Listen to Your Cables 2026
22/01/2026, 08:30 (GMT) Add To Calendar
Global Underwater Hub - Newcastle
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Event Overview
Join us for an educational technical session delivered by Chris Minto of Indeximate on Thursday 22nd January 2026 , designed for professionals involved in managing, maintaining, insuring or regulating subsea cable systems. This session will cover fibre-optic sensing technologies, explore their practical applications in real-world cable environments, and offer a clear understanding of how monitoring solutions can reduce downtime, prevent failure and improve asset performance.
Join us for an educational technical session delivered by Chris Minto of Indeximate on Thursday 22nd January 2026 , designed for professionals involved in managing, maintaining, insuring or regulating subsea cable systems. This session will cover fibre-optic sensing technologies, explore their practical applications in real-world cable environments, and offer a clear understanding of how monitoring solutions can reduce downtime, prevent failure and improve asset performance.
What to Expect
This presentation will take a deep dive into the current landscape of cable monitoring, offering attendees a balanced and informative overview of the tools and technologies shaping modern asset health strategies. The session will be an opportunity to understand the capabilities and limitations of different sensing approaches, backed by real operational insights. Chris will also demonstrate examples of how monitoring can be integrated into wider operational frameworks, including windfarm and cable system architectures.
Attendees will gain insights into:
• The strengths and limitations of different fibre-optic sensing technologies and how to select the right approach
• How sensing technologies can be used to effectively monitor cable health and monitoring during deployment
• The operational and commercial benefits of implementing monitoring solutions
• Model architectures for deploying monitoring across windfarms and cable systems
Who should attend
This session is ideal for:
- Asset owners
- Operations and maintenance Managers
- Insurers
- Cable specialists
- Cable regulators
About Indeximate
Indeximate is recognised as a leading authority in cable-health monitoring, bringing together deep technical expertise, hands-on operational experience and data-driven insight. Working across wind, subsea and critical cable infrastructure, their team has developed a strong reputation for translating complex sensing technologies into practical, actionable intelligence for asset owners and operators.
This session offers a valuable opportunity to hear from one of the sector’s most knowledgeable practitioners providing clarity, real-world examples and an honest look at the capabilities and limitations of modern monitoring approaches.
Booking details
| GUH member individual ticket: | Free | |
| Non-member individual ticket: | £25 + VAT |
Booking for this event will close on Wednesday, 21st January at 12:00.
Please note that ticket prices on the booking page are inclusive of VAT. For details of our event booking terms and conditions, click here.
Venue information
This event will take place in the event studio at Global Underwater Hub's premises at Walker Riverside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The office is situated opposite Shepherd Offshore's Offshore Technology Park. There is an onsite car park. A regular bus service is accessible within a short walk, while Newcastle Central Railway Station is within reach by taxi.
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About Global Underwater Hub
Global Underwater Hub is the leading trade and industry development body for the UK’s underwater sectors. A member-led organisation, GUH represents the diverse range of businesses operating across the UK’s £9.2billion underwater industry, facilitating cross-sector collaboration and growth.
Find out more about becoming a member.
Global Underwater Hub is the leading trade and industry development body for the UK’s underwater sectors. A member-led organisation, GUH represents the diverse range of businesses operating across the UK’s £9.2billion underwater industry, facilitating cross-sector collaboration and growth.
Find out more about becoming a member.