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Adam Knobloch
Emcee

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Rick Waddle

Rick Waddle

Senior VP, Construction & Development

STACK Infrastructure

Cody Richey

Cody Richey

Manager, Construction

Data Foundry

Tim Gainey
Moderator

Tim Gainey

Director, Commercial Applications

Tindall Corporation

John Diamond

John Diamond

VP, Engineering

Evoque Data Center Solutions

Danny Allen

Danny Allen

VP, Mission Critical & Building Infrastructure

DataBank

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.

Rick Waddle

Senior VP, Construction & Development

STACK Infrastructure

Rick Waddle leads STACK’s construction and development efforts to address increasing client demand for the company’s HYPER STACK™, POWER STACK™, and READY STACK™ products. He has focused throughout his career on consistently delivering innovative data centers to meet the needs of enterprise and hyperscale clients. Rick specializes in the design and construction of large, highly reliable, purpose-built data centers. Prior to STACK, he was Vice President of Development for DuPont Fabros Technology, where he led over 200 MW of data center construction. Rick also held senior positions at AOL and was most recently Senior Director of Facilities Operations and Construction, overseeing the construction and operation of the company’s domestic and international data centers, call centers, and office space. His experience includes commercial real estate roles with Centennial Management and LaSalle Partners. Rick is certified in facilities operations by BOMA and IFMA and is a Licensed Class A General Contractor.

Danny Allen

VP, Mission Critical & Building Infrastructure

DataBank

Danny joined the DataBank management team in 2011. As the head of DataBank's technical operations, hen is responsible for all facility infrastructure and data center operations. With over 28 years of Telecom and management experience, His oversight ensures DataBank clients have the highest levels of security and redundancy in the industry. Prior to DataBank, Danny managed multiple facilities totaling more than 100K sqft. of raised floor for Denver-based ViaWest. He was also the Director of Technical Services for colocation provider Dataside, and spent 16 years with Cable & Wireless, managing the company's central US operations. Danny also served in the United States Air Force.

Summary

  1. What strategies are being used to overcome data center supply-chain limitations?

  2. Speed to market is a key necessity for both owners and end users. What strategies are being explored today to reduce deployment times?

  3. What conversations are colocation providers having with vendors to procure equipment more efficiently?

  4. How has the pandemic impacted the supply-chain?

  5. When the supply-chain is limited, how does that impact service delivery?