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Laura Munoz Becerra is the winner of DCD's Young Mission-Critical Engineer of the Year award.

With a degree in mechanical engineering, Laura joined the highly competitive Meta DEC Gold program, where she discovered her passion and talent for telecommunications. In just a few years, Laura has grown from a talented engineering graduate into a key leader driving innovative solutions at the forefront of Meta’s mission-critical infrastructure, consistently demonstrating ingenuity, innovation, lateral thinking, and calmness under pressure throughout her work.

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George started his first technology publication in 1998, focused on the 'plumbing' of the Internet and has been building and connecting digital infrastructure communities all over the world,

George is fascinated by the sheer scale of the digital infrastructure that is yet to be built, one that will support AI and a new world of accelerated computing; it is 'mission critical' to the future of every industry and every person on the planet and must be done sustainably.

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Tarif is a veteran of over two decades in the data center space, with extensive experience in the design, development, construction, commissioning, deployment, maintenance and operation of data centers.

Prior to joining Flexnode, he was VP of Data Center Infrastructure at NTT Ltd. (Americas), where he deployed ground-breaking technologies in data centers to improve efficiencies and reduce carbon footprints, including the first use of solid oxide fuel cells running on biogas from cow manure to produce electricity at a data center, and the implementation of virtualized cooling, a project that won the Uptime Institute Green Enterprise IT award. Having built a solid core, he now gets his kicks living on the edge.

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Hands on technology executive with over 30 years of leadership in architectural definition, team building, engineering execution, and launch success. Results oriented with a strong track record of execution, incorporating many first to market IP elements. Track record of talent acquisition, development, and retention. Core Competencies: Cultivating innovation, execution planning/steering, tech partner relationships, and customer collaboration.

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Wellington Lordelo is the Global Director of AI and Innovation at Digital Realty, where he drives cutting-edge solutions that help enterprises and service providers harness the power of AI and data-driven strategies for digital transformation. With over 20 years of experience in IT and telecom, Wellington has a proven track record of collaborating globally with Fortune 500 companies on multi-cloud solutions, data center optimization, and enterprise strategy.
He holds the main certifications in Generative AI, Network and has spoken at numerous industry events across the Americas.

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Dr. Varun Sivaram is senior fellow for energy and climate at the Council on Foreign Relations and brings experience as a C-suite executive at two publicly listed companies, as a senior U.S. diplomat, and as a physicist with expertise in clean energy technologies. Dr. Sivaram served as chief strategy and innovation officer at Ørsted, a $25 billion Fortune Global 500 company that is the world’s largest producer of offshore wind energy. His teams executed several billion dollars in clean energy asset acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and structured financing products; developed the company’s strategic approach to build renewable energy across three continents; and launched Ørsted Ventures to invest in next-generation technologies. Earlier in his career, he served as chief technology Officer at ReNew Power, a publicly listed multibillion-dollar company that is India’s largest producer of renewable energy, and as a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Dr. Sivaram served for the first two years of President Joe Biden’s administration in the White House and State Department as the managing director for clean energy and senior advisor to Secretary John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. He created and led the First Movers Coalition, which President Biden called the flagship U.S. public-private partnership on climate. Dr. Sivaram has also served in state and local government as senior advisor to the mayor of Los Angeles and to the governor of New York.

A widely published scientist and innovation scholar, Sivaram has served on the faculty of Columbia University and Georgetown University and was also previously fellow and director of the energy and climate program at the Council on Foreign Relations. His books include Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet, Energizing America: A Roadmap to Launch a National Energy Innovation Mission, and Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems.

TIME Magazine named Sivaram to its TIME 100 Next list of the next hundred most influential people in the world, MIT Technology Review named him one of the top 35 innovators under 35, and the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader. His TED Talk on India's clean energy transition has been viewed more than one million times. Sivaram serves on the boards of the Atlantic Council, the Breakthrough Institute, and Aventurine Partners. A Rhodes and Truman Scholar, he holds a PhD in condensed matter physics from Oxford University, and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.

