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Speakers

Chris Sharp

Chris Sharp

CTO - Digital Realty

Douglas Fleit

Douglas Fleit

Co-Founder & CEO - American Real Estate Partners

John Sheputis

John Sheputis

President - Infomart Data Centers

​Chris Downie​​

​Chris Downie​​

CEO - Peak 10

Tony Lin

Tony Lin

Director - ​GI Partners

Ken Parent

Ken Parent

CEO - CentralColo

Robert Rockwood

Robert Rockwood

President - Sabey Data Centers

Melvin Greer

Melvin Greer

Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector - Americas - Intel Corporation

Brian Johnston

Brian Johnston

Chief Technology Officer - Data Centers - QTS

Jason Silva

Jason Silva

President & CTO - ByteGrid

Derrick Millard

Derrick Millard

Director, Real Estate & Facilities Management - GEICO

Anthony Bolner

Anthony Bolner

Managing Director & Partner - Stream Data Centers

Jerry Martin

Jerry Martin

Co-Founder & Chief Construction & Engineering Officer - fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)

Matt Palese

Matt Palese

Senior Director - Equinix

Scott Brown

Scott Brown

President - Pixel Factory Data Center

Laurence Pelletier

Laurence Pelletier

CEO & Managing Partner - Experis Data Centers

Howard Horowitz

Howard Horowitz

Managing Principal - Kestrel Venture Partners

Juan Font

Juan Font

VP & General Manager​​,​ Eastern Region - CoreSite​​

Jeff Ivey

Jeff Ivey

General Manager, Data Centers - Corporate Office Properties Trust

Craig McKesson

Craig McKesson

Executive VP, Enterprise Services - T5 Data Centers

Richard Zanatta

Richard Zanatta

Former Director, Communications & Facilities - U.S. House of Representatives

Phillip Sandino

Phillip Sandino

VP, Data Center Operations - RagingWire Data Centers

Phill Lawson-Shanks

Phill Lawson-Shanks

Chief Architect & ​VP, Innovation - EdgeConneX

Bruce Ogden

Bruce Ogden

Regional Director, Hybrid IT Solutions - Level 3 Communications

David Fiedler

David Fiedler

Datacenter Operations, Design & Build Manager - Dropbox

C​hristopher Walsh

C​hristopher Walsh

Director, Data Center & Network Services - INAP

Craig Deering

Craig Deering

Director, Design & Construction - CyrusOne

Erik Egger

Erik Egger

Senior Project Manager, Data Center Operations - Iron Mountain Data Centers

David Caples

David Caples

Channel Development and Partner Ecosystems - Cyxtera Technologies

Robert Faktorow

Robert Faktorow

Vice Chairman - CBRE

Stan Blackwell

Stan Blackwell

Director, Customer Solutions & Strategic Partnerships - Dominion Virginia Power

Garry Connolly​

Garry Connolly​

​Founder & President | Founder & Chairman - Host in Ireland​ | GconnTec

Joerg Desler

Joerg Desler

President - STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc.

Julie Forsht

Julie Forsht

Manager, Eastern Region - Powersmiths International Corp.

Garay "Doc" Goglio

Garay "Doc" Goglio

Senior Account Executive, Mission Critical Data Centers & Industrial - Boland

Mike Herwald

Mike Herwald

Manager​,​ North America​ - Data Center Business Area - Munters Corporation

David Ibarra

David Ibarra

Mission Critical Group Leader - DPR Construction

​John Kolar

​John Kolar

VP, Mission Critical Solutions - Kyoto Cooling

Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson

Founder - GovCloud Network

Jim McEnteggart

Jim McEnteggart

Senior Vice President, Operational Risk Management - Primary Integration Solutions

Jeff Moerdler

Jeff Moerdler

Member - Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

Kevin Olsavsky

Kevin Olsavsky

Principal - Jacobs Buildings & Infrastructure

Buddy Rizer

Buddy Rizer

Executive Director - Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

Stephen Altizer

Stephen Altizer

President - Compu-Dynamics

Matthew Gallagher

Matthew Gallagher

Senior Vice President - JLL

Daniel Gemme

Daniel Gemme

VP & General Manager, Global Critical Facilities Group - Turner Construction Company

Rashad Kawmy

Rashad Kawmy

Director - Leveraged Finance

Miles Loo, Jr.

Miles Loo, Jr.

Executive Managing Director​,​ Valuation & Advisory - Cushman & Wakefield​

Derrick Banks Mashore

Derrick Banks Mashore

Senior Vice President - CBRE

Mehdi Paryavi

Mehdi Paryavi

Chairman - International Data Center Authority (IDCA)

Ross Rebraca

Ross Rebraca

VP, Technology - HITT Contracting, Inc.

MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

  • Registration Opens | Breakfast and Networking

  • Welcome to DICE East 2017!


