Welcome to MWPS 2026
Join us on July 8, 2026
LOCATION
Hotel Fort Des Moines
1000 Walnut St
Des Moines, IA 50309
DATE & TIME
July 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location
Hotel Fort Des Moines
1000 Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
1000 Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
Parking
Valet parking is available for $18/daily or $36/overnight with
in & out access. There is also a self-park option adjacent to the
hotel, which is connected to the skywalk system.
in & out access. There is also a self-park option adjacent to the
hotel, which is connected to the skywalk system.
Schedule - Wednesday, July 8th
8:00 AM
Welcome: Registration, Booth Set up & Breakfast
Registration: Mezzanine
Booth Set Up & Breakfast Provided: Grand Ballroom
Booth Set Up & Breakfast Provided: Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM
Why IPv6, Why Now? The Operational and Business Case for Deployment
10:00 AM
Stop using 100GBASE-LR4 - Choosing the best 100G+ Optical Technologies
10:40 AM
Morning Break
11:00 AM
Reverse Q&A
Moderator: Jay Hanke - LinkedIn
Company: South Front Networks - QCIX - MICE
Company: South Front Networks - QCIX - MICE
12:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
Openpipes Chicago
Speaker: Matt "Grizz" Griswold - 20c/OpenPipes - LinkedIn
Location: Wedgewood Room
Location: Wedgewood Room
2:40 PM
Afternoon Break
3:00 PM
IXP Building: When free becomes problematic
Speaker: Martin Hannigan - Lightboard - LinkedIn
Location: Wedgewood Room
Location: Wedgewood Room
4:50 PM
Awards Ceremony
Hosts: The Black Shirts
Location: Wedgewood Room
Location: Wedgewood Room
5:00 PM
Reception
Speakers
Exhibitors
ARIN
Representative:
Misuk Kwon
Misuk Kwon
Previous Peering Summits
Who's Coming
Companies Attending
NOCIX
Fort Dodge Fiber
Lightboard
Great Plains Communications
Metronet
CellSite Solutions
RocNet Supply
Western Iowa Networks
Fort Dodge Fiber
Lightboard
Great Plains Communications
Metronet
CellSite Solutions
RocNet Supply
Western Iowa Networks
Hurricane Electric
Nex-Tech
Open Pipes
Sharon Telephone Company
CL-IX
ImOn Communications
Arvig
Lincoln Data Centers
Nex-Tech
Open Pipes
Sharon Telephone Company
CL-IX
ImOn Communications
Arvig
Lincoln Data Centers
Cologix
H5 Data Centers
Segra
Nuvera Communications
Suhoso
Fidium
Amazon Web Services
Adtran
H5 Data Centers
Segra
Nuvera Communications
Suhoso
Fidium
Amazon Web Services
Adtran
Choice IT Global
MIDCO
OPTK Networks
Ridgeview Data Center
Nokia
TDS Telecom
702 Communications
Micrologic
MIDCO
OPTK Networks
Ridgeview Data Center
Nokia
TDS Telecom
702 Communications
Micrologic
1623 Farnam
MTC Technologies
Vaultas
Wikstrom Telephone Company
SAT-IX
Olsson
Aurora Fiber Network
Smartoptics
MTC Technologies
Vaultas
Wikstrom Telephone Company
SAT-IX
Olsson
Aurora Fiber Network
Smartoptics
South Front Networks
DE-CIX
Petabit Scale
FiberNet Communications
ARIN
Lightedge
Aureon
DE-CIX
Petabit Scale
FiberNet Communications
ARIN
Lightedge
Aureon
2026 Sponsors