions, IQGeo
Aminah Creasey
Head of Operational Excellence - Fibre Upgrade Programme, Virgin Media O2
Achim Hartings
Deutsche Telekom
Martin Roesgen
Head of Data Systems & Intelligence, Deutsche Glasfaser
Emeric Dont
Deputy General Manager – Director of Operational Transformation, Axione
Gururaj Parvatikar
Enterprise Architect, Virgin Media O2
Jon Heathcote
Principal Product Manager, IQGeo
Stefan Schneider
VP Product, IQGeo
Jay Cadman
Chief Revenue Officer, IQGeo
