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Reach More of the Digital Infrastructure Market in One Place

Connect (X) brings together the companies that build, finance, deploy, and manage digital infrastructure. 3,100 registrants, 67% director level and above, in one venue for three days.

May 10–12, 2027 · Phoenix Convention Center · #CONNECTX27

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2026 at Scale

Connect (X) by the Numbers

3,100 Registrants
67% Director Level & Above
59% Buyside Attendance +10 pts vs 2025
1,179 Companies Represented +7% vs 2025
85 Curated Meetings
238+ Sponsoring & Exhibiting
12 Networking Events +50% vs 2025
25 Countries in Attendance +47% vs 2025
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A Senior Audience With Real Buying Influence

Put your business in front of a senior, cross-market audience with the authority to influence partnerships, procurement, and investment decisions.

Communications Service Providers

Meet wireless, fixed, fiber, cable, and satellite operators investing in network performance, capacity, and new services.

Tower & Infrastructure Companies

Build relationships with asset owners and operators looking for partners across deployment, power, fiber, automation, and site performance.

Equipment & Solution Providers

Connect with technology partners, integrators, distributors, and adjacent suppliers who can extend your route to market.

Site Development & Construction

Reach the engineering, construction, and site-development teams influencing how infrastructure projects are delivered.

Financing & Investment Firms

Build relationships with investors and capital partners influencing where digital infrastructure investment is moving next.

Edge, Cloud & Data Centers

Reach the edge and cloud businesses creating new demand for sites, fiber, power, connectivity, and supporting infrastructure.

Enterprise Customers

Meet enterprise buyers looking for better connectivity across buildings, venues, campuses, and operational environments.

Regulators & Policy Makers

Stay close to the policy and regulatory decisions shaping deployment, investment, and infrastructure growth.

Build Your Presence Around the Outcomes That Matter Most

Choose the right mix of visibility, lead generation, thought leadership, networking, and year-round activity to support your sales and marketing goals.

Find the Package That Fits

What Sponsors Get Back

For the Exposure

Keep your brand in front of customers and prospects across the event floor, content program, and attendee touchpoints, with repeated exposure before, during, and after the event.

For the Positioning

Use speaking opportunities, sponsored content, and expert-led formats to demonstrate your expertise around investment, deployment, technology, and growth.

For the Networking

Meet senior decision-makers, strengthen existing customer relationships, and open new conversations with prospects and partners from across the infrastructure ecosystem.

For the Insights

Hear directly from operators, asset owners, and buyers about changing priorities, investment plans, and infrastructure challenges, giving your sales and product teams better market insight.

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Packages Designed to Fit Your Goals

  • Build Market Visibility
  • Build Authority
  • Generate Leads
  • Increase Brand Visibility
  • Build Senior Relationships
  • Extend Your Reach Year-Round

Host Sponsorships

Build a high-profile presence across Connect (X). Combine senior networking, thought leadership, exhibition space, and high-impact visibility to strengthen your position with the customers, partners, and decision-makers that matter most.

Compare Host Tiers

What's Inside
  • Booths from 10′×10′ up to a 20′×20′ islands
  • VIP, full-access and exhibit hall passes
  • Panel speaking opportunities and sponsored articles
  • President's Reception host at Diamond
  • Five tiers · Diamond limited to one

Content & Track Sponsorships

Put your expertise at the center of the conversation. Align your brand with the issues shaping infrastructure investment, deployment, and growth through sponsored sessions, tracks, and expert content.

Discuss Content Options

What's Inside
  • 25-minute Spotlight Stage session in the Exhibit Hall
  • Breakout Track or Strategic Finance Track sponsorship
  • Panel speaking slot for a senior executive
  • Logo on screen, signage and app listing
  • Keynote sponsor reserved

Exhibit Space & Meeting Rooms

Demonstrate your solution, meet qualified buyers, and create new business opportunities across wireless, towers, fiber, edge, and enterprise infrastructure. Add private meeting space for more focused customer and partner conversations.

Check Floor Availability

What's Inside
  • Sold in 100 sq ft increments — four hall passes each
  • 10′×10′, 10′×20′, 10′×30′ and 20′×20′ islands
  • Hard-sided meeting rooms with a table and eight chairs
  • 30% discount on attendee passes with any meeting room
  • Larger configurations by request

Branding & Digital Sponsorships

Keep your brand visible across the attendee journey. Use high-impact venue placements and digital channels to support product launches, campaigns, and wider brand activity before, during, and after Connect (X).

See What Is Left

What's Inside
  • Registration desks, charging stations, coffee bars, hydration
  • Large-format clings: walls, doors, escalators, glass rail
  • Mobile app push notification and post-show e-blast
  • Branded items: bag inserts, pens and notepads
  • Wi-Fi, app, lanyards, badges and bags sold out

Networking & Event Sponsorships

Put your brand around the moments where customers, prospects, and partners have time to talk. Use receptions, curated networking, and VIP environments to strengthen relationships and start new conversations.

Claim a Moment

What's Inside
  • Welcome Reception: Title, Supporting or Contributing
  • WWLF Reception with tickets and drink tickets
  • President's Reception co-host alongside WIA's President
  • Procurement Connect networking with an opening address
  • President's Reception: 3 available · Procurement Connect: 3 available

Connect (X) 365

Stay visible with the Connect (X) audience throughout the year. Use webinars, interviews, articles, and reports to build authority, support campaigns, and create ongoing opportunities for audience engagement and lead generation.

