Hi Carolin,

Thanks so much for re-evaluating the attendance of Emmanuel, we appreciate that he is welcome to join!

Indeed he will have to settle charges via credit card. I checked internally whether “London Internet Exchange Trading Limited” is a registered vendor in our systems and this is not the case (only “London Internet Exchange Limited”). Arranging vendor set-up within such a short turnaround is too risky, we would need input from LINX and ensure rapid payment.

Warm regards

Bettina

Bettina Wiedemann

Marketing Manager

Colt Technology Services

Tel. +49 69 56606 6975 / Mob: +49 178 5352 211 / bettina.wiedemann@colt.net / www.colt.net

Colt Technology Services GmbH, Gervinusstraße 18-22, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, Deutschland • Tel +49 (0)69 56606 0

Geschäftsführer: Stephan Wanke • Amtsgericht Frankfurt/Main HRB 46123 • USt.-IdNr. DE 197 498 400

Hi Carolin,

Here are the details needed below.

Given there is not much time left, is it possible for me to pay by credit card or wire?

Best regards,

Emmanuel

Full name: Emmanuel Arnould

Email: emmanuel.arnould@colt.net

Organisation: Colt Technology Services

Invoice name to be used: Emmanuel Arnould

Invoice address: 23-27 rue Pierre Valette. 92240, Malakoff. France.

Invoice contact email: emmanuel.arnould@colt.net

PO number (if applicable): N/A

From: Carolin Geib
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:10 AM
To: Arnould, Emmanuel
Cc: 'orga@peering-forum.eu'; Holly Ruff; Wiedemann, Bettina
Subject: AW: Thank you for registering for EPF 2026

Dear Emanuel,

Thank you for providing the additional context regarding your responsibilities and your involvement in peering-related projects at Colt.

Having considered the additional information you provided, we are happy to confirm that we can approve your participation in EPF 2026.

We have received your registration for EPF19 in Paris — thank you for your interest in attending.

As the 4th attendee from your company, a participation fee of €500 applies. As your registration was submitted after the registration deadline of 14 August, a late registration fee of €200 also applies.

To proceed with your registration, kindly provide us with the following information:

Full name:

Email:

Organisation:

Invoice name to be used:

Invoice address:

Invoice contact email:

PO number (if applicable):

An invoice will be issued by LINX. Once payment has been received, we will approve your registration.

We look forward to welcoming you to EPF 2026 in Paris.

Best regards,

Carolin

On behalf of the hosts

Hi Carolin,

As much as I understand there are participation criteria, they might not just apply to a job title but more to a role.

There are several projects I'm involved in which are not related to my job title, but they are part of my role as I'm an ex Lumen EMEA. Let me give you couple examples:

• Colt has recently deployed additional IP infrastructures in Porto, I need to make sure we have a path to grow with our peers locally.
• Colt is deploying new IP infrastructures in Athens, and I need to make sure we anticipate adequate peering setup locally.
• Colt plans to leverage the former Lumen IP infrastructures in Johannesburg to trigger new business activities, I need to make sure our legacy peering setup can support it and potentially discuss upgrades.

Whatever your decision is we will respect it 100%, however looking at some participants below, I'm surprised to see those same criteria were not applied, unless I'm missing something...

Best regards,

Emmanuel

From: Carolin Geib
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:48 AM
To: Wiedemann, Bettina
Cc: 'orga@peering-forum.eu'; Arnould, Emmanuel
Subject: AW: Thank you for registering for EPF 2026

Dear Bettina,

Thank you for the clarification and for the additional context regarding Emmanuel’s role.

We certainly understand the relevance of his Business Development responsibilities and the potential value of engaging with Internet Exchanges in the context of new PoPs and market expansion.

However, the EPF has specific participation criteria, and unfortunately Emmanuel’s current role does not meet the criteria for participation. Therefore, we would not be able to approve his attendance at this stage.

We very much appreciate your understanding, and thank you again for reaching out and for providing the additional information.

Best regards,

Carolin

Hi Carolin,

I double checked with Emmanuel and he is in fact in charge of Business Development, looking for partnerships to open new PoPs in new markets. The EPF provides an excellent forum for discussions with Internet Exchanges, for a mutual benefit, so we feel he’s the right person to join. I put him in copy for any specific questions you may have.  

Warm regards

Bettina

Tel. +49 69 56606 6975 / Mob: +49 178 5352 211

bettina.wiedemann@colt.net

Hi Bettina,

Thanks for letting us know.

We noticed that Emmanuel’s current job title is Regional Sales Director, Strategic Alliances.

In this context, we would like to refer to our attendee policy for EPF:

“The EPF is a networking event for the peering community, not a commercial event. As such, any commercial/sales personnel from the participating networks are discouraged from registering.”

We therefore wanted to flag this and kindly ask you to consider whether Emmanuel’s role is in line with the attendee policy.

Thanks very much for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards,

Carolin

Hi Carolin,

As Mark Borchardt canceled his registration, Emmanuel would like to attend:

Emmanuel Arnould

Regional Sales Director, Strategic Alliances

Colt Technology Services, 23-27 rue Pierre Valette, 92240 Malakoff, France. 

He’s joined Colt from Lumen (AS 8220), could we register him for free? Otherwise what would be the easiest way to arrange sign-up and in particular payment? See also my previous questions below.

Thanks so much for your support, warm regards

Bettina

Tel. +49 69 56606 6975 / Mob: +49 178 5352 211

bettina.wiedemann@colt.net

Hi Bettina,

I hope you are doing well.

We already have four registrations from Colt, which is the maximum number of registrations we allow per network/company:

Simon Barlow

Ankit Gupta

Marjorie Roos

Mark Borchardt

We are still awaiting payment from Marjorie and Mark. They have already received the necessary payment instructions.

As we have reached the maximum number of registrations for Colt, splitting or sharing passes is unfortunately not an option. We kindly ask for your understanding that we need to apply this rule consistently and cannot make an exception in this case.

Thank you for your understanding, and please let us know if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Carolin

Hi EPF Team,

please disregard my registration! I was just trying to figure out how invoicing will be done since two of my Colt colleagues are already registered and I was hoping to get to a page specifying payment terms once I’ve entered my contact info. In fact we are looking into purchasing one or two additional tickets for my colleagues in Paris. Can you please advise on these points:

• Which organization will issue the invoice?
• What are the payment terms / timelines?
• Can we pay via wire transfer?
• Is it possible to split a pass by having one colleague attending the first two days and another one on the last day?

Many thanks and warm regards

Bettina

Bettina Wiedemann

Marketing Manager

Colt Technology Services

Tel. +49 69 56606 6975 / Mob: +49 178 5352 211 / bettina.wiedemann@colt.net / www.colt.net

Colt Technology Services GmbH, Gervinusstraße 18-22, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, Deutschland • Tel +49 (0)69 56606 0

Geschäftsführer: Stephan Wanke • Amtsgericht Frankfurt/Main HRB 46123 • USt.-IdNr. DE 197 498 400

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