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Hunter Newby is an American entrepreneur, investor, conservationist, and the owner of Newby Ventures. His primary field of interest has been network infrastructure. As Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Director of Telx, he pioneered the carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Room and the development of carrier hotels and data centers in the United States leading to massive value creation and economic development throughout the Country. Since the sale of Telx, he has been and continues to be a founder, developer and investor in the creation of multiple network-neutral infrastructure businesses all across North America.

Hunter is a recognized authority in the network-neutral interconnection and data center industry. He has served on multiple company boards, is a published author, public speaker and has been quoted in several publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today. Hunter has also been the recipient of numerous awards including being named to the Global Telecoms Business Top 40 Under 40 in 2010.

Mr. Newby earned a B.S. in Communications from Drexel University.

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Dr Daniel Kearney is at the forefront of sustainable AI innovation, and his tenure at Firmus Technologies is marked by pioneering energy-efficient solutions that harmonize technological advancement with environmental stewardship. Daniel's team's commitment to holistic, end-to-end AI systems extends from advanced thermal design to power management, ensuring that the digital future is both robust and eco-conscious.

With a focus on digital technology and technology management, Daniel's expertise lies in creating AI Cloud infrastructures that are not only the world’s most energy-efficient, but also scalable to the evolving demands of global industries. As part of his mission at Firmus, Firmus have set a new industry standard for sustainability from die to data center, positioning them as leaders in the responsible development of cutting-edge AI technology.

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Dan Loosemore is currently CEO at Data Center Dynamics (DCD); helping empower individuals who plan, build, design and operate digital infrastructure to make informed decisions faster. DCD attracts over 15 million views to its publishing sites every year, making it the most read data center publication in the world. It's L&D business trains over 3000 engineers every year and the DCD event series attracts over 20,000 annual attendees. Since 2022, DCD has been part of the InfraXMedia portfolio and is a proud sister-business of Yotta.

Dan has spent 15+ years scaling B2B media, event and subscription-based platforms in technology and software driven industries. He is passionate about the future of B2B technology marketing and sales, supporting the industry's leading solutions providers on their GTM strategies.

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John Hilt is a highly-regarded executive with a distinguished career in data center operations, consulting engineering, and corporate real estate. With a specialized focus on digital infrastructure and critical facility management, he has successfully led large-scale data center construction, operation, and optimization projects. His expertise spans the full spectrum of design, construction management, and space planning, positioning him as a leading figure in the fast-paced, mission-critical world of data centers.

John is highly qualified in client relationship management, portfolio leadership, and performance enhancement, and excels in budgetary planning and team leadership. He has a proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar, fast-tracked programs and high-stakes data center projects that demand precision, scalability, and operational efficiency.

As an innovative problem solver, John is known for his ability to manage large, cross-functional teams, establish and control yearly budgets, and drive critical infrastructure projects to success. He communicates effectively with all stakeholders, including executive leadership, shareholders, clients, integrators, and vendors, ensuring seamless coordination and alignment

John’s relentless drive for excellence ensures a results-oriented, committed approach focused on operational resilience, future-proofing solutions, and sustained growth.

John is a Licensed Professional Engineer that holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and master’s degree in Business Administration from University of Delaware. He is also the recipient of multiple global awards for innovation.

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Phill Lawson-Shanks has more than 25 years of experience identifying new opportunities for further growth of leading data center infrastructure, network architecture, and cloud solutions in the U.S. and abroad. As Chief Innovation Officer at Aligned, Phill is responsible for the management of revenue generation and profitability objectives, as well as championing key innovation, technology, and sustainability strategies aimed at maximizing new business development.

Prior to joining Aligned, Phill served as Chief Innovation Officer at EdgeConneX, where he was instrumental in driving strategies focused on creating the next generation of network edge-based data centers for the digital content ecosystem. Throughout his career, Phill has also served in numerous senior executive-level positions at Virtacore, Alcatel-Lucent, Savvis (now CenturyLink Technology Solutions), and MCI (now Verizon Digital Media Services). He currently holds eight active technology patents and serves on the Board of Directors for Netrality Data Centers as well as the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) Advisory Board.

