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 Exclusive with Aruba

Date: August 9–9, 2017, Silicon Valley
Presenters: HPE Aruba Networking
Delegates: Brandon Carroll, Christopher Kusek, David Varnum, Ethan Banks, John Herbert, Kevin Myers


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2017

Date: June 26–28, 2017, Las Vegas
Presenters: Cisco, NetApp, Opengear, Paessler
Delegates: Aaron Conaway, Amy Arnold, Brandon Carroll, Darrel Clute, Dustin Beare, Eric Stover, Jeff Fry, Jody Lemoine, Jon Hildebrand, Jordan Martin, Matt Haedo, Richard McIntosh, Ryan Adzima, Scott McDermott, Shaun Neal, Teren Bryson


Tech Field Day Extra at Interop ITX 2017

Date: May 15–19, 2017, Las Vegas
Presenters: Paessler
Delegates: Ed Horley, Ed Weadon, Frank Owen, Howard Marks, Jennifer Huber, Karen Lopez, Robert Boardman


Networking Field Day 15

Date: April 5–7, 2017, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Gigamon, IP Infusion, PNDA, TELoIP, VMware by Broadcom
Delegates: Brandon Carroll, Christopher Kusek, Drew Lentz, John Welsh, Justin Cohen, Keith Townsend, Kevin Blackburn, Nicolas Michel, Phil Gervasi, Rob Coote, Tony Mattke


Tech Field Day Roundtable at Atmosphere 2017

Date: February 27–3, 2017, Nashville
Presenters: HPE Aruba Networking
Delegates: Blake Krone, Drew Lentz, Eddie Forero, Joshua Williams, Keith R. Parsons, Ryan Adzima, Sam Clements, Shaun Neal


Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2017

Date: February 20–22, 2017, Berlin
Presenters: Cisco, Paessler
Delegates: Dominik Pickhardt, Ethan Banks, Gabriele Gerbino, Ivan Pepelnjak, Jasper Bongertz, Max Mortillaro, Peter Paul Engelen, Russ White


Networking Field Day 14

Date: January 18–20, 2017, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Anuta Networks, Barefoot Networks, Big Switch, Juniper Networks, Kentik, Nyansa, Riverbed, Silver Peak
Delegates: Aaron Conaway, Carl Fugate, Chris Ciborowski, Chris Marget, Denise Donohue, Drew Conry-Murray, Eric Stover, Eyvonne Sharp, Greg Ferro, Jody Lemoine, Jordan Martin, Kevin Myers


Networking Field Day 13

Date: November 17–18, 2016, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Apstra, Forward Networks, Ixia, NEC Networking, SolarWinds, VeloCloud, Viptela
Delegates: Amy Arnold, Bob McCouch, Carl Fugate, David Davis, David Varnum, Ethan Banks, James Green, Pete Welcher, Phil Gervasi, Rob Coote, Scott McDermott, Tim Miller, Tony Mattke


Tech Field Day Extra at ONUG Fall 2016

Date: October 24–26, 2016, New York
Presenters: ONUG
Delegates: Jordan Martin


Networking Field Day 12

Date: August 10–12, 2016, Silicon Valley
Presenters: Brocade, Illumio, Intel, Kentik, NetBeez, Nuage Networks, Nyansa, Teridion, ThousandEyes
Delegates: Brandon Carroll, Brandon Mangold, Carl Niger, Dustin Beare, Ethan Banks, Faisal Khan, John Herbert, Justin Cohen, Matt Haedo, Matt Oswalt, Ryan Booth, Tim Miller