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REBEKAH DINELLI

Account & Event Manager

Rebekah has over six years of experience in the domains of field marketing, social media, and graphics. Rebekah has expertise in building strong business relationships with both external clients and partners, as well as with internal stakeholders.

As Account & Event Manager, Rebekah is primarily responsible for managing client accounts and business relationships end-to-end across the entire quote-to-cash process for InterGlobix’s prestigious publication, InterGlobix Magazine. Rebekah has powerful interpersonal and team management skills. She works closely with clients and internal teams at InterGlobix. She also supports various domestic events in the United States, representing InterGlobix at industry events as part of her business development efforts.

JAYA HARLALKA

Editorial Content Manager

Jaya has over three years of experience in the domains of project management, data analytics, report creation, and record keeping. She has strong organizational and people skills. Her strengths include matrix management and cross-functional team management with strong communication skills.

As Editorial Content Manager, Jaya is responsible for managing the end-to-end editorial process for the company’s quarterly premier publication, InterGlobix Magazine. She actively coordinates and program manages across the company to ensure the smooth operation of editorial operations, working closely with internal stakeholders, including editorial, proofreaders, account managers (sales), the design team, web team, marketing, and the management team. Jaya possesses strong communication and project management skills, balancing close tracking of the editorial process and ensuring that the publishing timelines are met.

Benjamin Lundquist

Director of Sales Engineering
CoreSite

Benjamin Lundquist is the Director of Sales Engineering at CoreSite (NYSE: AMT), serving the company’s Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets. He has over two decades of experience in network design, commercial real estate and sales engineering and holds a postgraduate degree in Data Centre Leadership and Management from Anglia Ruskin University. In his current role, Lundquist is responsible for driving engineering standards and innovating for efficiencies to benefit CoreSite customers.

Adam Michaelis

Vice President, Hyperscale Engineering
STACK Infrastructure

As Vice President of Hyperscale Engineering at STACK Infrastructure, Adam Michaelis is pivotal in the success of the Client Solutions department and fosters team collaboration in support of hyperscale and cloud service provider clients. He collaborates with client executives on the sales team on product pitches in alignment with client needs and goals. He also coordinates the technical solutions for hyperscale opportunities and drives consistency across STACK’s platform of products and services.

Prior to his current role, Adam held various leadership positions within engineering at McKinstry, SoloPower, Inc., Solyndra, and AEC Professionals and Advani Engineering. Adam received a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and holds a Professional Engineering license of mechanical engineering in California.

Dr. Sanjay Basu

Senior Director, AI/ML, Oracle Cloud Engineering
Oracle

Dr. Sanjay Basu has worked in technology for more than 30 years and currently leads the AI infra, Generative AI , and GPU Cloud Engineering teams at Oracle Cloud. Sanjay holds a Doctorate in organizational behavior and a double master’s in management & computer engineering. He is working on his second PhD in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Life Member of ACM, AAAI, AAAS, and IEEE, and a Fellow of IETE. He is a prolific writer and author of 5 technical books and holds 6 US patents.

Jonathan Tuil

Executive Director, Data Center Operations
IBM

Jonathan Tuil (JT) has more than 20 years of experience leading data center engineering & operations organizations across the U.S. and abroad. As Executive Director of DCOPS for IBM Cloud, JT is globally responsible for 24×7 DC operations in IBM’s Cloud business unit, including global DC capacity management, facilities management, asset management, supply chain logistics, business operations, sustainability & energy management. Prior to joining IBM, JT served as Sr Director of Data Center Engineering for Visa, where he was responsible for enterprise data center engineering initiatives, supporting the $8T/yr global payments business. Prior to Visa, JT led consulting engineering teams at Jacobs Engineering, as a licensed Professional Engineer in the data center design & construction industry, and as a commissioning agent prior to that. He holds a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University, an MBA from Virginia Tech University, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Data Center & Cloud Committee.

