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John Regan

John Regan

Chief Investment Officer

Carter Funds

Adam Knobloch
Emcee

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Managing Director

GI Partners

John Hevey
Moderator

John Hevey

VP, Corporate Technical Service

BCS Data Center Operations

Tyler Alexander

Tyler Alexander

Principal

RedBird Capital Partners

Andy Green

Andy Green

VP, Global Infrastructure & IT Operations

PRGX USA

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

VP & Senior Manager, Facilities

Capital Group | American Funds

John Regan

Chief Investment Officer

Carter Funds

John Regan serves as the Chief Investment Officer and has been in the technology and facilities infrastructure space for over three decades. In his most recent role as SVP of Acquisitions and CTO for Landmark Dividend, he executed on over a $1 billion in Digital Infrastructure acquisitions.

Prior to Landmark, Mr. Regan worked with Carter Validus (CV) Advisors where he was instrumental in the development and execution of the CV Mission Critical REIT I & II data center platforms from inception. Mr. Regan made CV’s first acquisition in July 2011. By October 2017, pipeline development and management led to closing of over 50 deals, amassing $2 billion of data center assets totaling more than 4.5 million square feet. Mr. Regan is a data center industry leader frequently speaking and moderating at conferences across the U.S. having a number of articles published by and about him.

Mr. Regan’s experience spans over 35 years within information technology, facilities infrastructure, business development, sales and acquisitions serving in various leadership positions while also providing advisory services and consulting for multiple startups. Mr. Regan served in leadership positions for 18 years with PWC, LLP as National Director of Data Center Services, National Director of Network Services, and Director of Infrastructure Delivery.

In these roles, Mr. Regan led technology and facilities infrastructure engineers and project managers through the execution of more than 26 million square feet of real estate projects spanning renovations, restacks, retrofits, consolidations, new builds and the merger of technology and facility infrastructure of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Regan achieved recognition by ComputerWorld for PWC as the number one Green IT organization worldwide in 2010 after the completion of a state-of-the-art Tier III LEED Gold-certified data center and driving other conservation practices organizationally. Mr. Regan is also an expert in BCDR having developed and executed a multi-tiered program creating PWC’s firm-wide Disaster Recovery program.

Mr. Regan has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from St. Leo University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Regan holds several certifications in the infrastructure space having achieved Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) credentials. He holds multiple certifications and various systems designations through Digital Equipment Corporation, Research Triangle Institute, and NCSU.

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.

Michael Lee

Managing Director

GI Partners

Michael Lee is a Managing Director at GI Partners and focuses on asset management and property management within GI Partners’ Real Estate investments. Prior to joining GI Partners, Mr. Lee was with Digital Realty where he focused on development, management, and leasing of data centers. Previously, Mr. Lee led New City Corporation’s asset management team in Tokyo as the Senior Vice President. Prior to that, Mr. Lee had roles with Situs, Hines, and various hospitality groups. He served in portfolio management, asset management, and other operational capacities domestically as well as internationally for multiple types of commercial real estate, including office, multifamily, and hospitality.

John Hevey

Moderator

BCS Data Center Operations

John has spent his entire professional career operating, protecting and servicing mission-critical facilities, including leading the operations division for BCS; being responsible for enterprise data center facility operations for a leading financial services company; and heading critical infrastructure and strategy for 207 Time Warner Cable critical facilities.

Tyler Alexander

Principal

RedBird Capital Partners

Tyler Alexander is a Principal of RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on investment opportunities in the Communications sector.

In his current role at RedBird, Tyler is actively involved with the firm’s investments in N3, Compass Datacenters, TierPoint, and Next Tier HD and he currently sits on the boards of N3, Next Tier HD and Compass Datacenters.

In addition to his investment responsibilities, Tyler leads the firm’s Management Compensation Team, which designs and implements competitive executive compensation packages that create strong alignment, drive performance and are in accordance with best practices.

Prior to joining RedBird in 2013, Tyler was an Associate at MidOcean Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, where he focused on investment opportunities in growth-oriented consumer businesses. Prior to MidOcean, Tyler began his career at Rothschild & Co. in the firm’s global advisory restructuring group. At Rothschild, Tyler specialized in special situations, recapitalizations, and in-court and out-of-court restructuring transactions during a period which included the Financial Crisis.

Tyler received a B.A. in History, with distinction, from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

Andy Green

VP, Global Infrastructure & IT Operations

PRGX USA

Andy Green serves as PRGX, Vice President of Global Infrastructure Support and Operations and leads the development and transformation of a global IT operation that manages SaaS solutions and IT services for Amazon, Kroger, Target, Walmart, Tesco, and other global, retail leaders. He is responsible for the delivery of IT services including Software-as-a-Service, Data Centers, Network

Operations, Cloud, Security, Compliance, and DevOps.

Prior to joining PRGX, Andy was Senior Director of Cloud Infrastructure for PTC where he led global IT operations that managed SaaS solutions and IT services for Coca-Cola Refreshments, Dell, Austal, US Navy and other manufacturing, retail and defense organizations. In 2015 and 2016, he was recognized for excellence in service delivery.

Prior to PTC, Andy was Director, Global IT for Servigistics where he had the overall responsibility for the company's global IT strategy, IT Security, business systems, and IT infrastructure including the company’s SaaS solution which hosts high-profile clients such as Dell, Cisco, GM, and Coca-Cola Refreshments.

In addition to various technical certifications, he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Florida Atlantic University. Andy graduated with honors from FAU.

Sarah Edwards

VP & Senior Manager, Facilities

Capital Group | American Funds

After graduating from Texas A&M, Sarah started her career in operations at AT&T Broadband in Denver, CO. During that time she learned to ski and it quickly became more than a hobby. She moved to 10,000 feet for an operations job at Winter Park Ski Resort and ultimately became the Director of Mountain Operations. In 2009, she made the US Paralympic ski team and from 2010 to 2013 Sarah attained 7 national titles and 4 world cup titles. Sarah moved back to Texas in 2014 to start her operations career and complete her MBA. She was hired by Capital Group in 2017 and was promoted in 2018 to her current position, Vice President of Office Services.

Summary

  1. What are the advantages of outsourcing operations when a deal is done?

  2. How are owners and investors efficiently turning over newly acquired deals to operators?

  3. What do operators require to onboard new assets? How do requirements differ for occupied versus vacant assets?

  4. What are the cost advantages to having third-party operators?

  5. Are there challenges with customer demands in the event that upgrades and operational changes are requested?