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DICE (Data Centers Investment Conference & Expo) is Bisnow's dedicated conference series for the data center industry. Each event convenes the developers, investors, operators and infrastructure providers actively shaping data center growth in that market, with programming built around the deals, challenges and opportunities specific to the region or topic. View all upcoming DICE events here!
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Speakers and Panels
Getting to First Power: Generation, Procurement and the Energy Stack
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Dado Slezak
EVP
QTS
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Rob Doretti
Director, Data Center
Lincoln Property Company
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Giuseppe Marrari
Business Development
Rolls-Royce Power Systems
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Steve Mathews
Director of Project Development
E-Finity
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Chrissy Olsen
VP, Critical Power Solutions
MPI Energy
Power Management, Resilience and the Infrastructure Behind Reliable Operations
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Steve Sandford
Energy Strategy Manager
CoreWeave
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Brittani Clayman
Director, Marketing and Sustainability
ESI Total Fuel Management
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Zach Neal
SVP
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
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Gary Hill
CEO
DVL Group
Regulatory Reality Check: How Shifting Policy Is Reshaping Data Center Deals
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Abhijeet Shrivastava
Program Manager - Global Land Development Strategy
Microsoft
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Christine Guhl-Sadovy
Commissioner
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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Steve Shparber
Member/Co-chair, Digital Infrastructure Practice
Mintz
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Clint Allen
Partner
Archer & Greiner P.C.
Closing the Loop: Water Reuse, Battery Storage and the Sustainability Technologies Rewriting the Power Stack
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Nabeel Mahmood
Co-Founder
Nomad Futurist Foundation
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Chris Ruppel
SVP, Power
Keel Infrastructure
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Michael Mindell
Senior National Account Executive
CPower Energy Management
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Candace McPhillips
Associate VP
Gregory
Why You Can't Miss this Data Center Conference
What You'll Learn:
Which procurement structures are actually getting East Coast campuses to first power today, including how nuclear offtake agreements, gas-backed bridge generation, curtailment-based interconnection and demand response programs are being stacked to work around utility timeline constraints.
How operators and developers are evaluating powered land strategies, ramp schedules and blended utility and alternative source approaches to bring capacity online faster without destroying the underwriting model.
Which backup architectures, UPS configurations, generator sequencing strategies and energy storage deployments are proving financially and operationally defensible as AI workloads push rack densities from 10kW toward 50kW and beyond.
How cooling integration, power distribution design and infrastructure monitoring are being redesigned from the ground up to support high-density AI halls without sacrificing uptime or operational predictability.
What FERC's large-load interconnection docket, evolving state tariff frameworks and the cost-allocation debates reshaping PJM mean for how deals actually get structured and underwritten today.
How the legal architecture of co-location agreements, transmission security packages and special retail contracts has fundamentally changed what a utility service negotiation looks like and where sponsors are still exposed.
Where operators, developers and their counsel are finding the most friction in getting regulatory approvals, interconnection commitments and contract structures aligned on the same timeline.
What the power, resiliency and regulatory landscape is likely to look like over the next three to five years as AI demand accelerates and grid constraints tighten across major US markets.
How You’ll Do More Business From Attending This Conference:
You'll get a ground-level view of how leading developers, operators, capital allocators and their advisors are navigating the widening gap between data center demand and grid readiness. From procurement strategy and infrastructure design to the regulatory and contractual shifts rewriting how deals get done, you'll leave with concrete intelligence on where the real friction is, which approaches are actually working and who is solving problems at scale. That combination of market insight and operational specificity will help you sharpen your strategy, de-risk your pipeline and walk into your next deal better positioned than when you walked in.
Who You’ll Network With:
Developers, Owners and Operators -- executives and project leaders planning, entitling and delivering the next wave of data center capacity across major US markets.
Utility and Energy Partners -- grid operators, utility planners, generation owners and energy service providers working to align large-load growth with real-world infrastructure constraints.
Construction and Design Professionals -- architects, engineers, EPCs and infrastructure specialists rethinking delivery models as density and complexity climb.
Investors and Financial Partners -- debt and equity capital providers focused on how power timing, regulatory exposure and procurement structure are reshaping risk and return profiles in digital infrastructure.
Technology and Solution Providers -- companies delivering advances in backup power, energy storage, cooling, power distribution and infrastructure monitoring for mission-critical environments.
