Mitch Fonseca leads the global datacenter product management and commercial services teams for Cyxtera, responsible for product pricing and positioning. With over 11 years in IT infrastructure, Fonseca has experience in product management, operations, sales, finance and business development.

Mitch Fonseca leads the global datacenter product management and commercial services teams for Cyxtera, responsible for product pricing and positioning. With over 11 years in IT infrastructure, Fonseca has experience in product management, operations, sales, finance and business development.

Most recently, Fonseca served as Sr Director of Strategy and Operations at General Electric, where he helped develop GE’s long-term datacenter and cloud strategy and headed GE’s datacenter operation teams.

Prior to GE, he joined Digital Realty, through their acquisition of Telx. At Digital Realty, Fonseca served as Director of Global Product Management for Colocation and Services. There he managed Digital Realty’s retail colocation product within North American, Europe and Asia; driving increased profitability to a wholesale datacenter footprint.

Jeff Moerdler is chair of the Haynes Boone Data Center and Digital Infrastructure Practice and a real estate partner in the New York office. He has more than 40 years’ experience in general commercial real estate law. Jeff’s real estate practice includes acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, and borrower’s side financing. Jeff also has a particular focus on real estate challenges facing communications, technology and energy companies, and represents property owners and telecom companies in telecom real estate matters, particularly in data center development, acquisitions, sales, leases, colocation agreements and service level agreements. His clients include both large national companies and smaller, local clients, and includes representation of landlords and tenants in all types of leases; counseling owners and developers in the acquisition, sale, joint venture, development, and renovation of property as well as sale-leaseback transactions; advising lenders and borrowers in commercial loans; and the representation of all parties in real estate litigation. He is actively involved in settling real estate, partnership, and inter-family disputes. He also represents many not-for-profit entities and is active in health care, senior living, and educational real estate.

During the past 35 years, Jeff has developed considerable experience in the intersection of real estate with communications, technology, and energy issues. He has extensive experience representing landlords, tenants, developers, and communications service providers in the leasing, purchase, sale, and financing of data centers, colocation facilities, radio and television broadcast antennas, distributed and in-building wireless systems, rooftop antennas, and fiber-optic transactions as well as the wiring of buildings for broadband communications access. Jeff has also negotiated thousands of data center leases, master services agreements, colocation agreements and service level agreements, rooftop and cellular antenna leases, inside wiring agreements, and antenna tower leases throughout the country – covering over 500 million square feet.

He has also devoted a considerable portion of his practice to power and energy issues related to real estate and other technology matters, including large solar and wind installations, battery storage facilities, and bulk power purchases.

Jeff is a frequent speaker on real estate, data center, and telecom topics around the country. He is Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and on the faculty of the Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute. He regularly speaks as a panelist at data center, digital infrastructure and real estate conference around the United States. In addition, he is regularly quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bisnow, Commercial Property News, Real Estate Weekly, and other publications. He co-authored the first treatise chapter on telecom real law for Powell on Real Property in 1999.

Jeff has previously served in numerous governmental positions, including as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a member of the New York State Banking Board, a member of the New York State Financial Control Board, a member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division of the First Department of the New York State Supreme Court, Assistant to the First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York, and assistant to the Deputy Borough President of the Borough of Manhattan. From 1981 to 1982, Jeff served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles L. Brieant, US District Judge, and later Chief Judge, for the Southern District of New York.

Jeff is also an emergency medical technician on his local volunteer ambulance and President of his local chapter, as well as having served for 8 years on the Board of Trustees of the umbrella organization which is the largest volunteer ambulance service in the United States.

Doug Recker is a seasoned digital infrastructure executive and telecommunications industry

veteran with more than 30 years of experience building, scaling, and operating data center,

fiber, and edge computing platforms across the United States. He currently serves as CEO of

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUOT) and Duos Edge AI, where he leads the

company’s strategy and execution for deploying patented, modular Edge Data Centers that

deliver secure, low-latency compute to underserved and high-growth markets.

