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National Data Center Investment Expo & Conference (DICE): East
A Premium Two-Day Event Exploring Key Opportunities, Challenges And Innovations For The Next Generation Of Digital Infrastructure
Held in Northern Virginia
Event Ended On: Wednesday May 22 2024
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Speakers and Panels
Day Two Opening Keynote: Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears
State of the Northern Virginia and Top Tier Markets:
Dynamics, Challenges and Impacts
Building at Scale and For Speed-to-Market:
Impacts on Design and Construction
Top Ten Data Center Legal Issues for Leases and MSA's, and Variations in the Cloud
Higher Densities and Cooler Facilities:
Enabling High Performance Compute Through Effective Rack Management and Cooling
Anthony Wanger
Board Member,
CoolIT
Power Management and Energy Storage:
The Evolution of Backup Solutions and What to Apply in Your Data Center
Powering Performance:
Leveraging Benchmarking Data for Excellence in Data Center Operations
Lunch 'n' Learn Session:
From Blueprint To Build: Designing Cost-Effective, Sustainable Data Center Security
Data Center Financing and Capital Markets:
How Cost of Capital and Industry Demand Is Changing the Game
Site Selection, Permitting and Lease Negotiation:
Navigating the Early Phases of Development and Where to Build Next
Brett Collard
VP, Corporate Development,
Compass Data Centers
Are You Carrying Technical Debt?
What You Need to be Thinking About to Future-Proof Your Data Center Operations and Monitoring
Day One Closing Keynote: The Story That's Never Been Told:
Thinking About Strategic Engagement With Your Local Community In Today's Data Center Era
Keynote
Amber Tillman
Head of Data Center Economic & Community Development,
Google
Deep Dive Strategy Road Map:
A Look at Where The Industry is Headed and What AI Means for the Evolution of the Global Digital Economy
Optimizing the Data Center Delivery Process:
Reducing Cost and Mitigating Risk Across All Stages of the Project Lifecycle
Scott Rugen
SVP, Data Centers - USA,
Exyte
Kurt Wallner
Project Executive, Advanced Technology,
DPR Construction
Water Sustainability and Data Centers
Future Proofing Your Data Center:
Engineering and Design for Advanced AI and Emerging Technologies
Michael Clark
SVP, Data Center Construction,
DC BLOX
Ben Hilderbrand
EVP, Construction,
T5 Data Centers
Blaine Warden
VP,
Telios Corporation
What’s Next for Data Center Operations:
How to Augment the Functionality of Your Existing Data Center
Karen DiMaggio
Senior Director, Growth Operations,
QTS
Lunch 'n' Learn Fireside Chat: Is Your DEI Initiative Enough to Make A Difference?
Practical Steps to Lessen the Gender Disparity and How To Be a Good Steward
Looking At Sustainability Across Project Development Phases:
How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint And Emissions
A New Era of Power Demand:
What Shift Will The Digital Infrastructure Face to Meet Growing Demand and AI Needs?
Joshua (JP) Buzzell
Director, Build Engineering Services - Design,
Oracle
Evan Pierce
VP, Site Development - Americas,
EdgeConneX
Why You Can't Miss Bisnow's Largest Data Center Event
Why You Should Attend This Premier Event:
- Visionary Keynotes and Speakers: Immerse yourself in thought-provoking fireside chats, panel discussions from industry-leading visionaries, technologists and professionals who have shaped and are re-shaping the data center landscape. Gain insights into the latest trends, emerging technologies and strategies that will help position you for the right business opportunities.
- Tech Showcase and Exhibits: Explore a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge technologies and solutions. Find out what tools you are missing out on to further improve your business strategy.
- Wide Range of Topics Explored: Learn about all aspects of the data center landscape across two days and 20-plus sessions. You'll hear local and global perspectives on how data centers are built and managed.
- Unique Networking Opportunities: We curate an experience that makes it easy to network, build lasting connections and foster a sense of community. You won't be among a sea of people, but rather a welcoming community of like-minded individuals ready to shake hands.
