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ITW 2026

Where Global Connectivity Does Business

Deals. Partnerships. Strategy.

Monday, 18 May - Warm Up Day
Tuesday, 19 May - Thursday, 21 May

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD

7,000+

Decision-makers expected in 2026

55%

Senior decision makers

(C-Suite, SVPs, VPs, Directors)

38,500+

High value meetings

42,000+

New connections 

Deliver Deals. Grow Partnerships. Shape Strategy. 

ITW is the one place where the global connectivity universe shows up to get business done.

Building deal pipelines? With wall-to-wall networking, 470 premium meeting spaces and curated matchmaking, ITW is the deal floor you simply cannot afford to miss.
Shaping strategy? You’ll be face-to-face with 7,000+ decision-makers from 2,500+ carriers, hyperscalers, data centres, cloud, subsea, satellite, investors, software and hardware vendors and more.
Staying ahead of the competition? ITW provides insights and partners to help you modernise services, monetise infrastructure, and expand your customer offering with 120+ exhibitors and 400+ partners there to do business with you.
Gathering intelligence that matters? Step inside the conversations shaping the industry with boardroom-level insights, closed-door roundtables and strategic discussions led by 150+ industry visionaries you won’t find anywhere else.
Build high-value relationships? Social receptions, curated lounges, breakfasts, and targeted meetups make it easy to strengthen existing partnerships and create new ones in an environment built for meaningful connection.
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THIS IS WHERE THEY GROW THEIR BUSINESS

"Cirion proudly sponsors ITW year after year because it’s the premier event to connect with industry peers, global customers, and trusted partners - sparking conversations that drive real business, innovation, and collaboration across the digital infrastructure ecosystem."

Paulo Vivo,
Communications Director,
CIRION

"ITW brings together a wide spectrum of leaders in the digital infrastructure and global connectivity industry. It’s our place to make real-time connections with key people in the industry and get our brand noticed by the right people, year on year."

Julio Cesar Hernandez,
Senior Marketing Manager, Product and Innovation,
MDC DATA CENTERS

"There is no better place to get business done than ITW. We are in back-to-back meetings throughout the show and ITW provides the right private meeting settings to optimize our experience."

Petros Mavroidis,
Senior Vice President, Europe & Americas,
PCCW Global

"ITW stands out as one of the few events where you can engage with a broad spectrum of leading service providers, network operators, and hyperscale companies from around the world, all in one place."

Rodney Dellinger,
Webscale CTO and Head of Architecture,
NOKIA

Scalable promotional banner featuring the text: 'Connectivity that grows with you. Scalable is the digital infrastructure partner for the next generation.' The design includes the Scalable logo and a vibrant, abstract background representing global data flow.

WHO ATTENDS

CARRIER & TELCO

Carrier partners: Airtel Business, Arelion, AT&T, Bankai, BCE Global–USA, C3NTRO Telecom, China Mobile International, China Telecom, CMC Networks, Colt, e& (Etisalat), EXA Infrastructure, Liberty Networks, Lumen, NTT DATA, Orange Wholesale, Orchest, PCCW Global, Console Connect, SEACOM, Sparkle, T‑Mobile Wholesale, Gold Data, Tata Communications, Telefónica Global Solutions, Telstra, Verizon, WIOCC Group, Cirion, ViaeroFiber, Zayo Europe

DATA CENTER

Logo cloud sponsors featuring adaniconnex, Africa datacentres, center3,Elea data centers, CORESITE, DIGITALREALTY, edgeconnex, fifteenfortyseven, FLEXENTISL, kiodatacenters, mdc, powerhouse, sbaedge, telehouse, valor, and vantage data centers

HYPERSCALERS

A logo cloud featuring major hyperscale cloud providers and tech companies, including Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Meta, and Oracle.

SUBSEA

A logo cloud featuring major subsea telecommunications providers and infrastructure companies, including Orange Wholesale, EXA Infrastructure, Telstra International, and PCCW Global. The logos are arranged in a grid against a clean background.

FINANCE

Grid of logos representing participating global banks and financial service providers.

VENDORS

Logo cloud of industry vendors including Nokia, Ciena, Viknor, Boldyn, and Cisco.

PUBLIC SECTOR

Logo cloud of participating public sector organizations and government agencies, including the FCC, US Department of State, USAID, NIST, and the European Commission.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Logo cloud of professional service firms and consultancies, featuring EY, Bain & Company, FTI Consulting, Roland Berger, and Kearney.

621+

New Companies Registered in 2026

34%

Increase in Country Representation YoY

74%

Increase in International Attendees YoY

ITW 2024 Audience Demographics: 39% Carriers, 32% North America. See text below for full breakdown.

THE THEMES SHAKING UP THE INDUSTRY IN 2026

AI & DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

REGULATION & INVESTMENT

TELCO PRODUCT INNOVATION

FUTURE OF SUBSEA

NEXT-GEN NETWORKS

NETWORK AUTOMATION & APIS

TALENT IN DIGITAL INFRA

VOICE

MESSAGING & CPAAS

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Here's why our community attends ITW

 

Kerstin Baumgart
Wholesale Director
Deutsche Telekom

 

Jeremy Villalobos
CEO
Orchest Technologies

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