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Robbie Bach

Innovation Expert, Former Chief Xbox Officer for Microsoft & Author

Monday, October 16 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Conference Keynote: The Xbox Story: Lessons in Leadership Strategy & Team Management (session) From garage-shop inception to ultimate business success, Robbie shares valuable insights from his journey innovating within Microsoft and leading the creation of one of the most successful business units of our time — the […]

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Steve Boyce

Director of Facilities Engineering,
C7 Data Centers

Wednesday, October 18 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Modular Backup Power System for Colocation Data Centers (session) Steve Boyce, Director of Facilities Engineering at C7 Data Center. With a long background in IT Colocation Services, and a great technical background in electrical and mechanical systems, Steve has brought a high level of both strategy and […]

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David Breland

Manager, Enterprise Data Center Facilities,
Intuit, Inc.

Tuesday, October 17 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lessons Learned in Achieving Data Center Efficiency Goals – 3 Case Studies (session) Dave began his career at Intuit during the build phase of their 240,000 square-foot data center in 2007. While at Intuit he has achieved Energy Star Certification for the site reaching a score of […]

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James Coe, PE, RCDD

Senior Principal, Director of Critical Facilities, Syska Hennessy Group

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) James Coe is Syska’s Critical Facilities Director. He has over 30 years of experience in Engineering Operations, Project Management, and Design. His experience is focused on providing consulting, design, reliability assessments, and commissioning for Mission Critical Facilities. He is highly regarded […]

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John Collins

Senior Account Executive,
FoxGuard Solutions, Inc.

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout C: Fortress to Cyber – Integrated Design for Ever-Changing Threats (session) John Collins – Currently with FoxGuard Solutions focused on OT Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. John has over 8 years’ experience working with control system at Honeywell where he designed, managed projects, and focused on operations […]

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Dr. Dennis D. Cronin

CEO, Resilient Solutions

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) A 7×24 Exchange Founder and CEO of Resilient Solutions, Dr. Dennis Cronin brings over 40 years of Mission Critical design, construction and operational experience. Dr. Cronin remains an active member of 7×24 Exchange, currently serves as VP/Vice Chair and Regent for […]

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Chris Crosby

CEO, Compass Datacenters

Tuesday, October 17 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Understanding Hyperscale Campus Compartmentalization (session) Chris Crosby is a recognized visionary and leader in the datacenter space and has served as founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters since 2011. Chris has over 25 years of technology experience and over 15 years of real estate and investment experience. […]

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Aaron Duda

Principal,
kW Mission Critical Engineering

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout C: Water – The Future of Data Center Cooling (session) Aaron is a kW MCE Principal with more than 15 years of experience in mechanical system design and installation, construction documentation, and administration of mission critical projects. He has designed systems for numerous enterprise and colocation […]

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Paul D. Evanko

VP of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Alliances, BRUNS-PAK

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout B: Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2018 with Cyber Security (session) Paul is the VP of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Alliances for BRUNS-PAK for the past 23 years. BRUNS-PAK’s 37+ year/5500+ project experiences in design/building high technology data center projects serve as the basis for the evolution […]

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Rich Garrison

Partner,
Alfa Tech

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Mr. Garrison currently serves as a Partner at Alfa Tech, a consulting engineering firm, leading the Technology Services Division. He provides project leadership and management consulting services to a wide variety of clients, specializing in the design, procurement, and implementation project […]

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Curt Gibson

Power Solutions Manager,
Generac Power Systems

Wednesday, October 18 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Modular Backup Power System for Colocation Data Centers (session) Curt Gibson is an Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer, and registered Professional Engineer. With 22 years of engineering and project management experience Curt holds the enviable role of Data Center Specialist with a leading supplier of generators and […]

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Jason Gloeckner

Director of Thermal Controls, Vertiv

Wednesday, October 18 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Is your Data Center Infrastructure Cyberhardened and Secure? (session) Jason Gloeckner, Director of Thermal Controls, Vertiv, is an 18 year veteran of the industrial controls industry and is responsible for development of next-generation thermal controls and machine learning for Vertiv. Mr. Gloeckner is a veteran of the […]