- Value Pricing: Given industry competition and the importance of building strong partner relationships, attending events is critical and our competitive pricing makes attending this event a no-brainer.
* BONUS Live DJ Performance: From DJ Extraordinaire to Economic Visionary and Back Again: Buddy Rizer Returns to the Turntables! *
Before revolutionizing economic development, Buddy was spinning records and igniting the radio waves. Now, he's back to showcase his legendary DJ skills at the hottest party in town.
Get ready to dance the night away with Loudoun County's very own Buddy Rizer, the man who, for one night only, is trading spreadsheets for beats!
What You'll Learn From CRE Leaders:
- Global Industry Growth: Global data center consumption is set to reach 35 GW by 2030, up from 17 GW in 2022. How are investors and developers bracing for this pace of growth?
- Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle: Where are we in the AI hype cycle? Will demand continue to reach new highs or will it slow down in 2024?
- Market Dynamics: The dynamics of the largest data center market in the world, Northern Virginia, and other primary markets are changing — what are the ripple effects for stakeholders and secondary markets?
- Supply Chain: What are developers and service providers doing to manage the chronic supply chain challenges? How have they adjusted their processes for this “new normal"?
- Design and Construction: How are developers changing their approach to meet the unprecedented demand within budget and on time?
- Sustainability: How are data center developers and operators actively addressing the sustainability challenges and minimizing their environmental footprints? Is there a sense of urgency?
- High Performance Compute: What can we learn from power-hungry, high-performance computing technologies? What does it mean for the industry?
- Future-Proof Engineering: How are engineering practices and applications changing to adapt to today's needs? What are the current misconceptions?
- Rack Densities and Cooling: What market factors are driving demand for higher power densities in the rack? What are the implications for the ecosystem and changes in cooling strategies?
- Capital Markets: How is the current cost of capital impacting investors' investment thesis? Is more M&A on the horizon?
- Innovation: What will be the future innovations and big ideas that will shape this industry for the next three to five years?
How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Event: Learn how top players are navigating the industry's density, power and land challenges, which deals are coming to the market, how industry titans are driving new trends to shape the industry as well as the impact AI will have on the year ahead. Hear from the industry's most influential leaders, connect with decision-makers and expand your network with seasoned professionals in the heart of Data Center Alley.
Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Providers, investors, contractors, lawyers, consultants, brokers, end users, CEOs, vice presidents of construction, engineers, heads of facilities, directors of operations and city officials.
To request disability-related accommodations, please contact katy.frazier@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
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INTERESTED IN SPONSORING OR SPEAKING?
For questions, group ticket rates or interest in becoming a speaker or sponsor, please email our DICE Global Director, Adam Knobloch, adam.knobloch@bisnow.com.
Venue
The Hyatt Regency Reston
1800 Presidents St
Reston, VA 20190
Ballroom: Grand Ballroom
Parking Information:
The Hotel offers self‐parking in their covered garage at $12.00 for 2-4 hours, $16.00 for overnight, and a $20.00 maximum daily rate.
Agenda
| May 21 | Activity |
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6:00 PM 7:00 PM |
DICE East Women's Cocktail Reception!
In partnership with iMWomen, Bisnow welcomes the industry's female executives to join us for the first hour of our DICE East Kickoff Cocktail Reception to connect with the local DMV iMWomen chapter and US Eastern Chair, Mara Ervin. iMWomen is a groundbreaking initiative by Infrastructure Masons that aims to unite women across all verticals of the data center industry, providing a platform for networking, collaboration and empowerment. This time will be exclusively dedicated to connecting with like-minded women, sharing experiences and being part of a supportive community that fosters diversity and inclusion in the data center industry. We hope to see you there!! 
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7:00 PM 9:00 PM |
SOLD OUT: DICE East Opening Cocktail Reception Featuring Casino Night and Live DJ!
