Connect | Virginia // Agenda
8:00 a.m.
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Pickleball Tournament
- Open Session
8:30 a.m.
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Badge Collection & DCD Connect | Virginia Open
- Open Session
9:00 a.m.
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Data Center Facility Management Masterclass
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Welcome Panel: Under pressure - Rethinking data center infrastructure for the AI era
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Frank Scalzo
VP Site Selection North America, Vantage Data Centers
Susan Mcleod
VP, Business Development, Data Centers, Hitachi Energy
VP of AI Infrastructure, Oracle
Nishi Kapoor
Director, Global Program Management, Data Centers, Microsoft
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
9:30 a.m.
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Energy Summit Keynote: The legacy we build - Creating lasting value beyond data center buildout
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Executive Director – Strategy and Product Planning – Power Systems, Cummins
10:00 a.m.
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Energy Usage Impact (EUI): New holistic metrics for AI data centers - A discussion with The Green Grid
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Research Scientist, IBM Research
CTO & Founder, NAAT & Co-Chair of the Data Center Energy Effectiveness Workgroup, The Green Grid
Manager, Environmental, Energy & Climate Programs IBM, Chief Sustainability Office, IBM
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Debate: After the grid - Are operators ready for the power challenges that come after access?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
President & Chief Innovation Officer, EPC Power Corp
Ehsan Mir
Principal Reliability Engineer, Data Center Engineering, AWS
Vice President, Industrial Sales and Service, Volvo Penta
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
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Debate: Should we trust AI to run our data center operations?
- Amphitheater | Conference Wing
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Mike Parks
CEO, MCIM
Neila Wilson
Director, Data Center Engineering & Operations - East, Visa
Jeff Wabik
CTO, DC BLOX
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
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DCD Talks building robust engineering talent at scale with Edward Macdonald | Arcadis
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Asset Strategy and Transformation Lead, Arcadis
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Debate: Does sustainable infrastructure cost too much to scale?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President, Engineering, Prime Data Centers
Managing Partner, 98six Redevelopment Partners
Director Data Center Canada, WSP
Director, Climate and Decarbonization, JLL
Director, Consulting, STL Partners
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Debate: Air, liquid, or hybrid - Which strategy wins when workloads explode?
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Innovation, Tensorwave
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Independent
PE, CxA, ATD, Mechanical Engineer, Black & Veatch
Vice President - Center for Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions (CALCS), Trane Technologies
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
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Panel: United we stand - Unlocking collaboration across the data center ecosystem
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director Energy Americas, Ramboll
Steven Carlini
Chief Advocate AI and Data Center, Schneider Electric
SVP Design & Engineering, AREP and Powerhouse Data Centers
Senior Director Procurement and Off-Site Construction, Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
10:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Improving time to weathertight | Kingspan Insulated Panels
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Aaron Adams
National Sales Director, Kingspan Insulated Panels
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks 360° power stability in the age of AI data centers with Alpesh Saraiya | GE Vernova
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Executive Data Center Solution Leader, GE Vernova
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
10:45 a.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
11:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: The rise of the intelligent jobsite | TrueLook
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer , TrueLook
Chief Sales Officer , TrueLook
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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Panel: Beyond the megawatts - Power diplomacy, transparency, and the social license to operate
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Marketing and Product Officer, EdgeConneX
Preston Grisham
Vice President of Policy & External Affairs, Cologix
Solutions Architect, Mission Critical, Albireo Energy
Jarrid Green
Director, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
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DCD Talks rethinking O&M with Mike Byrnes | Veolia
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President, Veolia
Tom Liddy
Global Sales Director, DCD>Academy
11:15 a.m.
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Debate: Will AI inference finally make edge mainstream?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Edge Infra & Inference
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Alpha Compute
Scott Charter
Head of Data Center GTM, Physical Superintelligence
Jonathan Schroth
Senior Analyst, Market & Competitive Intelligence, Cologix
Zachary Carpenter
Scale-Up Solutions Innovations Manager, Corning
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Debate: Bridging the gap - Can the industry close the gap between power demand and grid supply?
