Connect | Virginia // Agenda
7:00 a.m.
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Pickleball Tournament
- Open Session
8:00 a.m.
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Badge Collection & DCD Connect | Virginia Open
- Open Session
8:30 a.m.
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iMasons Member Summit
- Open Session
9:00 a.m.
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Welcome Panel: Under pressure - Rethinking data center infrastructure for the AI era
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Frank Scalzo
VP Site Selection North America, Vantage Data Centers
Susan Mcleod
VP, Business Development, Data Centers, Hitachi Energy
VP of AI Infrastructure, Oracle
Nishi Kapoor
Director, Global Supply Chain, Microsoft
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Data Center Facility Management Masterclass
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
9:30 a.m.
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Energy Summit: Opening keynote
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
10:00 a.m.
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Debate: After the grid - Are operators ready for the power challenges that come after access?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
President & Chief Innovation Officer, EPC Power Corp
Ehsan Mir
Principal Reliability Engineer, Data Center Engineering, AWS
Vice President, Industrial Sales and Service, Volvo Penta
Sharmila Bokka
Electrical Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
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Debate: Should we trust AI to run our data center operations?
- Amphitheatre | Conference Wing
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Mike Parks
CEO, MCIM
Neila Wilson
Director, Data Center Engineering & Operations - East, Visa
Youn Hur
Colo Engineering Regional Manager for Canada, LATAM, AWS
Jeff Wabik
CTO, DC BLOX
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Debate: Air, liquid, or hybrid - Which strategy wins when workloads explode?
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Innovation, Tensorwave
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Independent
PE, CxA, ATD, Mechanical Engineer, Black & Veatch
VP of Trane Technologies & General Manager, LiquidStack
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Panel: United we stand - Unlocking collaboration across the data center ecosystem
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director Energy Americas, Ramboll
Steven Carlini
Chief Advocate AI and Data Center, Schneider Electric
VP of Data Center Development & Construction, Powerhouse Data Centers
Senior Director II, Procurement & Offsite Fabrication, Rowan Digital Infrastructure
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Energy Usage Impact (EUI): New holistic metrics for AI data centers - A discussion with The Green Grid
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Research Scientist, IBM Research
CTO & Founder, NAAT & Co-Chair of the Data Center Energy Effectiveness Workgroup, The Green Grid
Manager, Environmental, Energy & Climate Programs IBM, Chief Sustainability Office, IBM
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Debate: Does sustainable infrastructure cost too much to scale?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President, Engineering, Prime Data Centers
Managing Partner, 98six Redevelopment Partners
Director Data Center Canada, WSP
Director, Climate and Decarbonization, JLL
10:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Improving time to weathertight | Kingspan Insulated Panels
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager for Data Centers, Kingspan Insulated Panels
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DCD Talks 360° power stability in the age of AI data centers with Alpesh Saraiya | GE Vernova
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Executive Data Center Solution Leader , GE Vernova
10:45 a.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
11:00 a.m.
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Panel: Beyond the megawatts - Power diplomacy, transparency, and the social license to operate
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Marketing and Product Officer, EdgeConneX
Preston Grisham
Vice President of Policy & External Affairs, Cologix
Kimberly Embrey
Director, Training & Development, Stream Data Centers
Solutions Architect, Mission Critical, Albireo Energy
Jarrid Green
Director Inclusive Business Team, BSR
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Debate: Beyond Ashburn - Does Virginia still have room to grow?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Kaitlyn Bencosme
Principal, Virginia Practice Lead, Air and Climate, Ramboll
Jesline Leston
Program Manager, Construction, Microsoft
John Temple
Director, Data Center Engineering, Hanwha Data Centers
Buddy Rizer
Executive Director of Economic Development, Loudoun County
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Debate: Will AI inference finally make edge mainstream?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Edge Infra & Inference
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Alpha Compute
Scott Charter
Director AI & Cloud Strategy, Oracle
Jonathan Schroth
Senior Analyst, Market & Competitive Intelligence, Cologix
Zachary Carpenter
Scale-Up Solutions Innovations Engineer, Corning
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Debate: Who wins the capacity race when delivery takes years?
- Amphitheatre | Conference Wing
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Jasmeet Singh
Senior Data Center Design Manager, AWS
VP of Data Center Development & Construction, Powerhouse Data Centers
Ken Sullivan
Founder & CEO, BayCompute
Chante Harris
Managing Partner, Eunoia Group
Executive Director, National Sales, Constellation
Haynes Strader
Chief Development Officer, Skybox Datacenters
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Tech Showcase: The rise of the intelligent jobsite | TrueLook
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer , TrueLook
Chief Sales Officer , TrueLook
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DCD Talks rethinking O&M with Mike Byrnes | Veolia
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President, Veolia
11:15 a.m.