At Duos Edge AI, Mr. Recker is responsible for driving the design, deployment, and expansion

of multi-access Edge Data Center infrastructure supporting education, healthcare, carriers,

municipalities, and enterprise customers. Under his leadership, Duos Edge AI has rapidly

expanded its footprint across Texas and into new markets, while introducing differentiated

technology protected by U.S. patents, including the company’s patented modular data center

entryway designed for secure, clean-room-level equipment protection.

Mr. Recker is a repeat entrepreneur with a strong track record of value creation. He founded

Edge Presence in 2017, which was acquired by Ubiquity in 2023, and previously founded Colo5

Data Centers, which was acquired by Cologix, Inc. in 2014. Earlier in his career, he played a

key role in the early development of the fiber and telecom industry, leading and supporting high-

performing sales and operational teams during periods of rapid infrastructure growth. His

leadership and entrepreneurial success have been widely recognized. Mr. Recker has received

multiple industry honors, including the Jacksonville Business Journal’s Ultimate CEO Award,

BizTech Innovations’ Best CEO Award, and inclusion in Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-

growing companies. He was also named to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s "Top 40 Under

40."

A respected industry thought leader, Mr. Recker is a frequent speaker at major

telecommunications, data center, and digital infrastructure conferences, where he shares

insights on edge computing, AI infrastructure, and scalable deployment models. He began his

professional career serving in the United States Marine Corps, an experience that shaped his

leadership philosophy and enduring focus on teamwork, discipline, and execution.

Jeff Uphues is responsible for DC BLOX’s business strategy, mission, and goals guiding the company’s vision of designing, building and operating a network of innovative data centers that bring best-in-class business services to the Edge.

A tireless tech-savvy executive, strategist and cloud services entrepreneur, Jeff has held C-suite leadership positions in organizations ranging in size from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups including Liquid Web, Cbeyond and Bandwidth.com. He is an active board member for several privately held technology software companies and is co-chair of the New Venture Competition for the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta.

Jeff is a graduate of Harvard Business School and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. He lives in Alpharetta, GA with his wife and two girls (who are known as the Three Texas Chix) where he serves as the president of the Jr. Raiders Girls Lacrosse Board.

Patrick with over 31 years of domestic and international Data Center experience. He has held key leadership positions orchestrating complex Information Technology solution builds. His passion is delivering application and infrastructure transformations yielding operational efficiencies and cost recuperation. Patrick has been accountable for program development and execution budgets of $17M - $1.45T. His leadership directed matrixed staff, consultants, architects, and multiple EPC contractors. These programs encompassed infrastructure and construction management delivery of $3.4B in data center green and brown field initiatives. Under his leadership high-performing multi-disciplined engineering teams delivered design build and mission critical transformations beyond 4.2GW+ in capacity across the U.S. and EU. These programs aligned engineering teams with strategic technology roadmaps to meet enterprise, colo and hyperscale market needs. Prior to Introba, Patrick has significant experience as business owner, consultant, and contractor delivering mission critical facilities. He has held Data Center leadership positions as Director of Engineering, VP Program Director, VP Director, Enterprise Principal Architect, VP Infrastructure Services, Senior Officer Operations. His experience and client delivery include Airlines, Automotive, Banking, Defense, Financial Services, Enterprise Technology Sector, Education, Energy/Utilities, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Social media and Retail.

Joseph Rivera, VP Asset Management at Landmark Dividend, is responsible for

developing and implementing strategy for the Landmark Dividend data center portfolio.

He has more than 15 years of commercial real estate experience including Data Center,

Office, Retail, Medical and Industrial properties. During his career, he has overseen the

asset management of portfolios exceeding $2B.

Chandra “CK” Krishnan is a mission-critical infrastructure executive with over two decades of experience leading design, operations, and risk programs for global data center and financial services portfolios, including executive roles at CloudHQ and Fidelity Investments. He has overseen operational readiness, sustainability strategy, and large-scale capital programs across North America and internationally.

As a Managing Partner at ReadyInfra, CK advises emerging data center developers and investors on operational risk, supply chain resilience, and governance frameworks that protect performance from day one. ReadyInfra helps platforms move beyond siloed risk management by aligning development, commissioning, and long-term operations into a cohesive, investment-grade operating model.

