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Connect | New York // Major Panel: The sustainability imperative - Safeguarding data centers in an uncertain future

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  • Main Stage
  • Energy & Sustainability
  • Open Session

Speakers

Alise Porto

SVP of Energy and Sustainability, Switch

Alise Porto

Alise Porto

SVP of Energy and Sustainability, Switch

Alise Porto joined the Switch team in 2015 and has held several key senior management roles, currently serving as SVP of Energy and Sustainability. As an invaluable member of the Sustainability Team, she is responsible for the oversight of Switch’s environmental, social and governance initiatives (ESG), and is responsible for implementing sustainable energy and resource management strategies that align with the company’s overall policies and goals of being environmentally and socially sustainable, in partnership with the Policy team.

In addition, she leads Switch’s energy procurement strategy, and energy resources, including Switch’s retail electric provider activities in Texas and various resource management initiatives. She similarly leads the development and execution of special projects associated with business development and innovative sustainable water resource management.

Alise also co-leads the Switch Newsroom team that is responsible for public relations, corporate communications and corporate events and represents the companies interests at the Nevada Legislature.

Alise received her degree from University of Nevada Las Vegas and completed the University of California Berkeley Sustainable Capitalism & ESG program.

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Alex Dickins

Head of Broadcasts, DatacenterDynamics

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Alex Dickins

Head of Broadcasts, DatacenterDynamics

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Dan Consie is the Sr. VP, Portfolio Management of CAMS

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Jordan Milman

Chairman and CEO, Archer Datacenters

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Jordan Milman is the Chairman and CEO of Archer Datacenters, wholesale colocation datacenter development powered by 100% renewable energy.

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Jim Davis

Principal, Sustainability & Resilience Strategy, Ramboll

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Jim Davis

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Eric Gertsman

Director, Technology Sustainability, Salesforce

Eric Gertsman

Eric Gertsman

Director, Technology Sustainability, Salesforce

Eric is a high-energy innovator and implementer. He has worked with clients in multiple sectors to transform business problems into actionable strategies, wearing multiple hats to achieve goals: strategy development, program and project management, marketing and business development, data analysis, change management, process optimization, writing, research, and more. In addition to energy management and sustainability, Eric has worked extensively in the technology and consumer industries.

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How do you plan for the future in an era of uncertainty? With increasing scrutiny on energy use, emissions, and resources, data centers face a never-ending task of balancing performance & sustainability, in a world where nothing stands still for long.

How will the USA’s second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord impact the sustainability landscape? Extreme weather is here, and New York City's $119 billion sea wall is a stark reminder of the risks ahead. This panel tackles two intertwined challenges: how data centers can achieve both sustainability and resilience within their own space, and look at how they can navigate changing regulations and dwindling resources. The urgency is clear.

  • Situational severity: What lessons were learned from previous extreme weather events?
  • Future-proofing: Strategies for site selection, design, and risk mitigation in flood-prone and storm-impacted regions
  • Holistic sustainability: Addressing resource use, emissions, and the environmental and social impact of expanding data center footprints.