Jon Nordmark

Co-founder and CEO
Iterate.ai

Jon Nordmark is co-founder and CEO of Iterate.ai launched in 2013. 85% of Iterate’s 100-person team is technical, and 15% hold PhDs or MS degrees in AI. Iterate owns Interplay, a patented low-code AI software platform. Companies from a wide range of industries (retailers to banking and insurance) use it to build and operate AI solutions in the US, Europe, and Asia. Partners include chip companies and data centers because of Iterate’s ability to improve runtime and access to AI.

Before Iterate, Jon was the founder and CEO of eBags.com, a drop-ship, A/B testing, and ratings and reviews pioneer. The Company was acquired after it sold 29 million bags which produced $1.65 billion in revenue.

Jon’s recognitions include-Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Technology Association, and LinkedIn’s Top Voice for the 20+ thought-leadership articles he wrote on emerging technologies.

John Brzozowski

Azure Cloud Network Team Lead
Microsoft

An industry veteran with over 25 years of industry experience leading large-scale, transformational infrastructure and platform initiatives. John’s areas of expertise span a wide range of disciplines, including networking (service provider and home), cloud, software development, and embedded systems, to name a few. Currently, John leads a team of brilliant engineers designing and developing operationalized hardware systems that are fueling the growth of the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. Previously, John worked at Philadelphia-based startups focused on software product development to advance and scale the deployment of cable broadband and enterprise network management.

Jim Julson

Director of Network
CoreWeave

Jim Julson has over twenty years of industry experience in network engineering, network architecture design, systems administration, and systems engineering. Currently Jim is the Director of Networking at CoreWeave where he actively works on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and GPUaaS Cloud. Previously, Jim has network senior level networking positions at Digital Ocean, Dell EMS, Virtuestream, Marketron, Nexiant, and Capital One Auto Finance. Jim is passionate about of all things automation, orchestration, Next-Gen, and that which serves to enable massive scale and growth with genuine ease of ownership, and stability.

Nathan Benton

Vice President of Sales
viaPhoton

Nathan Benton has over 20 years of experience enabling sales teams to increase their Data Center IT infrastructure revenue. Recently, utilizing Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM tools, Nathan led a team of GLOBAL sales professionals in solving IT infrastructure challenges in Cloud IaaS and SaaS data centers enabling high-speed, low-latency applications. Previously, Nathan was VP, Field Application Engineering where he transformed a team of engineers into a highly persuasive technical selling organization. By focusing on consultative, application-based selling over product sales and technically enabling the sales force, the team’s efficiency and close rate increased exponentially.

Matthew Archibald

Director of Technical Architecture – nVent Data Center Solutions
nVent

Matt Archibald is the Director of Technical Architecture at nVent, supporting the data center and networking space. Matt is deeply focused on liquid cooling (close-coupled and direct-to-chip), unified infrastructure management, data center monitoring, and automated data center infrastructure management. Previously, Matt was the Global Installation & Planning Architect for Lenovo Professional Services and spent over 15 years in the data center space. Previous to this, Matt worked as a development engineer in the IBM System x and BladeCenter power development lab, doing power subsystem design for BladeCenter and System x servers. Matt holds 97 patents for various data center and hypervisor technologies. He holds four degrees from Clarkson University in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from Auckland University of Technology.

Phill Lawson-Shanks

Chief Innovation & Technology Officer
Aligned Data Centers

Phill has more than 25 years of experience identifying new opportunities for further growth of leading data center infrastructure, network architecture, and cloud solutions in the U.S. and abroad. As Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Aligned, Phill is responsible for the management of revenue generation and profitability objectives, as well as championing key innovation, technology, and sustainability strategies aimed at maximizing new business development. Prior to joining Aligned, Phill served as Chief Innovation Officer at EdgeConneX, where he was instrumental in driving strategies focused on creating the next generation of network edge-based data centers for the digital content ecosystem. Throughout his career, Phill has also served in numerous senior executive-level positions at Virtacore, Alcatel-Lucent, Savvis (now CenturyLink Technology Solutions), and MCI (now Verizon Digital Media Services). He currently holds eight active technology patents and serves on the Board of Directors for Netrality Data Centers as well as the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) Advisory Board.

