People and Talent Resource Hub

Meta is ramping up its efforts to close the gap with AI leaders like OpenAI and Google DeepMind, sparking an industry-wide talent war by offering eye-watering pay packages to top AI engineers.

Geopolitical instability, rising tariffs, and a growing shortage of specialist skills are threatening the delivery of AI-ready data centres across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, new research from IT infrastructure specialists Onnec has found.

BT Group CEO Allison Kirkby has warned that AI may push the telecoms giant to cut even more jobs than the 55,000 already slated for elimination by the end of the decade.

Enrico Bagnasco, the CEO of subsea cable firm Sparkle, has been elected as chair of the Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF).

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has lost two of its Commissioners this week after officials from both sides of the aisle stepped down.

EXA Infrastructure has strengthened its executive leadership team with three new appointments as it moves to scale operations and expand its global network footprint.

16 - 17 September