Opening Keynote: How to Future-Proof Your Data Center Operation:

Given the Dynamics of Today, How Are You Planning for Tomorrow?

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  Arman Khalili

  Arman Khalili is the Founder and CEO of Foundation Data Center and is a Board Member of Evocative and brings with him over 25 years of experience in Internet Infrastructure industry. Prior to joining the company, Arman served as a Principal at Industry Capital a real assets based private equity firm in San Francisco. He was the founder and CEO of CentralColo also known as Element Critical. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Black Lotus, a leader in DDoS mitigation company, which was acquired by Level 3, and was the Founder/CEO of UnitedLayer, the largest privately held colocation provider in San Francisco. He was the founder of Sirius – one of the first ISPs in Silicon Valley, as well as the Co-founder and CTO of MusicBank, the first music subscription company. He has held numerous senior consulting positions at Level3, AT&T and Apple Computers.

  Blackstart Infrastructure Partners

  Partner

  Arman Khalili

  Partner

  Blackstart Infrastructure Partners

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  Bijan Nowroozi

  Bijan Nowroozi has more than 27 years of experience with technology companies, spanning product development, implementation, and support engineering roles within all sizes of organizations from startups to large corporations. Prior to joining OCP as its Chief Technology Officer, Bijan was the System Architect for EF Johnson Technologies/JVCKENWOOD where he championed innovation and developed roadmap and strategy for an array of both software and hardware-based infrastructure products. Prior to this role, he was founder and CTO of startups Aerietau and SONLTE. At Aerietau he developed leading edge components and products for wireless, data center and Internet of Things, solving new challenges in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, advanced networking, orchestration, and advanced hardware architectures. At SONLTE he partnered with industry leading companies providing subject matter expertise for new technologies. He’s held senior leadership positions for over a decade at Samsung, delivered architectural and innovation leadership within PageNet’s R&D group and performed engineering roles launching new products at NORTEL.

  The Open Compute Project Foundation

  CTO

  Bijan Nowroozi

  CTO

  The Open Compute Project Foundation

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  John Sasser

  John brings 15 years of management experience to the operations of Sabey’s data center portfolio – with no incidence of facility downtime. In addition to all day-to-day operations, start-ups and transitions, John is responsible for developing the conceptual bases of design and operations for data centers, managing client relationships, overseeing construction projects, and planning for electrical utility capacity.

  Sabey Data Centers

  CTO

  John Sasser

  CTO

  Sabey Data Centers

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  Aaron Wangenheim

  As the Chief Executive Officer, Aaron provides leadership, strategy, and management for Base Partners with a focus on data center development and operations, as well as emerging power and electricity technologies. Base Partners, Inc. is an advisory and development company focused on next-generation mission-critical facilities and services. Aaron has held numerous leadership positions throughout his career covering every facet of the data center industry, including site selection and acquisition, sales, marketing, operations, finance and more. Aaron started in the industry in the 1990s as a consultant, acquiring data center sites for the first generation of mission critical facilities, before transitioning into the role of developer, owner and operator of modern, efficient and sustainable data centers. Prior to Base Partners, Aaron Was the Chief Operating Officer of T5 Data Centers. Aaron holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.

  Base Partners

  CEO

  Aaron Wangenheim

  CEO

  Base Partners

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  Paul Froutan

  Paul joins Enchanted Rock as the Chief Technology Officer. He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Xenex Disinfection Services. Prior to Xenex, Paul led Google’s Global Data Center Operations and was responsible for designing, building and managing Google’s worldwide data center and server operations. He also served as the Vice President of Engineering for Rackspace Hosting where he built and led a team that pioneered the launch and operations of Rackspace’s datacenters, IP network, cloud and other key managed services. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

  Enchanted Rock

  CTO

  Moderator

  Paul Froutan

  CTO

  Enchanted Rock

What’s Next for Data Center Operations

Innovations across DCIM, Automation, Remote Monitoring, Virtualization

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  Shannon Hulbert

  Ms Hulbert is CEO of Opus Interactive. Shannon has led the strategy and vision for the cloud provider since 2011. Prior to cloud, Shannon was in the utility energy-efficiency sector for 8 years. Opus Interactive is a hybrid and multicloud solutions provider with a dedicated FEDRAMP Moderate Ready IaaS/PaaS environment and can be found on the FedRAMP marketplace under OpusGov (OG). OG is housed inside of FISMA High faciliites, operated by screened US citizens. This environment is restricted to US federal, state, local and tribal governments, and their partners - backed by over 24 years of proven reliability in the commercial sector.