Steve Altizer

CEO & President
Compu Dynamics

Steve Altizer has nearly four decades of experience building some of the world’s most sophisticated government and commercial facilities. In 2002, Altizer founded the Andrew Browning Group (now Compu Dynamics). Before that, he served as a senior executive with several nationally ranked general and mechanical contractors. Throughout his career, he has been a student of and thought leader in the technology and science behind today’s modern building environments. This interest has naturally led to an affinity for clients whose requirements drive them toward facilities that are smart, clean, safe, reliable, and secure. His focus for the last 23 years has been exclusively on data centers ranging in size from 20kW to over 100MW. Steve earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

Vinay Nagpal

VINAY NAGPAL

CEO
InterGlobix

Vinay Nagpal has been leading the development of digital infrastructure solutions on a global scale for over 28 years. As the CEO of InterGlobix, a global consultancy, advisory, and media firm advancing digital infrastructure and leading economic growth, he has led global initiatives focused on the convergence of data centers, subsea fiber, and terrestrial fiber. Vinay has been a former executive with Digital Realty, DuPont Fabros Technology, TATA Communications, Verizon Business, UUNET, CanWest Global Communications, and Intrinsyc Software. He is currently part of leadership and advisory teams for the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC), Loudoun County Economic Development, Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), Total Telecom Submarine Networks EMEA, DE-CIX, RTI Cables, SMU M.S. in Datacenter Systems Engineering, SubOptic, PTC and previously GPX India, LINX NoVA, the QTS Richmond NAP and the Open-IX Association.

Andrew Miller

ANDREW MILLER

NGC Staff Cloud Foundation Engineer
NVIDIA

Andrew Miller’s first data center job was helping build the data center for Uber’s self-driving car project. Subsequently, at Uber Compute, he was responsible for the next generation of infrastructure for Uber Compute. Currently, Andrew is the NGC Staff Cloud Foundation Engineer at NVIDIA. NVIDIA NGC is the hub for GPU-optimized software for deep learning, machine learning, and HPC that provides containers, models, model scripts, and industry solutions so data scientists, developers, and researchers can focus on building solutions and gathering insights faster.

Jason Black

JASON BLACK

Director of Cloud & Edge Data Center Engineering
NVIDIA

Jason M. Black (JB) is the Director of Cloud & Edge Datacenter Engineering at NVIDIA. He leads the teams that are driving the delivery of NVIDIA’s end to end datacenter-related infrastructure that power today’s most comprehensive Cloud and Edge Datacenter deployments. Formerly Dr. Black was at Uber Technologies where he was the Head of Global Network Infrastructure covering Data Center, Backbone, POP, and Cloud for the Production and Advanced Technology Group networks. Prior to his time at Uber Technologies, he was the Sr. Director of Network Engineering and Operations at Yahoo! He is a technology and business visionary with hands-on experience in growing multi-billion-dollar web scale companies as well as his previous start-ups.

JACKIE SCHMIDT

Director, Product Deployment
CoolIT

Jaclyn Schmidt, Director of Product Deployment is the driving force behind our Professional Services department at CoolIT, bringing scalable liquid cooling solutions to demanding High Performance Computing and enterprise computing environments. Jaclyn and her team are focused on delivering end-to-end solutions, utilizing CoolIT’s products and providing the necessary services to ensure seamless data center installations and commissioning. Her dedication enhances product efficiency and optimizes performance, ensuring peak operation throughout the lifetime of each liquid cooling system. Originally a Mechanical Engineering graduate with a passion for developing innovative engineering solutions for complex on-site challenges, Jaclyn has led the Professional Services Team to become a leading force in the liquid cooling industry.

