Connect (X): All Access
Capital and Finance Summit 2021

Examining Industry Trends for Digital Infrastructure Owners

Digital Event Series | Now Available On-Demand

Register For Free

The Connect (X): All Access (CXAA) Capital & Finance Summit will examine underlying industry trends and apply them to the business of owning digital infrastructure – the foundation of the 21st century digital economy.

Register Log in

Overview

Industry Disruption

Over the past year, the connectivity industry has experienced significant disruption. The global pandemic highlighted structural challenges with our networked economy; a new Presidential Administration made investment in digital infrastructure a multibillion-dollar focus; core infrastructure investment capital is flooding the digital sector; and open-source technology is changing the economics of deploying next-generation mobile networks.

A Path Forward

For asset owners, wireless industry developers, professional services firms and investors, opportunities for growth exist through greenfield development, acquisitions and mergers. Now is the time for infrastructure owners, network operators, and investors to engage with these opportunities while learning from leading stakeholders in the industry.

Why Attend?

• Understand the technology trends impacting the market. How will the emergence of Open-RAN elements impact physical infrastructure?
• Discover what lies ahead when it comes to digital infrastructure convergence.
• Evaluate the market opportunities, capital sources and investment scenarios at play. Learn how tower owners can finance, acquire or exit their existing asset business.
• Explore the impact on network buildout due to carrier investment in C-band spectrum.
• Uncover financing options for enterprises deploying in-building wireless solutions.

Our Sponsors

Schedule-at-a-Glance

* Schedule subject to change

Sponsorships

Session Sponsorship: M ($10,000) NM ($12,000)
Sponsorship benefits:

  • Speaking slot
  • Sponsor Introduction and Video
  • Logo visibility on the opening ‘tile’ (graphic) image that precedes the recorded session
  • Logo visibility and link on the Connect (X): All Access website
  • Logo visibility and link on all digital marketing, promotion and social media for the Capital and Finance Summit
  • Native file of the recorded webinar for inclusion on corporate website and social media activities
  • Logo visibility on extended distribution of recorded webinars from speakers, panelists and WIA media partners
  • Contact list of webinar Registrants and Attendees

For sponsorship opportunities contact:

Hayley Dodds

Manager, Sales & Business Development, Wireless Infrastructure Association
hayley.dodds@wia.org
540.270.3248

For the best experience please open the site using Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge

Outlook for Small and Mid-Tier Tower Owners: Invest, Stay or Sell?

The increasing demand for bandwidth offers new investment, acquisition and merger opportunities for mid-tier tower owners seeking to expand their footprint into fiber networks, edge computing sites, in-building neutral hosts and small cells. This panel discusses the market opportunities, capital sources and investment scenarios at play in the wireless infrastructure community, and offers examples of how tower owners can finance, acquire or exit their existing asset business.  

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Nick Del Deo
Senior Analyst MoffettNathanson LLC

Speakers:

Jesse Nichols
Managing Director Alpina Capital, LLC

Jerry Sullivan
CEO Strategic Wireless Infrastructure

Eric Luebchow
Senior Analyst Wells Fargo

Bob Paige
Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions Vertical Bridge

Investing in Cloud & IT Services: The Infrastructure MSP Play

Managed Services Providers (MSP) are tackling increased demand for cloud and remote IT services as the COVID pandemic pushes employers to reimagine and redefine their workplaces and workforces. MSPs will see a rise in the adoption of new technologies to support this endeavor. Cloud technology has revolutionized the world of digital transformation and is here to stay. Enterprise mobility and Private networks are emerging as a source of new demand for MSPs in the wireless space. Do these new technologies mean opportunities for investors specializing in digital infrastructure? Assessing the valuation of a managed service provider is an artform, not a science, and some unique metrics can come into play. This session examines the MSP category and discusses the unique role MSPs play in wireless, mobility and digital infrastructure.

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Tim Downs
Executive Producer WIA

Speakers:

Patrick Fear
Managing Director AB Private Credit Investors (“AB-PCI”)

Brian Pryor
Managing Director Houlihan Lokey

Gillis Cashman
Managing Partner M|C Partners

Asset Ownership in a Virtual, Integrated Network Environment

What is ahead in digital infrastructure convergence? While siloed infrastructure was a focus in 3G and 4G network buildouts, some experts are pointing to a future where the various pieces of the network – towers, small cells, data centers and fiber assets – will converge and work with the core network. How will the introduction of Open RAN elements impact physical infrastructure? As traditional infrastructure companies expand their assets, beyond towers and small cells, will new infrastructure empires control more of the network? Will new players coming to market upset traditional investment models? This panel will explore network convergence with an eye to demands for lower latency and continued 5G rollout.

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Colby Synesael
Senior Equity Research Analyst Cowen and Company

Speakers:

Paul Reddick
Vice President, Strategy, Business, and Product Development Crown Castle

Michael Brescio
Chief Financial Officer ZenFi Networks

Financing Options for Enterprises Deploying In-Building Wireless Solutions

The pandemic accelerated a change in thinking by enterprises about their IT infrastructure and digital transformation, and the role wireless will play in that transformation.  It is not sustainable for MNOs (Mobile Network Owners) to invest in bringing the outdoor signal inside buildings. Rather, it is incumbent on property operators to fund and implement their own plans. There are many capital sources available for companies that now have to pay for and acquire their in-building wireless solutions; and different ways to finance and make acquisition easier.

Moderator:

Iain Gillott
President iGR

Speakers:

David Bronston
Special Counsel Phillips Lytle LLP

George Malkin
Head of US Launch QMC Telecom International

John Gilbert
COO/EVP/CTO Rudin Management Company