Christian Belady
The Vice President and Distinguished Engineer of Datacenter Advanced Development at Microsoft and the developer behind one of the largest data center footprints in the world, Christian Belady is a
The Vice President and Distinguished Engineer of Datacenter Advanced Development at Microsoft and the developer behind one of the largest data center footprints in the world, Christian Belady is a
Having traveled extensively for business, and lived in five countries, Noelle Walsh knows how to work across borders to improve access, safety, security, and growth for both communities and enterprises.
As Vice President of Data Centers at Google since 2008, Joe Kava has been responsible for setting global data center standards not only in design, engineering, construction, operations, safety, and
CEO of interconnection powerhouse DE-CIX and Chairman of the Board of the DE-CIX Group AG, Ivo Ivanov has been a crucial part of expanding DE-CIX sites and services in Europe,
Current CEO and Co-Founder of EdgeConneX a global data center provider that operates local, high-powered, purpose-built solutions for customers at any scale Randy Brouckman has over 30 years of experience
Having led 10 billion USD of infrastructure projects across three continents, Dean Nelson has extensive architecture, engineering, and operations experience, including 33 years in hardware, 26 years in network, and
As digitalization is happening at an unprecedented pace across all industries and facets of our lives—including, but not limited to, automobile, finance, academia, banking, healthcare, and hospitality—it is crucial that
As Vice President for Data Center Strategy at Meta, Rachel Peterson has led the development of data centers across the US, Europe, and Asia. From site selection, procurement, planning, and
As the CEO of Aligned Data Centers, one of the largest and fastest-growing private data center operators in the Americas, Andrew Schaap is responsible for the strategy behind the company’s
Founder and CEO of CloudHQ (a wholesale data center developer, owner, and operator) and former CEO and Co-founder of DuPont Fabros Technology (another large-scale data center developer and operator), Hossein
Exponential Rise in Data The exponential growth of data and the importance of robust digital infrastructure: our homes will run on IoT devices, autonomous vehicles will accelerate connectivity needs, and
With an Order of the British Empire for contributions to the digital economy, Michael Tobin is widely regarded as the creator of the European data center industry. As Telecity Group
Often lauded as the figure behind Nigeria’s growing Internet presence and digital economy, Funke Opeke is a leading force in the telecoms market in West Africa and beyond. After 20
Technological entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has founded and fostered numerous digital infrastructure businesses whose influences stretch across the globe. From peering exchanges and critical infrastructure (Pipe Networks) to data centers (NextDC),
Evolving Financing Landscape Digital infrastructure’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is running above ten percent. Hyperscalers need to grow their own digital capacity, and they are investing billions to create
Having previously led ICT acquisitions worth over one billion USD and grown one company’s revenue from 221 million to over one billion USD, Tesh Durvasula knows how to lead both
“Connectivity is everything. In the early design of the Internet, it was concluded that anything on the Internet should be able to interconnect with anything else, including all the networks
WHEN: 22 February 2023WHERE: Leesburg, Virginia WHY: The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) celebrated and recognized the contributions of the leaders of the data center industry at the Fourth Annual
From the dot com tech boom to today: A look at fiber connectivity.