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Peter Panfil is the Vice President of Global Power at Vertiv. He leads strategic customer development for the Power business and works to apply the latest power and control technology to proven and emerging topologies to provide the availability, scalability and efficiency levels customers demand. A thirty year data center veteran, he has held executive positions including VP Engineering and VP/GM AC Power prior to his current responsibilities. He is a frequent presenter and spokesperson for industry trade shows, conferences and media outlets serving the IT, facilities and engineering industry.

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Mr. Worn has been involved with industry-leading enterprises and clients around the world for over 25 years as an Industrial FMS and ICT Network and Facilities Engineer; with over eight years in Asia, across the Americas and again back on a pan-European level.

Mr. Worn was the Head of Technology Services for Dimension Data UK, where he was also their acting Practice Manager for Data Centres and Intelligent Buildings. Stephen has held senior management roles in Nortel Networks as their EMEA Senior Director of Datacentres, at Japan's Nippon Suisan International, China's National Center for Industry and Technology, as well as with the Center for Special Economic Zones.

Mr. Worn has supported DatacenterDynamics since its first conference as Chief Technical Advisor and Guest Conference Chairman. He is currently CEO of North America, Managing Director of AsiaPacific, as well as Global CTO for Data Center Dynamics. Mr. Worn holds two Masters Degrees. 

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Thomas is the Global Director of Data Center Power Generation at INNIO Jenbacher. He is globally responsible for all customer interactions in the data center industry. In this role he ensures that the data center industry is aware of the benefits of gaseous fueled power generation, which spans from emergency backup, bridging or continuous power solutions, to support the growth and decarbonization goals of the industry. He leads strategic customer developments and support customers from initial technical feasibility assessment of gaseous fueled power generation till final handover of the power generation equipment.

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Brian Gitt leads business development for Oklo, a start-up developing next-generation nuclear technologies to deliver reliable low-cost clean energy 24/7. He spent over two decades building companies in the clean energy industry—first as executive director of a green building trade association, then as CEO of a consulting firm specializing in clean energy. More recently Brian founded UtilityScore, a software start-up that estimated utility costs and savings for 100M+ homes, and he led business development at a hard tech company developing wireless power. He now writes and speaks about the need for energy that’s clean, reliable, and affordable.

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Jason Matteson is a cooling solutions specialist. He has worked in the data center industry for 28 years, currently acting as Global Director of Product Management at nVent in the Data Solutions Group.  

Prior to joining nVent, Jason worked at IBM, Lenovo, Vertiv and most recently Iceotope Technologies. At IBM, he was the principal cooling architect and design engineer for many mission-critical Intel based server programs. At Lenovo, Jason worked in the research and technology lab responsible for identifying and driving disruptive and differentiating technologies. At Vertiv, Jason worked with both the embedded applications and Liebert cooling teams, defining, and driving deeper levels of server integration and deployment offerings. Finally, at Iceotope, Jason was the VP of Solutions Architecture and Director of Product Strategy driving product offerings and customer engagements with new and innovative chassis level liquid cooling technologies.    

In addition to development roles, Jason has, and continues to contribute to several industry consortiums, including ASHRAE and OCP. His roles within ASHRAE TC9.9 include being a current voting member, IT subcommittee member, and previous chair. He is also a contributing and voting member of SPC-127. 

Jason has over 100 U.S. Patents, has authored or co-authored several intellectual-property publications, and has given several presentations about industry power and cooling trends at various technical symposiums and conferences. Jason received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1997. 

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Jacqueline Davis is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute, where she covers the global trends and technologies that underpin critical digital infrastructure. Jacqueline’s background includes environmental monitoring and data interpretation in the environmental compliance and health and safety fields.