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Carrie Goetz

Global Director of Technology, Paige DataCom Solutions

Wednesday, October 18 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote: New Metrics to Consider for Facility Managers (session) Carrie Goetz has been involved in the computing and networking industries for over 30 years. Carrie currently works for Paige DataCom Solutions as the Global Director of Technology shaping the technological future for end user solutions. This global […]

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Martin Gollwitzer, RID, CDT, NCIDQ, LEED AP

Regional Practice Leader, Critical Facilities,
Gensler

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Martin is a Regional Practice Leader for Gensler’s Critical Facilities Practice Area. He specializes in the management of large, complex projects that require particular consideration of security, process, and operational uptime. Data centers are his primary focus and expertise, and he […]

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Paul Hines

SVP – Critical Facilities Head – North America,
Citigroup

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) Paul Hines is an experienced data center professional with over 30 years of experience in the operation, management, construction and commissioning of enterprise and colocation data centers. Paul spent […]

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Jonathan Ingram

Vertical Market Manager – Mission Critical, Kidde Fire Systems/Marioff North America

Sunday, October 15 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Protecting your Cloud with Mist (session) Mission Critical Vertical Market Manager for IT and Telecom. During his 20+ year career, he has held various application engineering, product management, and sales management positions. Holds a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Hartford) and is a certified LEED […]

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Kevin Kealy

Chief Information Security Officer, Ingram Micro

Tuesday, October 17 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote: Security and Insecurity – What’s Next? (session) The self-described “Prince of security weirdness”, Kevin claims mass pollution of Google and says that he’s not the vet or the police captain, does not sing “Danny Boy” and is definitely not the dead guy. He holds a Master’s […]

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Phill Lawson-Shanks

Chief Architect and VP Innovation, EdgeConnex

Monday, October 16 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cloud and Colocation Trends, Buyer & User Behaviors Impacting the Design, Construction and Operation of Hyperscale and Mid-Market Data Centers (session) Mr. Lawson-Shanks has been at the forefront of designing and deploying industry leading solutions in both the UK and the US for over 25 years. Prior […]

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Michael Liberman

Mission Critical Infrastructure Applications, Rahi Systems

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout A: Data Center Infrastructure: Global Delivery Best Practices (session) Mike Liberman is a Data Center Infrastructure specialist with Rahi Systems in Fremont, CA. Mike has experience working with data centers in both electrical safety as well as infrastructure delivery and management.

John Longo

Director, Operations East Region,
vXchnge

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout A: Thermal Optimization Through IoT – What Gets Better and Why (session) John is the regional Director for 6 vXchnge Data Center facilities. The responsibility includes 7×24 Data Center infrastructure availability, monitoring and response, Site Security and fulfillment of customer requests. Prior to joining vXchnge, John […]

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Kristina Metzger

Global Advisor, CBRE

Tuesday, October 17 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Data Center Real Estate Trends (session) Kristina Metzger is a leading advisor in the data center industry, working with occupiers, investors and developers in the site selection, acquisition and disposition of data center solutions globally. She develops and executes strategies which result in enterprise owned facilities, wholesale […]

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Dana Pomeroy

Vice President/National Design-Build Director, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout C: Fortress to Cyber – Integrated Design for Ever-Changing Threats (session) As a registered Architect and DBIA professional, Mr. Pomeroy has been extremely fortunate to experience real estate, program management, design, construction and building operations from several different vantage points over the past 36 years. Dating […]

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Jack Pouchet

Vice President Market Development, Vertiv

Monday, October 16 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cloud and Colocation Trends, Buyer & User Behaviors Impacting the Design, Construction and Operation of Hyperscale and Mid-Market Data Centers (session) Jack Pouchet is a recognized industry innovator and thought leader with more than 30 years experience in mission critical infrastructure. As the vice president of business […]

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Jeff Rauenhorst

VP, Analytics,
Vigilent

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout A: Thermal Optimization Through IoT – What Gets Better and Why (session) Jeff Rauenhorst, Vigilent Vice President, Analytics Jeff leads the Analytics organization at Vigilent, helping customers meet critical business objectives by unlocking the value of data. Jeff has extensive experience leveraging data and technology to […]

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Rich Reyher

Director, PayPal Core Platform & Infrastructure: Global Data Center, PayPal, Inc.

