Manufacturing & Industrial

IWCS 2026

IWCS 2026 is an international conference for the cable, wire, and optical fiber industry, hosted at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The event typically brings together industry professionals, manufacturers, and suppliers to discuss advancements, trends, and technologies in the field. Attendees can participate in technical se…

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113Speakers
40Sponsors
46Sessions
103Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at IWCS, in alphabetical order.

Alistair Duffy
Faculty of Computing · De Montfort University
Ana Cruz
Belden Canada
Andrei Stolov
Lightera
Anshul Agrawal
Sterlite Technologies Limited
Aparna Nath
Sterlite Technologies Limited
Ben Waite
Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
Boris Dardel
AESA SA
Boris Makhinson
Syensqo
Brian Risch
Prysmian Cables and Systems Telecommunications Americas
Brijesh Kumar Yadav
HFCL Limited
Bulent Kose
Panduit Corp.
Daniel Smith
Nest Technical Services, Inc.
Darshana Joshi
Sterlite Technologies Limited
Dave Hess
Cord Data
Devin Whalen
Proterial Cable America
Dmitry Bodik
UL Solutions
Donald Beuke
KENKO International Inc.
Douglas Wilson
FiberQA
Dr. Paul Brigandi
Application · Dow, USA
Dr. Scott Bickham
Development Fellow · Corning Optical Communications, USA
Dr. Stéphan Puissant
Consultant; Assistant Professor in Polymer Processing · InSIC, France
Ed Fenton
Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance (WCMA); Nexeo Plastics

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

LighteraPlatinum
Lloyd & Bouvier Inc.Platinum
SterlitePlatinum
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Gold
Fiber Optic CenterGold
Masterchem SolutionsGold
M. HollandGold
NabaltecGold
PanduitGold
Reel Options by Vandor CorporationGold
Shresht CompositesGold
AlphagaryPartner Sponsor
ChemoursPartner Sponsor
CommScopePartner Sponsor
CommScope, an Amphenol companyPartner
Communication Cable & Connectivity AssociationAssociation and Media Partner
Connector SupplierAssociation and Media Partner
CorningPartner Sponsor
CRU Wire and Cable NewsAssociation and Media Partner
DowPartner Sponsor
Ethernet AllianceAssociation and Media Partner
Fiber Network Council APACAssociation and Media Partner
HFCLPartner Sponsor
HuberPartner Sponsor
Kuraray America, Inc.Donor Sponsor
Nordson EFDPartner Sponsor
Prysmian GroupPartner Sponsor
SACO AEI PolymersPartner Sponsor
Submarine Telecoms ForumAssociation and Media Partner
Teknor ApexPartner Sponsor
UL SolutionsPartner Sponsor
Vinyl InstituteAssociation and Media Partner
Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC)Association and Media Partner
Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers AssociationAssociation and Media Partner
Wire Association InternationalAssociation and Media Partner
Wire & Cable Manufacturers AllianceAssociation and Media Partner
Wire & Cable Technology InternationalAssociation and Media Partner
Wire Journal InternationalAssociation and Media Partner
Wire WorldAssociation and Media Partner
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited CompanyPartner Sponsor

Agenda

Selected from 46 sessions.

  • Monday, November 2 1:00-5:00 PM

    Professional Development Courses - Elective

    Elective
  • Monday, November 2, 12:00 – 2:00 PM

    Plenary Session Luncheon: Keynote & Awards

    Taking place during lunch on Monday, the Plenary Session promises to be a highlight. An industry visionary keynote (TBA). Recognition of individuals contributing to IWCS and best p…

    Plenary
  • Monday, November 2, 4:00–6:00 PM

    Poster Session

    Poster presentations on topics ranging from coating thickness, AI in quality inspection, fiber ribbons, flame retardant compounds, submarine cables, and more.

    Poster
  • Monday, November 2 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

    MA101: Selection & Use of Materials in Wire & Cable

  • Monday, November 2 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Professional Development Courses - Core

    Core
  • Monday, November 2 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

    Executive Session

  • Monday, November 2, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

    Executive Session & Industry Trends Panel

    The Executive Session is designed for the general management of the cable & connectivity industry supply chain companies. This year's Executive Session will feature important indus…

    Executive
  • Monday, November 2, time not specified

    Professional Development Course: EX101 - The Art and Science of Extrusion Machinery for Wire and Cable

    This core course focuses on the basic analysis of identifying potential machinery bottlenecks due to the extrusion group and identifies solutions to improve productivity and produc…

    Professional Development
  • Monday, November 2, time not specified

    Professional Development Course: FO101 - Fundamentals of Optical Fibers & FO Cable Design & Application

    This core course provides an overview of optical fiber fundamentals and optical cable design principles to those new to fiber optic cables.

    Professional Development
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 103 companies show up, and 10 bet on three roles at once?

103 companies. ten are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
10All threespeak · spons · exh
30Sponsoringsponsor only
63Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

HFCL Limited·Dow·Teknor Apex Company·CommScope·Lightera·UL Solutions·Corning·Fiber Optic Center, Inc.·Nabaltec·Panduit

Speakers by seniority

2% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner11%
  • Director / Head of11%
  • Engineer · IC22%
  • Research / Science22%
  • Other roles10795%

Of 113 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1HFCL LimitedSponsor · Partner Sponsor11
2DowSponsor · Partner Sponsor3
3NTT6
4Sterlite Technologies Limited6
5Teknor Apex CompanySponsor · Partner Sponsor3
6CommScopeSponsor · Partner Sponsor2
7LighteraSponsor · Platinum2
8UL SolutionsSponsor · Partner Sponsor2
9CorningSponsor · Partner Sponsor1
10Fiber Optic Center, Inc.Sponsor · Gold1
11NabaltecSponsor · Gold1
12PanduitSponsor · Gold1
13AlphagarySponsor · Partner Sponsor-
14ChemoursSponsor · Partner Sponsor-
Sponsors by tier
platinum3
8% of 40
gold8
20% of 40
association and media partner14
35% of 40
donor sponsor1
3% of 40
partner1
3% of 40
partner sponsor13
33% of 40
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.