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Be a speaker at PTC’26  —  Call for Participation now open→

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Submit a Late Proposal

There’s still time to contribute.

We’re offering an extended opportunity to submit a full proposal or recommend a speaker to help shape the conversations at PTC’26. When submitting your presentation, talk, or paper, please include the proposed speaker(s) and topic(s). Placement will be determined based on relevance, available time slots, and alignment with other speakers and topics to create a cohesive program.

Submit A Late Proposal

Submission guidelines

General proposal

The PTC Annual Conference is a place/venue for speakers to educate and provide industry knowledge and insights; it is NOT to be used as a platform for individual or organizational commercial and/or marketing purposes.

Proposals will be evaluated on its relevance and merit to PTC’26. To increase the likelihood of being selected, please note the following:

  • Submit a short and well-crafted proposal that defines the problem(s) or issues(s) you intend to address.
  • Explain why your approach is significant; focus on strategic directions, rather than specific technicalities.
  • Include the proposed speaker’s information (e.g., name, job title, company), a short 150 word bio, and contact information.
  • DO NOT submit commercial or product promotions/service pitches or proposals that otherwise focus on a company. Proposals that are of commercial nature or focus on a company will NOT be accepted.

Now accepting late proposals.

PR/Marketing Firm
Please be advised that the PTC Annual Conference only accepts proposals for the highest-ranking executive of the organization. Multiple submissions from the same organization are likely to be rejected.

DO NOT submit commercial or product promotions. Any marketing proposal submitted will not be considered.

Important dates

All CFP Proposals Due:
Now accepting late proposals
Full Research Papers Due:
29 September 2025
All Final Papers Due:
5 December 2025
PTC’26
18-21 January 2026

Past participating companies

AdaniConneX, Akamai Technologies, Amazon Web Services, Ciena, Cloudflare, Cogent Communications, Columbia Business School, DataBank, DigitalBridge, Digital Realty, EdgeConneX, EQT Partners, Equinix, 

Federal Communications Commission, Grain Management, Guggenheim Partners, Infinera, I Squared Capital, Kao Data, Lenovo, Lynk, Meta, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), 

Mizuho Americas, Morrison, Netflix, NEXTDC, NTT Global Data Centers, NVIDIA, Oracle, SES, STACK Americas, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, Switch, Telstra, Verizon Partner Solutions, Vertiv, Viasat, Zayo, 

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