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Lee Ye
Vice President, Data Center Power Procurement, Prologis
Stan Blackwell
Director - Data Center Practice, Dominion Energy
Executive Vice President Industry Relations, CoVolt Power
Partner, ASG Team
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
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Debate: Who wins the capacity race when delivery takes years?
- Amphitheater | Conference Wing
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Jasmeet Singh
Senior Data Center Design Manager, AWS
Ken Sullivan
Founder & CEO, BayCompute
Chante Harris
Managing Partner, Eunoia Group
VP, National Accounts and Digital Economy, Constellation
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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Debate: Beyond Ashburn - Does Virginia still have room to grow?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Kaitlyn Bencosme
Principal, Virginia Practice Lead, Air and Climate, Ramboll
John Temple
Director of Engineering and Permitting, Hanwha Data Centers
COO, CPG
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
11:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: The AI connectivity readiness gap | VIAVI
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Business Development Manager, VIAVI Solutions
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks rethinking data center operations for the AI era with Satyan Abraham | NEXUS AIDC
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Nexus AIDC
Tom Liddy
Global Sales Director, DCD>Academy
12:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Harmonic mitigation strategies for powering reliability | MTE
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Engineering, MTE Corporation
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks how HD/AC will revolutionize the industry with Daren Shumate | Shumate Engineering
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO & Founder, Shumate Engineering
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
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DCD Talks what it takes to plug AI into the grid with Adam Kabulski and Dax Kepshire | On.Energy
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Adam Kabulski
Chief Growth Officer, EPC Power
Dax Kepshire
COO, ON.energy
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
12:30 p.m.
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The Future of Cooling Welcome Lunch
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
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iM Women Welcome Lunch
- Invite-only Session
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Power & Energy Welcome Lunch
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Invite-only Session
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Construction Welcome Lunch
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
12:45 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
- Open Session
1:45 p.m.
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Panel: Speed-to-power for AI factories - Rewriting the infrastructure playbook for GW-scale delivery
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Principal Electrical Design Engineer, NVIDIA
VP, Emerging Segments & Intelligence, Fluence Energy
VP Business Solutions, Siemens
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
2:00 p.m.
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Debate: Can data centers ever earn back public trust?
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Alex Rakow
Director of Sustainability, Data Centers, Schneider Electric
Ryan O'Neill
Associate Director, United States Green Building Council
Senior Director, Energy & Data Center Solutions, ICF
Melissa Farney
Education Committee Chair, Nomad Futurist
Aaron Ruffin
VP, Land Development & Community, Harbor Compute
Ronita Wade
Executive Director, Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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Debate: Can the connectivity ecosystem thrive without telcos at its core?
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Greg Pierce
Senior Manager Product Development and Technical Resources, Sumitomo Electric
Founder & CEO, Sloka Partners
Hunter Newby
Owner, Newby Ventures
Wil Tirado
VP, Global Connectivity Strategy, EdgeConneX
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
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Debate: Are storage and networking AI densification's hidden bottlenecks?
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Jonmichael Hands
CEO, FarmGPU
Harsha Bojja
AI Platform Architect, Google
Shubhankar Shilpi
SVP, Senior Director Software Engineering- Enterprise Payments & Wholesale Technology, Truist
Chief AI & Growth Officer, BluSky AI Factories
AI Infrastructure Architect, QumulusAI
Rahul Kar
Founder & CEO, Hammerhead AI
CEO, Solutional
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Debate: Is AI investment running ahead of reality?
- Amphitheater | Conference Wing
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Lawrence Vo
Vice President M&A, Csquare
COO, CleanArc Data Centers
Brian Cullen
CEO, Vico Infrastructure
Kiersten Hileman
Vice President of Partnerships, Available Infrastructure
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks community-compatible data centers with Emmanuel Levy | Phinergy
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO , Phinergy
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics
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Tech Showcase: Turning wasted heat into power | Turboden
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Heat Recovery – Senior Consultant, Turboden
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
2:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks nuclear’s role in unlocking data center growth with Brian Gitt | Oklo
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
SVP, Head of Business Development, Oklo
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
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Tech Showcase: Inside AI-powered optimization with etaONE | Etalytics
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Niklas Panten
Co-Founder and CEO, Etalytics
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
2:45 p.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
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Debate: Behind-the-meter spotlight - Are data centers becoming the new utility?
