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Jon Pettitt

CEO, Excool

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Jon Pettitt

CEO, Excool

Jon Pettitt is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded business leader within the data center Industry. Jon has over 15 years of extensive knowledge of HVAC projects for data centers and critical facilities. His background includes 11 years as Vice President of data center for EMEA & APAC for Munters and 14 years at York International and Johnson Controls.

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Marco Zaghi

Director Business Development and Finance – EMEA, GEMATEG

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Marco Zaghi

Director Business Development and Finance – EMEA, GEMATEG

Marco Zaghi drives GemaTEG’s commercial strategy in EMEA, managing business opportunities and fostering client relationships. With a background in Chip Design and Business Administration and VC, he bridges technology and business, ensuring alignment between customer needs and product development.

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Liam McDermott

Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos

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Liam McDermott

Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos

Liam has worked in technical sales management roles for Grundfos for over thirty years, gaining experience and expertise in technical pumping solutions coupled with a thorough understanding of customers’ needs and pain points. He supports Grundfos’s data center customers in developing sustainable pumping solutions, matching Grundfos innovation and technical solutions with their customers' needs.

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Adam Abubakar

Filtration Solution Architect, Cool Filtration

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Adam Abubakar

Filtration Solution Architect, Cool Filtration

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Jim Marsh

Key Accounts Manager, Munters

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Jim Marsh

Key Accounts Manager, Munters

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Barry Fellman

Senior Solutions Architect, JetCool

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Barry Fellman

Senior Solutions Architect, JetCool

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Dave Meadows

Director of Technology, STULZ

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Dave Meadows

Director of Technology, STULZ

Dave Meadows is the Director of Technology at STULZ USA. He has over 20 years of experience in mission critical technologies and participates in numerous committees and panels throughout the year. Dave has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is also a graduate of the United States Navy Nuclear Power School. Dave is a voting member on these ASHRAE committees: 1. ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9: “Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment”. 2. ASHRAE SSPC 90.4: “Energy Standard for Data Centers”. 3. ASHRAE SPC 127: “Method of Testing for Rating Computer and Data Processing Room Unitary Air Conditioners”.

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Gordon Johnson

Subzero Engineering

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Gordon Johnson

Subzero Engineering

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Brian McNevin

General Manager - North America, TTK UK

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Brian McNevin

General Manager - North America, TTK UK

As a results-oriented Business Leader and Team Builder with over 12 years of experience in data center and commercial project deployments, Brian has a strong background to deliver complex infrastructure and is passionate for advancing liquid cooling technologies to enhance data center efficiencies and performance.

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Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, DDC Solutions, DDC

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Chris Orlando

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, DDC Solutions, DDC

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Welcome to the DCD 5x5 pitch session; where innovation meets precision!

Each of our partners has 5 minutes and 5 slides to deliver their boldest ideas and game-changing solutions. Fast-paced and impactful, this is the place where the future of digital infrastructure takes shape.

  • Optimizing liquid cooling reliability: The hidden impact of filtration efficiency | Cool Filtration
  • Balancing legacy IT with high-density cooling solutions | DDC
  • The CDU dilemma: Navigating uncertain demands | Excool
  • Synopsis: CDU specifications and client demands are fragmented, creating uncertainty in data centre cooling strategies. Learn practical steps to simplify decisions and prepare your infrastructure for an evolving market
  • GemaTEG’s approach in revolutionizing data center thermal management | GEMATEG
  • Pumps are the heartbeat of a data center's cooling system. They can also be the brains | Grundfos
  • Maximize efficiency and compute per floor tile with self-contained liquid cooling | JetCool
  • A comparison of liquid cooling system designs and equipment options | Munters
  • Challenging the widespread criticism of water use in data centers and why a balanced approach to both water and power consumption is the smart choice for 2025 | STULZ
  • A new cold & hot aisle containment product - Introducing Composite AisleFrame | SubZero Engineering
  • Smart leak detection for liquid & air-cooled data centers | TTK

These pitches will occur on the Show Floor, Main Stage on Day 1, followed by our dedicated 'Explore the Floor' session - your chance to connect with the speakers and dive deeper into the pitches that grabbed your attention!