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Jerrod Buterbaugh serves as a Principal Engineer in AMD’s Datacenter and Embedded Solutions Group, where he specializes in data center power and cooling infrastructure, with a focus on high-density, liquid-cooled computing systems. Jerrod began his career in the United States Air Force as an Avionics and Electrical Technician before moving into the tech industry. He spent 15 years at IBM, developing expertise in server power systems design and data center power and cooling engineering. Following IBM, Jerrod spent 10 years at Lenovo and was instrumental in advancing cooling technologies and services, particularly in energy efficient facility design and deployment of direct liquid cooled servers. Jerrod joined AMD in 2024 and guides AMD’s data center power and cooling infrastructure strategy and supports industry initiatives around high density, liquid-cooled GPU platforms. Jerrod has 24 patents in power and cooling technology and is a member of Open Compute Project and ASHRAE TC9.9, contributing to industry standards. Jerrod holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.

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Richard Hallahan is based out of Ashburn, Virginia, United States and works at CleanArc Data Centers as Head of Solutions Engineering.

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Dr. Peter de Bock currently serves as Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the US Department of Energy.

At ARPA-E Peter leads and developed the ASCEND and PRE-TRAILS programs to realize a future of sustainable aviation. In addition, Peter developed the COOLERCHIPS program focused on making a transformational leap in efficiency of cooling of Data Centers and manages projects in the areas of ultra-high power density battery systems, hydrogen storage and propulsion, additive manufacturing and power electronics.

Prior to joining ARPA-E, Peter worked at GE Research as Principal Engineer ThermoSciences and platform lead Power-Thermal Mechanical Systems. Peter is the former chair of ASME K-16 committee on Heat Transfer in Electronics equipment, ASME Fellow, AIAA member and holds 50+ patents and publications.

Peter received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and holds MSc degrees from University of Twente in the Netherlands, and University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

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An accomplished, forward-thinking, and goal-oriented data center executive, Michael has over 20 years of expertise leading various high-impacting data center projects and initiatives across industry leaders such as Google and Yahoo.  

An accomplished data center design, construction, and operations executive with an exemplary record of designing and leading best-in-class large scale global data centers for industry leaders such as Google and Yahoo. Recognized for providing innovative mission-critical solutions to facilitate high availability, high performance, and the ability to scale-up and scale-out. Acknowledged for his talent of building teams focused on promoting best practices that drive operational excellence. Robust data analytics and business acumen, coupled with strong analytical skills and drive for results. Ability to identify areas of deficiencies and implement innovative solutions.

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Joe Reele is the Vice President, Datacenter Solution Architects at Schneider Electric,. He is responsible for bringing together the full suite of Schneider Electric products and services. Joe influences and inspires a large team of highly talented professionals to provide cutting edge designs, innovative solutions and operational models for Mission Critical Facilities/Operations.

Joe has an impressive track record of more than 10 years of hands-on experience in strategic planning, business unit development and growth, project development, operations management, and system engineering strategies. He provides strong technical and leadership skills with proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical operational business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions.

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Herb Tracy's experience includes over 30 years of MEP Engineering, Facilities Management, Data Center Design and Management, Alternative Energy - Fuel Cells, Windmills, and Photovoltaic, Power Plant Maintenance and Management - Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and Steam Turbines, Environmental, Health, and Safety Management, and Business Development.

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Trent McCarley is the VP of Strategy at Motivair.

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Dan Loosemore is currently CEO at Data Center Dynamics (DCD); helping empower individuals who plan, build, design and operate digital infrastructure to make informed decisions faster. DCD attracts over 15 million views to its publishing sites every year, making it the most read data center publication in the world. It's L&D business trains over 3000 engineers every year and the DCD event series attracts over 20,000 annual attendees. Since 2022, DCD has been part of the InfraXMedia portfolio and is a proud sister-business of Yotta.

Dan has spent 15+ years scaling B2B media, event and subscription-based platforms in technology and software driven industries. He is passionate about the future of B2B technology marketing and sales, supporting the industry's leading solutions providers on their GTM strategies.

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John Lee is an innovative technology executive focused on operational excellence through driving change. Combining a proven track record for providing outstanding results and building teams with diverse skills to deliver the highest-level of customer service. Core abilities regarding analysis and optimization. Passionate about continuous learning.

