Speaker Spotlight: Ben Cartwright-Cox Joins BalticNOG 2025
We’re excited to welcome Ben Cartwright-Cox, the creator of bgp.tools, to the BalticNOG 2025 speaker lineup! Ben brings a rare combination of hands-on engineering experience, protocol-level experimentation, and a deep understanding of how the internet operates behind the scenes.
Who Is Ben Cartwright-Cox?
Ben is a systems engineer by trade, known for his solo operation of bgp.tools, a BGP looking glass, and a network debugging platform used by engineers and researchers worldwide. His work provides real-time visibility into internet routing changes, disruptions, and anomalies. From accidental leaks to large-scale outages, Ben is often among the first to detect and analyze BGP incidents that impact the global network.
But his expertise doesn’t stop there…
Before launching bgp.tools, Ben worked on:
- CDN-scale Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)
- High-security payment gateway infrastructure for a financial institution
- Creative misuse of internet protocols to test and expand their capabilities
This unconventional background gives Ben a uniquely practical and exploratory view of internet infrastructure—perfect for the kind of deep-dive technical discussions BalticNOG is known for.
What to Expect from Ben at BalticNOG
Ben will share insights from his day-to-day monitoring of BGP routing behavior and internet-scale anomalies. His talk will likely explore:
- Emerging trends in routing leaks and hijacks
- Operational challenges faced by small and large networks alike
- Why visibility into BGP is critical for today’s internet resilience
- Stories from the wild world of global routing
Whether you’re a backbone operator, a network engineer, or just someone who wants to understand how the global internet holds together, Ben’s talk is guaranteed to provoke thought and conversation.
Join Us in Vilnius
BalticNOG 2025 will bring together operators, engineers, and internet builders from across the region—and beyond. We’re honored to have Ben join this year’s speaker lineup, and we can’t wait to hear what he’ll share on stage.
Learn more and register: balticnog.org
