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Located in the Dallas Infomart Building™, a 7-story steel andconcrete building, DA3 one of the original Equinix IBX locations and caters to a high concentration of telecommunications companies. It has a direct campus connection to the Equinix Internet Exchange™, the largest in the South-Central US. DA3 allows customers to connect to the Equinix Cloud Exchange™ Fabric, which is housed within the Infomart in neighboring DA1, as well as direct connectivity to the entire Dallas digital ecosystem. Customers at DA3 can seamlessly connect to customers at DA1, DA2 and DA6 via cross connects and to customers at DA4 and DA7 via Metro Connect. DA3 is located five miles from Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) and 18 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

Speakers

John Sheputis

John Sheputis

Managing Director
Primary Digital Infrastructure

Wayne Sadin

Wayne Sadin

COO & CTO
Affinitas Life

Carrie Goetz

Carrie Goetz

CTO
Joint Force Solutions & StrategITcom

Jim Jindrick

Jim Jindrick

Director, Corporate Engagement - Office of Research, Discovery & Innovation
University of Arizona

Romelia Flores

Romelia Flores

Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor
IBM

Jonathan Lin

Jonathan Lin

VP, Corporate Development and Strategy
Equinix

Dave Crowley

Dave Crowley

Founder
Telcopedia Consulting

Jim Fletcher

Jim Fletcher

Strategy Partner
Momenta Partners

Robert Jackson

Robert Jackson

Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary,
CyrusOne

Christof Hammerli

Christof Hammerli

Managing Director
Cloud Capital, an affiliate of CloudHQ

Michael Lahoud

Michael Lahoud

Partner & COO
Stream Data Centers

Arman Khalili

Arman Khalili

Board Member
Evocative

Robert Breynaert

Robert Breynaert

Global Managing Director, Strategic Alliances
Equinix

Lance Black

Lance Black

Founder, President & CEO
VAZATA

Raul Martynek

Raul Martynek

CEO
DataBank

Manon Buettner

Manon Buettner

Founder & CEO
Nuvalo

Tesh Durvasula

Tesh Durvasula

President, Europe
CyrusOne

James Leach

James Leach

Vice President
RagingWire Data Centers

Cody Schnakenburg

Cody Schnakenburg

Critical Environment Manager
QTS

Mark Fuqua

Mark Fuqua

Senior VP, Sales
Green House Data

Chris Curtis

Chris Curtis

Global Head of Data Centers
Prologis

Sean Khurana

Sean Khurana

President & COO
Cavern Technologies

Don Douglas

Don Douglas

President & CEO
Liquid Networx

David McCall

David McCall

VP, Innovation
QTS

Lane Anderson

Lane Anderson

Executive VP, Development & Strategic Procurement
QTS

Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold

Former Senior VP, Corporate Development & Chief Counsel
Infomart Data Centers

Matt Tyndall

Matt Tyndall

Founder
Advocate Management Partners

Ryan Oro

Ryan Oro

Senior VP, Revenue
EdgeCore Internet Real Estate

Hugh Carspecken

Hugh Carspecken

Ubiquity
Managing Director, Ubiquity Edge

Andy MacDonald

Andy MacDonald

Regional Manager
STULZ

Brian Oley

Brian Oley

Director, Real Estate & Acquisitions
fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty​

Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire

Senior Director, Strategic Engagements - MRT
Atos

Stuart Lawrence

Stuart Lawrence

Director, Sales
Aligned Energy

Jeffrey Moerdler

Jeffrey Moerdler

Member
Mintz

Michael Silla

Michael Silla

Digital Infrastructure Executive

John Arcello

John Arcello

Advanced Technology Core Market Co-Leader
DPR Construction

John Major

John Major

Principal / Director, Science & Technology
Page

Lonnie Satsky

Lonnie Satsky

Project Executive
Turner Construction Company

Martin Herbert

Martin Herbert

Mechanical Group Leader
Integrated Design Group, Inc.

Ali Greenwood
Moderator

Ali Greenwood

Senior VP, Data Center Solutions
JLL

Kemal Hawa
Moderator

Kemal Hawa

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Mike Herwald
Moderator

Mike Herwald

Manager, North American Sales
Munters Corporation

Kylle Jordan
Moderator

Kylle Jordan

Manager, Business Development
Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development

Kurt Karnatz
Moderator

Kurt Karnatz

President
ESD

Gordon Kellerman
Moderator

Gordon Kellerman

EVP
Skybox Datacenters

Jim Marsh
Moderator

Jim Marsh

Key Accounts Manager, Data Center Technologies
Munters Corporation

Alan North
Moderator

Alan North

Founder & President
NORLINX Systems, LLC

Christopher Walsh
Moderator

Christopher Walsh

Cyxtera Technologies
Global Director

MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Agenda

  • Networking, Breakfast & Registration

  • Welcome to DICE South 2018!

