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40+ Speakers
Speakers
![John Sheputis](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/John-Sheputis.jpg)
John Sheputis
President - Infomart
![Eddie Schutter](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Eddie-Schutter.jpg)
Eddie Schutter
Head of Critical Infrastructure Engineering - eBay
![Michael Foust](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Michael-Foust.jpg)
Michael Foust
Chairman, DataBank Ltd. & Vantage Data Centers - Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC
![Jonathan Schildkraut](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Jonathan-Schildkraut.jpg)
Jonathan Schildkraut
Chief Strategy Officer - CyrusOne
![Romelia Flores](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Romelia-Flores.jpg)
Romelia Flores
Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor - IBM
![Andrew Schaap](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Andrew-Chaap2.jpg)
Andrew Schaap
CEO - Aligned Energy
![Lance Black](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Lance-Black.jpg)
Lance Black
Founder & CEO - VAZATA
![Wayne Sadin](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Wayne-Sadin.jpg)
Wayne Sadin
COO & CTO - Affinitas Life
![Anthony Bolner](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Anthony-Bolner.jpg)
Anthony Bolner
Managing Director & Partner - Stream Data Centers
![Mark Thiele](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Mark-Thiele1.jpg)
Mark Thiele
Chief Strategy & Chief Information Officer - Apcera
![Bryan Marsh](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Bryan-Marsh.jpg)
Bryan Marsh
Bryan Marsh, VP, Global Asset Management - Digital Realty Trust
![Jerry Blair](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Jerry-Blair.jpg)
Jerry Blair
Co-Founder & Senior VP - DataBank
![Josh Snowhorn](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Josh-Snowhorn.jpg)
Josh Snowhorn
VP & General Manager, Interconnection - CyrusOne
![Dave Leonard](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Dave-Leonard.jpg)
Dave Leonard
Chief Data Center Officer - ViaWest
![Mike Armstrong](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Mike-Armstrong.jpg)
Mike Armstrong
Director - GI Partners
![Sandy Thielamay](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Sandy-Thielamay.jpg)
Sandy Thielamay
VP, Technology - Infomart Data Centers
![Nat Tafuri](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Nat-Tafuri.jpg)
Nat Tafuri
VP, Operations & Engineering - zColo by Zayo
![Rob Morris](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Rob-Morris.jpg)
Rob Morris
Managing Partner - Skybox Datacenters
![Reid Goetz](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Reid-Goetz.jpg)
Reid Goetz
Vice President - Hillwood Properties
![Bruno Berti](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Bruno-Berti.jpg)
Bruno Berti
VP, Product Management - RagingWire Data Centers
![Peter Hopper](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Peter-Hopper.jpg)
Peter Hopper
CEO & Co-Founder - DH Capital
![Trey Berndt](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Trey-Berndt.jpg)
Trey Berndt
Executive Vice President - Carrier-1 Data Centers
![Hugh Carspecken](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Hugh-Carspecken.jpg)
Hugh Carspecken
Managing Partner & CEO - DartPoints
![Matthew Brown](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Matthew-Brown.jpg)
Matthew Brown
Senior Director, Site Reliability Engineering - Proofpoint
![Christopher Walsh](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Christopher-Walsh1.jpg)
Christopher Walsh
Director, Data Center & Network Services - INAP
![John Zuckerman](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/John-Zuckerman.jpg)
John Zuckerman
Managing Director - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
![Ed d’Agostino](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Ed-dAgostino.jpg)
Ed d’Agostino
Vice President - DE-CIX North America
![Jeff Ferry](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Jeff-Ferry.jpg)
Jeff Ferry
Director - Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group
![Bo Bond](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Bo-Bond_Keynote.jpg)
Bo Bond
Managing Director, Central Region - JLL
![Jeff Moerdler](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Jeff-Moerdler.jpg)
Jeff Moerdler
Member - Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
![Alan North](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Alan-North.jpg)
Alan North
Founder & President - NORLINX Systems, LLC
![Andy Baxter](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Andy-Baxter.jpg)
Andy Baxter
Principal / Science & Technology - Page
![Darrell Auterson](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Darrell-Auterson.jpg)
Darrell Auterson
President - McKinney Economic Development Corporation
![John Kolar](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/John-Kolar.jpg)
John Kolar
VP, Mission Critical Solutions - Kyoto Cooling
![Matt Macnak](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Matt-Macnak.jpg)
Matt Macnak
Manager, Critical Infrastructure - QTS
![Jim Leach](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Jim-Leach.jpg)
Jim Leach
VP, Marketing - RagingWire Data Centers
![Ben Kaplan](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Ben-Kaplan_Moderator.jpg)
Ben Kaplan
Senior Vice President - Turner Construction Company
![David Liggitt](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/David-Liggitt_moderator.jpg)
David Liggitt
Founder & CEO - datacenterHawk
![Bryan Loewen](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Bryan-Loewen_moderator.jpg)
Bryan Loewen
Executive Managing Director - Newmark Knight Frank (NKF)
![Joe Reele](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Joe-Reele_Moderator.jpg)
Joe Reele
VP, Datacenter Solution Architects - Schneider Electric
![Paola Saibene](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Paola-Saibene_moderator.jpg)
Paola Saibene
CEO - TXYSAI
![Stefanie Williams](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Stefanie-Williams_moderator.jpg)
Stefanie Williams
Analyst, Multi-Tenant Datacenters - 451 Research
![Chris Herrmann](https://www.bisnow.com/dice/images/speakers/Chris-Herrmann_moderator.jpg)
Chris Herrmann
Senior Vice President - CBRE
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Registration Opens | Breakfast and Networking
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Welcome to DICE South 2017!