Tuesday, October 17 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lessons Learned in Achieving Data Center Efficiency Goals – 3 Case Studies (session) Rich Reyher is a Director, PayPal Core Platform & Infrastrcuture: Global Data Center Services for PayPal Inc., the world’s leading global payments platform. After serving several years in the U.S. Army military police and […]

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Dale Sartor, PE

Staff Scientist/Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator

Tuesday, October 17 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lessons Learned in Achieving Data Center Efficiency Goals – 3 Case Studies (session) Dale Sartor, P.E., is a staff scientist/engineer at LBNL where he focuses on building efficiency technology applications. He leads projects to develop and transfer new technology and stimulate the use of underutilized technology. Mr. […]

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Joe Saunders

CEO & Founder, RunSafe Security

Wednesday, October 18 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Is your Data Center Infrastructure Cyberhardened and Secure? (session) Joe Saunders has more than 25 years of leadership, business building, and startup experience. Prior to founding RunSafe Security, Joe served as director of Thomson Reuters Special Services, where he led analytical solutions to help law enforcement agencies […]

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David Schirmacher

President, 7×24 Exchange International and Reset Advisors, LLC

Monday, October 16 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM End User Xchange Forum (session) David Schirmacher is a recognized thought leader in the mission critical industry and is the current President of the 7×24 Exchange International. His career of more than 30 years of relevant experience is highlighted by executive positions which include: Senior Vice President […]

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Steven Shapiro

Mission Critical Practice Lead, Morrison Hershfield Mission Critical

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout B: Battery Technology and the Future for UPS (session) Steven Shapiro has been in the Mission Critical Industry for over 27 years and has a diverse background in the study, reporting, design, commissioning, development and management of reliable electrical distribution, emergency power, lighting, and fire protection […]

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Dave Sterlace

Global Head of Data Center Technology, ABB

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) Dave Sterlace is the Global Head of Technology for the Data Center Industry Sector at ABB, and brings with him more than 25 years of experience in critical power. […]

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Holly Stone

President, Stone Security Engineering

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout C: Fortress to Cyber – Integrated Design for Ever-Changing Threats (session) Hollice Stone is a leader in the security engineering industry with 26 years experience in engineering, blast, antiterrorism, and emergency response. Hollice has been instrumental in criteria development, research, and educational initiatives and she is […]

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James Swensen

Global Data Center Facilities Operator, Facebook

Monday, October 16 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Driving Business Results through Collaboration (session) James Swensen, Global Data Center Facilities Operations Director, Facebook James Swensen is the Global Data Center Facilities Operations Director at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, his impressive career in mission critical facilities includes leading teams at McKinstry, HK Systems, and Convergys.

Michael Swetz, Jr.

Vice President, State Street Corporation

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Michael Swetz is a Vice President within Global Technology Operations at State Street Corporation. In this role, he manages operations and governance activities at State Street’s fleet of data centers. State Street Corporation is an American worldwide financial services company. State […]

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Tony TeVault

Vice President, Holder Construction

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) Tony is Vice President of Holder Construction Company, a national, commercial construction services firm with experience in over 30 states and offices in San Jose, Phoenix, Charlotte, Dallas, Atlanta […]

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James Warren

Principal and Founder,
kW Mission Critical Engineering

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) As a professional electrical engineer, James has over 25 years of data center design and construction experience. He also makes time to support the industry with participation in IEEE, […]

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Jeff West

Director, Data Center Research & Analysis,
CBRE

Tuesday, October 17 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Data Center Real Estate Trends (session) Jeff West joined CBRE in 2015 as Director of Data Center Research & Analysis for the firm’s Data Center Solutions Group. He is based in Portland, Oregon and reports directly to the Head of Americas Research and the Managing Director of […]

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Bill Westbrock

Strategic Account Executive, Schneider Electric

Monday, October 16 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Driving Business Results through Collaboration (session) Bill Westbrock is a Strategic Account Executive at Schneider Electric. Previously, he held executive, sales and management positions at Apparent Inc Renewable Energy Business, Power Measurement Ltd., MGE UPS, Westinghouse and Johnson Controls. He also co-authored numerous white papers and patents. […]

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