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Data Center Investment Conference & Expo (DICE): Southwest 2025

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Data Center Investment Conference & Expo (DICE): Southwest 2025

Exploring The Latest Developments, Infrastructure And Technology Trends In Phoenix, Reno And Beyond
To Be Held in Phoenix

Tuesday April 1 2025 @ 9:00 AM MST

$309.00

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Speakers and Panels

Chris Curtis

Chris Curtis

Global Head of Data Centers, Prologis
Ian McClarty

Ian McClarty

President, PhoenixNAP
Bryan Darby

Bryan Darby

VP, Strategic Technology Initiatives, QTS

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS DATA CENTER EVENT

What You'll Learn From Data Center Owners, Operators, or Developers:

  • Phoenix was one of the most active hyperscale markets in 2023 and 2024, with some of the highest average asking rates in the U.S. Will the trend continue in 2025?
  • How much market growth is taking place in Reno and across the Nevada market? 
  • What are the main drivers of data center growth in Phoenix and the Southwest? Where are the opportunities and developments taking place?
  • How will the development of semiconductor facilities impact the industry's future development plans and timelines?
  • What innovations and best practices in data center management are facilitating maximum efficiency? How are operators using less water and energy to cool increasing rack density?
  • What cooling strategies will we be seeing more of in the next three to five years? What are vendors and operators seeing from their customers?
  • How are data center security managers working with various teams to ensure seamless security?
  • What are some successful initiatives that could be applied to address current workforce challenges and enhance community engagement? 

 

How You'll Do More Business From Attending: Get up to speed on one of the fastest growing tier II data center markets, learn what customers are looking for and make better business decisions based on the right insights.

 

Who You'll Meet During Networking: Owners, providers, brokers, contractors, directors of operations, directors of operations, investors, engineers, lawyers, CEOs and vice presidents of design and construction

 

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Agenda

Time Activity
9:00 AM
9:55 AM
Registration and Networking
9:55 AM
10:00 AM
Opening Remarks: Welcome to DICE!!
10:00 AM
10:40 AM
Southwest Data Center Surge: Trends Shaping Arizona and Nevada’s Growth in 2025
In 2023, Phoenix led the U.S. data center market in average asking rates given power and land availability and its proximity to big tech hubs. Meanwhile, Nevada’s smaller data center market is on a high growth trajectory, attracting major players. What shifts are these markets seeing in 2025, and what trends are influencing the greater Southwest?
10:40 AM
11:20 AM
More Compute With Greater Efficiency: Maintaining Cooling Requirements as Density Increases
Given the adoption of advanced artificial intelligence apps and its supporting IT infrastructure, increasing rack density and the requirements to cool it are becoming more complex. How are power and cooling technologies changing within the data center? How are operators optimizing their current infrastructure and designs to further enhance cooling, energy usage and power densities? What is working and what is not?
11:20 AM
11:35 AM
Networking Break
11:35 AM
12:15 PM
Building for AI and Advanced Tech Infrastructure: Understanding Key Differences in Engineering and Planning for Future Demand
With the evolution of today’s technologies and quantum leap of AI computing, how are data center developers, engineers and operators rethinking elements of the data center given increased density and applications of liquid cooling? What are the main differences between building for cloud versus AI inference?
12:15 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM
1:05 PM
Lunch N' Learn Roundtable Discussion: Looking at Security From Blueprint to Build
Designing Cost-Effective, Sustainable Data Center Security When it comes to bringing data centers online and keeping them secure, physical security is a big component. If proper security practices are not in place, a project could be put behind millions of dollars and have significant time delays. These are risks that can't be taken. Hear from security experts on best practices and what teams should be doing to ensure vulnerabilities are reduced on the development site and after asset delivery.
Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc., an ASSA ABLOY Group brand
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Design to Delivery: Adapting Data Center Development For the AI Revolution and Unprecedented Demand
To meet the unprecedented demand for data centers amid land constraints, supply chain challenges, and sustainability concerns, developers are rethinking the design and delivery process. How are design, engineering and construction evolving for today’s mega campuses, and how are developers keeping pace with the speed of capacity demand?
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Presentation: Top Ten Data Center Legal Issues for Leases and MSA's That You Should Know About
2:30 PM
3:10 PM
The Data Center Location Equation: Power, Connectivity and Site Selection
Power, connectivity and community are some of the key factors that determine the location of data centers. As access to power becomes more challenging and community pushback heightens, how are developers assessing where to build next? How is the site selection process changing and what are solutions to limited power availability?
3:10 PM
3:30 PM
Post-Event Networking

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