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Alternative Energy Sources and Integration: Feasible Options That Are Being Adopted Today

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Manager, North America

INNIO Jenbacher

Ben Crawford

Ben Crawford

Manager

Kohler Power Group

Yinon Eliaz

Yinon Eliaz

VP, Strategy

Edge Cloud Link

Stuart Lawrence

Stuart Lawrence

VP, Product Innovation & Sustainability

Stream Data Centers

Trinity Lloyd

Trinity Lloyd

Sustainability & Energy Transition Lead

Google

Kurt Lindorfer
Moderator

Kurt Lindorfer

Founding Principal

PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Michael Collins

Manager, North America

INNIO Jenbacher

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.

Ben Crawford

Manager

Kohler Power Group

Ben Crawford is Manager - Business Development at Kohler, focused on emerging energy technologies. Ben is responsible for the planning and implementation of the Power Systems business and product development initiatives in new market segments. Ben graduated from Iowa State University with a mechanical engineering degree and received his MBA from the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor.

Yinon Eliaz

VP, Strategy

Edge Cloud Link

Yinon Eliaz is the Vice President, Strategy at EdgeCloudLink. He has been in this role since 2022 and has a variety of skills that encompass strategic planning, climate strategies and renewable energy.

ECL aims to develop and bring the best, fully sustainable green data center to market via disruptive engineering, design, and deployment of emerging technologies.

Stuart Lawrence

VP, Product Innovation & Sustainability

Stream Data Centers

Stuart leads the support of client technical needs and assists the Stream design, engineering and construction team with overall site layout and design. With 20+ years of mission-critical mechanical systems experience, Lawrence is instrumental in ensuring Stream’s customers can enjoy the highest standard of service excellence and data center solutions. Lawrence collaborates closely with Stream’s customers, developing the next generation of highly effective, sustainable colocation data centers and helping customers secure the flexibility and agility they need to remain competitive in today’s rapidly evolving environment.

Stuart is a sales and engineering expert that has spent decades working across various forms of mission-critical infrastructure. Prior to joining Stream, he served as an executive at Schneider Electric and a sales director at Aligned Energy. Having lived and worked in London, New York City, and most recently Austin, TX, he has participated in projects in several locations around the world, including the United States, UK, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Thailand, and Brazil. This global mindset and wealth of knowledge allows him to collaboratively problem-solve and help both Stream and its customers overcome complex IT challenges.

Stuart holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.

Trinity Lloyd

Sustainability & Energy Transition Lead

Google

Trinity Lloyd leads the Energy Transition and Sustainability practice for Google Cloud in North

America.

Ms. Lloyd’s career began in environmental advocacy and quickly intersected with technology, where she has spent 25 years facilitating strategic, transformational outcomes with industry leading technology firms like; Dell, Cisco, and VMware.

Inspired by Google’s digital sustainability expertise and the opportunity it provided for impact, Ms. Lloyd joined the Cloud organization in 2019. She is responsible for aligning Google’s vast inventory of sustainability assets to the ESG priorities of the world’s largest organizations.

As a board member, startup advisor, sustainability consultant, and innovator, Ms. Lloyd activates an ecosystem of collaboration to address systemic challenges, capture emerging markets, and accelerate sustainable, resilient, and prosperous outcomes. Her work on emissions

transparency was recently cited in the Wall Street Journal and the Biden White House Sustainable Aviation Plan.

Trinity believes that doing what's right and what’s profitable are reciprocal and interdependent forces, critically enabled by data and technology.

Kurt Lindorfer

Moderator

PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan.

For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

Power Distribution and Management: The Evolution of Backup Solutions and What to Apply in Your Data Center

David Bell

David Bell

VP, Utility & Micro Grid Development

VoltaGrid

Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown

VP, GHG Reduction Solutions

MIRATECH Corporation

William Chung

William Chung

Global Director, Site Selection - Energy

Iron Mountain Data Centers

Rich Scroggins

Rich Scroggins

Technical Advisor

Cummins

Josue Chavez
Moderator

Josue Chavez

President & Managing Director

Hoppecke

David Bell

VP, Utility & Micro Grid Development

VoltaGrid

Dave has been in the utility industry for over 10 years helping support temporary, or long-term power generation requirements to industry, either behind or in front of the meter, using large reciprocating engines.

Dave has worked with, industry, utilities, ISO’s and RTO’s to support capacity requirements, emergency response challenges and help improve planned work requirements.

Dave joined the VoltaGrid in 2022 where VoltaGrid been supporting large industry by electrifying their processes when they have been completely stranded or have limited access to their utility.

By supporting their customers they have reduced emissions by over 38%.

