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  • 3 Co-located events
  • 150+ Exhibitors showcasing the latest tech
  • 150+ Expert speakers
  • 1,400+ Senior Data Center Professionals
  • Some speakers who participated in the previous edition were:

    Eduardo Loyo

    Eduardo Loyo

    Gerente de Integración e Infraestructura Técnica, Microsoft

    John Hawkins

    Global Cloud Data Center Real Estate Lead, IBM

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    John Hawkins

    Global Cloud Data Center Real Estate Lead, IBM

    John Hawkins is the IBM Global Data Center Strategy and Planning Lead. John brings over 20 years and $3B of leasing experience in the data center and commercial real estate fields. John is best known for his work at Telx, where he was the Director of Global Real Estate & Data Center Expansions. During his years at Telx, John expanded the data center portfolio over seven hundred percent and negotiated over $1B+ in leases, leading to the acquisition of Telx by Digital Realty for $1.9 billion. Prior to Telx, John was Vice President of Real Estate and Data Center Logistics at Exenet Technologies, where he was responsible for the complete ownership of a multi-country facility build-out.  Earlier in his career, John was Vice President of International Operations & Real Estate at The Matlen Silver Group, where he opened operations in India and Trinidad.  

    John earned his Masters of Real Estate at New York University.

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    Carmen Denis

    Carmen Denis

    Presidente, Internet Exchange Services Yucatán

    Juan Pacheco

    Sr. Global Supply Manager, AWS

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    Juan Pacheco

    Sr. Global Supply Manager, AWS

    Juan is an accomplished professional with over 20 years of experience in Sourcing, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management. Currently, he oversees the global supply chain for power distribution infrastructure at AWS Data Centers.

    Prior to joining AWS, Juan spent 18 years in the Telecommunications field in the Americas holding different roles across its Supply Chain.

    He holds an MBA from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.

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    Marta Sánchez

    VP, Secure Power & Datacenter SAM, Schneider Electric

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    Marta Sánchez

    VP, Secure Power & Datacenter SAM, Schneider Electric

    Marta Sanchez es la vicepresidenta de Secure Powery Data Centers para Sudamérica desde abril de 2024. Cuenta con más de 20 años en el sector tecnológico y energético, se ha destacado por identificar las necesidades de los consumidores y las estrategias de crecimiento que requieren las empresas para posicionar los datos como el activo más importante de las compañías.

    Gracias a su visión estratégica, ha destacado por impulsar tecnologías que están transformando el core de los negocios, generando mayor eficiencia y sustentabilidad en los centros de datos; tanto tradicionales como modulares. Una profesional orientada a resultados que busca, a través del trabajo en equipo y de la comunicación asertiva, transformar los ecosistemas tecnológicos con una toma de decisión eficiente e informada. Por su trayectoria en el mercado fue seleccionada para hacer parte del especial Mujeres poderosas de la Revista Forbes (2023) y Mujeres que Inspiran de la Revista C-Level (2023).

    Es ingeniera industrial de la Universidad de los Andes, cuenta con un posgrado en en Marketing de la Universidad de Concordia, una Maestría en Tecnología de la Información de Bond University de Australia y otra maestría en Marketing por la Kellogg School of Management de Northwestern University en Estados Unidos.

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    Esteban Alejandro Villegas Villarreal

    Esteban Alejandro Villegas Villarreal

    Gobernador Constitucional, Estado de Durango

    Amet Novillo Suarez

    Managing Director Mexico, Equinix Mexico

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    Amet Novillo Suarez

    Managing Director Mexico, Equinix Mexico

    Amet Novillo es el Director General para México en EQUINIX. Es responsable de definir la visión estratégica de la compañía para desarrollar el mercado empresarial, ofrecer una sólida red de prospectos, clientes y socios de canal, proporcionar liderazgo de pensamiento para acelerar el crecimiento de nuevos negocios e ingresos, y expandir el papel de EQUINIX como asesores confiables para las empresas y su infraestructura digital en México.

    Amet cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia en entornos empresariales de TI y telecomunicaciones en compañías como Axtel y Alestra, con un alto nivel de compromiso, centrado en el cliente y orientado a la estrategia comercial.

    Novillo es reconocido por su conocimiento de la industria en México, y sus relaciones cercanas y duraderas con clientes corporativos y gubernamentales, operadores, proveedores, socios e instituciones gubernamentales, y verticales de alto crecimiento como las telecomunicaciones.

    Antes de unirse a Equinix (enero 2020), Novillo se desempeñó como Director de Operaciones e Ingeniería en Axtel, en donde se encargó del diseño, implementación y operación de centros de datos, infraestructura de telecomunicaciones, instalaciones, fibra óptica, datos, transmisión y red de voz. Dentro de la misma empresa ocupó distintos puestos de liderazgo.

    Novillo obtuvo el título como Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones por la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara; un Executive MBA (MEDEX) por el IPADE, un MBA con Especialidad en Finanzas por la UANL, así como programas en escuelas como Thunderbird School of Global Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, Berkeley Haas School of Business.

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    Alberto Indacochea

    Alberto Indacochea

    Director de Inteligencia Artificial, IBM

    Salvatore Di Giovanni Vergara

    Jefe de la División de Promoción de Inversiones, InvestChile

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    Salvatore Di Giovanni Vergara

    Jefe de la División de Promoción de Inversiones, InvestChile

    Salvatore Di Giovanni, cuenta con amplia experiencia en negocios internacionales. Actualmente es el Jefe de la División de Promoción de Inversiones de InvestChile, la Agencia de Promoción de la Inversión Extranjera de Chile. Previamente en InvestChile ha estado a cargo de iniciativas de facilitación de inversiones y liderado la práctica de atracción de empresas en el sector de servicios globales y economía digital. Salvatore es Médico Veterinario de la Universidad de Chile, cuenta con un Master en Finanzas Cuantitativas y un Master en Gestión Logística, ambos de la Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad de Sydney. Además cuenta con diplomados en Ingeniería Industrial y Negocios Internacionales.

    Previo a asumir a su experiencia en InvestChile estuvo ligado a cargos de gestión de proyectos de desarrollo económico en distintas regiones de Chile, consultoría empresarial en proyectos de inversión y programas de innovación.

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    Santiago Suinaga

    CEO, Infrastructure Masons

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    Santiago Suinaga

    CEO, Infrastructure Masons

    Santiago Suinaga, Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Masons, is a senior multi-cultural executive in the digital infrastructure industry, with 20 years of international business experience in more than 10 countries across data center design, critical operations, M&A, sales, finance and cost management in high growth markets. He most recently served as CEO of KIO Networks Data Centers.

    Santiago joined iMasons as a member in 2020, has served as an Advisory Council member, and is a founding member of the iMasons Climate Accord. He previously was Mexico’s local chapter leader and a member of the LatinX Member Resource Group.

    Santiago holds a dual MBA degree from the IPADE Business School and the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. Santiago has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Iberoamerican University.

    Santiago’s Industry Certifications include Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) and Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS), C-Net Certified Data Centre Design Professional (CDCDP) and Certified Data Centre Management Professional (CDCMP).

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