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Every industry has its champions, thought leaders, and pioneers who will be revered for their achievements for years to come.

The previous winners of this Award are all distinguished by their extensive service to the data center industry through publication, education, developing innovation, and active involvement with the data center community globally.

Each previous winner of this Award has in some way changed the way in which the industry looks at key challenges or key opportunities and through that process changed the way we look at ourselves.

The winner of this award is selected by a specially convened panel of judges. There are no finalists.

Please note - we do not accept entries for this category, the winner is decided by a specially convened group of judges. If however you have an individual for the judging panel to consider, please email [email protected]

Previous winners include

Lex Coors
Lex Coors

Emma Fryer
Emma Fryer

Peter Gross
Peter Gross

Ian Bitterlin
Ian Bitterlin

Lee Kirby
Lee Kirby

Dean Nelson
Dean Nelson

Andrew Jay
Andrew Jay

Don Beaty
Don Beaty

Gary Cook
Gary Cook

Peter M. Curtis
Peter M. Curtis

Roger Schmidt
Roger Schmidt

Bill Angle
Bill Angle

Christian Belady
Christian Belady

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