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Chris Moon

Managing Director, DigitalBridge

Chris Moon

Chris Moon

Managing Director, DigitalBridge

Chris Moon is a Managing Director, Credit at DigitalBridge Investment Management. Chris is responsible for origination in the Americas and European regions and has over 20 years of experience in the Communications and Technology sectors including over 15 years of direct experience in sourcing transactions in digital infrastructure.

Prior to joining DigitalBridge, Chris was a Managing Director and founding member of the TMT Sector Lending Group at ING Bank and had responsibility for origination, structuring and underwriting leveraged transactions in North America and LatAm. Prior to ING, he was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Management Division and a CPA at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the Communications and Technology practice.

Chris received an MBA and MS in Tax and a dual Bachelor of Science in Finance and Computer Information Systems from Northeastern University. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

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John Medina

Senior Vice President - Global Project and Infrastructure Finance, Moody's Ratings

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John Medina

Senior Vice President - Global Project and Infrastructure Finance, Moody's Ratings

John is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Global Project and Infrastructure Finance Team where he leads a diverse portfolio of project financings, data centers, PPPs, and municipal infrastructure issuers in the transportation, energy, digital, social, and environmental infrastructure sectors. John leads Moody’s data center working groups and Moody’s global PPP task force that he formed to serve as a central resource for market inquires, new research development and to build analytical capacity while maintaining consistency. John also organizes Moody’s annual US Infrastructure and Project Finance conference, authors research across sectors, and annually leads several new rating assignments for new project financings and PPPs in the US and Canada across all asset classes.

Before joining the PIF team in 2010, John spent two and a half years as a lead analyst for local governments and enterprises in Moody’s Eastern Regional Ratings Team where he was the lead for municipal issuers in Pennsylvania and New York while also covering municipal issuers in New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida. John helped launch and was the initial co-chair for Moody’s NY Multicultural Employee Resource Group and a founding steering committee member of Moody’s NY LGBTA Employee Resource Group.

Prior to joining Moody’s, John worked as a risk management analyst, a property and casualty insurance account manager, and a health care claims auditor. John earned his BA degree in Health Care Economics and Policy from Stanford University and his MPA in Health Care Public Finance from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

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Rick Piket

Rick Piket

Director - Investment Banking, Citi

Miles Loo

Vice Chairman, Newmark

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Miles Loo

Vice Chairman, Newmark

Miles Loo Jr., CRE, FRICS, joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2017 in the Downtown Los Angeles office, where he serves as an Executive Vice President and the Global Lead for Newmark Valuation & Advisory’s Data Centers & Life Science group.

Miles is well recognized as the industry’s leading appraiser of data center properties. His experience includes advising private equity funds, institutional investors, large pension funds, Fortune 500 companies, cloud companies and Global IT conglomerates on investments in all types of data centers, including mission critical, disaster recovery data centers, colocation facilities, carrier hotels, internet gateways and life science properties. These assignments have involved data centers owned and/or operated by Fortune 500 companies across numerous industries as well as Uptime Institute Site Certified Tier III and Tier IV facilities; U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Platinum, Gold and Silver buildings; and state and federal disaster recovery data centers. Miles has led valuations of large individual and portfolio valuations spanning multiple countries across six continents (NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM and African regions) and has consulted on a number of the world’s largest data centers.

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As the North American data center market continues its rapid expansion, the demand for capital is outpacing traditional investment strategies. With rising construction costs, escalating energy demands, and the increasing project complexities, investors must adapt to meet the unique challenges of this high-growth region. What strategies are enabling investors to navigate these complexities and capitalize on emerging opportunities?

Attendees will gain insights into:

  • Investment drivers: What trends are shaping the demand for capital, and how are these influencing investment priorities?
  • Navigating risks and opportunities: How are investors addressing rising costs, regulatory hurdles, and energy constraints while identifying opportunities for growth?
  • Regional market potential: Which regions in North America are emerging as promising data center hubs?
  • Innovative investment strategies: What new investment models and partnerships are emerging to meet the challenges of this dynamic and competitive market?