Cem Çelebiler founded what is now Turknet, one of Turkey's first ISP's, in 1996. Having cycled through Leased-;ine based B2B services, bitstream access and LLU based consumer broadband, Turknet is now Turkiye's 4th largest fixed BB operator with close to 1.5m subscribers, an access network reaching over 3.5m homes, and 25 city networks. Turknet is highly differentiated challenger operator, offering simplicity (1 tariff), full digital experience (direct-to-consumer all online), customer centricity including no contract lock-ins (cancel any time), and the highest speeds and lowest latency as attested by nperf, Ookla, Steam, etc. Cem graduated from high school in France (Bac) and earned B.S. in Mathematics and M.Eng EECS from M.I.T. in Cambridge, MA USA. Cem has been president of the Turkish ISP association as well as board member at the Turkish operator association and is currently ECTA board member.

Dominique Schaeffer is Director of IP Consulting Engineering EMEA at Nokia. He works with service providers, cloud providers, content networks and Internet Exchange Providers across EMEA, helping them design scalable, resilient and secure IP infrastructures. With more than 20 years of experience in Internet routing, peering, network security and traffic engineering, he advises customers on all IP related topics including DDoS protection, interconnection architectures and next-generation IP technologies. Dominique is a regular speaker at industry events and enjoys sharing operational insights and practical experiences from large-scale network deployments.
Dominique holds a Master in Computer Science from ESIEA in Paris and a Master in Business Administration from La Sorbonne in Paris.

Flavio Luciani was born in Rome in 1981 and graduated in Computer Engineering from the University of Roma Tre in 2005. Since 2008 he has been part of the team at Namex, the Internet eXchange Point in Rome, initially as a member of the technical staff and, since 2020, as Chief Technology Officer. Over the years, he has been actively involved in several initiatives within the Internet community. He collaborates with the RIPE NCC organisation and with the association of European eXchange Points EURO-IX. He previously served on the Steering Committee of the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative under the Global Cyber Alliance. Through workshops, training courses, and in-depth articles, he promotes greater awareness and attention to routing security. He is also co-author of the book “BGP: From Theory to Practice”, a technical publication dedicated to the Border Gateway Protocol and its real-world operational aspects.

Franck Simon is an Internet and networks expert with 30+ years experience in building national and international networks. He is an experienced C-level manager with 20+ years experience. Academically he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and he has completed an Executive MBA in May 2017 in Digital Transformation and Innovation.

Franck has been the CEO of France-IX Services since its inception in 2010 and brings his extensive industry experience to the management and on-going development of Internet Exchange Point. France IX Services is a company created with the support of the French Internet community, specialized in B2B network interconnection services for telecom operators, digital content providers and all major Internet users in France. A result of rapid growth, there are now around 600 customers, in France and internationally and is the Premier Internet Peering Service Provider in France, offering public and private interconnection services through its Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Lille and Bordeaux carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchanges Points.

Prior to France-IX, for 15 years, Franck was the Technical Director of RENATER, the French academic network interconnecting more than 2000 academic and research sites in France. He was responsible for the network strategy, the development of new projects and services, and in charge of information systems security. He also participated in steering committees and board management. For 10 years, he was responsible for the SFINX (Service for French Internet Exchange), the first Internet exchange point ever created in France.

Franck has in-depth experience in wide area networks and backbones operators as well as being knowledgeable about the strategies and policies for interconnection between operators and the context of peering in France and in Europe.

Franck frequently speaks at national and international conferences and delivers adhoc master classes.

Gael is an experienced Internet interconnection strategist (IXP, CDN, transit, peering, edge and caching, policy and regulatory) with a passion for understanding markets, perspectives and people.

For the past 15 years, Gael has held strategic, operational and research roles across the interconnection, peering and global connectivity industries at Catchpoint Systems, Packet Clearing House and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Gael is currently a consultant at Atlas Peering and a member of the Admin Committee at PeeringDB.

Hanna Kreitem is the Director for Internet Technology and Development at the Internet Society. He focuses on peering infrastructure and shutdowns. Hanna holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK, where he studied Internet limitations and their impact on tangible outcomes of Internet use.

Innocenzo Genna is a lawyer specialed in strategy, public affairs and European regulation in the telecommunications and internet sectors, profiding advice to companies, trade associations, governments and regulators. He writes for newspapers and magazines, as well as for the professional blog RadioBruxellesLibera. He is Vice Chair of the IBA Communications Law Committee and has served as advisor to numerous European digital associations, including Euroispa, MVNO Europe, ECTA, and EIF. As a lawyer, he was General Counsel at Tiscali and a partner at Ughi e Nunziante in Rome. He is co-founder of Digit@lians, the community of Italian digital specialists based in Brussels.

Jac Kloots is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Kentik with more than 25 years of experience in networking, spanning engineering, operations, network architecture and innovation. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of technical and leadership roles, contributing to the evolution of large-scale network infrastructures and working extensively with routing, peering, traffic engineering, network observability and Internet infrastructure.

Today, Jac works with Internet Service Providers and large enterprises to improve network visibility, performance and operational efficiency through modern observability technologies, helping operators turn complex network data into actionable insights that support better engineering and business decisions.

Jan van Boesschoten is innovation manager at AMS-IX. That makes him completely redundant in the short term and indispensable in the long term. This is a position that could lead to depression and schizophrenia, were it not for the fact that his extensive and broad experience within the digital industry has given him a strong backbone that can easily handle the flavour of the month.

Kaj Kjellgren is an Experienced Senior Network Architect with a long history of working in the Internet industry. Strong information technology professional skilled in Switching, Routing, Automation, Network Design and Management.
As a Senior Network Consultant at DE-CIX, he regularly presents at industry conferences worldwide.