Ask About 365

What's Inside
  • Webinars and industry reports
  • Executive interviews and sponsored content
  • Newsletter advertising and social amplification
  • Golf sponsorship available as an add-on
  • Dedicated details on request

Build a Package Around What You Want to Achieve

Combine exhibition space, meetings, content, networking, branding, and year-round activity around your sales and marketing priorities. Selected 2027 opportunities are already limited.

Five Tiers
Diamond to Bronze

Host Sponsorships

Combine senior networking, thought leadership, exhibition space, and high-impact visibility to strengthen your position with the customers, partners, and decision-makers that matter most.

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Selling Now
100 sq ft increments

Exhibit Space

Put your products and solutions in front of qualified buyers across wireless, towers, fiber, edge, and enterprise infrastructure. Use live demonstrations and face-to-face conversations to generate leads and open new opportunities.

Inquire
Keynote Reserved
Spotlight, tracks, keynote

Content Sponsorships

Align your brand with the issues shaping infrastructure investment, deployment, and growth. Share practical insight with a targeted audience through sponsored sessions, tracks, and expert content.

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Available
Attendees moving between exhibitor booths in the Connect (X) 2026 exhibit hall
30% pass discount

Meeting Rooms

Meet prospects, customers, and partners away from the show-floor traffic in a private room designed for more detailed discussions.

Inquire
Mostly Sold Out
App, Wi-Fi, e-blast

Digital Sponsorships

Keep your brand in front of attendees through the channels they use before, during, and after the event, supporting wider campaign activity and recall.

Inquire
2 Available
Networking Lounge

Lounge Sponsorships

Create a visible presence in the spaces attendees use to meet, recharge, and continue conversations throughout the event.

Inquire
Limited
Registration, charging, coffee

Branding & Signage

Use high-footfall placements to keep your business visible throughout the attendee experience and reinforce wider campaign activity.

Inquire
3 Available
Receptions & procurement

Networking & Events

Align your brand with receptions and curated programmes where senior attendees have more time to connect and build relationships.

Inquire
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Beyond the event

Connect (X) 365

Use targeted content and digital activity to stay visible, support campaigns, and continue engaging the Connect (X) audience after Phoenix.

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Add-On

Golf Sponsorship

Put your brand alongside one of Connect (X)’s key networking experiences and create more time for meaningful conversations with customers, prospects, and industry peers away from the show floor.

Inquire

Own Your Category

Includes Most Visible Diamond Platinum Gold Silver Bronze
Networking
VIP Passes 5 3 2 1 1
Full Access Passes 5 3 2 2 1
Exhibit Hall Passes 16 8 6 4 4
Invite to President's Reception 2 2 1 1 —
Pre & Post Registration List
Private Exhibit Hall Meeting Room — —
Golf Tee Sponsor — — —
Branding
Listed on Web, Pocket Guide, App
Exhibit Booth 20′×20′ 10′×20′ 10′×10′ 10′×10′ 10′×10′
Prominent Signage at Venue
Dedicated sponsored landing page New — —
Registration Bag Insert — —
Full Page Ad in Pocket Guide — — —
President's Reception Sponsor — — — —
Welcome Reception Supporting Sponsor — — — —
Welcome Reception Contributing Sponsor — — — —
Thought Leadership
Panel Speaking Opportunity 2 2 1 1 —
Sponsored Article in the Network Edge — —
Post Show Content Focused E-Blast — — — —

Every package is tailored to your objectives. Talk to the team to build yours.

In Great Company

Past Speakers Include

Patrick Halley

President & CEO

Cathy Piche

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Towers

Brendan T. Cavanagh

President & CEO

Ron Bizick

President & CEO

Ed Farscht

CEO

Thierry Chau

Vice President, Worldwide Market Development

Michael Webb

CIO

Justin Stahl

CTO

Ashley Masuda

Director, Planning & Zoning

Jay Schwarz

Chief Space Bureau
FCC

Richard Rossi

Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower

Liam Stewart

Chief Operating Officer

Srini Kalapala

SVP & Chief Network Officer - Wireless

Robert Walters

SVP Network Planning, Construction and Engineering

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Eric Nagy

Vice President, In-Building Networks

John Avenson

SVP & Chief Technology Officer

Fernando Perez

Vice President, Sports and Hospitality

Bo Larsson

CEO

Kanika Atri

Senior Director – Telecoms

Aji Ed

VP, Head of Cloud RAN, SMO, and Network Management

Salim Kouidri

Senior Vice President - Engineering Operations

Sean Farney

VP, Data Center Strategy – Americas

Jim Poole

VP, Product Development, Edge Data Centers

Cristina Rodriguez

VP, Network & Edge

Dr. Ozge Koymen

VP, Technology

Brian Zmikly

Senior Director of 5G Acceleration Sales

Nick Clarke

CEO
Fortysouth

Joe Madden

Founder and President

Barry Goldstein

CEO

Jeff Mucci

Founder & CEO

Andy Hawk

Enterprise Channel Director

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Meet Your Connect (X) Team.

Our team works closely with sponsors to tailor a package around your specific objectives, audience, and commercial priorities. Reach out and we’ll build the engagement that fits.

Sarah Channon
Sarah Channon Senior Director, Event Strategy & Commercial Development, WIA
603.966.0160 Sarah.Channon@wia.org
Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett Manager, Sales & Business Development, WIA
703.999.3214 Michael.Barrett@wia.org
Jonathan LeMaire
Jonathan LeMaire Manager, Sales & Business Development, WIA
703.496.3223 Jonathan.LeMaire@wia.org
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