Where the decisions that shape fiber get made.
Fiber Connect is the largest gathering of the fiber infrastructure industry: more than 5,000 operators, vendors, investors and officials in one place. The C-Suite Forum gives the leaders among them their own room. You’ll get time with peers, capital partners and the people setting national policy, built around the issues on your desk right now: financing growth, the data center boom, AI, and the next decade of infrastructure.
The C-Suite Forum: Delivering the Infrastructure For Innovation
This is a private, invite-only program for Fiber Infrastructure Association Premier Member executives; federal, state and regional regulatory officials; and the innovators defining the platforms that make what’s possible probable.
- Keynote: Paul Dabbar, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Facilitating Growth: The Mix of Private Equity and Debt. Private equity holds $300 billion in dry powder aimed at telecom and data infrastructure. Getting the money isn’t the hard part; structuring it is. Panelists cover choosing the right PE partner, timing debt in a volatile rate environment, and growing without giving up control.
- Fireside Chat: Turning the Data Center Boom into Long-Term, Local Prosperity. With Daniel Goetzel, Practitioner in Residence, Reimagining the Economy Project, Harvard Kennedy School, and Mark Muro, Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro, The Brookings Institution.
- Keynote: Dan Priest, Chief AI Officer, PwC
Broadband Investment Forum
New for 2027 – Tickets Required
Monday, June 14 | 2:30 – 6:00 pm
The right capital relationship starts long before you need it. The Broadband Investment Forum connects service providers with the investors most active in broadband, matched by investment focus, geography and strategic goals.
- Keynote and deal panel: A leading advisory firm on the market, then the companies behind a recent transaction on how it came together
- Pre-scheduled 15-minute one-on-one meetings between private equity investors and service providers
- Networking reception to close the day
For investors: Access one of the industry’s largest gatherings of service provider executives. Meet operators that fit your criteria, raise your profile through speaking opportunities, and see what operators are prioritizing.
For service providers: Meet investors actively deploying capital in broadband and build relationships before a capital need arises. Hear how investors see growth, expansion and partnerships across the market.
Additional Content
Data Center Development: Drivers, Challenges and Realities
Monday, June 14 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Hyperscale and AI workloads are driving record data center demand. Power availability, interconnection queues, water use, supply chain lead times and local opposition are slowing delivery. This session covers what’s really driving the build-out, where projects stall, and how developers keep pace.
Edge Inference: Operator Impacts and Opportunities
Tuesday, June 15 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm
AI inference is moving to the network edge. That brings operators new demand for edge compute, along with densification and power challenges at smaller sites. This session looks at how operators are positioned and where the opportunity lies.
Executive Experience Lounge
Get access to a dedicated, elevated space for executive attendees to meet, recharge and continue the conversation between sessions.
