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Raymond Parpart

Raymond Parpart

Director, Data Center Strategy & Operations

University of Chicago

Ben Green
Moderator

Ben Green

VP, Network, Channel & Enterprise (Central Region)

CoreSite

Andy Balazs

Andy Balazs

Manager, Data Centers & Disaster Recovery

University Hospitals

Adam Knobloch
Emcee

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Edward Dryer

Edward Dryer

Senior Technology Strategist

Steadfast

Ben Green

Moderator

CoreSite

Ben Green is a 20-year telecom industry veteran, with 12 years of experience at Qwest and Level 3, and over 8 years at CoreSite. Ben runs the Network, Channel and Central regions for CoreSite and is based out of the Denver headquarters.

Adam Knobloch

Emcee

Bisnow

Adam Knobloch has been involved in the commercial real estate event and media space since 2010, having held roles in sales, account management, production and coordination. He joined Bisnow Media as the Global Director of Data Centers after having led event sales and strategy efforts in the CRE space for nearly a decade. Since 2012, he has found a significant passion for the data center and technology sectors, while building an international network of active followers across numerous asset classes in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. In his current role, Adam oversees Bisnow Media's event and sponsored media strategy for the data center sector, having expanded its Datacenter Investment Conference & Expo (DICE) Series event offerings to more than 15 markets, with an international presence in the UK and Canada.

He previously held a board member role on the Telecom Exchange (TEX) Advisory Board, collaborating on content, speaker recommendations and event strategy. Additionally, he has made a point of promoting local and national organizations with a focus on STEM education and advancing the next generation into the technology sector through support, collaboration and ambassadorship. Notable organizations include the Nomad Futurist Academy, Infrastructure Masons, H5 Data Centers' STEM Fest and local chapters of both 7X24 Exchange and AFCOM.

In his personal life, Adam is a musician, having toured the east coast as the drummer of The Gantry. He was a frequent member of the NYC folk/indie rock music scene and is currently the drummer for A.M. County.

Adam holds a Bachelor's Degree of Business Administration from American University's Kogod School of Business, with a focus on Marketing and Public Relations.

Edward Dryer

Senior Technology Strategist

Steadfast

With over 20 years of experience in the technology world, Ed’s specialty is turning the 'impossible' into 'the new standard'. When he's not building solutions for you and your clients, he spends his time geeking out over games of all types and teaching his three kids the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek.

Summary

  1. How has multi-cloud taken hold in Midwest markets? How does that compare to markets across the U.S?

  2. How has the increase in virtual and digital interactions for healthcare and higher education institutions expanded cloud usage and infrastructure changes?

  3. What challenges and expansion strategies are unique to the Midwest region?

  4. What is the best way to navigate deploying and managing increasingly complex multi-cloud strategies today? How does deployment differ by the industry?

  5. What are the advantages of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud systems, and where have they been successful?