Jeff Brown

VP, GHG Reduction Solutions

MIRATECH Corporation

After beginning his career in the Aerospace industry performing design work and

technology transfer, Jeff applied his experience to the Oil & Gas industry with Universal Compression where he served in both business development and sales management roles.

Jeff joined MIRATECH in 2013 and has served as Division Manager for Energy Infrastructure Solutions until June 2023. Most recently, Mr. Brown has stepped into a leadership role as Vice President of GHG Reduction Solutions, focusing on MIRATECH’s Methane reduction system and catalyst development. Jeff’s strategic and product design expertise also is utilized on MIRATECH’s Tier IV compliant SCR solutions for customers operating in the Power

Generation and Oil & Gas industries. Jeff holds a Master of Architecture and MBA from the University of Houston, as well as a certification in Executive Leadership from Rice University.

William Chung

Global Director, Site Selection - Energy

Iron Mountain Data Centers

- Responsible for DC expansion and delivery of clean reliable energy to global data center fleet.

- Strategy | Energy Due Diligence | Risk & Resilience | Real Estate Development

Rich Scroggins

Technical Advisor

Cummins

Rich Scroggins is a Technical Advisor on the Data Center market at Cummins. Rich has been with Cummins for 30 years in a variety of engineering and technical marketing roles in the Power Generation business. Rich has been a member of the IEEE 1547 working group and is an alternate member of the NEC and NFPA 110 code panels. Rich received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.

Josue Chavez

Moderator

Hoppecke

Josue Chavez is the President & Managing Director at HOPPECKE Batteries Inc North America. He has more

than 15 years of experience as a leader in strategy, finance, and supply chain across different sectors in the

American, European and Asian continent.

His journey starts in Mexico where he earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Tec de Monterrey, then

obtained a master’s degree with concentration in General Management from Harvard University and

recently earned a master’s degree in finance from the London Business School.

In the last 15 years, Josue focused his career in the energy sector. Before his current position with

HOPPECKE, he was part of a small team reporting to the CEO of Aramco framing the Corporate Strategy,

supporting the initial phase of the IPO and leading venture capital investments. Before joining Aramco,

Josue was a management consultant with Booz & Company (currently Strategy&). He advised clients in

the oil & gas sector in the USA and Latin America. Early in his career he was part of the energy division of

Siemens supporting supply chain and operational roles.

In April 2022, Josue joined HOPPECKE, a battery technology company founded in 1927. Today the company

with 2,000 employees does business in more than 120 countries. He leads a smart team of thinkers and

doers that work passionately to change the energy sector. Our aim is to provide sustainable solutions

mainly to utility, data center, telecommunications, and railway sectors. We apply cutting-edge advances in

technology to design and manufacture lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, and lithium battery systems.

Is Your Data Center Sustainable Enough? Best Practices and Emerging Innovations to Enhance Your Data Center Sustainability Strategy

Stephanie Schmidt

Stephanie Schmidt

Data Center & AI GM, Platform Strategy & Market Intel

Intel

Adil Attlassy

Adil Attlassy

CTO

Compass Datacenters

Mercy Manning

Mercy Manning

VP, Sales and Sustainability

Aligned Data Centers

Lindsey Bruner

Lindsey Bruner

COO

CleanArc Data Centers

Dan Fuenffinger

Dan Fuenffinger

AI Controls Solution Engineer

Phaidra

Erick Soares

Erick Soares

Senior Product Manager

C&D Technologies

Adam Wiggins
Moderator

Adam Wiggins

Manager, Data Center Segment

Camfil

Adil Attlassy

CTO

Compass Datacenters

Adil Attlassy serves as Compass’ Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Attlassy is widely respected as a thought leader in IT infrastructure who has been at the forefront of data center trends over the past two decades. Prior to joining Compass, Adil served as the General Manager of Global Site and Network Acquisition for Microsoft. Before Microsoft, Mr. Attlassy held the position of Chief Development Officer for IO. In that role, he was directly responsible for global site selection and development, and he oversaw the company’s data center procurement and supply chain engagement. Prior to IO, Adil held executive positions for Digital Realty Trust in the U.S., UK and Singapore. Mr. Attlassy holds a DUT from Institut de Technologie, Mulhouse, France, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.