  Opus Interactive

  CEO

  Shannon Hulbert

  CEO

  Opus Interactive

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  Therese Kerfoot

  Therese is based in the Company’s Denver office and leads EdgeCore’s day-to-day data center operations and customer-lifecycle activities, from lease execution and move in through expiration and move out, including space build out, on-going support, and incident management. Therese brings significant experience in designing strategy and leading execution and operation of end-to-end service-delivery and customer-support teams, systems, and processes. Therese joined EdgeCore following roles of progressive accountability at CoreSite Realty Corporation, most recently as Vice President supporting and leading the company’s activities around customer-lifecycle management for more than 1,200 customers and $500M+ in annualized revenue. Her responsibilities included a) on-boarding and capacity deployment, b) on-going support via self-service systems (portal management) and a team of Strategic Account Service Representatives, c) capacity and contract management, d) service-processes design and improvement, and e) incident engagement, remediation, and avoidance. Prior to CoreSite, Therese was a Dean’s Research Fellow at the University of Colorado Law School, where she authored and collaborated in authoring works related to cybersecurity, telecommunications, and technology. Therese holds a B.A. in International Business from The University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.

  EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

  SVP, Operations & International

  Therese Kerfoot

  SVP, Operations & International

  EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

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  Chris Pruitt

  Senior Director, Operations - Silicon Valley

  CoreSite

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  Kelly Sullivan

  Senior VP, Global Data Centers

  Cyxtera Technologies

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  Craig Compiano

  Craig Compiano is the co-founder and President of Modius Inc. Craig is a successful executive and entrepreneur and has been our President since 2004. Craig has a passion for operational systems development and performance analytics for data centers. He brings 30+ years of business and technology expertise to his role. Before Modius, Craig was at Andersen Consulting and the co-founder & VP of Paymap, Inc. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from USC and an MBA in Finance from UC Berkeley. He also holds a patent for an Electronic Payment Technology that is widely deployed in the banking industry. Craig is also a US Navy Veteran.

  Modius

  CEO

  Moderator

  Craig Compiano

  CEO

  Modius

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  David Lambiaso

  David Lambiaso is Vice President of Portfolio Management at Legacy Investing, where he leads the effort for capital improvement projects to increase the life expectancy and resiliency of the various facility types within the portfolio. Previously a consultant within design engineering, David worked on capital strategy and improvement projects for facility types ranging from class A office space to national laboratory exascale supercomputer facilities. Specifically, within the Data Center asset class, David has had extensive exposure to best in class design for hyperscale, enterprise, colocation, and supercomputer facilities from his time working within the MCF Consulting Group at Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

  Legacy Investing

  VP, Portfolio Management

  David Lambiaso

  VP, Portfolio Management

  Legacy Investing

Dynamics of High Density

How the Increasing Rack Power Density is Changing Data Center Operations and Optimization Strategies

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  Jeff Clark

  Jeff Clark is Prime Data Centers' Vice President of Engineering leveraging over 25 years of engineering leadership to support Prime's mission. He is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects, equipment requirements, and the development of design standards. He is a Registered Professional Engineer licensed in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, and Virginia holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota.

  Prime Data Centers

  VP, Engineering

  Jeff Clark

  VP, Engineering

  Prime Data Centers

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  Andy MacDonald

  Andy MacDonald is a Regional Sales Manager for STULZ USA, a Global Manufacturer that is dedicated to providing innovative cooling solutions to Mission Critical Environments. Andy joined STULZ in 2017, managing our Indirect Rep Organizations throughout Central and Western North America and is actively promoting cost effective solutions within our industry. As a 30+ year veteran in the Data Center Power and Cooling sectors, Andy has spent the past decade focusing primarily on Mission Critical Containment and cooling applications. He holds a degree in Mechanical Technology from Ferris State University and is a member of ASHRAE, 7X24, AFCOM, and Infrastructure Masons.

  STULZ

  Regional Manager

  Andy MacDonald

  Regional Manager

  STULZ

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  Terry Rodgers

  Terry has over 40 years of progressive experience in Critical Facilities operations and management including strategic planning, critical infrastructure design, operations, and commissioning; business protection and recovery; preventive and predictive maintenance; technical training and professional training development. Terry is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and a voting member of ASHRAE TC9.9 "Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces, & Electronic Equipment", ASHRAE SSPC 90.4 "Energy Standard for Data Centers”, ASHRAE SPC-127 "Method of Testing for Rating Computer Room Air Conditioners”, and GPC-1.6P “Commissioning Process for Data Centers”. He is on the Board of Directors of the 7x24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter. He is on the Board of Directors of the Building Commissioning Association’s Southeast Region and has authored or co-authored books, whitepapers, and presentations on Critical Facilities, facilities management, and formal commissioning. He has developed and taught multiple training classes in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of critical facilities including commercial nuclear power plants, aerospace facilities, and large data centers. Terry has performed site reliability assessments for more than 50 sites in over 20 countries and 5 continents. Terry writes a bi-monthly column in Mission Critical magazine called Sustainable Operations.

