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Morning Keynote Session:

Up-Close with fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

Corey Welp

Corey Welp

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

J. Todd Raymond

J. Todd Raymond

CEO & Managing ​Partner

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

Corey Welp

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

Corey Welp is the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of fifteenfortyseven

Critical Systems Realty ("1547"). Mr. Welp is responsible for defining and implementing

the firm's investment strategy, overseeing portfolio construction, financial modeling, risk

assessment, asset acquisition, and property monetization. He is also actively engaged

in securing debt and equity capital and maintaining investor relations. Under his

leadership, 1547 has successfully completed sixteen data center acquisitions across

eight U.S. states and Canada, deploying approximately $1.2 billion to acquire and

develop assets comprising approximately 1.95 million square feet and 219 Megawatts

of power. With his expertise, strategic vision, and unwavering dedication to excellence,

Mr. Welp continues to lead his Dallas-based team in their commitment to building a

portfolio of world-class data center assets, driving the continued growth and success of

1547.

Prior to founding 1547, Mr. Welp established Oak Star Partners, a consulting firm that

specialized in supporting alternative investment management firms in structuring their

investment offerings and raising capital. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions

in both boutique and major investment management firms, such as Henderson Global,

AIM Investments, and Enterprise Capital Management, where he primarily worked in

investment sales. Through his extensive network, he secured over $4 billion for

investment opportunities across various asset classes, including technology and real

estate.

Mr. Welp graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of ColoHouse, LLC, a

national provider of colocation, cloud, managed and bare metal services.

J. Todd Raymond

CEO & Managing ​Partner

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

As CEO and Managing Partner in fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547), Todd is involved with running the operations of the business as well as business development and firm strategy. Mr. Raymond has a reputation of successfully building enterprise value, taking companies from start up to executing an exit strategy. Prior to joining 1547, Mr. Raymond served as CEO, President, COO, General Counsel, Controller and a Director of The Telx Group, Inc. during which time he guided the company through multiple financings, acquisitions, SEC registration and two sales to private equity firms. Prior to joining Telx, Mr. Raymond was a founder of Stratus Services Group, Inc., an engineering and staffing services company, and served as its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. During his tenure, he guided Stratus through multiple private capital raises, the acquisition of over a dozen businesses, and in April 2000, the Initial Public Offering of the company’s stock on NASDAQ. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Fairfield University, a Juris Doctor (JD) from Albany Law School of Union University and is completing a Master of Laws (LLM) in Finance Law from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the Wine & Food Society of New York and the American Corporate Counsel Association as well as multiple bar and professional organizations.

Leading the Curve:

The State of the Data Center Market

John Bonczek

John Bonczek

Chief Revenue Officer

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

Maggie Arvedlund

Maggie Arvedlund

Managing Partner

Turning Rock Partners

Jeffrey Moerdler

Jeffrey Moerdler

Partner & Chair, Data Center & Digital Infrastructure

Haynes and Boone

Regina Brewton-Smith
Moderator

Regina Brewton-Smith

Manager, Business Development - Energy Efficiency

Con Edison

John Bonczek

Chief Revenue Officer

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty is a leading developer and operator of custom-designed data centers with over 1.3 million square feet of data center space in Orangeburg, NY | Toronto, ON | Chicago, IL (2) | Milwaukee, WI | Cheyenne, WY | Portland, OR | San Francisco, CA | Kapolei, HI. Central to our strategy is our ability to uncover the true intrinsic value of properties and opportunistically develop world-class data center facilities. Our focus is providing tenants with strategic, customized mission critical solutions from concept through completion. With over 60 years of experience in developing, renovating and operating data center space, our wealth of expertise allows us to be uniquely positioned to work with each client to develop the best strategy to meet their specific needs -- from colocation to sale/leaseback, refurbishment or construction of a purpose-built data center. For more information, please visit us at www.1547realty.com.