A Note From our Host
• John Sheputis, President, Infomart Data Centers -
Morning Keynote Address: The State of the Regional, National and International Data Center Market
• Bo Bond, Managing Director, JLL -
The Bottom Line: Data Center Financing and Investment
• Moderator: Bryan Loewen, Executive Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank
• Mike Armstrong, Director, GI Partners
• Jeff Ferry, Director, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group
• Michael Foust, Chairman, DataBank Ltd. & Vantage Data Centers, Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC
• Peter Hopper, Co-Founder & CEO, DH Capital
• John Zuckerman, Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. -
DCIM, Design Engineering and Construction: Achieving Optimal Efficiency
• Moderator: Ben Kaplan, Senior VP, Global Critical Facilities, Turner Construction Company
• Andy Baxter, Principal, Science & Technology, Page
• John Kolar, VP, Mission Critical Solutions, Kyoto Cooling
• Jim Leach, VP, Marketing, RagingWire Data Centers
• Matt Macnak, Manager, Critical Environment, QTS
• Alan North, Founder & President, NORLINX Systems, LLC -
Networking Lunch
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The Cloud Revolution: From Fiber to Cyber
• Moderator: Paola Saibene, CEO, TXYSAI
• Trey Berndt, Executive Vice President, Carrier-1 Data Centers
• Lance Black, Founder & CEO, VAZATA
• Matthew Brown, Senior Director, Site Reliability Engineering, Proofpoint
• Dave Leonard, Chief Data Center Officer, ViaWest
• Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC -
Data Center Site Selection: Big Picture Strategy, Cost of Land & Power, Economic Incentive and Beyond
• Moderator: Stefanie Williams, Analyst, Multi-Tenant Datacenters, 451 Research
• Darrell Auterson, President, McKinney Economic Development Corporation
• Hugh Carspecken, Managing Partner & CEO, DartPoints
• Reid Goetz, Vice President, Hillwood Properties
• Bryan Marsh, VP, Global Asset Management, Digital Realty Trust
• Mark Thiele, Chief Strategy & Chief Information Officer, Apcera
• Christopher Walsh, Director, Data Center & Network Services, INAP -
Leading the Curve: The Investment and Development Outlook
• Moderator: Chris Herrmann, Senior Vice President, CBRE
• Anthony Bolner, Managing Director & Partner, Stream Data Centers
• Rob Morris, Managing Partner, Skybox Datacenters
• Andrew Schaap, CEO, Aligned Energy
• Jonathan Schildkraut, Chief Strategy Officer, CyrusOne
• John Sheputis, President, Infomart Data Centers -
Networking Break with Snacks
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The Carrier Hotel Story: Strategic Real Estate, Connectivity and the Key to Access
• Moderator: Joe Reele, VP, Datacenter Solution Architects, Schneider Electric
• Jerry Blair, Co-Founder & Senior VP, DataBank
• Ed d'Agostino, Vice President, DE-CIX North America, Inc.
• Josh Snowhorn, VP & General Manager, Interconnection, CyrusOne
• Nat Tafuri, VP, Operations & Engineering, zColo by Zayo
• Sandy Thielamay, VP, Technology, Infomart Data Centers -
The Future of Technology: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), Hyperscale Computing and Beyond
• Moderator: David Liggitt, Founder & CEO, datacenterHawk
• Romelia Flores, Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor, IBM
• Wayne Sadin, COO & CTO, Affinitas Life
• Eddie Schutter, Head of Critical Infrastructure Engineering, eBay -
DICE South Post-Event Cocktail Reception!
Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres!
TOPICS TO INCLUDE
• Data Center Investment and Capital Markets
• Infrastructure in a Modern, Agile World
• Consolidation Pressure
• Shift to the Cloud
• The Gap Between What the User Wants and What They Settle For
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Software Defined Networking
• Higher Level of Cyber Security
• Construction and Design/Engineering Trends
• Growing Popularity of Colocation
• Fiber Trends and How Connectivity Affects the Marketplace
• Cap Ex Vs. Op Ex
- The Future of IT
• Critical Standards
• Location Selection Tactics
• The Premium Placed on Greener Environments
• Value Proposition of Energy Savings
- Data Security
• Economic and Regulatory Policy
• Public/Private Collaboration
- Exploring The Internet of Things (IoT)
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• New/Upgraded Development Outlook
• Who's Building, Upgrading, and Expanding
- Hyperscale Data Center Model Prepares for Larger Capacity Data Centers
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Event Cocktail Sponsorship
Venue & Travel
Venue
Infomart
1950 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207
Floor: 7th Floor
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
Ground Transportation
Parking Information:
On-site visitor parking lot at the front of the building, $4.00 per car
Bisnow attendees will have a reserved area on the West side of the building. Please see attached map although directional signage will be provided on-site