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Hunter Newby is an American entrepreneur, investor, conservationist, and the owner of Newby Ventures. His primary field of interest has been network infrastructure. As Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Director of Telx, he pioneered the carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Room and the development of carrier hotels and data centers in the United States leading to massive value creation and economic development throughout the Country. Since the sale of Telx, he has been and continues to be a founder, developer and investor in the creation of multiple network-neutral infrastructure businesses all across North America.

Hunter is a recognized authority in the network-neutral interconnection and data center industry. He has served on multiple company boards, is a published author, public speaker and has been quoted in several publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today. Hunter has also been the recipient of numerous awards including being named to the Global Telecoms Business Top 40 Under 40 in 2010.

Mr. Newby earned a B.S. in Communications from Drexel University.

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Dr Daniel Kearney is at the forefront of sustainable AI innovation, and his tenure at Firmus Technologies is marked by pioneering energy-efficient solutions that harmonize technological advancement with environmental stewardship. Daniel's team's commitment to holistic, end-to-end AI systems extends from advanced thermal design to power management, ensuring that the digital future is both robust and eco-conscious.

With a focus on digital technology and technology management, Daniel's expertise lies in creating AI Cloud infrastructures that are not only the world’s most energy-efficient, but also scalable to the evolving demands of global industries. As part of his mission at Firmus, Firmus have set a new industry standard for sustainability from die to data center, positioning them as leaders in the responsible development of cutting-edge AI technology.

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Dan Loosemore is currently CEO at Data Center Dynamics (DCD); helping empower individuals who plan, build, design and operate digital infrastructure to make informed decisions faster. DCD attracts over 15 million views to its publishing sites every year, making it the most read data center publication in the world. It's L&D business trains over 3000 engineers every year and the DCD event series attracts over 20,000 annual attendees. Since 2022, DCD has been part of the InfraXMedia portfolio and is a proud sister-business of Yotta.

Dan has spent 15+ years scaling B2B media, event and subscription-based platforms in technology and software driven industries. He is passionate about the future of B2B technology marketing and sales, supporting the industry's leading solutions providers on their GTM strategies.

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