Maggie Arvedlund

Managing Partner

Turning Rock Partners

Prior to founding Turning Rock Partners, Ms. Arvedlund was a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group where she spent eight years. Fortress Investment Group is a global investment firm. While at Fortress, Ms. Arvedlund was responsible for private equity and debt investments for the Fortress Partners Fund, a multi-strategy vehicle which invested across asset classes and capital structures. During her tenure at Fortress Partner Fund, Ms. Arvedlund served on the Investment Committee from 2010-2015 and allocated capital across the alternative landscape including hedged equity, private equity, real estate, distressed and other hard assets. Prior to joining Fortress, Ms. Arvedlund worked at Hall Capital Partners where she held roles in the portfolio management and research divisions. Hall Capital Partners is a privately held registered investment advisory firm. Prior to Hall Capital Partners, Ms. Arvedlund held a number of senior operating roles in several privately held businesses. Ms. Arvedlund received a BS with Honors from Vanderbilt University in Economics and an MBA in Finance from NYU's Stern School of Business. Ms. Arvedlund serves on several non-profit boards including Summer Search New York City and is a founding member of the NYU Stern Private Equity Advisory Board.

Jeffrey Moerdler

Partner & Chair, Data Center & Digital Infrastructure

Haynes and Boone

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.

Regina Brewton-Smith

Moderator

Con Edison

Regina is a sales and marketing professional in the field of critical energy infrastructure and energy efficiency. In her current position as Business Development Manager with Con Edison of New York, Inc., she is responsible for helping C&I customers meet their sustainability and efficiency goals by discovering energy savings within their facilities. Regina is the lead contact for government entities and assists in the processing of Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) for all federal agencies. Additionally,

Regina brings her expertise to clients with critical energy needs in data centers, and in leased and multi-tenant spaces. A large focus of her work in data centers involves encouraging customers to consider increased use of cooling and containment systems, reduction in servers, efficient use of lighting and sensors as well as other improvements or replacements involving Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH) systems that can garner greater efficiencies and large dollar incentives for the ongoing management and maintenance of their data centers. Regina has been with the Con Edison family of companies for nearly 20 years. She began as an Account Executive with Con Edison Solutions in 2001, and had successive positions within sales, operations and management. While at Con Edison Solutions, Regina was responsible for the sale of electricity and gas to commercial customers. She demonstrated her entrepreneurial spirit overseeing the successful launch of the Small Commercial Business, a niche unit that grew quickly with impressive annual revenues. Since joining Con Edison in 2014, Regina has been driving her customers toward greater sustainability and responsible use of their energy. Regina holds a BBA in Business Economics and Public Policy from the George Washington University in Washington D.C. She is pursuing her MBA in Managerial Analytics and Marketing from Mercy College.

The Future of Infrastructure in the Cloud Age:

The Modernization of Infrastructure and Operations

Sandeep Katarnavre

Sandeep Katarnavre

Former Chief Information Officer

Saint-Gobain

Richard Diamond

Richard Diamond

Senior Vice President

Canderel

John Diamond

John Diamond

VP, Engineering

Evoque Data Center Solutions

Ken Makoid

Ken Makoid

Regional VP, Northeast

Flexential

Mike Herwald
Moderator

Mike Herwald

Manager, North American Sales

Munters Corporation

Sandeep Katarnavre

Former Chief Information Officer

Saint-Gobain

Proven executive leader with rich and global experience conceiving and

executing innovative business strategies, building businesses, fueling

growth, assessing and solving complex business challenges, enterprise /

digital transformations and operational improvements to drive enhanced

value propositions. Trusted advisor to executives and boards as well as a

versatile communicator who relates well from the Board to the front line.