JASON CAROLAN

Chief Innovation Officer
Flexential

Jason Carolan leads Flexential’s customer-driven innovation and advisory programs office, providing leading insights to product and technology evolution in a dynamic industry. Operationally, Jason keeps grounded by leading our information technology and security teams, enabling new products and services. He and his team are responsible for developing insights on what’s next on the horizon to further position the company to empower enterprise’s hybrid IT journeys. He joined the company in 2011 and has held various roles in product, operations and technical management. Jason has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions in product architecture, software engineering, technical sales and support across a variety of companies, including Sun Microsystems, where Jason was honored as a Distinguished Engineer, VMware and the Mayo Clinic. Jason was the lead author of “Building N1 Grid Solutions,” one of the first books highlighting the combined use of virtualization and automation. He also has several patents in networking, data center resource management, virtualization and security. He has a bachelor’s degree from Luther College and a master’s degree from Western Governor’s University.

GEORGE GEHRINGER

Vice President of Sales, North America & LATAM
Submer

As a seasoned Sales Executive in the dynamic realm of Immersion Cooling, George Gehringer brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving success in the ever-evolving landscape of data center and high-performance computing solutions. His current role is with Submer out of Leesburg, VA as VP of Sales for North America and LATAM with the focus on developing Immersion Cooling Solutions tailored to Hyperscalers and Data Center Colocation. In this position at Submer, George continues to assist in redefining industry standards, forge strategic alliances, and lead the charge toward a future where efficiency and sustainability converge seamlessly. His dedication to client success cements Submer’s status as a trusted advisor and innovator in the immersive cooling landscape.

ALLEN MEEKS

President & Chief Operations Officer
MOX Networks

Allen has over 15 years of telecom industry experience across business development, network design, and sales engineering. Combining engineering expertise and a passion for entrepreneurship, Allen has fulfilled a variety of business development and sales engineering roles at Qwest, NTT and others, as well as strategy consulting for various regional interexchange transport networks in the Pacific Northwest region. Prior to joining MOX, Allen joined a start-up transit aggregator, Spectrum Networks and was instrumental in growing and selling the company to Wave Broadband in 2015.

Michelle Staton

Events Coordinator

As the Events Coordinator for InterGlobix, Michelle manages communications and participation of InterGlobix at various events across both its businesses—consultancy and publication. She has been an active member of InterGlobix’s Marketing team, supporting the company’s local events and special meetings across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Michelle is a highly experienced and versatile professional with a diverse background and over twenty years of experience in both government and private sectors. Michelle is the recipient of an award for her work with the Office of Legal Counsel.

PRANITI BANGA

Senior Manager, Marketing

Praniti has over eight years of experience in the field of marketing specializing in global events, marketing communications, and advertising. Praniti has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in crafting captivating content.

As Senior Manager, Marketing, Praniti is responsible for overseeing and implementing marketing strategies for InterGlobix. Praniti also manages and creates content across various platforms, including websites, blogs, social media, and print materials. She actively supports the company’s global marketing engagements, participating in industry events worldwide and evaluating external speaking and media opportunities.

Praniti has a degree in sociology honours from Delhi University.

LYNSEY THOMAS

Business Development Director

Lynsey is an experienced digital infrastructure and subsea telecommunications leader who has been involved with the industry for over 25 years. Having worked worldwide as a supplier, customer, operator and consultant, she has an extensive knowledge of the global telecommunications market. As the Business Development Director, Lynsey is actively involved in growing the InterGlobix Consulting and InterGlobix Magazine businesses and supporting both existing and new clients.

Lynsey has held senior positions at Cable & Wireless, Apollo and Xtera. First and foremost, Lynsey is an engineering specialist; she worked on the Europe India Gateway system, leading the CWG and co-chairing the PG from conception through to contract, and on the construction of cable systems such as Apollo, EllaLink and NO-UK. Lynsey has served as a trustee in the renewables sector and is a previous columnist for the Guardian newspaper and an active freelance writer.

Lynsey holds a master’s degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, and is based out of the U.K.

