Wavelengths EMEA-LAT
21-23 April 2026
Madrid, Spain
Wavelengths EMEA-LAT 2026
Madrid, Spain
Guest speakers
Alan Mauldin
Research Director
TeleGeography
Alan Mauldin is a Research Director at TeleGeography. He manages the company’s infrastructure research group, focusing primarily on submarine cables, terrestrial networks, international Internet infrastructure, and bandwidth demand modeling. He also advises clients with due diligence analysis, feasibility studies, and business plan development for projects around the world. Alan speaks frequently about the global network industry at a wide range of conferences, including PTC, Submarine Networks World, and SubOptic.
Research Director
TeleGeography
Nokia speakers
Marco Belotti
Optical Certification Program - Trainer
Nokia
Marco Belotti is a Training and Certification Professional and he deals with the “Optical Networks Certification” Program. Prior to joining the Learning Services, he played as Project Manager and TEC engineer, with focus on Optical products (1830 PSS, 1350 OMS, 1850 TSS, etc.). He handled introduction, management and configuration of optic/electric transmission systems in major customers’ networks, becoming a world traveler by joining more than 60 projects in about 25 countries worldwide during his 10-year experience in Nokia.
Optical Certification Program - Trainer
Nokia
Tim Doiron
Vice President, Solutions Marketing
Nokia
Tim Doiron is Vice President, Solution Marketing at Nokia, where he leads a global team focused on innovative networking solutions that include open optical networking and intelligent software automation. Tim brings more than 30 years of networking and telecommunications experience across business and technical organizations, including roles in marketing, product management, and engineering in executive and managerial roles at vendor and service provider companies, including Infinera, Coriant, Tellabs, ARRIS, Cadant, Ericsson, and AT&T Mobility. Tim was also a Principal Analyst at ACG Research. Tim is a frequentspeaker at industry conferences and has authored numerous articles. He holds an MBA from Webster University, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University. He also holds eight patents and is a member of IEEE and Optica.
Vice President, Solutions Marketing
Nokia
Pasquale Magliacano
Optical Certification Program - Trainer
Nokia
I’m a fresh member of the Nokia Learning Services Optical Network Certification team. As a Subject Matter Expert in Optical Transport and Synchronization technologies, I design and develop full certification ecosystems including training materials, virtualized lab platforms and written or practical exams. In my previous experience I worked as a certified trainer in transport and access technologies. Then I was a technical project manager strongly focused on latest generation networks for many years.
Optical Certification Program - Trainer
Nokia
Rob Shore
Head of Optical Marketing
Nokia
Rob has more than 30 years of telecommunications experience leading marketing efforts, providing networking consultation, promoting networking solutions and optical innovations, and directly supporting network operators across the world in more than 65 countries. Rob has held roles in engineering, system testing, technical support, market management, account management, technical sales, and marketing. Rob graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering.
Head of Optical Marketing
Nokia
Christian Uremovic
Senior Director Solution Marketing
Nokia
Christian Uremovic is a seasoned technology executive with a distinguished career spanning 25 years in optical transport networking. As Senior Director Solution Marketing at Nokia, he leverages his extensive expertise to drive innovative solutions. Prior to his current role, Christian held various leadership positions in systems engineering, business development, and market development at prominent industry players, including Nortel, ADVA, and Infinera. He holds a diploma degree in Telecommunications (Dipl. Ing.) from the esteemed FH Mannheim in Germany, underscoring his strong technical foundation.
Senior Director Solution Marketing
Nokia
Expert speakers
Sylvain Chenard
Quantum-Safe Networks Solution Leader
Nokia
Luca, after a Bachelor’s degree in Micro-Electronics engineering from the Politecnico University of Milano in 1997, moved into the telecommunications industry, where he has more than 20 years’ experience. Since January 2022 he takes a new role inside the broader Nokia Optics community, as responsible for managing NFM-T Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) team, a Network Management System platform that is the core of the Optical Network. Till 2021 he had a PLM role in ION Service BU covering the Optical segment, with a focus on Automation, System Integration, Operational Enablement Solutions and Network Transformation area. In this role Luca was responsible for identifying consumer needs, developing and promoting specific Professional Services to improve customer experience on Nokia Optics network performances and indorsing the ION Professional Service portfolio internally and externally. With this position he developed a deep knowledge on the Nokia Optics product catalogue and related Network Management applications. Previously he was covering for 5 years a Product Management Role inside the Alcatel-Lucent Network Release Strategy Organization, following the homologation of specific Optics Mobile backhauling solutions.
Quantum-Safe Networks Solution Leader
Nokia
Luc Daans
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Luc Daans is regional Product Line Manager for WaveSuite Automation applications in the Optical Networks Business Center for Europe, Middle East and Africa in Nokia. Luc joined Alcatel in 1994, and has held several product management & business development leadership positions in Belgium, Italy, France and South Africa in the field of fixed access & transmission networks, witnessing the evolution from PDH/SDH to IP/OTN. Luc received a Master of Science degree in electromechanical engineering from the catholic university of Leuven, Belgium in 1992, a Master in Business Administration degree from the independent university L.U.I.S.S. of Rome, Italy in 1994, and a Master in Business Development degree for the new energy markets from the independent school of engineering Supélec, Paris region, France in 2010.
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Marc Degieux
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Marc Degieux is Regional Product Line Manager in the field of network designs, architecture & interworking. Marc started his career at MARBEN in the field of embedded software development. He stood for MARBEN in the SONET Interworking Forum. In 1999, he joined Alcatel where he held various positions as software leader, tendering manager and DWDM designer. Since 2013, he is in charge of network design tools within EU/MEA Regional Business Centers. Marc holds an Engineering Master Degree from the Institut Catholique D’Arts & Métiers in Lille (France).
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Andreas Examitzki
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Andreas Examitzki is Regional Product Line Manager for WaveSuite applications. Andreas joined Alcatel-Lucent in 2007 for a cooperative study program, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science. Starting from 2010 he was working in Customer Engineering for Optical Network Management Systems.2019 he joined the rPLM team for EMEA, responsible for WaveSuite applications for automation in Optical Networks.
Regional Product Line Manager
Nokia
Stephan Roullot
Director Product Line Management, Optical Networks Division
Nokia
Stephan Roullot is Director of Product Line Management for Packet, TSN, Synchronization, and Standards in the Optical Networks Division of Nokia’s NI Business Group. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) of Lyon, France. After starting his career as R&D engineer (System Test, then System Engineering & Architecture), he held several positions in technical sales, network architecture, business development and CTO on a broad range of technologies: SDH MSPP, WDM, Carrier Ethernet Switch/Router, Broadband Access, Mobile backhaul products, before moving into Product Strategy and Product Line Management for a number of Carrier Ethernet packet optical transport products, including the 1830 PSS since 2011. Stephan owns the global Packet-optical and Synchronization programs on the 1830 PSS and TPS platforms. He is also managing the standardization activities for Optical Networks for all L0/1/2 technologies. His functions encompass strategy, standards, feature definition, R&D management, and customer pre-sales and post-sales support.
Director Product Line Management, Optical Networks Division
Nokia
Marco Terenziani
EU Optical Networks Strategic Growth Director
Nokia
Marco Terenziani is the director of the Strategic Growth function within the Optics Europe Business Center to develop the business for quantum communication, neutral host and EU funding. Before taking this position, he was proposal manager and domain architect for optics solutions and he started his carreer as FPGA / ASICS designer for the micro-wave division. He graduated in Electronic engineering at the Politecnico of Milan.
EU Optical Networks Strategic Growth Director
Nokia