  T5 Data Centers

  VP, Design & Engineering

  Terry Rodgers

  VP, Design & Engineering

  T5 Data Centers

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  Greg Stover

  With over 30 years of IT and data center, infrastructure and IT efficiency and optimization expertise, Greg has a proven track record of pushing the technology innovation envelope with the leading Thermal, Power, Monitoring and DCIM Solutions with Cloud Providers, Colocation Operators, End-Users and the Channel. As an evangelist for new technology, rapid change and continuous improvement, Greg has demonstrated a unique ability to coordinate disparate teams and bridge IT, Facilities and partner/vendor gaps while they work to solve the daily questions of Cloud, Colo, On-Prem, DR, EDG/IoT and whatever is next? All while ensuring reliability, resiliency, availability, optimal service and value to the business. Greg is Director of National Accounts and resides in Laguna Hills with his family!

  Vertiv

  Global Director, Hi-Tech Development

  Greg Stover

  Global Director, Hi-Tech Development

  Vertiv

• Moderator

  Mukul Anand

  Senior Director, Application Engineering

  Nortek Data Center Cooling

Product Showcase: ChilliRack

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  David Klein

  David Klein is the CEO and founder of DHK Storage, Inc, designer and manufacturer of the ChilliRack® and ChilliAire™ data center cooling systems. David currently has 32 patents awarded for the ChilliRack® system in 17 countries. Over the past 27 years working on networks and data centers, he has achieved numerous Cisco, Juniper, and VMware certifications.

  ChilliRack

  Founder & CEO

  David Klein

  Founder & CEO

  ChilliRack

Closing Keynote: Optimizing Data Center Infrastructure is No Longer One Stakeholders’ Responsibility, It’s Everyone’s.

The Answer to the Growing Infrastructure Optimization Equation

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  Anuraj Jhajj

  Anuraj S. Jhajj is a General Manager/Partner at Microsoft. Anuraj oversees the Data Center Delivery program for the AMERs region. Anuraj has delivered and led many of Microsoft's fastest and highly cost-efficient data center projects. Before joining Microsoft, Anuraj was with AWS overseeing their Data Center Construction program at various levels. He has been working strictly in the data center industry for a decade. Anuraj has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University

  Microsoft

  Partner, Data Center Delivery

  Anuraj Jhajj

  Partner, Data Center Delivery

  Microsoft

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  Christy Swearingen

  Consultant

  Ex-Microsoft & Ex-Oracle

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  Nabeel Mahmood

  Nabeel Mahmood is a Technologist, Futurist and a Keynote Speaker. His career is driven by one question – what’s next? He is passionate about the power of technology to deliver competitive and transformational change and the need to develop digital leadership that will create the enterprise of the future. He believes strongly in simplification, with a purpose. Nabeel brings 18 plus years of experience leading large-scale global technology organizations through seasons of explosive growth via M&A, global expansion, implementing new business models and technology innovation. His expertise includes leading organizations through transformation changes, connecting IT to the needs of the business, technology innovation, Big Data, Cloud, ERP, IoT, Mobility and Data Centers. He brings a unique blend of experiences spanning the entire breadth of technology from Grid to Chip. At, heart he’s a true technologist and futurist, he is a proven strategist, winsome communicator and leader with extraordinary vision and operational expertise within very large, complex organizations. Nabeel is a strategic CIO identifying opportunities that are being underpinned by emerging technologies. He serves on multiple boards and is an advisor to CIOs and CEO across a number of industries.

  Nomad Futurist Foundation

  Co-Founder

  Nabeel Mahmood

  Co-Founder

  Nomad Futurist Foundation

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  Stephanie Henley

  Stephanie Henley is a Corporate Economic Development Manager with Xcel Energy, a Fortune 200 investor-owned utility. In her role, Stephanie supports key customer expansions and helps attract new customers to Xcel’s service territory in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. She also helps manage Xcel’s economic development offerings and promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to businesses from target industry clusters. Prior to joining Xcel, Stephanie worked for the Colorado Governor’s Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT). While at OEDIT, she marketed Colorado to foreign direct investors, helped Colorado companies export to international markets and supported State-led economic development initiatives. Stephanie has a Master’s Degree in International Development from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Oregon. She is an outdoor enthusiast, marathoner and mother.

  Xcel Energy

  Manager, Corporate Economic Development

  Moderator

  Stephanie Henley

  Manager, Corporate Economic Development

  Xcel Energy

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  Nate Soles

  National VP of Sales

  CPower