Manik Vig is a Program Manager at Google Cloud, specializing in global data center capacity planning and infrastructure deployment. He currently leads large-scale compute server rollouts and fleet optimization to drive predictable resource delivery. With an MS from Georgia Tech and extensive background in operations planning and supply chain, Manik excels at orchestrating high-impact infrastructure delivery and strategy programs.

Ashley Dirou brings more than 18 years of pump and water industry expertise to the rapidly evolving world of digital infrastructure. As an innovator driving Grundfos’ global data center strategy, she sits at the intersection of mechanical systems, sustainability, and missioncritical operations helping the modern digital infrastructure’s engineers, contractors and operators design cooling and district energy solutions that keep the world’s digital backbone running while thinking in the most sustainable ways.

A former Division I athlete, Ashley channels that same competitive energy into accelerating innovation, strengthening strategic partnerships, and elevating performance across regions. Her work focuses on advancing highefficiency pumping technologies, optimizing water and energy use, and supporting the next generation of resilient, scalable data center environments while also being passionate about narrowing the known workforce gaps.

Known for her collaborative style and highimpact approach, Ashley is passionate about bringing stakeholders together to solve complex challenges. She thrives in conversations about digital infrastructure trends, sustainability, and technologies shaping the future of advancing the flow of water.

She believes deeply that there is a possibility in every drop of water and

Delvina is a visionary executive with a proven track record of driving impactful change in the transitional energy space. With a foundation in engineering, Delvina has

successfully steered multiple companies from the startup phase to industry-leading operators.

As a co-leader of Siren Energy, Delvina didn’t just help build a company—she led it to remarkable success, growing it from zero to a $78M acquisition in just 24 months. Her leadership in deploying cutting-edge CNG and hydrogen technologies has reshaped the industry’s approach to reducing carbon emissions, putting her at the forefront of the energy transition.

Delvina’s love for engineering solutions led her to manage $250MM in drilling and

completions operations in the energy sector. She led engineering teams to deliver groundbreaking results, such as designing and executing an 18,544-foot lateral well - three times longer than the industry standard at the time. Through her innovative approach, she consistently has advanced the industry's technological capabilities.

Delvina Uka holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, graduating summa cum laude, and completed the Energy Executive Management Program at Oklahoma State University

Steven (Scott) Worley is a strategic energy executive operating at the intersection of power generation, data center infrastructure, and distributed energy solutions. As Senior Business Development Director at Stabilis Solutions, Inc., he leads growth initiatives focused on behind-the-meter power generation, LNG supply strategies, and large-scale energy infrastructure deployments supporting hyperscale and enterprise data centers across North America.

With deep expertise in energy logistics, fuel strategy, and critical power environments, Scott works directly with developers, operators, utilities, EPC firms, and capital partners to structure multi-year LNG supply agreements and deploy turnkey energy solutions where grid capacity lags load growth. His work centers on solving one of the most urgent challenges in infrastructure today: delivering dispatchable, scalable power amid exponential computing demand.

Scott is known for combining financial rigor with operational execution, aligning supply chain logistics, safety compliance, engineering feasibility, and commercial structuring into cohesive energy strategies. His approach is grounded in reliability, partnership, and long-term value creation for mission-critical environments.

Mike has been a forward-thinking leader in the energy space for over 28 years covering many facets of energy solutions from power generation / CHP, electric and natural gas infrastructure, load response, energy efficiency, and LNG / CNG / RNG solutions. Experience navigating large and small utilities, developers, multinational corporations, military branches, universities, large and small companies creating innovative solutions to meet each project’s specific target and requirements. Mike is responsible for growing Jenbacher North America’s Hydrogen and Natural Gas Generator Market.

Parker Brunelle is the Vice President of Sales for Tidal Time Solutions where he leads revenue growth and sales strategy across the company’s mechanical and electrical divisions. Parker holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Florida State University and has since gained over a decade of experience in the data center industry. Throughout his career, Parker has supported large-scale data center mechanical and electrical projects for leading enterprise and hyperscale clients. He brings a powerful combination of deep technical expertise and commercial leadership to every client and partner engagement.