Mercy Manning

VP, Sales and Sustainability

Aligned Data Centers

Mercy’s strategic sales, business development and finance experience spans the tech industry and is rooted in the venture and start-up culture of Silicon Valley. In her current role at Aligned, Mercy is responsible for strategic account growth with the major cloud providers and hyperscale community as well as evangelizing Aligned’s resource efficiency objectives and core sustainability values within the industry and Aligned’s leadership team. In addition, Mercy provides guidance to Aligned’s CSR and diversity initiatives.Prior to Aligned, Mercy spent 12 years pioneering new IoT, wireless and AI-enabled energy efficiency technologies for mission-critical, colocation and commercial real estate portfolios across North America, Europe and Asia. She currently serves as a Leader for IM Women, an industry group dedicated to increasing the number of women in technical infrastructure, and is an active Board Member for Natural Resources, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA.

Mercy began her career in technology investment banking with Deutsche Bank. She holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Urban and Regional Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Lindsey Bruner

COO

CleanArc Data Centers

An accomplished executive, Lindsey brings together expertise in project development for both data centers and renewable energy. Lindsey led the advancement of several hundred megawatts of data center pipelines across the US and Europe, and her renewable energy development experience extends to the US, Canada and parts of South America.

Prior to joining CleanArc, Lindsey served as Vice President of Project Development at CyrusOne, a leading global data center developer and operator specializing in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions across the globe. At CyrusOne, she led the global Project Development team and was responsible for the strategy, execution, and delivery of the company’s organic data center development projects. Prior to this role, Lindsey served as CyrusOne’s Senior Corporate Counsel of Real Estate & Construction, working alongside the company’s U.S. and global site selection and construction teams in all aspects of site selection and development. Previously, Lindsey served as Senior Attorney for the Americas division of RES Group, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, where she represented the organization in various matters related to the development and construction of utility scale renewable energy projects. Lindsey began her career as an attorney in private practice focused on commercial and industrial real estate.

Lindsey holds an AB in English from Duke University, a JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Dan Fuenffinger

AI Controls Solution Engineer

Phaidra

Dan Fuenffinger is an AI Controls Solutions Engineer at Phaidra — an AI company deploying autonomous, self-learning control systems for mission critical infrastructure. Prior to Phaidra, a 10 year career with Google took him from Southlands, IA as a Facilities Technician to Clarksville, TN as the Controls and Commissioning lead through full a construction lifecycle, and later to playing a key role on the Central Operations team developing the GDC Alarm Philosophy and improving global alarm management strategies. He also worked directly with the founders of Phaidra during their time deploying AI control within Google’s data center infrastructure. Before Google, Dan was an electrician on a 688 class submarine where he operated and maintained the ship's electrical and propulsion systems.

Erick Soares

Senior Product Manager

C&D Technologies

Erick Soares, senior product manager, UPS and Renewables at C&D Technologies, has a master’s degree in marketing and has been a part of the battery industry since 2019. He came from a steel manufacturing background with experience in developing strategies and solutions for new markets as a marketing analyst and in reducing costs through supplier relationships and innovation as a category manager.

Adam Wiggins

Moderator

Camfil

Adam Wiggins is the Data Center Segment Manager for Camfil, a leading global manufacturer of clean air solutions. He is responsible for Camfil’s data center strategy, market share, and technical support in the US. Adam brings over 12 years of experience in optimizing air filtration systems for many Fortune 500 companies such as Cardinal Health, AT&T, HCA Healthcare, Tyson Foods and Nissan. He is an expert in modeling data center TCO air filtration system costs using Camfil’s Life Cycle Cost (LCC) software. LCC software can accurately project various costs associated with a data center air filtration systems using ASHRAE filter loading data. Air filtration Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization will drastically reduce kWh usage, CO2 emissions, labor hours, and environmental landfill impact. Adam passionately believes the best solutions for his customers are the best solutions for our planet too. Recent publications include Air Pollution In Data Centers: New Resource Tackles the Issue and Offers Remedies for Costly Equipment Downtime, and also Famous Music City Venue Provides Healthier Indoor Air and Reduces Costs Significantly published by Yahoo News. Adam resides in Nashville, TN with his wife and son.

The Impact of Our Infrastructure: How is the Cost of Data Center Operations Affected by the Gear That Supports It?

Dan Moore

Dan Moore

Senior Director, Operations Business

CyrusOne

Anthony Lou

Anthony Lou

Senior Director, Business Development

Infinitum

Dave Meadows

Dave Meadows

Director, Technology

STULZ Air Technology Systems

Mike Herwald
Moderator

Mike Herwald

Manager, North American Sales

Munters Corporation

Dan Moore

Senior Director, Operations Business

CyrusOne

As Senior Director Operations Business, Dan Moore is responsible for all of CyrusOne’s operations

contracts and vendor relationships in the United States, including the company’s Integrated Facilities

Management (IFM) relationship that encompasses all aspects of facility management. He has almost 15

years of mission-critical data center operations and facilities management experience.

