Connected Culture
Ensuring the industry remains diverse, vibrant and secure. Connected Culture is dedicated to attracting new talent and building a diverse, inclusive and future-ready submarine telecommunications sector where every contribution is valued.
Why join this Working Group?
By sharing global stories and perspectives, we ensure all voices are heard and celebrated. Join to help shape a workplace and industry rooted in connection, diversity, and shared purpose.
- Amplify Voices: Share global stories and perspectives that ensure all voices are heard and celebrated
- Inspire the Next Generation: Collaborate on education and awareness initiatives that attract new talent to the industry
- Drive Meaningful Change: Shape Connected Culture initiatives that strengthen diversity, inclusion, and shared values across the sector
Group Objectives
Explore the key objectives driving this working group's activities. These priorities shape the group's focus and inform the outputs and resources it produces for the subsea cable community.
Next Generation Talent: Engage the next generation through mentorship schemes, career guidance, educational resources, and work-based placements with operators, vendors, data centres and broader digital infrastructure organisations
Role Recognition: Amplify the full spectrum of roles across the industry, recognising every contribution to the subsea value chain
Inclusion & Diversity: Support inclusivity by sharing diverse stories and perspectives, and establish industry guidelines that support neurodiversity and inclusive work practices
Culture Frameworks: Build shared guidelines that strengthen collaboration and mutual respect across the industry
Working Group Outputs
View the outputs from this working group. Documents marked as members only are accessible exclusively to SubOptic Association members—all other resources are publicly available.
Driving Collaboration and Progress
The SubOptic Association’s working groups and committees are the backbone of the Association’s ongoing operational success. Each is dedicated to specific initiatives such as innovation, sustainability, and diversity, ensuring actionable outcomes and tangible benefits for the industry.