  • Morning Keynote Session: The Changing of the Guard - Up Close With Equinix and Infomart Data Centers

    • Jonathan Lin, VP, Corporate Development and Strategy, Equinix
    • John Sheputis, Former President, Infomart Data Centers

  • Financing & Investment: The Capital Stack

    • Moderator: Christopher Walsh, Owner & CEO, W Companies | WalshC.com
    • Christof Hammerli, Senior VP, Digital Infrastructure, Landmark Dividend, LLC​
    • Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
    • Ryan Oro, Senior VP, Revenue, EdgeCore Internet Real Estate

  • Data Center Leasing Update: On the Ground and in the Clouds

    • Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

  • The Cloud Revolution: The Edge, Cloud and Connectivity from Fiber to Cyber

    • Moderator: Jim Marsh, Vice President, CPG
    • Lance Black, Founder, President & CEO, VAZATA
    • Robert Breynaert, Global Managing Director, Strategic Alliances, Equinix
    • Manon Buettner, Founder & CEO, Nuvalo
    • Don Douglas, President & CEO, Liquid Networx
    • Mark Fuqua, Senior VP, Sales, Green House Data

  • Networking Break

  • The Future of Infrastructure in the Cloud Age: New Development, Scalability and Today's Workforce

    • Moderator: Kurt Karnatz, President, ESD Global
    • Lane Anderson, VP, Development, QTS
    • Romelia Flores, Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor, IBM
    • Carrie Goetz, Global Director, Technology, Paige DataCom Solutions
    • Lonnie Satsky, Project Executive, Turner Construction Company
    • Mike Silla, Senior VP, Mission Critical COE, Skanska USA Building

  • Up Close with CyrusOne

    • Moderator: Kemal Hawa, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    • Tesh Durvasula, Chief Commercial Officer, CyrusOne
    • Robert Jackson, Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary, CyrusOne

  • Networking Lunch

  • Lunch & Learn Workshop: Data Center Cooling and Strategies for Efficiency

    • Moderator: Mike Herwald, Manager, North America - Data Center Business Area, Munters Corporation
    • Martin Herbert, Mechanical Group Leader, Integrated Design Group, Inc.
    • Stuart Lawrence, Director, Sales, Aligned Energy
    • Andy MacDonald, Regional Sales Manager, STULZ USA
    • Sean Maguire, Director, Central Region - Colo, Cloud & Network, Internap Corporation (INAP)

  • The Future of Infrastructure in the Cloud Age: DCIM, Conversions, Expansions, Retrofits and Upgrades

    • Moderator: Alan North, Founder & President, NORLINX Systems, LLC
    • John Arcello, Project Executive, DPR Construction
    • John Major, Principal, Science & Technology, Page
    • Cody Schnakenburg, VP, Data Center Operations, Internap Corporation (INAP)
    • Matt Tyndall, Executive VP, Property Development, QTS

  • Data Center Site Selection: Cost of Land & Power, Economic Incentive and More

    • Moderator: Kylle Jordan, Manager, Business Development, Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
    • Hugh Carspecken, Managing Partner & CEO, DartPoints
    • Andrew Gold, Former Senior VP, Corporate Development & Chief Counsel, Infomart Data Centers
    • Sean Khurana, President & COO, Cavern Technologies
    • Brian Oley, Director, Real Estate & Acquisitions, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty​

  • Networking Break with Snacks

  • The Future of Technology: AI, Big Data, Blockchain, Digital Transformation, IoT and Beyond

    • Moderator: Gordon Kellerman, VP, Leasing & Marketing, Skybox Datacenters
    • Dave Crowley, Chief Technology Advisor, Microsoft
    • Jim Fletcher, Strategy Partner, Office of the CTO, Momenta Partners
    • Jim Jindrick, Director, Corporate Engagement - Office of Research, Discovery & Innovation, University of Arizona
    • David McCall, VP, Innovation, QTS
    • Wayne Sadin, COO & CTO, Affinitas Life

  • Leading the Curve: The State of the Data Center Market

    • Moderator: Ali Greenwood, Senior VP, Data Center Solutions, JLL
    • Chris Curtis, Senior VP, Acquisition & Development, Compass Datacenters
    • Arman Khalili, Founder & CEO, Evocative Data Centers
    • Michael Lahoud, COO & Partner, Stream Data Centers
    • James Leach, Vice President, RagingWire Data Centers
    • Raul Martynek, CEO, DataBank, Ltd.

  • DICE South Post-Event Cocktail Reception: Cocktails, and Hors d'Oeuvres!

Data Center Investment Conference & Expo, South

Join us for our annual Data Center Investment Conference & Expo (DICE), South, in the heart of the South, Dallas/Fort Worth. 

Last year, DFW took second place as the busiest data center development market nationwide - with many of the first phases of projects being delivered on spec as a sign of confidence in the demand in the market. 

DFW has also benefitted from the presence of major firms and a talented, deep labor force in the tech, finance, telecommunications and healthcare sectors

With Facebook's Fort Worth data presence alone contributing to an estimated $6B in the nation's GDP, there seems to be no ceiling to data center demand. 

All in, with $45B invested in the sector over the past five years, private capital and institutional investors entering the space are becoming savvier in their investments - as established players continue to capitalize and expand.

Topics To Include: 

1. Will the presence of major industries continue to drive DFW's data center demand? 

2. How will the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing impact data center demand? 

3. What major M&A activity do players see on the horizon?

4. How are data center strategies changing as end-user demand begins to shift? Will the blurring of business models - from wholesale data centers to retail colo continue? 

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from & network with the leading owners, developers, investors, end users, and major players in the data center space. 

Share your comments, post your photos and ask questions using #BisnowDICE on Twitter.

For questions, recommendations or press inquiries, please email Adam at adam.knobloch@bisnow.com.

Venue & Travel

Infomart
1950 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207

Nearby hotel accommodations:
For overnight stays, the Hilton Anatole is located directly across the street from the event venue.

2201 N Stemmons Fwy,
Dallas,TX 75207, United States

214-748-1200 

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