Experienced Senior Executive with 25 plus years of experience. Globally served various industries in

multiple roles providing expertise in Digital Disruption and Innovation, Cloud Management, Big Data

Strategy, Cyber Security, Factory 4.0, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence. Key strategic

engagements include ERP Transformation, Sales Force Automation, Merger and Acquisitions, Tax

Aligned Supply Chain, Commercial Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Customer Logistics &

Transportation. In addition to technology modernization, these engagements included overall process

improvements and business transformation. Served Pharma, Bio, and Medical Devices, High tech,

Consumer, Chemicals, Construction Products, Wholesale & Distribution and other industry segments.

Worked and lived in Europe, Asia and North America with extensive work experience in Russia, Eastern

Europe and Latin America as well. Also part of Industry advisory council member to SAP’s Chemicals,

Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals and Life Science Industry Advisory Councils

Sandeep recently was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Saint Gobain Construction

Products North America, had responsibility for shaping the Information Technology (IT) strategy and

leading the Construction Products IT organization. He was responsible for working closely with leaders

across Saint Gobain to ensure that IT accelerates innovation, lead and drive digital transformation,

delivers against key business performance goals and helps drive growth initiatives. He was also a

member of the Saint Gobain Corporate Foundation Inc. Committee.

Prior to joining Saint Gobain, Sandeep was Senior Director and IT Executive for Johnson and Johnson,

the largest healthcare products and drugs manufacturer globally. Prior to that, Sandeep was Global

Technology Director for Synthes, Medical Device Company. Before joining Synthes, he was Senior

Manager and Engagement Executive for Deloitte Consulting where he served many fortunes 500 and

Global companies across the world in various industry sectors; helping them transforming various

businesses functions and delivering key and strategic engagements.

Sandeep also participates in various nonprofit and charitable activities such as YearUp, Women

Leadership in Technology including key note speakers to chairs to many CIO Governing Bodies and

Forums globally and locally. Sandeep has also published white papers on Machine Learning, Data

Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation – RPA, Augmented Reality and Factory 4.0

and presented to various universities and highly reputed organizations.

He enjoys spending time with nature, travel, meeting new people across the world and very much

engaged with local tennis, badminton and biking teams where he teaches students of all ages.

Sandeep has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical from Mumbai University.

The Day After Tomorrow:

Data Center Construction, Design, and Planning

Frank McCann

Frank McCann

Fmr. Associate Director, Engineering and Construction

Verizon

Brett Korn
Moderator

Brett Korn

Northeast Mission Critical Lead

DPR Construction

Frank McCann

Fmr. Associate Director, Engineering and Construction

Verizon

Frank McCann is a 30 year veteran of Verizon and Verizon Wireless, focusing on data center design, retrofits and greenfield builds. He has held several leadership roles within Verizon, most recently leading the Potomac Region’s Wireline Network Construction team. Frank also recently lead the Global Wireline Standards team, which encompassed all of Verizon Wireline’s network facilities worldwide.

Outside of his day job, Frank is on the Executive Board for Monmouth Council of Scouting America as well as Assistant Scoutmaster for his son’s troop. He lives at the beautiful Jersey Shore.

Brett Korn

Moderator

DPR Construction

Brett is a mission critical Project Executive and Northeast group leader for the Advanced

Technology-Mission Critical Core Market group at DPR Construction, one of the top technical

builders and data center/telecom contractors in the United States.

His previous experience as Director of Engineering (overseeing the design of over 200 data

centers) gives him a unique understanding of the construction, renovation and commissioning of

complex data center projects. Brett is a valuable team player, technical lead, and trusted partner

with over 36 years of experience in power quality and mission critical facility design and

construction.

Brett has worked on data center projects for industry leaders such as Bank of America,

Bloomberg, Citicorp, Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, HBO Latin America Group, Merck

and Company, QTS and TD Bank.

He holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in

St. Louis.

For more information about DPR Construction, please visit www.dpr.com.

