Why this, why here
Every AI conference has the model builders. Every data-center show has the developers. Fiber Connect has something none of them do: five thousand people who plan, build, and operate the fiber networks between the campuses, and the utilities, contractors, and investors who finance them. If your business depends on dark fiber, diverse routes, DCI capacity, or a quantum-ready physical layer, the people you need to talk to are already here.
The Ai & Quantum infrastructure Pavilion
A dedicated zone on the Expo floor, open Monday and Tuesday afternoon from 11:45 am–6:00 pm, with exhibitors, Quantum Discover Hub pods, and thematic panels at the theater.
Thematic theater tracks are the topic-led program blocks that run throughout the full conference days. Thematic sponsorships are available to align your brand with a single subject area for the duration of the event, delivering sustained visibility with the audience segment that matters most to you. Sponsor receives a 20-minute keynote during their chosen thematic track.
- Neocloud — GPU-first cloud providers and the interconnection, routes, and power they need to scale.
- Agentic AI & Telecom Operations — Autonomous, agent-driven network planning, assurance, and field operations.
- AI Edge Infrastructure — Regional data centers, edge sites, and the last-mile networks that feed inference.
- Hyperscale-Ready Infrastructure — Route diversity, terabit backbones, dark fiber, and DCI for gigawatt campuses.
AI & Quantum infrastructure summit Keynote
By: Steve Wozniak
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak keynotes The AI & Quantum Infrastructure Summit, closing Fiber Connect with his thoughts on how connectivity is changing our future.
The AI & Quantum Infrastructure Summit is available with Full Conference registration or as a Summit-only pass.
live, Functional Quantum Networks
New to FC27, the Quantum Discovery Hub showcases live, working demonstrations of quantum networks from the leading labs across North America. Talk to the individuals building these networks, see how quantum is being commercialized, and discover how these networks are tackling the toughest problems of our age.
Digtial Infrastructure content
tech deep dives
Engineer-to-engineer sessions on optical interconnect inside and between AI clusters, DCI architecture, low-loss routes and metro quantum testbeds, and what QKD and entanglement distribution demand from deployed fiber.
operator light talks
Short, direct talks from the infrastructure operators focused on neoclouds, hyperscale networks, and quantum corridors. Discover what they built, what they need, and where fiber is the constraint.
Start here if you’re new to either side
- Quantum 101 (Sunday workshop) — What quantum networking is, isn’t, and will ask of your fiber.
- Building the AI-Ready Broadband Network (Sunday workshop) — Architecture, operations, and monetization for operators.
- AI & Quantum Infrastructure Meetup (Sunday evening) — Meet the vendors and the operators before the floor opens.
Who you’ll meet
Network operators from regional providers to national carriers · DCI, middle-mile, and wholesale fiber providers · Electric utilities and co-ops · Data center operators and developers · Neocloud and hyperscale infrastructure teams · Quantum networking researchers and vendors · Private equity and infrastructure investors · Federal and state policymakers
Exhibit at the AI & Quantum Infrastructure Pavilion
AI & Quantum Infrastructure Pavilion exhibit space, thematic keynote slots, Tech Deep Dive sponsorships, and more. If you already exhibit or sponsor AI and data-center events, this is the one that puts you in front of the fiber operators those events don’t have.