To be held in the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency! An evening of Black Jack, Roulette and more! Join us for beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres to be held in the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency! SPECIAL FEATURE: From DJ Extraordinaire to Economic Visionary and Back Again: Buddy Rizer Returns to the Turntables! Before revolutionizing economic development, Buddy was spinning records and igniting the radio waves. Now, he's back to showcase his legendary DJ skills at the hottest party in town. Get ready to dance the night away with Loudoun County's very own Buddy Rizer, the man who, for one night only, is trading spreadsheets for beats! Join us for a night of electrifying tunes, infectious rhythms and pure nostalgia as Buddy shows that he's not just a master of business, but also a maestro of music! With Buddy Rizer on deck, the music is guaranteed to be booming like the Northern Virginia economy! NOTES: Admission will be limited to room capacity restrictions 
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| May 22 | Activity |
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7:30 AM 8:25 AM |
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
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8:25 AM 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks
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8:30 AM 9:10 AM |
State of the Northern Virginia Market and Top Tier Markets: Dynamics, Challenges and Impacts
Northern Virginia is the epicenter of the digital infrastructure industry and a key market for the players involved. Seemingly saturated, the continued growth and interest in this market continues to prove otherwise. What dynamics are we seeing play out in this market as well as the primary markets across the U.S.? What are the ripple effects nationally and globally?
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9:10 AM 9:55 AM |
Building at Scale and For Speed to Market: Impacts on Design and Construction
Scale and speed is everything in today’s market. Understanding how to design and deliver larger than ever data centers that are sustainable is critical to success. With that, how is design changing with speed to market, cost and sustainability in mind? What are the best approaches and newest technologies for a seamless construction process?
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9:55 AM 10:10 AM |
Top Ten Data Center Legal Issues for Leases and MSA's, and Variations in the Cloud
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10:10 AM 10:35 AM |
Networking Break
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10:35 AM 11:15 AM |
Higher Densities and Cooler Facilities: Enabling High Performance Computing Through Effective Rack Management and Cooling
Power rack densities are on their way up and creating a new definition of ‘average frequency.’ What requirements will be needed to support these new infrastructures and AI apps with higher power? How are operators looking at air cooling, liquid immersion and everything in between?
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11:15 AM 11:55 AM |
Power Management and Energy Storage: The Evolution of Backup Solutions and What to Apply in Your Data Center
Having the right energy management practices and employing the right amount of backup power to your data center are two critical pieces of the operation. What are the main power management? solutions that are being applied today? Which combination is working well given today’s standard and customer demands, and where is the need for more innovation?
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11:55 AM 12:15 PM |
Powering Performance: Leveraging Benchmarking Data for Excellence in Data Center Operations
Benchmarking data is a strategic asset that provides mission-critical executives and operations professionals with the insights needed to optimize the performance, cost-efficiency, and longevity of data centers. By leveraging over a decade of operational data collected, validated, and normalized from more than 5,000 MegaWatts (MW) of capacity across 20,000+ critical facilities and 1,000,000+ assets, learn how to leverage the first and only relative dataset for infrastructure performance to reduce risk, lower CAPEX and OPEX, improve productivity and safety, and enhance operational reliability.
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12:15 PM 1:30 PM |
Networking Lunch
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12:50 PM 1:10 PM |
Lunch 'n' Learn: From Blueprint To Build: Designing Cost-Effective, Sustainable Data Center Security
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1:30 PM 2:10 PM |
Data Center Financing and Capital Markets: How Cost of Capital and Industry Demand Is Changing The Game
As the industry continues to experience record demand and the declining cost of capital, 2024 will look different than past years. What can we expect to see on the financing, investment and deal-making side of the industry in the short-term future? How are investors looking to assess the industry compared to other asset classes?
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2:10 PM 2:50 PM |
Site Selection, Permitting and Lease Negotiation: Navigating the Early Phases of Development and Where to Build Next
With demand for data centers expected to continue growing, site selection and permitting is increasingly top-of-mind for developers, and the way deals are getting done is not the same as it used to be. How are the discussions with developers and city officials changing given industry growth? How is the permitting process and lease negotiations changing?