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Thomas Seeber
Managing Director – Data Center Power Solutions, INNIO Group
Dax Kepshire
COO, ON.energy
Head of Power Systems, SPOC Energy
Gary Hill
President & CEO, DVL Group
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
3:15 p.m.
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Design, Build & Operate 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
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Power & Sustainability 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
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Data Center Cooling 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
3:30 p.m.
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Fireside Chat: The regulatory arena - Navigating fragmented power development policies
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Danovo Energy Solutions
Sr Director, Energy Strategy, Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
4:00 p.m.
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Fireside chat: SMRs and nuclear - too far from reality?
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Mark Gusakov
CEO, The Digital infrastructure Alliance
Chief Technology Officer, Nuclear Science & Technology, Idaho National Laboratory
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
4:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks where solid-state transformers fit in the AI power stack with Jake Ring | PDM
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Power Data Management (PDM)
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Explore the Floor
- Open Session
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Tech Showcase: Fueling data center resilience | Musket Corporation
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Originator, Musket Corporation
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
5:00 p.m.
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Keynote Panel: Reality check - The state of AI infrastructure in 2026
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Bryant Farland
CEO, Edged US
Vice President, Data Center Services, Tetra Tech
Simrit Dhinsa
VP Capital Markets, Galaxy
Innovation Director, Trane Technologies
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
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DCD Talks accelerating speed-to-market with Stephen McAfee | Viega
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development DCMC, Viega
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
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Tech Showcase: The data center is evolving - Is fire protection keeping up? | Marioff
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, Data Centers AMER, Marioff
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
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Debate: Is the AI infrastructure boom investment in energy in disguise?
- Energy Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Justin Jordan
Head of Data Center Growth & Development, Galaxy
Rachel Rosenfeld
Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Richard Choe
Executive Director, Equity Research , JP Morgan
5:15 p.m.
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Executive roundtable: Earning the right to build - A community action plan for responsible data center growth
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
5:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks designing sustainably for an uncertain future with Allison Scott | Autodesk
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Open Session
Speakers
Allison Scott
Senior Director, Sustainability Growth & Engagement, Autodesk
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Integrated water infrastructure for mission critical | Vessco Water
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Open Session
Speakers
Founder and President, Santa Fe Water Systems, a Vessco Water Company
Sarah Zilonis
Senior Content Director, Yotta
6:15 p.m.
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Icebreaker Party
- Open Session
6:30 p.m.
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VIP Private Dinner
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
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VIP Private Dinner
- Invite-only Session
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7:00 a.m.
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Wake-Up 5k Run & 2.5k Walk & Talk
- Open Session
8:00 a.m.
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Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast
- Open Session
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Badge Collection
- Open Session
9:00 a.m.
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Fundamentals of cooling breakfast
- Faulkner | Conference Wing
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, PE, SPX Technologies
Aaron Whited
Applications Engineer, SPX Technologies
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Major Panel: Power plays - Surviving the new energy constraints
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
John Bates
EVP, Power & Development, Prime Data Centers
VP Energy Infrastructure & Grid Development, Lambda AI
Chief of Energy and Infrastructure, Silicon Foundation
Jeremy Bruce
CEO, Saga Energy
Vice President of Business Development, FlexGen
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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Panel: Building for uncertainty - Future-proofing data centers in the age of AI
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Stuart Lawrence
SVP AI Innovation, Stream Data Centers
Sweta Dutta
Construction Program Lead, AWS
Chief Design Officer, Sabey Corporation
Head of Global Data Center & Energy Management, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
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DCD Talks power grid readiness vs hyperscale demand with Nedra Hurley | Southwire
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Nedra Hurley
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Southwire
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Prefabricated modular liquid-cooled data centers | BEEHE
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
International Sales Engineer, BEEHE
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
9:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks the gaps in your data center monitoring with Nicholas Barrowclough | AKCP
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
President, AKCP
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
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Tech Showcase: The cost of getting liquid cooling wrong | Ecolab
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Open Session
Speakers
AVP of Business Development & Data Center Engineering, Ecolab
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
10:00 a.m.