The Future of Technology:

Exploring the Evolving Healthcare Industry

Mark Sander

Mark Sander

Former Head of IT, Global Quality Operations

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Daniel Morreale

Daniel Morreale

Chief Information Officer

Hunterdon Healthcare

Phillip Koblence

Phillip Koblence

Co-Founder & COO

NYI

David McCall

David McCall

Brand Evangelist

QTS Data Centers

Jeff Teisch
Moderator

Jeff Teisch

VP, Infrastructure Management & Resiliency Planning

COLOTRAQ

Mark Sander

Former Head of IT, Global Quality Operations

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Mark Sander has over 25 years of industry experience in the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Products industries. With a proven record of leading business transformation through the use of technology, he is a CIO, board member and digital strategist who builds bridges between IT and the business, transforms IT organizations to align with business operations and uses digital transformation to drive top and bottom line growth. He has held senior leadership roles at several major pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer, Merck/Schering-Plough) as well as two start-ups, most recently leading Information Technology for Global Quality Operations at Teva Pharmaceuticals, servicing 35,000 users across 130 locations globally. Prior to joining Teva, Mark served as the VP and Global CIO for Church & Dwight, the $3.5B Consumer Products company. Mark earned his B.S. double major in Applied Mathematics (Operations Research and Management Science) and Industrial Management (Tepper) from Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he earned an M.B.A. (International Business and Finance) from the Stern School of Business at New York University. An active member of the New Jersey chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM), Mark has previously served multiple terms on the Executive Committee (Vice President of Administration & Vice President Communications), been active in the mentoring program, and co-founded the North Jersey CIO Roundtable. Mark has also held a seat on the Board of Advisors for TenFour, an IT Infrastructure Services company, since 2016.

Daniel Morreale

Chief Information Officer

Hunterdon Healthcare

Daniel Morreale is a Healthcare Technology Executive dedicated to improving quality and safety within

the healthcare delivery system. He is an innovative and creative leader with a strong vision for usable and

practical Healthcare Information Technology. Originally trained as a clinician, Mr. Morreale recognized

early the strategic potential to integrate Healthcare Delivery and HealthCare Information in order to create

a safer and higher quality clinical environment.

Mr. Morreale has published numerous articles on Health Information Exchanges, Healthcare Reform,

Meaningful Use, Technology Adoption and the physician experience. He previously implemented the first

10-gigabit infrastructure within a hospital setting in the United States, advanced Voice Recognition to

improve physician documentation, designed and implemented the first RFID system for integrated patient

Identification and medication administration, as well as having launched the first successful Health

Exchange in New Jersey with interconnected Physician Practices creating “Virtual Medical Homes. .

He was appointed by the state Governor to the New Jersey Commission on Health Information

Technology, is a Fellow of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, and an active

Board Member of the New Jersey Chapter of HIMSS. Mr. Morreale holds an advanced degree in clinical

study. He has been awarded the CHIME “INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR “award, the CHIME

“COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR” award and was recognized by Computerworld Magazine as one of

the “PREMIER 100 IT LEADERS.” He is proud to have been awarded the “SAFETY NET AWARD” by

National Association of Public Hospitals for his advancement of CPOE, as well as the Smithsonian

“CENTER OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HONORS LAUREATE AWARD” for his work on a

comprehensive Electronic Health Record.

Mr. Morreale is currently the Chief Information Officer for Hunterdon Healthcare System and is focusing

his drive and passion to develop a digital healthcare community with Contextual EMR’s to enhance

clinician adoption of Information Systems and Technology for collaborative population Health Protocols.

Phillip Koblence

Co-Founder & COO

NYI

Phillip Koblence is a strategic executive and thought leader in the data center and network space. He co-founded NYI (www.nyi.net) in 1996 and has successfully navigated through an ever-shifting infrastructure landscape, growing the company from a single data center in Lower Manhattan to a robust network with executional capabilities in key national and international markets. His leadership, focus on customer experience, and ability to cut through complexity and hype, has positioned NYI as an industry leader in high-touch infrastructure solutions.