ALYSHA OWEN

Senior Editor & Copywriter

Aly is an editor, copywriter, and publishing professional with over twelve years of experience in commissioning, writing, editing, managing, and publishing content. She has worked in editorial and marketing departments at SAGE Publishing, Narrative Magazine, Phaidon Press, and Red Hen Press while also writing features articles and her own fiction for print and digital media. From novels, short stories, and poetry collections to cookbooks, textbooks, and tech websites, she transitions quickly between different media and product types to tell the most effective and attention-grabbing stories for diverse, global brands and audiences. She has an MA in Publishing from University College London and a BA in Creative Writing and Psychology from the University of Southern California (during which she also studied for several terms at New College, Oxford).

MURALI K MENON

Consulting Editor

Murali K Menon has been an accomplished writer, content strategist and editor for over 20 years. Menon has worked in the publishing industry with key industry-leading publications including Mumbai Mirror, The Indian Express, BBC TopGear India, and Man’s World. His first book, ‘The God Who Loved Motorbikes’, was published by Juggernaut Books in 2019. Menon heads up content strategy at Haymarket SAC Publishing, Britain’s largest privately-owned and one of the world’s largest media companies.

MAGANDEEP SINGH

Consulting Editor

Magandeep is a Consulting Editor at InterGlobix Magazine and writes editorials in the Luxury Lifestyle section of the magazine. India’s first sommelier but more so, he is an avid linguist, a triathlete, a saxophone enthusiast and an aspiring DJ. When not travelling the world in search of the perfect plate and glass to accompany it, he spends his time writing about luxury and lifestyle and tending to his 4 dogs. His latest book ‘The Indian Spirit’ is a treasure trove for those who have the palate to enjoy their drink and curiosity to know where it came from. In his free time, he works.

TAMMY PORTNOY

Consulting Editor

Tammy is responsible for copyediting, copy writing and proof reading at InterGlobix Magazine. Tammy’s multi-faceted background shows crossover of a myriad of skills and markets. Her experience is in copyediting, writing with a lifestyle focus, PR, marketing and events. Specifically, Tammy spent time in the golf, beer / beverage and travel industries. She has been published in New York Magazine and had a column in the Houston Chronicle, in addition to having placed clients, like players from the LPGA Tour, with national audiences in SHAPE Magazine or on the Today Show. In beer, Tammy has written on trends, marketed highly awarded breweries, threw the fastest sold-out event at the National Building Museum and made sure to cover brew pubs while working as a travel guidebook editor in Ecuador. Tammy graduated from the oldest journalism school in the country, The University of Missouri – Columbia, with degrees in Magazine Journalism and Spanish.

DAMON BANKS

Consulting Editor

As an award-winning writer and highly published editorial contributor, Damon’s work has been seen in a number of global travel and lifestyle print publications, as well as many in-room hotel magazines, in-flight magazines, digital publications and news outlets. He has also contributed to numerous award-winning media outlets as a guest contributor and industry expert. Beyond his work as a copywriter, copyeditor and editorial contributor, Damon’s work in media and communications together with editing for a number of international publications allows for a unique understanding of the publishing process.

VINAY NAGPAL

Strategic Advisor & Publisher

Vinay is a data center and connectivity leader and visionary with over 28 years of global experience in the digital infrastructure industry. As the CEO of InterGlobix LLC, he leads the consulting and advisory business for the company. Vinay is the strategic advisor and publisher of InterGlobix Magazine. Previously, he has worked in leadership roles at Digital Realty, DuPont Fabros Technology, Tata Communications, Verizon, MCI, Digex, UUNET, and others across the US, Canada, London, Singapore, Australia, and India.

Vinay’s other active roles include Chairman of NVTC Data Center and Cloud Community of Interest, Founding Member and Executive Director of the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC), SMU M.S. in Datacenter Systems Engineering, Advisory Board Member, Co-Founder and Member of QTS Richmond NAP, Subsea EMEA Customer Advisory Board, LINX NoVA Customer Advisory Board and NVTC’s Executive Circle. He has held Strategic Advisory roles advising to CEOs of digital infrastructure companies, including DE-CIX, GPX India Pvt. Ltd., RTI Cables, and other leading global companies.

