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
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.
Schedule - Wednesday, July 8th
8:00 AM
Welcome: Registration Opens and Booth Set up
Registration: Mezzanine
Booth Set Up & Breakfast: Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM
Addresses and stuff
Company: ARIN
Location: Wedgewood Room
10:00 AM
Stop using 100GBASE-LR4 - Choosing the best 100G+ Optical Technologies
Speaker: Richard A Steenbergen - LinkedIn
Company: Petabit Scale
Location: Wedgewood Room
10:40 AM
Morning Break
11:00 AM
Reverse Q&A
Moderator: Jay Hanke LinkedIn
Company: South Front Networks - QCIX - MICE
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Iowa Data Center Roundtable
Moderator: TBD
Panelist: Scott McCrady - Cologix - LinkedIn
Panelist: OPEN
Panelist: OPEN
Panelist: Open
Location: Wedgewood Room
2:00 PM
Openpipes Chicago
Speaker: Matt "Grizz" Griswold - 20c/OpenPipes - LinkedIn
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
4:00 PM
IX/Colo Roundtable
Moderator: Chris Malayter - Any2/Coresite - LinkedIn
Panelist: Matt Reed - OmahaIX/1623 Farnam - LinkedIn
Panelist: Aaron Wendel - KCIX/DesMoinesIX/NocIX - LinkedIn
Panelist: Anthony Steller - H5 - LinkedIn
Location: Wedgewood Room
4:50 PM
Awards Ceremony
Hosts: The Black Shirts
Location: Wedgewood Room
5:00 PM
Reception
Who's Coming
2026 Sponsors
 Join us on July 08, 2026
We look forward to hosting you!

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