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DCD Talks rethinking data center infrastructure for the AI era with Nolan Polley | Honeywell
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Nolan Polley
Director, Strategic Accounts, Honeywell
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
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Tech Showcase: CDU 2.X - More than headline megawatts | LiquidStack
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President - Center for Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions (CALCS), Trane Technologies
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Major Panel: Can sustainable growth survive the AI gold rush?
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Managing Director, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
Global Head of Sustainability, STACK Infrastructure
Ryshelle McCadney
SVP - Environmental & Social Risk Management, Citi
Director, Business Development, North Region, Wärtsilä Energy
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
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Panel: From the ground up - Closing the gap between construction and operations
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Construction Executive, Sherwin-Williams Construction Solutions
Head of Systems Modeling and Simulation, AWS
VP, QuEST Forum, TIA
Krystyna Witt
VP Solutions Engineering & Implementation, Prime Data Centers
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
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Student Workshop
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
10:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks the fastest megawatt is already built with Surya Swamy | HammerheadAI
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Product strategy, Hammerhead AI
Tom Liddy
Global Sales Director, DCD>Academy
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Tech Showcase: Power without the wait | Aggreko
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Sales Manager Data Centers - North America, Aggreko
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
11:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Powering what’s next | EPC Power
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
President & Chief Innovation Officer, EPC Power Corp
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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DCD Talks navigating the 25 GW buildout with Sean Farney | JLL
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Data Center Strategy, JLL
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Debate: Modular construction - Transformative shift or temporary hype?
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Valerie Crafton
Chief Revenue Officer, Mod42
SR VP, Duos Technologies Group
Head of Data Center Development, Radiant
Meloni Boatswain
Director, Data Center Infrastructure Delivery, Oracle
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
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Major Panel: Right tool, right rack - Building a smarter cooling strategy
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Market Leader - Americas Data Center, BAC
Staff Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Google
Akshay Viradiya
Senior Staff Data Center Engineer, LinkedIn
Sebastian Araya
Lead Data Center Engineer, Data Center Architecture and Engineering Team, Salesforce
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
11:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks the utility model advantage with Phil Fischer | Black & Veatch
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Data Center Client Executive, Black & Veatch
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Tech Showcase: Modernizing power infrastructure beyond mission-critical | DVL
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Cole Bevan
Sales Engineer, DVL Group
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
11:45 a.m.
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Construction Summit: Debate Debrief
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
12:00 p.m.
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Networks & Connectivity Hosted Lunch
- Conant | Conference Wing
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Invite-only Session
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Workforce Development Hosted Lunch
- Management & Operations
- Invite-only Session
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The Future of Cooling Hosted Lunch
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Matt Kightlinger
Vice President of Commercial Sales, Data Centers, Johnson Controls
Charles Casey
Account Executive, Johnson Controls
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Data Center Construction Hosted Lunch
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
12:15 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
- Open Session
1:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks understanding mission critical water infrastructure with Alex Green and Nolan Foran | Watts Water Technologies
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Sales Mega Projects, Watts Water Technologies
National Sales Manager - OEM Channel , Watts Water Technologies
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Building a reality capture program - owner's view | DroneDeploy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Growth Operations Manager, DroneDeploy
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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Executive briefing and winery experience: Preparing data centers for the AI Era: Building resilient, high-performance and sustainable operations with AI-powered services
- Management & Operations
Speakers
Global Head of One Services, Schneider Electric
Steven Carlini
Chief Advocate AI and Data Center, Schneider Electric
US Services Strategic Accounts Director, Schneider Electric
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Major Panel: No easy builds - Navigating cost, speed, and risk in data center construction
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
National Business Development Manager - Semiconductor Industry & Digital Data Storage, Endress+Hauser Group
Mark Bidinger
Vice President, Procurement, Design & Construction, Equinix
Sophie Smith
Vice President. Estimating & Cost Management, Accenture
Global Digital Infrastructure Builders Risk Leader, Aon
Brad Barton
SVP of Construction Procurement, Applied Digital
Regional Lead, Permit Operations, Pulley
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
2:00 p.m.
