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Adam Knobloch
Emcee

Adam Knobloch

VP & Head of Data Centers

Bisnow

Clay Ciolek

Clay Ciolek

Facilities Manager

Providence Health & Services

Mike Mattera

Mike Mattera

Director, Corporate Sustainability

Akamai Technologies

Rotimi Olumide

Rotimi Olumide

Healthcare & Life Sciences Transformation Leader

Microsoft

Jason Pfaff

Jason Pfaff

Regional VP, Operations

Iron Mountain Data Centers

Lloyd Proctor Jr.
Moderator

Lloyd Proctor Jr.

Market Development Manager

OpenSquare

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.

Rotimi Olumide

Healthcare & Life Sciences Transformation Leader

Microsoft

As Modern Workplace Sales Leader for Health & Life Sciences,

Rotimi is responsible for helping some of Microsoft’s largest Healthcare

customers evolve and transform their organizations using Microsoft Cloud

Solutions & Modern Devices. He leads a team of Senior Sales Leaders working

closely with Healthcare Providers, Payors and Pharma/Life Sciences

Companies every day. Rotimi & his team help organizations leverage Microsoft’s Cloud and

Surface Solutions to enhancing patient engagement, empowering health team

collaboration, and improving clinical and operational insights.

Prior to his role, he led Solution Sales initiatives across the Americas region, as part of the

Incubation Technology Sales Team. Rotimi has also managed the Windows Business

Division, across 49 countries, in Sub Saharan Africa. In that role he held full P&L

accountability for Windows commercial revenue, deployment as well as Windows

Enterprise Mobility Solutions, across is all audience segments.

Before that, he was based at Microsoft headquarters in the United States where he worked

as the Business Operations & Strategy Manager to the Vice President for Microsoft’s Server

Division. He’s also held leadership roles in the Worldwide Online Services Group, Windows

Business Division & U.S Marketing & Operations Team.

During his 20-year career, at Microsoft, Rotimi has worked in Leadership Roles in Canada,

the United States, the Middle East & Africa and most recently in his current Sales Leadership

role in our Health & Life Sciences Division

Lloyd Proctor Jr.

Moderator

OpenSquare

Fascinated by the “why” behind the growth of emerging industries, Lloyd started with numbers, research, and analytics. He spent years in East Coast markets as an analyst, identifying commonalities where development activity was emerging. Moving to the opposite coast, Lloyd began curating content on commercial and biotech tenant trends in the PNW.

Lloyd’s persistence in dissecting how people shape environments continues to drive his interest in the CRE sector. As our new Market Development Manager, Lloyd finds solutions and opportunities to deliver environments that foster better connections, collaboration, research, and innovation for commercial and biotech organizations.

Why This Matter

What You'll Learn:

  • What role do compliance and sustainability play in expansion strategies? Can design solutions be used to increase efficiency?

  • How are emerging markets offering advantages for cooling innovation? Which markets present the most potential?

  • Are there sustainable solutions that can increase performance and reduce wasted power? What are strategies like solar and waste heat distribution being used?

  • Which construction trends are allowing sustainable facilities to deploy in secondary markets with speed in mind?

  • How are end users benefiting from sustainable efforts in new facilities?

How You'll Do More Business: Learn how efficiency is driving expansion strategy, facility customization, end user influences of cooling solutions and the growth of secondary markets. 

Who You’ll Meet: end users, providers, owners, architects, contractors, developers, vice president of sustainability, direct of innovation, brokers, lawyers

Experience Iron Mountains 3D Interactive Data Center Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFy01_46XQ

Why You Should Attend: To learn about leading efficiency trends changing the sector, what leaders are doing to increase opportunity for cooling and what end users today are looking for in emerging industries as they migrate to the cloud.