Dawane is the Division Vice President of Voice, Wireless and Platforms for Verizon’s

Partner Solutions organization. He is a 20+ year Telecommunications and IT

veteran with strategy, sales, marketing and operations experience.

In Dawane’s current role, he leads a Global organization responsible for product line

management and sales of Voice, Mobility, Cybersecurity, Data Center Collocation

and Application Services. He also drives the integration programs designed to help

drive account traction of the Next Generation product portfolio offerings from

Internet of Things (IoT), Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Over-the-Top (OTT), Digital

Advertising and Machine Learning. Dawane’s team helps to identify emerging sales

strategies, technology shifts and also develops new models to address the rapidly

growing ‘as a service’ market.

Dawane was a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Cloud Carrier Working Group and Board member of the Cloud Exchange Forum. He

holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mass Communications from James Madison

University and lives in Ashburn, VA with his wife and two children.

Arnett Thomas, II is a senior technology and business leader with over 25 years of building, developing and managing high performance networks and organizations for both Fortune 500 high-tech firms and startups. He is highly experienced in directly and indirectly leading cross-functional national and global sales, product, engineering and operations teams. Thomas is a strategic thinker with strong communications skills possessing a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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.

Russell Senesac is Vice President of Data Center Strategy Development for Schneider Electric in

North America currently focused on driving data center business development initiatives.

Russell is actively involved with market research, emerging trends, and technology advancements.

Russell works closely with APC by Schneider Electric’s R&D teams to ensure new offers are aligned

with solving real customer challenges seen in the marketplace today. Prior to his current role, he

has held positions in sales, marketing, product management, and business development.

Russell holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from Clarkson University.