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Analyst Briefing: DCD Intelligence & AFRY
- Amphitheater | Conference Wing
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Richard Payne
Head of Data Centre Consulting, AFRY
Emily Neill
Managing Director - DCD Intelligence, DCD
Head of Customer Strategy and Insight, DCD Intelligence
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Tech Showcase: Connecting data into operational confidence | S.A.S. Transition
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, S.A.S Transition
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks integrating demand in synergistic microgrids with Shiv Mani
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Analyst*, Independent Participant
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD Talks cooling as critical resilience infrastructure with Aaron Harkness | Stulz
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Aaron Harkness
Technical Business Development Manager, STULZ
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
2:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Distributed pumping & modular cooling systems | Grundfos
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Liam McDermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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DCD Talks building cooling around live workloads with Joe Capes | LiquidStack
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President - Center for Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions (CALCS), Trane Technologies
Tom Liddy
Global Sales Director, DCD>Academy
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Major Panel: Bridging IT and OT - One strategy, no weak links
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Managing Director, Ramaley Group
VP & Chief Security Officer, PJM
Andy Linn
Senior Vice President, Fleet Data Centers
Senior Data Center Controls Engineer, Google
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
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DCD Talks shortcutting time-to-availability for distributed edge AI with Alex Reznik | EVT
- Construction Summit | Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Open Session
Speakers
Principal Architect, EVT
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics
3:00 p.m.
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DCD Talks data center heat rejection training with Michael Anderson | SPX
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Business Development Manager, PE, SPX Technologies
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Engineering batteries as integrated power infrastructure | MPI Energy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President of Critical Power Solutions, MPI Energy
Michael Sirard
CTO , MPI Energy
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
3:30 p.m.
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VIP Cocktail Hour
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
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Major Panel: New era, new terms - Rethinking data center investment for AI
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Investment & Markets
Speakers
Kelly Morgan
Research Director, Data Centers Services & Infrastructure, 451 Research, S&P Global Energy
Varun Sivaram
Founder & CEO, Emerald AI
MD, Decarbonization Partners, a BlackRock & Temasek JV
Rohan Vohra
Director of Capital Markets, Tensorwave
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Right power, right timescale | FuelCell Energy
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Shankar Achanta
Executive Vice President & Chief Product and Technology Officer, FuelCell Energy
Elsa Fucile
Portfolio Director - North America, DCD
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DCD Talks how energy storage drives architecture with Ben Gully | SPOC Energy
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CTO, SPOC Energy
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
4:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Permanent power plants and mobile fleet strategies for AI | Solaris
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Vice President of Commercial, Power Solutions, Solaris Energy Infrastructure
Elsa Fucile
Portfolio Director - North America, DCD
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Closing Happy Hour
- Open Session
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DCD Talks future-proofing power amid uncertainty | Legrand
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Barney Dixon
Senior Manager, Insights and Reports, DCD
4:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks why skilled labor is the real hurdle with Ethan Rejto | Path Robotics
- Talks Stage | Terrace Ballroom
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of Marketing, Path Robotics
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Major Panel: The other bottleneck - Closing the gap between data centers and global networks
- Main Stage | Clubhouse Ballroom
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Former VP Construction, Independent Participant
CEO, IG Group
Tom DePaolantonio
Verizon National Strategic Account Manager, AFL
Matthew Stansberry
SVP of Content, Yotta
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Tech Showcase: Supply-chain discipline for power procurement | PROPWR
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Dave Bosco
Senior Vice President, Commercial and Strategy, PROPWR
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
5:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Grid-free power, the power behind AI | Langley Holdings
- Showcase Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom Foyer
- Energy & Sustainability
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
VP Sales Americas, Bergen Engines – Langley Power Solutions
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