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2:50 PM 3:10 PM |
Networking Break
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3:10 PM 3:50 PM |
Are You Carrying Technical Debt? What You Need to be Thinking About to Future-Proof Your Data Center Operations and Monitoring
Technical debt is rarely talked about, but often experienced within data center facilities. Oftentimes, builds are commissioned and operational processes are programmed and implemented, without thought of how it will or can be adapted to future needs and functionality. How are data center operators thinking about optimizing their facilities and leveraging tools around data automation and monitoring to increase efficiency and reduce costs?
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3:50 PM 4:20 PM |
The Story That's Never Been Told: Thinking About Strategic Engagement With Your Local Community In Today's Data Center Era
The data center landscape is changing and the narrative has to change with it. Hear from the largest players in the industry about best practices around community engagement and what they are implementing to support the communities they are part of.
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4:20 PM 5:30 PM |
DICE East Post-Event Cocktail Reception!!
Join Bisnow and Chekhub for more networking, open bar and light bites at our Day 1 Post-Event Cocktail Reception!!
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| May 23 | Activity |
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7:30 AM 8:25 AM |
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
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8:25 AM 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks
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8:30 AM 8:45 AM |
Opening Keynote: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears
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8:45 AM 8:55 AM |
Break
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8:55 AM 9:35 AM |
Deep Dive Strategy Road Map: A Look at Where The Industry is Headed and What AI Means for the Evolution of the Global Digital Economy
Are we still in the early innings of AI demand or has it played out? Are all stakeholders winners or is this a zero-sum game? This session explores the industry's evolution from past, present and future demand, from those that have shaped and defined the sector we are in today.
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9:35 AM 10:20 AM |
Optimizing the Data Center Delivery Process: Reducing Cost and Mitigating Risk Across All Stages of the Project Lifecycle
As the industry faces unprecedented growth, it also faces unprecedented challenges. Conversations around supply chain disruptions, increasing density and capacity planning have changed throughout the years and are more complex than ever. How are industry stakeholders optimizing the process to reduce friction, mitigate risks and remain adaptable to customer demands? What are the best practices learned that need to be applied as we enter a new era of data center growth?
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10:20 AM 10:35 AM |
Water Sustainability and Data Centers
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10:35 AM 11:00 AM |
Networking Break
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11:00 AM 11:40 AM |
Future Proofing Your Data Center: Engineering and Design for Advanced AI and Emerging Technologies
With the evolution of today’s technologies and quantum leap of AI computing, how are data center developers and engineers rethinking elements of the data center? What are the main differences between building for cloud versus building for AI inference? What will be the biggest shifts?
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11:40 AM 12:20 PM |
What’s Next for Data Center Operations: How to Augment the Functionality of Your Existing Data Center
Optimizing your facility is critical to not only reducing total cost of ownership but maintaining sustainable operations. How are operators looking for ways to further enhance their facility, as well as reduce downtime and risk? What innovations and new technologies are we seeing in this space?
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12:20 PM 1:30 PM |
Networking Lunch
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12:50 PM 1:10 PM |
Lunch 'n' Learn: Is Your DEI Initiative Enough to Make A Difference? Practical Steps to Lessen the Gender Disparity
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1:30 PM 2:15 PM |
Looking At Sustainability Across Project Development Phases: How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Emissions
With the development phase of data centers making up a significant portion of carbon emissions, looking at sustainability innovations, approaches and tools at this stage is a key element to reducing your carbon footprint. Which best practices and tools are available for developers to leverage in order to make their data centers greener?
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2:15 PM 3:00 PM |
A New Era of Power Demand: What Shift Will The Digital Infrastructure Face to Meet Growing Demand and AI Needs?
The industry faces a power problem and it’s only getting bigger. With the demand for AI inquiries and data centers continuing at a rapid pace, power will be the bottleneck to that growth. With that, how will the ecosystem need to fundamentally change to adapt to this new standard of compute? How are technologists and developers working to solve this imminent challenge?
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3:00 PM 4:30 PM |
DICE East Post-Event Cocktail Reception!!
Join Bisnow and our partners for celebratory cocktails and light bites to wrap up our biggest DICE Series event of the year!!
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