Agenda 2021

Senior representatives of energy wire and cable producers discuss their views on the post-pandemic market and how their companies are preparing for the next ten years.

Topics to be discussed include:

• What role are wire and cable companies looking to play in the global recovery?
• What are the opportunities and challenges that they see ahead in energy cable markets?
• In which regional markets or product types are the greatest opportunities seen?
• How do they see the currently balance of supply and demand developing?
• Where are companies investing to maintain competitive advantage?

Panel discussion & live Q&A followed by the chance to speak informally with the speakers on these themes in an informal chat room.

Registered attendees will have the chance to take a remote tour of the Niehoff factory.

The tour will include presentations of:

• Sustainable geothermal cooling and heating system of the Niehoff plant and production
• Apprenticeship training centre
• Machine assembly department
• Automatic storage system and dispatch by air as “known consignor”
• Key components manufacturing
• Paintshop
• Testing department of our 4 main products (rod breakdown machines, multiwire lines, double-twist bunchers, braiders)

The 45-minute tour will be led by Florian Faul, Sales Manager, Niehoff and will be followed by 15min of live Q&A.

Do not miss this chance to see inside a state-of-the-art facility and ask questions to the host company’s leading experts on the equipment presented.

Senior representatives of fibre and communications cable discuss their views on the post-pandemic market and how their companies are preparing for the next ten years.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Has the push towards remote work and reduced travel changed the balance of interest for telecom network operators from 5G networks to fixed-line FTTH expansion?
• The data demand of connected lifestyles is increasing exponentially, what are the fibre and power cable demands of increased numbers of hyper scale datacenters?
• What role are communications cable companies looking to play in the global recovery?
• What are the opportunities and challenges that they see ahead in energy cable markets?
• In which regional markets or product types are the greatest opportunities seen?
• How do they see the currently balance of supply and demand developing?
• Where are companies investing to maintain competitive advantage?

Panel discussion & live Q&A will be  followed by the chance to speak informally with the speakers on these themes in an informal chat room.

Perspectives form around the world and across the supply chain on where research and innovation are focused in the wire and cable sector and how the industry is progressing in its goals to be a sustainable and responsible member of the community.

Topics to be discussed include:

• How is the industry becoming sustainable, decarbonised and part of the circular economy?
• In a year of remote inspection & commissioning, what lessons have been learnt to improve processes across the supply chain?

Perspectives form around the world and across the supply chain on where research and innovation are focused in the fibre and cable sector and how the industry is progressing in its goals to be a sustainable and responsible member of the community.

How has the communication cable industry responded to the pandemic and demand for sustainability?

• A review of technical innovations in fibre and new designs in communication cable
• How is the industry becoming sustainable, decarbonised and part of the circular economy?
• In a year of remote inspection & commissioning, what lessons have been learnt to improve processes across the supply chain?
• How is the industry promoting diversity and attracting the next generation of talent?
• Have disruptions lead to increased focus on localized procurement supply chains?

Panel discussion & live Q&A will be  followed by the chance to speak informally with the speakers on these themes in an informal chat room.