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Debate: Bridging the gap - Can the industry close the gap between power demand and grid supply?
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Lee Ye
Vice President, Data Center Power Procurement, Prologis
Joniel Cha
Energy & Infrastructure, Google
Stan Blackwell
Director - Data Center Practice, Dominion Energy
Executive Vice President Industry Relations, CoVolt Power
Partner, ASG Team
11:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks rethinking data center operations for the AI era with Satyan Abraham | NEXUS AIDC
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Nexus AIDC
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Tech Showcase: The AI connectivity readiness gap | VIAVI
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, Viavi
12:00 p.m.
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DCD Talks with Shumate Engineering
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
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DCD Talks what it takes to plug AI into the grid with Adam Kabulski and Dax Kepshire | On.Energy
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Adam Kabulski
Chief Growth Officer, EPC Power
Dax Kepshire
COO, ON.energy
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Tech Showcase: Harmonic mitigation strategies for powering reliability | MTE
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Engineering, MTE Corporation
12:30 p.m.
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Power and Energy Welcome Lunch
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Invite-only Session
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Networks & Connectivity Welcome Lunch
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Invite-only Session
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iM Women Welcome Lunch
- Invite-only Session
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The Future of Cooling Welcome Lunch
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
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Construction Welcome Lunch
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
12:45 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
- Open Session
1:45 p.m.
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Panel: Speed-to-power for AI factories - Rewriting the infrastructure playbook for GW-scale delivery
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Principal Electrical Design Engineer, NVIDIA
Head of Data Center Vertical, North America, Siemens
VP, Emerging Segments & Intelligence, Fluence Energy
2:00 p.m.
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Debate: Is AI investment running ahead of reality?
- Amphitheatre | Conference Wing
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Lawrence Vo
Vice President M&A, Csquare
COO, CleanArc Data Centers
Brian Cullen
CEO, Vico Infrastructure
Kiersten Hileman
Vice President of Partnerships, Available Infrastructure
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DCD Talks community-compatible data centers with Emmanuel Levy | Phinergy
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO , Phinergy
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Debate: Can the connectivity ecosystem thrive without telcos at its core?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Greg Pierce
Senior Manager Product Development and Technical Resources, Sumitomo Electric
Founder & CEO, Sloka Partners
Hunter Newby
Owner, Newby Ventures
Wil Tirado
VP, Global Connectivity Strategy, EdgeConneX
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Tech Showcase: Turning wasted heat into power | Turboden
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Heat Recovery – Senior Consultant, Turboden
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Debate: Are storage and networking AI densification's hidden bottlenecks?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Jonmichael Hands
CEO, FarmGPU
Harsha Bojja
AI Platform Architect, Google
Shubhankar Shilpi
SVP, Senior Director Software Engineering- Enterprise Payments & Wholesale Technology, Truist
Chief AI & Growth Officer, BluSky AI Factories
AI Infrastructure Architect, QumulusAI
Rahul Kar
Founder & CEO, Hammerhead AI
CEO, Solutional
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Debate: Can data centers ever earn back public trust?
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Energy & Sustainability
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Alex Rakow
Director of Sustainability, Data Centers, Schneider Electric
Ryan O'Neill
Associate Director, United States Green Building Council
Senior Director, Energy & Data Center Solutions, ICF
Melissa Farney
Education Committee Chair, Nomad Futurist
Aaron Ruffin
Site Selection & Infrastructure Lead, OpenAI
Ronita Wade
Executive Director, Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity
2:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Inside AI-powered optimization with etaONE | Etalytics
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Niklas Panten
Co-Founder and CEO, Etalytics
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DCD Talks nuclear’s role in unlocking data center growth with Brian Gitt | Oklo
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
SVP, Head of Business Development, Oklo
2:45 p.m.
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Debate: Behind-the-meter spotlight - Are data centers becoming the new utility?
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Thomas Seeber
Managing Director – Data Center Power Solutions, INNIO Group
Dax Kepshire
COO, ON.energy
Head of Power Systems, SPOC Energy
Gary Hill
President & CEO, DVL Group
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
3:15 p.m.
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Design, Build & Operate 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
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Power & Sustainability 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
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Data Center Cooling 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
3:30 p.m.
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Fireside Chat: The regulatory arena - Navigating fragmented power development policies
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Danovo Energy Solutions
Director, Energy Strategy, Rowan Digital Infrastructure
4:00 p.m.
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Panel: SMRs and nuclear - too far from reality?
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Mark Gusakov
CEO, The Digital infrastructure Alliance
Chief Technology Officer, Nuclear Science & Technology, Idaho National Laboratory
Founder & CEO, Hadron Energy
4:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Fueling data center resilience | Musket Corporation
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Originator, Musket Corporation
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Explore the Floor
- Open Session
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DCD Talks where solid-state transformers fit in the AI power stack with Jake Ring | PDM
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Power Data Management (PDM)
5:00 p.m.
