Conference & Event Schedule
Join us at the forefront of innovation in the dynamic digital landscape at DCD>Connect New York
Each year, we curate an agenda that tackles the challenges and opportunities shaping the digital infrastructure community. We invite industry experts to share their insights through engaging discussions and impassioned debates. But it's not just about the sessions - our conference fosters a rich environment for informal networking and purposeful meetings. This is where ideas converge, and meaningful connections find their roots. In 2024, our major themes will include:
- The AI Revolution: Brace yourself for the ‘black swan event’ as AI meticulously rewires our entire industry
- Sustainability and Accountability: Navigate the pathway towards a responsible and environmentally conscious future
- Evolution in Design: Examine the latest technologies that will change how data centers are designed, built, and operated
- Investment and M&A Landscape: Unravel the impact of digital infrastructure investment on the industry's direction of travel
Explore, connect, and learn with us - session by session, discussion by discussion, connection by connection.
Schedule Overview
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Sessions
9:00 a.m.
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iMasons Member Summit
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
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DCD>Connect New York Badge Collection Open 11:00 a.m. –6:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
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DCD>Connect | New York Show Floor Open 12:30 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: Liquid cooling dominance - The only hope for data centers? -
DCD>Debate: The ongoing power struggle - Can the industry reconcile density & performance? -
DCD>Debate: Will AI be the death of legacy infrastructure? -
DCD>Debate: The AI revolution in data center design - Are we comfortable redefining the blueprint? -
DCD>Debate: Moving the goalposts - Is environmental compliance an impossible dream? -
DCD>Debate: Can colos keep pace with unrestrained demands from enterprises? 1:45 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: How secure is your data center and the digital infrastructure it's connected to? -
DCD>Debate: Living on the Edge - Is this the key to revolutionizing the data center landscape? -
DCD>Debate: Are AI and the Cloud infallible in defining the future of the enterprise? -
DCD>Debate: Data centers - community menace or community resource? -
DCD>Debate: Will the data center supply chain ever be improved, or is this just a fantasy? -
DCD>Debate: Exodus & The City - What does it mean for the future of site selection?
3:45 p.m.
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Tech Exchange Sessions 3:45 p.m. –5:15 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
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Tech Demo Hour 5:15 p.m. –6:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
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St Patrick's Day Icebreaker Networking Party 6:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
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VIP Private Dinner - by invitation only 6:30 p.m. –9:00 p.m. -
VIP Private Dinner - by invitation only 6:30 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Schedule Overview
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Sessions
7:00 a.m.
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Wake-Up 5k Run around Central Park 7:00 a.m. –7:45 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
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DCD>Connect New York Day Two Badge Collection Open 7:45 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
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Networking Breakfast 8:00 a.m. –9:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
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DCD>Next-Gen Workforce Development Program 9:15 a.m. –2:00 p.m. - Speakers
- Vlad-Gabriel Anghel, DCD>Academy
- Nabeel Mahmood
- Tom Liddy, DCD>Academy
- Craig Huffman, Metro Edge Development Partners
- Cyre Mercedes Denny, Schneider Electric
- Alison Marlow, Infrastructure Masons
- Gabrielle Bishop, DPR Construction
- Valeriya Chulyukina, Northshore
- Mohamed Kone, Emplihire
- Alexandra Desseyn, DC Byte
- Cy Sinclair, Bloomberg
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
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DCD>Facility Showcase: Exploring Conapto's Stockholm 4 South 11:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m. -
DCD>Talks quantum computing synergy with Peter Curtis | PMC Group I 11:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
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Showfloor Happy Hour Drinks 4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. -
Major Panel: Data center operations in the age of AI