With 17 years of industry experience, Joseph provides strategic guidance in all stages of data center design at Digital Realty. He is passionate about creating data centers that meet the design demands of current customer needs, but also are “future-proofed” to meet demands that are not yet on data center owners. Prior to his time at DLR, he spent 5 years at Cyxtera providing engineering guidance to the operations staff in the New Jersey/New York region. He began his career at Covalent Consulting and worked a Morrison Hershfield as a design consultant before moving to an end user. Joseph earned his BS in engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007.

David is an experienced public speaker and data center evangelist with over 25 years in

the IT/Data Center industry. He has held a variety of roles, from leading national product

and solution engineering teams to hosting the QTS Experience podcast.

David is passionate about using technology and data for the greater good. He believes

that data centers can help humanity prosper, nurture our planet, and safeguard a future

for upcoming generations. He is committed to fostering a community that brings

together a diverse range of users, thinkers, and implementers of technology for

enriching conversations, shared laughter, and immersive experiences into the inner

workings of our digitally connected world.

David is a visionary who is eager to leverage the far-reaching implications of our

interconnected digital lives. He is a respected industry professional known for his

As Data Center Sales Manager, Andrew brings a technical background and a passion for innovation to Munters Data Center Cooling. After graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Andrew spent the majority of his 14-year HVAC career in engineering roles, before transitioning to a role in Business Development.

Scott Charter has spent over 30 years in the IT industry, including business development roles

with data service providers, as well as co-founding several IT start-ups that were acquired by

larger firms. His current focus includes leading AI enablement sessions with Oracle sales teams

and partners. Simplifying complex technical concepts into plain language is a large part of this

role. Scott holds a JD from University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, and a bachelor’s degree

from Old Dominion University.

With over 30 years of experience in architecture and the past 25 years as a registered architect, Kevin has worked on a diverse range of projects, including urban high-rises, retail, healthcare, multi-family, and significant industrial building types. Kevin’s role at Nucor NIPG is to combine his experience as an architect with his technical knowledge of insulated metal panels to provide unprecedented project support. Kevin can fill several adaptable roles in design assistance, specification development, product research, and installation training, ensuring the smooth management and execution of the design intent.

As EVP of Construction and Development, Robbie is the leader of T5’s Construction Services division, where he sets the overall vision and business strategy. He holds the general contractors license and/or business license for construction activity across the organization. Robbie holds a degree in Construction Management from Western Carolina University.

Liz Lasko is the National Business Development Lead for Ameristar Perimeter Security, an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, where she partners with general contractors, developers, and operators to help protect mission-critical infrastructure, with a strong focus on enterprise and colocation data centers. She enjoys being involved early and staying engaged through delivery, helping teams implement scalable, future-ready perimeter security solutions.

Before joining Ameristar, Liz spent several years in the mission-critical space in project management roles at HITT Contracting and Stream Data Centers, working across both construction and development teams. This hands-on experience allows her to understand projects from the ground up and collaborate easily with all stakeholders.

Liz brings an approachable, relationship-driven style to every conversation and enjoys helping teams think strategically about data center security and long-term site success.

Jake is the Co-Founder of Power and Data Management, LLC (PDM), a development firm that advises clients in building massively modular mission critical projects, and supplies electrical infrastructure including transformers, switchgear, containerized data centers and Battery Energy Storage Systems. PDM’s modular designs support flexible power densities to power standard and HPC systems yet delivers high operating efficiency. He is also the Founder of DC BLOX and Co-Founder of GIGA Data Centers, providers of multi-tenant colocation data centers and network services.

Prior to these ventures, he was Chief Marketing Officer for GE Energy Management ($8B revenue) where he led the development of global strategy and commercialization initiatives, and guided the development of markets and new technology areas such as creating GE’s Critical Power business. In GE Critical Power, he led the business to engage hyperscale-cloud companies with a complete portfolio of electrical equipment, including UPS, switchgear, and containerized critical power systems with automated controls.

Previously, he spent over nine years managing portfolio companies for private equity investors of electrical & electronic manufacturing businesses including Milestek, Pasternack Enterprises, and Magnequench, and saw them successfully brought to sale. He has also held executive leadership roles with Emerson Electric, in which he led Product Management for the Emerson Network Power division (now Vertiv).

Jake received a Bachelor degree in Math and Computer Science from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Atlanta, GA.