Legal, Regulatory and Policy Advisors -- counsel and policy professionals navigating the interconnection, tariff and contract structures that now sit at the center of how data center projects get approved and financed.
Why You Should Attend This Philadelphia Data Center Event:
National DICE Power Capacity, Energy and Sustainability in Philadelphia is the premier gathering for data center leaders confronting the most consequential set of power, infrastructure and regulatory challenges the industry has faced. With AI demand reshaping what campuses need to deliver and grid constraints tightening across major US markets, the decisions being made right now on procurement strategy, operational resilience and regulatory positioning will determine which projects get built and which stall. Whether you are assembling your first complex energy stack, rethinking your backup and storage architecture or navigating a utility negotiation that looks nothing like it did three years ago, you will leave Philadelphia with sharper strategies, stronger relationships and a clearer picture of what it actually takes to get a campus powered, built and operating at scale.
Relevant News and Developments:
Largest U.S. Grid Pitches Pathway For On-Site Data Center Power
Data Centers Spark Projected $1.4T Spending Surge From Power Utilities
How Power, Politics And AI Will Shape Data Center Development In 2026
Momentum Growing To Make Big Tech Data Centers More Flexible
Oil And Gas Hubs Are The New Centers Of Gravity For Data Centers
With Power Demand 'Far Exceeding' Capacity, What's The Next Move For Data Centers?
More headlines: https://www.bisnow.com/data-center
For questions or interests in becoming a speaker or sponsor, please email our global director, data centers, Adam Knobloch, at adam.knobloch@bisnow.com
To request disability-related accommodations, please contact ally.araco@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
201 N 17th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ballroom: Liberty Ballroom D
Parking:
Secure underground parking is available at the Hotel. Current daily rates are $53.00 for self-parking and $69.00 for valet parking.
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Agenda
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7:30 AM
8:30 AM
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Registration, Breakfast and Networking
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8:30 AM
9:15 AM
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Getting to First Power: Generation, Procurement and the Energy Stack
AI-driven demand is outpacing grid readiness across major US markets, and operators can no longer count on utility timelines to align with customer commitments. From nuclear offtake agreements and gas-backed bridge generation to curtailment-based interconnection and demand response programs, the path to first power now requires assembling a procurement stack rather than signing a single utility contract. Which combinations are actually closing and which are still more pitch deck than project? |
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9:15 AM
9:45 AM
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Coffee and Networking Break
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9:45 AM
10:30 AM
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Power Management, Resilience and the Infrastructure Behind Reliable Operations
As rack densities climb and AI workloads stress facilities at unprecedented scale, the gap between a data center that performs on paper and one that performs at 3am is widening. UPS architecture, generator sequencing, cooling integration, power distribution design and energy storage configuration are all being rethought as operators move from 10kW to 50kW and beyond per rack. What are today's operational realities teaching the industry about building infrastructure that holds? |
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10:30 AM
11:15 AM
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Regulatory Reality Check: How Shifting Policy Is Reshaping Data Center Deals
FERC's large-load interconnection docket, evolving state tariff frameworks and the legal architecture of co-location agreements, transmission security packages and special retail contracts are fundamentally changing how data center deals get structured and closed. What used to be a relatively standard utility service negotiation now involves multiple regulatory jurisdictions, cost-allocation disputes and contract structures that didn't exist three years ago. How are sophisticated operators, developers and their counsel actually approaching the regulatory and transactional side of getting a campus built and powered? |
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11:15 AM
12:00 PM
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Closing the Loop: Water Reuse, Battery Storage and the Sustainability Technologies Rewriting the Power Stack
Much of the public conversation about data center water use is still built on assumptions that no longer hold. Closed-loop cooling systems are displacing the open-loop designs that drove the water-consumption headlines, and battery energy storage systems are increasingly doing the job diesel generators used to do, without the emissions, fuel logistics or permitting friction that come with them. Move past the ESG talking points to the engineering and economics: what closed-loop water architecture actually requires to deploy at scale, where BESS genuinely displaces diesel versus where it's still a supplement, and how operators are using these technologies to correct outdated narratives with utilities, regulators and communities rather than just checking a sustainability box. |
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12:00 PM
12:15 PM
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Post Panel Networking
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