    A Note From our Host
    Doug Fleit, Co-Founder & CEO, American Real Estate Partners

  • Morning Keynote Address: The State of the Regional, National and International Data Center Market


    Robert Faktorow, Vice Chairman, CBRE

  • Leading the Curve: The Investment and Development Outlook


    Moderator: Miles Loo, Jr., Executive Managing Director​,​ Valuation & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield​
    Matt Palese, Senior Director, Equinix
    Robert Rockwood, President, Sabey Data Centers
    John Sheputis, President, Infomart Data Centers
    Jason Silva, President & CTO, ByteGrid

  • Design Engineering and Construction: New Development and Best Practices


    Moderator: Daniel Gemme, VP & General Manager, Global Critical Facilities Group, Turner Construction Company
    David Fiedler, Datacenter Operations, Design and Build Manager, Dropbox
    David Ibarra, International and Mission Critical Market Leader, DPR Construction
    Jim McEnteggart, Senior VP, Data Center Operations Consulting, Primary Integration Solutions
    ​• Kevin Olsavsky, Principal, Buildings & Infrastructure Americas, Jacobs Global Buildings
    Larry Pelletier, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Experis Data Centers LLC

  • The End User Perspective: Consolidation, Efficiency​ and​ Migration to the Cloud


    Moderator: Mehdi Paryavi, Chairman, International Data Center Authority (IDCA)
    Kevin Jackson, Founder, GovCloud Network | (ISC)2 CCSP Instructor & Technical Fellow, Engility Corporation
    ​• Derrick Millard, Director, Real Estate & Facilities Management, GEICO
    ​• Richard Zanatta, Vice Chairman, Technical Standards Committee at International Data Center Authority (IDCA) & Former Director, Communications & Facilities, U.S. House of Representatives

  • Networking Lunch

  • Lunch and Learn Workshop: The Future of Data Center Cooling


    Moderator: Stephen Altizer, President, Compu-Dynamics
    ​Craig Deering, Director, Design & Construction​,​ CyrusOne
    Mike Herwald​,​ Manager​,​ North America​ - Data Center Business Area, ​Munters Corporation
    ​Phillip Sandino, VP, Data Center Operations, ​​RagingWire Data Centers

  • Data Center Site Selection: Big Picture Strategy, Cost of Land & Power, Economic Incentive and Beyond


    Moderator: Matthew Gallagher, Senior Vice President, JLL
    Stan Blackwell, Director, Customer Solutions & Strategic Partnerships, Dominion Virginia Power
    Scott Brown, President, Pixel Factory, Inc.
    Garry Connolly, Founder ​&​ President, Host in Ireland​ | Founder ​&​ Chairman​, GconnTec
    Erik Egger, Senior Project Manager, Data Center Operations, Iron Mountain Data Centers
    Juan Font, VP & General Manager, Eastern Region, CoreSite
    Buddy Rizer, Executive Director, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

  • Networking Break

  • ​Design Engineering and Construction: Expansions, Retrofits and Upgrades


    ​• Moderator: Ross Rebraca, ​VP, Technology Sector​, HITT Contracting Inc.
    Joerg Desler, President, STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc.
    Julie Forsht, Manager, Eastern Region, Powersmiths International Corp.
    Garay "Doc" Goglio, Senior Account Executive, Mission Critical Data Centers & Industrial, Boland
    Jeff Ivey, General Manager, COPT Data Center Solutions
    John Kolar, VP, Mission Critical Solutions, Kyoto Cooling
    Jerry Martin, Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Chief Construction & Engineering Officer, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)

  • The Cloud Revolution: From Fiber to Cyber


    ​• Moderator: Christopher Walsh, Director, Data Center & Network Services, INAP
    David Caples, Channel Development & Partner Ecosystems, Cyxtera Technologies
    ​• Chris Downie, CEO, Peak 10​
    Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Architect & ​VP, Innovation​, EdgeConneX
    ​• Craig McKesson, Executive VP, Enterprise Services, ​T5 Data Centers
    ​• Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
    Bruce Ogden, Regional Director, Hybrid IT Solutions, Level 3 Communications

  • Networking Break with Snacks

  • ​The Bottom Line: Data Center Capital, ​Financing and ​Investment


    Moderator: Rashad Kawmy, Director, Leveraged Finance, CapitalSource
    Anthony Bolner, Managing Director & Partner, Stream Data Centers
    Howard Horowitz, Managing Principal, Kestrel Venture Partners, LLC
    Tony Lin, Director, GI Partners
    Ken Parent, CEO, CentralColo

  • ​The Future of Technology: ​ Artificial Intelligence (AI)​, Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT)​, Hyperscale Computing​ and Beyond


    Moderator: Derrick Banks Mashore, Senior Vice Preident, CBRE
    Melvin Greer, Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector - Americas, Intel Corporation
    Brian Johnston, CTO, Data Centers, QTS
    Chris Sharp, CTO, Digital Realty Trust

  • DICE East Casino Night!
    Casino Games, Open Bar, and Hors d'Oeuvres!

Event Topics

• Data Center Investment and Capital Markets
• Infrastructure in a Modern, Agile World
• Consolidation Pressure
• Shift to the Cloud
• The Gap Between What the User Wants and What They Settle For
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Software Defined Networking
• Higher Level of Cyber Security
• Construction and Design/Engineering Trends
• Growing Popularity of Colocation
• Fiber Trends and How Connectivity Affects the Marketplace
• Cap Ex Vs. Op Ex
• The Future of IT
• Critical Standards
• Location Selection Tactics
• The Premium Placed on Greener Environments
• Value Proposition of Energy Savings
• Data Security
• Economic and Regulatory Policy
• Public/Private Collaboration
• Exploring The Internet of Things (IoT)
• Big Data
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• New/Upgraded Development Outlook
• Who's Building, Upgrading, and Expanding
• Hyperscale Data Center Model Prepares for Larger Capacity Data Centers

 

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