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

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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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Executive leader integrating climate and energy sustainability and resiliency RD&D, business and policy strategy, and enterprise technology-enabled process transformation for world-class organizations committed to innovation solutions and operational excellence in environment, energy, ESG and global sustainability leadership for a 21st century climate and economy.

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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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Bryan Decker is an experienced operations and reliability focused professional with a demonstrated history of working in critical industries. Bryan is skilled in Facility Operations, Incident Management, Maintenance Management, Reliability and Organizational Leadership.

Bryan Decker has a deep understanding of critical industries, including manufacturing, energy, and data centers. He is also skilled in a variety of operational disciplines, including facility operations, incident management, maintenance management, and organizational leadership.

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Mr. Worn has been involved with industry-leading enterprises and clients around the world for over 25 years as an Industrial FMS and ICT Network and Facilities Engineer; with over eight years in Asia, across the Americas and again back on a pan-European level.

Mr. Worn was the Head of Technology Services for Dimension Data UK, where he was also their acting Practice Manager for Data Centres and Intelligent Buildings. Stephen has held senior management roles in Nortel Networks as their EMEA Senior Director of Datacentres, at Japan's Nippon Suisan International, China's National Center for Industry and Technology, as well as with the Center for Special Economic Zones.

Mr. Worn has supported DatacenterDynamics since its first conference as Chief Technical Advisor and Guest Conference Chairman. He is currently CEO of North America, Managing Director of AsiaPacific, as well as Global CTO for Data Center Dynamics. Mr. Worn holds two Masters Degrees. 

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Sean Brigandi is an experienced engineering professional with in-depth technical experience, strong management skills, and a thoughtful leadership approach. A leader by example through integrity, accountability, and a risk management mindset.

Sean has thorough knowledge of construction, operations and critical systems best practices; including design, operations, and maintenance of critical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure. He has advanced knowledge of business management principles, capital/operational expenditure plans, cost and energy saving initiatives, and strategic forecasting.

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Jeffrey Zygler is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Active Infrastructure. Mr. Zygler brings more than 15 years of institutional real estate experience, during which he has led the development and acquisition of projects in eleven states exceeding $3 billion in value, including over 13 million square feet of build-to-suit transactions for a leading multinational technology and e-commerce company. 

Prior to founding Active Infrastructure, Mr. Zygler was a Partner at Dermody Properties, a national real estate investment and management company, where he ran the company's National Accounts Group. During his tenure at Dermody, Mr. Zygler sourced and led the development of the largest build-to-suit and speculative development transactions in the company's 60-year  history.  Prior to joining Dermody, Mr. Zygler served as the Vice President of Development for KTR Capital Partners until its sale to Prologis in 2015.

Mr. Zygler is a board member of UJA-Federation Young Wall Street Division, has co-chaired several events for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, and is a member of NAIOP Developing Leaders and NAIOP National Forums – eCommerce II. He holds a B.S. in finance and logistics, transportation and supply chain management from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

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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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Duncan Ng is Vice President Solutions Engineering at Vultr leading Global Technical Go To Market covering Presales, Technical Account Management and Partner Engineering.

His organization is responsible for the full customer journey from working with Partners-Alliances and the Direct sales team on the first discovery call, architecting a solution, rolling out a POC, scaling into production, ongoing technical account management and representing the voice of the customer in establishing the roadmap for new products and features.

Extensive experience working in, selling to and partnering with organizations with global footprints including Hyperscalers, Service Providers, OEMs, Telecoms, and AI market leaders.

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George started his first technology publication in 1998, focused on the 'plumbing' of the Internet and has been building and connecting digital infrastructure communities all over the world,

George is fascinated by the sheer scale of the digital infrastructure that is yet to be built, one that will support AI and a new world of accelerated computing; it is 'mission critical' to the future of every industry and every person on the planet and must be done sustainably.

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Alexander Gitlitz, Vice President, Goldman Sachs specializes in Engineering and Critical Systems Operations (ECSO).

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