Since joining CyrusOne in 2015 as Senior Operations Manager – Northeast Region, Dan was elevated to

Operations Business Director prior to his current responsibility. Previously, Dan served as Facilities

Manager at Cervalis, purchased by CyrusOne, and he held several positions of increasing responsibilities

with IBM for almost 15 years.

Supporting the data center industry, Dan serves as president of 7x24 Exchange Empire State Chapter, a

not-for-profit organization that provides an educational forum focusing on challenges faced by mission

critical industry professionals.

Dan is a military veteran, having served his country in the United States Navy, after which he earned his

Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees from Marist College –

School of Management in New York.

Anthony Lou

Senior Director, Business Development

Infinitum

Anthony leads mission critical business development at Infinitum, a gamechanger in the electric motor industry. He has spent the last 2 decades growing HVAC, fan and pump companies through EC motor solutions and is passionate about sustainability and the impact critical infrastructure has on our community and planet. Holding a degree in Aerospace Engineering and an everlasting entrepreneurial mindset, Anthony believes innovation is key to gifting a better world to future generations, like his demanding threenager son. He invites you to connect and explore responsibly upleveling your cooling systems with efficient, low-carbon motors.

Dave Meadows

Director, Technology

STULZ Air Technology Systems

David C. Meadows II has worked in data center cooling since 1999.  He is currently the Director of Technology with STULZ USA, a manufacturer of precision air conditioning, humidification, and dehumidification products specifically designed for the data center.  Previously David has served as both the Design Engineering Manager and the Applications Engineering Manager at Stulz.  David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  David is also a graduate of the United States Navy Nuclear Power School.

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS DATA CENTER INVESTMENT CONFERENCE & EXPO (DICE) EVENT

What You'll Takeaway From The Conference And Key Questions Asked

  • What are the most promising new alternative energy sources being adopted by data center operators today?

  • How scalable are the sources of alternative energy solutions for large-scale data centers? Does it also address cost efficiency concerns?

  • How are backup power solutions evolving overtime? How have the standards changed? 

  • Given today's standard and customer demands, which combination of backup solutions is proving to be the most effective? 

  • What are some emerging technologies in backup power management?

  • What are some of the best practices currently being implemented in data centers to enhance sustainability without compromising efficiency or budget? 

  • What can we expect in terms of advancements and changes in data center sustainability strategies in the next 3-5 years?  

How You'll Do More Business From Attending: Dive into power, alternative energy sources, power distribution and sustainability innovations and trends that industry experts are currently adopting, and how to optimize your data center for the most optimal performance. With rack densities increasing and capacity continuing to hit limitations, maximizing power utilization will be a key differentiating factor. 

Relevant News and Developments:

Who You’ll Meet While Networking: Owners, providers, engineers, brokers, contractors, director of operations, director of operations, director of energy & sustainability, vice president of design and construction, etc. 

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Agenda

Time Activity
1:30 PM
2:25 PM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
2:25 PM
2:30 PM
Opening Remarks
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Alternative Energy Sources and Integration: Feasible Options That Are Being Adopted Today

Data centers are increasingly exploring alternative energy sources to power their operations, aiming for sustainability and also cost efficiency. Despite there being several options available, from solar to fuel cells to nuclear, each come advantages and challenges. So what are the most promising sources being applied and piloted today?

3:15 PM
4:00 PM
Power Distribution and Management: The Evolution of Backup Solutions and What to Apply in Your Data Center

Employing the right backup power to your data center is a critical piece to the operation. What are the main solutions that are being applied today? Which combination is working well given today’s standard and customer demands, and where is the need for more innovation?

4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Coffee Break
4:30 PM
5:15 PM
Is Your Data Center Sustainable Enough? Best Practices and Emerging Innovations to Enhance Your Data Center Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability across every component of the data center development and operational process is top of mind for operators and customers. Luckily, there are innovations and advancements being achieved on a daily basis. What are some best practices that are being implemented today to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, while remaining within budget? What can we expect to see in the next 3-5 years?

5:15 PM
6:00 PM
The Impact of Our Infrastructure: How is the Cost of Data Center Operations Affected by the Gear That Supports It?

Infrastructure utilization and strategies to reduce energy consumption are some of the most recurring and imperative conversations happening in every data center operator and hyperscaler’s engineering forums. Given the sharp rise of AI and power consumption, liquid cooling is expected to lower peak power and annual power, significantly improving PUE. Critically, we are seeing a resurgence of evaporative technologies and cramming more heat rejection in smaller spaces. But where are we now and have our supporting gear technologies of choice delivered lower costs of operations?

6:00 PM
6:15 PM
Post-Event Networking

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