Fiber is critical national infrastructure.
The Infrastructure Policy Upload is Fiber Connect 2027’s dedicated policy program. It gives policymakers, industry advocates and the companies driving broadband demand one afternoon to work through the rules, funding and priorities that will decide how the next generation of digital infrastructure gets built.
The Infrastructure Policy Upload
Fiber is fundamental to the services that will transform industries: better health outcomes, economic growth, precision agriculture, remote work, education and entertainment. It also underpins the next wave of AI, quantum and other emerging technologies. Each one raises new policy questions about speed and latency standards, symmetrical bandwidth, security and funding programs like BEAD.
The Upload puts the people who shape those answers in the same room as the people who build and use the networks.
Quantum policy
Keynote from D-Wave’s head of government relations on the decisions that will speed or stall quantum deployment.
Emerging priorities
IBM, SeedAI, and the Quantum Strategy Institute discuss what they need from D.C. for AI and quantum success.
Demand Discussions
Netflix, Meta, Amazon, and Zoom on why the companies driving broadband demand should champion infrastructure.
The View From The Hill
Congressional perspectives and insights on artificial intelligence, quantum, and national security.
Infrastructure Policy Upload Schedule
Monday, June 14, 2027
Quantum Key Policy Imperatives
3:05 – 3:30 pm
Allison Schwartz, SVP, Global Government Relations & Public Affairs, D-Wave, on the policy decisions that will determine how fast quantum moves from research to deployment.
Policy Imperatives for the Digital Economy
3:30 – 4:05 pm
AI is reshaping every industry and driving demand for more bandwidth and lower latency. Policy leaders from key sectors share the priorities and challenges they bring to Washington on behalf of their industries.
Demand Drivers and Customer Experience Advocates
4:05 – 4:40 pm
An internet service is only as good as the network it runs on. Buffering streams, dropped calls and laggy connections hurt the brand, no matter how well the app is built. That gives the companies driving broadband demand a real stake in broadband policy. Leaders from the biggest names in streaming, social, commerce and collaboration discuss why they should be vocal advocates for the infrastructure behind their services.
Congressional Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
4:40 – 5:15 pm
Members of the Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus on the federal agenda for AI and the infrastructure it depends on.
More policy conversations at Fiber Connect
Policy runs through the whole program. Don’t miss these related sessions:
Funding Strategies for Next-Generation Operators
Monday, June 14, 10:05 am
Blending public funding, private capital and partnerships
Community Anchors: Creating Generational Impacts
Tuesday, June 15, 4:00 pm
Affordable access, the digital divide and essential services, with Joseph Wender of the SHLB Coalition
Economic Development Impact: Grading Community Impacts
Tuesday, June 15, 4:00 pm
The measurable economic return of fiber in rural and tribal communities
Hyperscale-Ready Infrastructures
Tuesday, June 15, 4:00 pm
How communities position themselves to win data center investment
The C Suite Forum
By Invitation
Keynote from Paul Dabbar, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, plus federal, state and regional regulators alongside industry leaders
Who should attend
Elected officials; federal, state, local and tribal policymakers; broadband offices; public interest groups; and the operators, providers and technology companies who work with them.
Get the Upload. The policies written now will decide who leads the Thinking Economy.
Join policymakers and industry leaders at the Infrastructure Policy Upload, Monday, June 14, at Fiber Connect 2027 in Nashville.