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Debate: Is the AI infrastructure boom investment in energy in disguise?
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
VP, AI Ecosystem, Bloom Energy
Justin Jordan
Head of Data Center Growth & Development, Galaxy
Rachel Rosenfeld
Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Richard Choe
Executive Director, Equity Research , JP Morgan
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Keynote Panel: Reality check - The state of AI infrastructure in 2026
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Bryant Farland
CEO, Edged US
Vice President, Mission Critical, Tetra Tech
Simrit Dhinsa
VP Capital Markets, Galaxy
Matt Orcutt
VP, Strategy & Systems Product Management, Trane Technologies
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DCD Talks accelerating speed-to-market with Stephen McAfee | Viega
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
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Tech Showcase: The data center is evolving - Is fire protection keeping up? | Marioff
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, Data Centers AMER, Marioff
5:15 p.m.
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Executive roundtable: Earning the right to build - A community action plan for responsible data center growth
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
5:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks with Autodesk
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
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Tech Showcase: Integrated water infrastructure for mission critical | Vessco Water
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Open Session
Speakers
Founder and President, Santa Fe Water Systems
6:30 p.m.
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VIP Private Dinner
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
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VIP Private Dinner
- Invite-only Session
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7:00 a.m.
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Wake-Up 5k Run & 2.5k Walk & Talk
- Open Session
8:00 a.m.
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Badge Collection
- Open Session
9:00 a.m.
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DCD Talks power grid readiness vs hyperscale demand with Nedra Hurley | Southwire
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Nedra Hurley
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Southwire
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Major Panel: Power plays - Surviving the new energy constraints
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
VP of Commercial Development, FlexGen
John Bates
EVP, Power & Development, Prime Data Centers
VP Energy Infrastructure & Grid Development, Lambda AI
Chief of Energy and Infrastructure, Silicon Foundation
Jeremy Bruce
CEO, Saga Energy
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Panel: Building for uncertainty - Future-proofing data centers in the age of AI
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Nicolas Rbeiz
Director, Data Center Deliver Strategy & Perfomance, Microsoft
Stuart Lawrence
SVP AI Innovation, Stream Data Centers
Sweta Dutta
Construction Program Lead, AWS
Chief Design Officer, Sabey Corporation
Head of Global Data Center & Energy Management, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast
- Open Session
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Fundamentals of cooling breakfast
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, PE, SPX Technologies
Product Director, Data Centers, SPX Technologies
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Tech Showcase: Prefabricated modular liquid-cooled data centers | BEEHE
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
International Sales Engineer, BEEHE
9:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks the gaps in your data center monitoring with Nicholas Barrowclough | AKCP
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
President, AKCP
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Tech Showcase | Ecolab
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Open Session
Speakers
AVP of Business Development & Data Center Engineering, Ecolab
10:00 a.m.
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DCD Talks fire resilience in AI-scale data centers with Adhishesh Sood | Honeywell
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Sr. Director – Datacenter Technologies, Honeywell
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Major Panel: Can sustainable growth survive the AI gold rush?
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Energy Business Director, Region North, Americas, Wärtsilä Energy
Managing Director, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
Global Head of Sustainability, STACK Infrastructure
Ryshelle McCadney
SVP - Environmental & Social Risk Management, Citi
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Panel: From the ground up - Closing the gap between construction and operations
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Construction Executive, Sherwin-Williams Construction Solutions
Head of Systems Modeling and Simulation, AWS
VP, QuEST Forum, TIA
Krystyna Witt
VP Solutions Engineering & Implementation, Prime Data Centers
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Tech Showcase: CDU 2.X - More than headline megawatts | LiquidStack
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
VP of Trane Technologies & General Manager, LiquidStack
10:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Power without the wait | Aggreko
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Sales Manager Data Centers - North America, Aggreko
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DCD Talks the fastest megawatt is already built with Surya Swamy | HammerheadAI
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Product strategy, Hammerhead AI
11:00 a.m.
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Debate: Modular construction - Transformative shift or temporary hype?
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Valerie Crafton
Chief Revenue Officer, Mod42
SR VP, Duos Edge
Head of Data Center Development, Radiant
Meloni Boatswain
Director, Data Center Infrastructure Delivery, Oracle
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Major Panel: Right tool, right rack - Building a smarter cooling strategy
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Market Leader - Americas Data Center, BAC
Staff Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Google
Akshay Viradiya
Senior Staff Data Center Engineer, LinkedIn
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DCD Talks navigating the 25 GW buildout with Sean Farney | JLL
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Data Center Strategy, JLL
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Tech Showcase: Powering what’s next | EPC Power
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
President & Chief Innovation Officer, EPC Power Corp
11:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Modernizing power infrastructure beyond mission-critical | DVL
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Cole Bevan
Sales Engineer, DVL Group
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DCD Talks the utility model advantage with Phil Fischer | Black & Veatch
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Data Center Client Executive, Black & Veatch
11:45 a.m.