SOUMYA JAIN

Contributing Writer

Soumya is a distinguished writer and editor in the luxury industry with 10 years of experience. As a Contributing Writer for InterGlobix Magazine, she is responsible for writing editorials in the Luxury Lifestyle section of the magazine. Soumya has been quoted in the international media several times, such as by Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Blackbook, Fast Company and more. She has also been contributing articles on luxury globally in various media publications, such as HT Mint, The Week, The World Financial Review, The Diplomatist, Luxury Society & others.

ARATI THAPA

Editorial Consultant

Arati is a media professional with exceptional track record in editorial new concepts and executing on them especially focused on the global luxury industry. As the Editorial Consultant of InterGlobix Magazine, Arati is responsible for all aspects of the planning, coordination and execution of publishing of the magazine. Arati has a proven track-record of being part of the team and successfully launching several magazines including – Millionaire Asia, Asia Pacific Boating, AsiaSpa, Designer Mode Dailies, Selling World Travel – and various other publications during her accomplished career.

NUPUR SARVAIYA

Consulting Editor

A content specialist with over 12 years of experience in the publishing industry, Nupur has covered a variety of subjects, from fashion and luxury to decor and technology. Nupur has worked for leading Indian and international magazines including Vogue India, Elle Decor, and Noblesse Korea among others. As the Consulting Editor at InterGlobix, she is responsible for writing features, editing copies and design elements for the publication. She has also authored two coffee table books on design and architecture.

CHRISTIAN FRHR. VON DER ROPP

Senior Editor & Copywriter

Christian is a connectivity expert specializing in submarine cables, SDN and data center connectivity besides satellite communications. Christian has written several industry articles on subsea cables, terrestrial fiber and satellite communications, which have been published in various industry publications globally. Based out of Germany, he has been managing regulatory affairs and working in business development for carriers and Internet Exchange Points globally while also advising authorities and politicians throughout Europe in the field of ICT policy. Christian has previously worked for various carriers and IXPs with a focus on Europe and the Middle East including Megaport, OM-NIX and Sofia Connect.

RITI KWATRA

Business Development Director

Riti has extensive experience in Business Development in the Media and Publishing industry, working with local and international brands over the years. As the Business Development Director of InterGlobix, Riti is responsible for Sales, Client Relationship Management, and Business Development activities for the company. Riti holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Delhi University and is actively involved in Business Development forums worldwide.

JASMINE BEDI

Founder and Editor-in-Chief

As the Founder and editor-in-chief of InterGlobix Magazine, Jasmine ideated and conceptualized the magazine as an ode to the data center and connectivity industry. Jasmine is also the publisher of the magazine with a vision to recognize the key shapers and movers of the industry globally. She has an extensive international experience of over 20 years focused on luxury brand creation globally. Digital marketing for luxury lifestyle brands and niche publications—both digital and print media, with content marketing has been her focus and key area of expertise.

In her career, Jasmine has successfully led and promoted prestigious global brands such as Jaquet Droz Watches (Swatch Group), Radisson Hotels, American Express (TRS), and Pevonia Beauty Products (US. Jasmine has spearheaded marketing for international magazines such as Millionaire Asia, Asia Pacific Boating, AsiaSpa, Designer Mode Dailies, Selling World Travel, and others. Conceptualized and launched one-of-a-kind AsiaSpa Awards, MillionaireAsia Awards, AsiaSpa Wellness Expo, and Fashion shows for top international fashion designers. Jasmine holds an MBA in Marketing and Human Resources, a bachelor’s in arts, and a Graduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism.

As part of the InterGlobix leadership team, Jasmine is the President of the company and creates, communicates, and implements the organization’s vision, mission, and overall direction. Her responsibilities include establishing short and long-term goals, presiding over the workforce, managing budgets, ensuring the proper allocation of resources, and ensuring all departments meet their goals. She is actively involved in customer engagements, providing leadership on strategy, marketing, sales, and business development globally, including marketing strategies, strategic partner management, marketing communications, corporate communications, analyst relations, and public relations.

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