Networking Field Day

Networking Field Day (NFD) focuses on wired network components, from the corporate campus the the data center to the WAN. Produced in association with Packet Pushers, NFD brings together the best independent thought leaders in the networking space to discuss pressing issues and technology advancements with key companies in the space.

We have produced Networking Field Day events since 2010, and now hold two such events per year. For 2015, NFD returns in the first and third quarter. We continue to bring the leading voices in the networking community to each event and hope to showcase rising stars making an impact as well!

With Packet Pushers, we also produce in-person and online Symposium events to present key networking technologies to a broader audience. This began with the OpenFlow Symposium, held in October of 2011, and includes a series of Virtual Symposium events with Cisco and Brocade.

If you would like to get involved with Networking Field Day, either as a delegate or sponsoring presenter, please contact us! We have pages for sponsors and delegates, including forms to use to get in touch.

Topics Covered

Networking Field Day covers many diverse topics of interest to our delegates and their audience. In the past, companies have discussed the following areas:

  • Ethernet switching in the datacenter and campus
  • IP networking and protocols from the LAN to the Internet
  • Network security, protection and monitoring
  • Management and administration of networking devices


Networking Field Day 33

Date: October 25–26, 2023, Hybrid, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Cisco, Fortinet, Graphiant, Intel, Nokia, RG Nets
Delegates: Bruno Wollmann, Jake Khuon, Jordan Villarreal, Lindsay Hill, Marena Karasevich, Micheline Murphy, Nick Buraglio, Remington Loose, Snehal Patel, Tim Bertino


Networking Field Day 32

Date: July 26–27, 2023, Hybrid, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Anuta Networks, Broadcom, Nile
Delegates: Carl Fugate, Chris Cummings, Drew Conry-Murray, Ed Horley, Faisal Khan, Girard Kavelines, Jay Stewart, John Osmon, Mohammad Ali, Pat Allen, Robb Boyd, Steve Rossen


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2023

Date: June 6–7, 2023, Las Vegas
Presenters: BackBox, Cisco, Opengear
Delegates: Aaron Conaway, Ed Weadon, Eric Stewart, Evan Mintzer, Girard Kavelines, Jody Lemoine, Micheline Murphy, Pat Allen, Rob Coote, Sam Clements, Teren Bryson, Zoë Rose


Networking Field Day Experience at Aruba Atmosphere 2023

Date: April 25–26, 2023, Las Vegas
Presenters: HPE Aruba Networking
Delegates: Avril Salter, Ed Weadon, George Stefanick, Keith R. Parsons, Rob Coote, Scott McDermott, Shaun Neal, Troy Martin


Networking Field Day 31

Date: April 12–13, 2023, Hybrid, San Francisco
Presenters: BackBox, HashiCorp, Itential, Kentik
Delegates: Chris Grundemann, Gian Paolo Boarina, Greg Grimes, Jim Davis, Jody Lemoine, John Herbert, Kevin Myers, Lexie Cooper, Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Snehal Patel, Steve Puluka, Tyler Christiansen


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live EMEA 2023

Date: February 7–8, 2023, Amsterdam
Presenters: Cisco
Delegates: Arjan Timmerman, David Penaloza Seijas, Dominik Pickhardt, Jasper Bongertz, Kim Pedersen, Martin Duggan, Max Mortillaro, Zoë Rose


Networking Field Day 30

Date: January 18–20, 2023, Hybrid, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Anuta Networks, Arista, Aryaka, Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Selector AI
Delegates: A.J. Murray, David Penaloza Seijas, David Varnum, Ed Harmoush, Ethan Banks, Girard Kavelines, Jordan Martin, Mary Fasang, Matt Haedo, Pete Robertson, Rita Younger, Tim Bertino


Networking Field Day 29

Date: September 7–9, 2022, Hybrid, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Broadcom, Catchpoint, Cisco, Graphiant, Juniper Networks, Kentik, Nokia, Opengear
Delegates: Aaron Conaway, Ben Story, Charles Uneze, Eric Stewart, Jordan Villarreal, Marena Karasevich, Matt Callaway, Micheline Murphy, Pete Welcher, Steve Puluka, Teren Bryson, Tony Mattke


Networking Field Day: Service Provider 2

Date: August 3–4, 2022, Virtual
Presenters: Ignite, Kentik
Delegates: Charles Uneze, Chris Cummings, David Penaloza Seijas, Faisal Khan, Jay Stewart, John Osmon, Pete Welcher, Steve Puluka, Tom Hollingsworth, Vince Schuele


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2022

Date: June 14–15, 2022, Las Vegas
Presenters: Cisco, IP Fabric, Itential, Opengear
Delegates: Aaron Conaway, Ben Story, Dan Kelcher, Drew Conry-Murray, Drew Lentz, Jeff Fry, Jody Lemoine, Jordan Villarreal, Josh Warcop, Micheline Murphy, Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Remington Loose, Rob Coote, Teren Bryson, Troy Martin