The Last Mile: Developing Data Centers Closer To The Edge

Jack has 25 + years experience leading large teams to design, build, and operate commercial networks for wireless service providers including Sprint Nextel, PDV Wireless, and Cricket. He has deployed over $1 billion worth of network infrastructure and launched systems in multiple major markets including Los Angeles, NY, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, San Diego, and Las Vegas.. He holds a BS in Physics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a post-graduate certificate in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of California Irvine, and a MBA from the University of Southern California.

Doug Recker is the Founder & President of EdgePresence. Doug is a renowned telecommunications industry veteran with over 25 years of proven experience successfully delivering multi-access edge data center and colocation services. Prior to founding EdgePresence in 2017, Doug founded Colo5 Data Centers, LLC; later acquired by Cologix, Inc. in 2014. Throughout his career, he has achieved several accolades, including Northeast Florida’s Ultimate CEO Award by the Jacksonville Business Journal, and as an owner of one of Florida’s fastest-growing companies and one of the 500 fastest growing companies nationwide, was listed in Jacksonville Business Journal's Top 40 under 40 for 2010. Doug is also a widely recognized thought leader, speaking at key industry events such as PTC and local IT and business events. Doug’s professionalism, passion and robust industry experience has positioned EdgePresence as a leading contender in the edge micro data center market.

Joe is Vice President, Solution Architects at Schneider Electric, responsible for bringing together the full suite of our products and services to provide complete solutions for our customers. Joe has more than 22 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, operations management, and system engineering strategies.  Joe started his career with the U.S. Air Force Nuclear program and then lead one of the world’s largest financial data center portfolios. Joe provides strong technical and business leadership skills with the proven ability to analyze an organization’s business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative solutions to meet the customer’s business objectives.

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.