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Construction Summit: Debate Debrief
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
12:00 p.m.
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The Future of Cooling Hosted Lunch
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
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Data Center Construction Hosted Lunch
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
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Workforce Development Hosted Lunch
- Management & Operations
- Invite-only Session
12:15 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
- Open Session
1:30 p.m.
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Student & Military Community Next-Gen Workforce Session
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
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DCD Talks understanding mission critical water infrastructure with Alex Green and Nolan Foran | Watts Water Technologies
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Sales Mega Projects, Watts Water Technologies
National Sales Manager - OEM Channel , Watts Water Technologies
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Tech Showcase: Building a reality capture program - owner's view | DroneDeploy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Growth Operations Manager, DroneDeploy
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Major Panel: No easy builds - Navigating cost, speed, and risk in data center construction
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
National Business Development Manager - Semiconductor Industry & Digital Data Storage, Endress+Hauser Group
Mark Bidinger
Vice President, Procurement, Design & Construction, Equinix
Sophie Smith
Vice President. Estimating & Cost Management, Accenture
Co-Founder & COO, Pulley
Global Digital Infrastructure Builders Risk Leader, Aon
Brad Barton
SVP of Construction Procurement, Applied Digital
2:00 p.m.
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DCD Intelligence Analyst Briefing: Power and Cooling Trends
- Amphitheatre | Conference Wing
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
Speakers
Richard Payne
Head of Data Centre Consulting, AFRY
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Tech Showcase: Connecting data into operational confidence | S.A.S. Transition
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, S.A.S Transition
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DCD Talks cooling as critical resilience infrastructure with Aaron Harkness | Stulz
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Aaron Harkness
Technical Business Development Manager, STULZ
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DCD Talks integrating demand in synergistic microgrids with Shiv Mani
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Analyst*, Independent Participant
2:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Distributed pumping & modular cooling systems | Grundfos
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Liam McDermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
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Major Panel: Bridging IT and OT - One strategy, no weak links
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Managing Director, Ramaley Group
VP & Chief Security Officer, PJM
Andy Linn
Senior Vice President, Fleet Data Centers
Senior Data Center Controls Engineer, Google
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DCD Talks with Alex Reznik | EVT
- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Open Session
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DCD Talks building cooling around live workloads with Joe Capes | LiquidStack
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
VP of Trane Technologies & General Manager, LiquidStack
3:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Engineering batteries as integrated power infrastructure | MPI Energy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Critical Power Solutions, MPI Energy
Michael Sirard
CTO , MPI Energy
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DCD Talks data center heat rejection training with Michael Anderson and Dustan Atkinson | SPX
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, PE, SPX Technologies
Product Director, Data Centers, SPX Technologies
3:30 p.m.
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Major Panel: New era, new terms - Rethinking data center investment for AI
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Investment & Markets
Speakers
Kelly Morgan
Research Director, Data Centers Services & Infrastructure, 451 Research, S&P Global Energy
Varun Sivaram
Founder & CEO, Emerald AI
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VIP Cocktail Hour
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
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Tech Showcase: Right power, right timescale | FuelCell Energy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Shankar Achanta
Executive Vice President & Chief Product and Technology Officer, FuelCell Energy
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DCD Talks how energy storage drives architecture with Ben Gully | SPOC Energy
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CTO, SPOC Energy
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Cooling Drinks Reception
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
4:00 p.m.
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DCD Talks future-proofing power amid uncertainty with David Skeans | Legrand
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
David Skeans
Senior Vice President of Sales, Legrand
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Tech Showcase: Permanent power plants and mobile fleet strategies for AI | Solaris
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President of Commercial, Power Solutions, Solaris Energy Infrastructure
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Closing Happy Hour
- Open Session
4:30 p.m.
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Major Panel: The other bottleneck - Closing the gap between data centers and global networks
- Main Stage | Golf Clubhouse
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Gil Santaliz
CEO, NJFX
Engineering Director, Connectivity, AFL
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DCD Talks why skilled labor is the real hurdle with Ethan Rejto | Path Robotics
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of Marketing, Path Robotics
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Tech Showcase: Supply-chain discipline for power procurement | PROPWR
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Dave Bosco
Senior Vice President, Commercial and Strategy, PROPWR
5:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Grid-free power, the power behind AI | Langley Holdings
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
VP Sales Americas, Bergen Engines – Langley Power Solutions
