Connect | Virginia // Major Panel: No easy builds - Navigating cost, speed, and risk in data center construction

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  • Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
  • Data Center Construction
  • Open Session
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Speakers

Liza Kelso

National Business Development Manager - Semiconductor Industry & Digital Data Storage, Endress+Hauser Group

Mark Bidinger

Mark Bidinger

Vice President, Procurement, Design & Construction, Equinix

Sophie Smith

Sophie Smith

Vice President. Estimating & Cost Management, Accenture

Brian Hearst

Global Digital Infrastructure Builders Risk Leader, Aon

Brad Barton

Brad Barton

SVP of Construction Procurement, Applied Digital

Carter Haas

Regional Lead, Permit Operations, Pulley

Dan Swinhoe

Editor in Chief, DCD

The US construction industry is facing an increasingly complex landscape, where speed, cost, resilience, sustainability, and future readiness are all reshaping how projects are planned and delivered. Also, long equipment lead times and labor shortages are compounding these pressures. 

This panel will assess strategies for developers and operators to navigate the current market’s challenges:

  • Managing unpredictable delays and their impact on return on investment
  • Brownfield vs. greenfield: how to repurpose existing buildings effectively
  • Balancing resilience and latency requirements with site selection and design decisions
  • How can we avoid over-engineering in modular design?