By Donny Jackson

We are 10 weeks away from welcoming 5,000 critical-communications professionals to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. What’s changed in the month since the last “All Things IWCE” column?

It’s been a busy start to 2024. We’ll be welcoming more than 40 new sponsors and exhibitors to the show in March, including Carbyne, Panasonic, Garmin, Analog Devices, Mission Critical Partners, Verint Americas, GatesAir, Hubbell and more.  These companies will be showcasing their latest products and services alongside our Headline Sponsor—Verizon Frontline—and others such as Icom America, BK Technologies, Zetron, T-Mobile, Tait and JVCKENWOOD. 

We have also announced two keynote speakers: Commissioner Anna M. Gomez of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Nitin Natarajan, deputy director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). These are not the only new speakers to IWCE; in fact, you’ll now find more than 250 individual speakers on our agenda, with 53% of those appearing for the first time. 

If you’re planning to join us on site at any point over March 25-28, you’ll want to get your registration in ASAP before Jan. 28, when our early-bird pricing ends. This will save you as much as $400, with an extra discount for our IWCE’s Urgent Communications readers—use the code URGENT20 to save an additional 20 per cent or claim a free expo pass! 

• Hicks is Senior Director, Government Portfolio – which includes IWCE – at Informa Tech.