Livio is an electronics and computer engineer with nearly two decades of experience in the telecommunications sector. Since 2010, he has led Airbeam, a regional Italian operator with a global footprint. He serves as President of PeeringDB and sits on the board of AIIP (the Italian Association of Internet Providers), where he actively contributes to regulatory work at both the Italian and European levels, defending the interests of the national telecom industry in its dialogue with public authorities.

He is also active in the public and political sphere as National Head of the Department for Technological Innovation, Networks, and Artificial Intelligence within the Italian civic movement Rivoluzione della Bellezza, where he promotes digital and infrastructure-related policies through cross-sector collaboration.

Combining technical expertise with strategic vision, Livio works closely with ISPs, IXPs, and community-driven infrastructure initiatives. He is a regular speaker at industry events such as Peering Forums and various regional NOGs, where he focuses on optical system technologies, peering-related topics, censorship, and its enforcement mechanisms (manual and automated), and the evolving landscape of WISPs and the Italian telecom sector.

Marcin Bała is a technology and business leader with a strong background in networking and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technologies. With over 15 years of experience at Salumanus,

Passionate about WDM technologies such as CWDM, DWDM, coherent technology, and alien wavelength, Marcin drives innovation and continuous improvement at Salumanus. Known for his determination, energy, and love for challenges, he thrives on solving complex problems and connecting the dots to understand the future of the industry.

As a visionary evangelist of WDM, Marcin is dedicated to understanding customer needs and delivering tailored solutions that address their unique challenges. By leveraging the power of data and his deep expertise in networking technologies, he ensures that Salumanus consistently provides clients with cutting-edge, customized solutions.

Marco Paesani is a Network & Data Center Infrastructure Consultant focusing on backbone design, IPv6 implementation, and BGP/MPLS/SRv6 security for international telecom and enterprise clients. Leveraging experience from Warian and industry advocacy roles, he specializes in building resilient infrastructure and strategic peering.

Mariano Juliá is Enterprise Architect at LINX, where he leads technology architecture and roadmap across the exchange's operational and business-support systems. He brings more than 25 years of experience in internet and telecommunications infrastructure, spanning IXPs, submarine cables, global backbones, mobile carriers, and managed service providers, with deep expertise in network design and interconnection, alongside OSS/BSS and, more recently, network autonomy and AI-driven operations. He has held technical design authority roles across major operators and represents LINX in the interconnection community. Mariano holds an Executive MBA from IMD Business School and speaks on network architecture and the future of infrastructure.

With nearly a quarter-century of immersion in the Internet engineering sector, my journey has led to co-founding TransmissionCo, where we specialize in high-capacity DWDM optical transmission services. At the helm as Managing Director, I channel my expertise in DWDM and IP/MPLS networking, network design, and engineering to empower and interconnect communities across Africa.

My tenure as Head of Engineering at SEACOM honed my ability to lead complex network infrastructure projects and foster innovation. TransmissionCo benefits from this rich background, positioning us as a key player in expanding Africa's digital landscape. Our mission resonates with my personal commitment to quality, sustainability, and the advancement of regional connectivity.

Mike has 30 years experience in the Internet infrastructure business, from founding, growing and exiting an early Internet hosting and colocation company, to more recently, 14 years at Google, where he was the first European member of the interconnection and CDN team. He is now an independent consultant, working closely with experts at regulators, governments, and in industry on Internet infrastructure and technology topics. Mike holds an MA in Engineering and Computer Science from Cambridge University, and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Reshma Das is a Principal Engineer at HPE specializing in routing protocols, with a primary focus on BGP design and implementation. With over 15 years of experience in the networking industry, her career has spanned OSPF development, routing infrastructure engineering at Juniper Networks, BGP-EVPN at Brocade, and BGP development at both Juniper and HPE.

She is an editor of RFC 10005, BGP Link Bandwidth Extended Community (IETF Internet Standard, June 2026), which is the subject of this presentation, and a co-author of its companion use-cases document, draft-ietf-bess-ebgp-dmz, describing deployment scenarios and operational considerations for the community. She is also a major contributor to RFC 9832, BGP Classful Transport Planes (IETF Experimental, September 2025), where she is recognized as a co-author in the Contributors section.

An active participant in the IETF IDR and BESS working groups, Reshma brings the combined perspective of standards author, protocol implementer, and network practitioner to this presentation.

Currently Internet Interconnection Manager at KPN Netherlands, where I’m responsible for peering and transit. I work with ISPs, CDNs, and content providers to improve network performance, scalability, and interconnection strategy.

My background includes roles at KPN, Level 3 Communications, and cloud services organizations, with a focus on product management, strategic partnerships, and the dynamics of global internet traffic.

Steven graduated with a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Antwerp in 1995 and since amassed 31 years of industry experience; working first at small dial-up, later at a cable MSO conglomerate and building a global Tier-1 IP network. Holding operational, engineering and architecture roles up to current position of Director Data Interconnect & Integration. In this capacity responsible for managing relations with other networks for Liberty Global "Aorta" network and its group wide operations including Sunrise, Telenet, VodafoneZiggo and VMO2.

Thomas earned a PhD in computer networks from ETH Zurich in 2021. He is now building bgproutes.io, a next-generation BGP route collection and monitoring platform. In 2023, he served as a MANRS Ambassador.

Thomas Weible is the creative brain of FLEXOPTIX. A real rebel who dreams up innovations such as the FLEXBOX. He dives deep into the inner life of optics and loves experimenting on real-life problems with our customers. For more than 18 years he has been part of the internet community and has specialized in optical networking.