Phillip is also CEO of Critical Ventures, a consulting agency offering a range of services to help clients, owners and investors optimize the value of critical infrastructure assets. Phillip sits on the DE-CIX North America Advisory Board as well as on the Board of OIX (formerly Open-IX). Phillip is Co-Founder of the Nomad Futurist Foundation and Podcast, designed to demystify the world of critical infrastructure and inspire younger generations to join the industry. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been profiled by Data Center Knowledge, TheWHIR, MSPMentor, and NJ BIZ. He has an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

David McCall

Brand Evangelist

QTS Data Centers

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

Jeff Teisch

Moderator

COLOTRAQ

Jeff is an experienced Enterprise Technology Leader with a demonstrated history of accomplishments in the financial services industry with skills in IT Infrastructure Management, IT Strategy, Data Center, Management, and Project Portfolio Management. He is a strong business development professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Applied Math from SUNY Albany and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Management Information Systems from Pace University. Jeff is currently the President of J & A Resiliency Partners, a firm that he founded, where he provides advisory services on Operational Resiliency, focusing on virtualization techniques, Data Center Operations and Relocations, Business Continuity planning and Vendor Management. Previously, Jeff has worked at Brown Brothers Harriman where he was the Managing Director of Enterprise Functions where he focused on all aspects of Infrastructure Support which included managing 16 data centers around the globe and all hardware and software that ran in those data centers. Jeff also worked at Salomon Brothers as a senior vice president responsible for Enterprise Systems support.

Summary

1. How has the Northeast (Greater New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia) data center market continued to evolve?

2. How will Digital Transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing impact data center demand? 

3. What major M&A activity do players see on the horizon?

4. How are data center strategies changing as end-user demand begins to shift? Will the blurring of business models - from wholesale data centers to retail colo continue? 

5. Will available data center space in the Northeast meet demand from sectors in the region? 

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:10 PM
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
12:10 PM
12:15 PM
Welcome to Bisnow's Data Centers Submarkets, Northeast 2018 and a Word From Our Host!!
12:15 PM
12:35 PM
Morning Keynote Session: Up-Close with fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

• Moderator: Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
• J. Todd Raymond, CEO & Managing ​Partner, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty
• Corey Welp, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

12:35 PM
1:15 PM
Leading the Curve: The State of the Data Center Market

• Moderator: Regina Brewton-Smith, Manager, Business Development - Energy Efficiency, Con Edison
• Maggie Arvedlund, Managing Partner, Turning Rock Partners
• John Bonczek, President, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty
• Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

1:15 PM
1:55 PM
The Future of Infrastructure in the Cloud Age: The Modernization of Infrastructure and Operations

• Moderator: Mike Herwald, Manager, North America - Data Center Business Area, Munters Corporation
• John Diamond, Partner & VP, Operations, Ultimate Power House (UPH)
• Sandeep Katarnavre, Former Chief Information Officer, Saint-Gobain
• Ken Makoid, Regional VP, Northeast, Flexential
• Sachin Ohal, Director, Business Technology - Global Infrastructure, CSL Behring

1:55 PM
2:10 PM
Networking Break
2:10 PM
2:35 PM
The Day After Tomorrow: Data Center Construction, Design, and Planning

• Moderator: Brett Korn, Mission Critical Project Executive, Advanced Technology, DPR Construction
• Frank McCann, Senior Engineer, Construction Power & Grounding, Verizon Wireless

2:35 PM
3:15 PM
The Future of Technology: Exploring the Evolving Healthcare Industry

• Moderator: Jeff Teisch, VP, Infrastructure Management & Resiliency Planning, COLOTRAQ
• Phil Koblence, Co-Founder & COO, New York Internet
• David McCall, VP, Innovation, QTS
• Daniel Morreale, Chief Information Officer, Hunterdon Healthcare
• Mark Sander, Former Head of IT, Global Quality Operations, Teva Pharmaceuticals

3:15 PM
3:45 PM
Post-Event Networking and Data Center Tours!