Data Center World 2023
Data Center World delivers expert strategy and insight on the technologies and concepts you need to know to plan, manage, and optimize your data center. Data Center World educational conference programming is focused on the rapidly advancing data center technologies. Click on session titles for full session descriptions. All times noted are in CST (Austin, Texas time zone).
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: All Access, Omdia Analyst Summit, Data Center Build
Session Type: Registration
Breakfast for BUILD and All Access Pass Holders
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Data Center BUILD: Monday Keynote
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World: Monday Kick-Off Session
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Informa Tech)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Keynote
Advancing Data Center Management: The Ultimate DCIM and Technology Leadership Workshop
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Informa Tech)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access
Session Type: Workshop
Data Center BUILD Part 1 of 2: Why Our Jobsites must be a Respectful and Inclusive Places to Work
Speaker: Ben Kaplan (Turner Construction)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Level 1 near BUILD room
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center BUILD: Getting started is the hardest part – site selection amidst a million hurdles
Speaker: Ali Greenwood (CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Lunch for BUILD and All Access Pass Holders
Pass Type: All Access, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Sustainability in Practice: An Omdia Analyst Summit
Speakers: Vlad Galabov (Omdia), Moises Levy (Omdia), Roy Illsley (Omdia), Manoj Sukumaran (Omdia), Alan Howard (Omdia), Dominika Koncewicz (Omdia)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, AFCOM Vendor Member, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Omdia Analyst Summit
Data Center BUILD: Solving the Power Puzzle
Speakers: Ron Vokoun (OAC Services), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum), Buddy Rizer (Loudoun County, Virginia)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Pathway to Data Center Certification with EPI
Speakers: Joseba Calvo (EPI Americas), Bill Winsininski (EPI Americas)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access
Session Type: Workshop
Women Leadership – Behind the Science
Speaker: Jane Hsieh (Aligned Data Center)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access
Session Type: Workshop
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Level 1 near BUILD room
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center BUILD Summit Reception
Location: Level 1 Rotunda Foyer
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Women in the Data Centers Networking Reception
Location: Room 10C
Pass Type: All Access, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Registration
Data Center World: Tuesday Keynote
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
Speaker: Phill Lawson-Shanks (Aligned Data Centers)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center 101: A Masterclass in Digital Infrastructure Design in the Modern Era
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Informa Tech)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Session
Speakers: Chrissy Ols (Wesco Anixter), Jeff Martin (Ascent Corp), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum), Hugh Carspecken (New Stage Ventures), Martin Kipping (Rittal)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Mike Clutter (Casne Engineering Inc.)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
From "Meh" to Mighty: A Data Center Makeover Story
Speakers: Geoff Hubbard (World Wide Technology), Dre Pitts (World Wide Technology)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center BUILD Part 2 of 2: Why Our Jobsites must be a Respectful and Inclusive Places to Work
Speaker: Ben Kaplan (Turner Construction)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Cloud Repatriation - Costs are increasing and reality sinks in
Speaker: John Parker (Esri)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Level 1 near BUILD room
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Hollywood & Data Centers-You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat
Speakers: Chrissy Olsen (Wesco Anixter), Sean Tajkowski (Tajkowski Studio Design), Guy Finley (Mesa), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Roadmap to 2040: Harnessing the Power of Education
Speakers: Phillip Koblence (Nomad Futurist), Nabeel Mahmood (Nomad Futurist)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Strategies for Re-Using Data Center Heat Energy and Their Impact on PUE (Both Real and Perceived)
Speaker: Lars Strong, P.E. (Upsite Technologies)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Sustainability in the Data Center Industry (Human Capital)
Speaker: Jane Hsieh (Aligned Data Center)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center BUILD: Learning Lessons on a Global Scale
Speaker: Alan Howard (Omdia)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
3 DCIM Tools, 3 DC Managers, 3 Perspectives
Speakers: Bill Kleyman (Switch), Ryan Gruver (Banner Health), Cy Sinclair (Bloomberg)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
A Pragmatic Conversation on Data Center Sustainability
Speaker: Dr. Ben Stewart (NTT)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Batteries – the Achilles Heel of Your ESG / RE Strategy
Speaker: Jack Pouchet (Natron Energy)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Dude, Where's my data center?!?
Speaker: Lee Smith (DataCenterDNA)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Migrating to and Supporting a Hybrid Environment
Speaker: Joe Furmanski (UPMC)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center BUILD: Solving Supply Chain Challenges
Speaker: Mark Schultz (Meta)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
A Data Center End Users take on the rise in Power for Compute
Speaker: Jason Bracco (Bloomberg Lp)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
IT / OT Convergence - Challenges of Merging Two Worlds
Speaker: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
New Blended Physical/Cyber Threats From the Explosion of RF and IoT Devices.
Speaker: Brett Walkenhorst (Bastille Networks)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
The State of Colocation - 2023
Speakers: Bill Kleyman (Switch), Tony Grayson (Compass), Alan Howard (Omdia), Bill Thomson (DC BLOX)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Understanding Thermal Impacts Before The Next Heat Wave
Speaker: Anke Beyer-Lout (CPP, Inc.)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Level 1 near BUILD room
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center BUILD: Data centers are changing the construction industry
Speaker: Nancy Novak (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Speaker: Skyler Holloway (Switch)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
So you want that new CRAC next month? How about next year!
Speakers: Raymond Parpart (University of Chicago), Mark Mooddy (Gateview Technologies)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Sustainable, Hyperscale Data Center Ecosystem – Design & Deliver Best Practices
Speakers: Don Mitchell (OpenComputeProject, Victaulic), John Gross (JM Gross Engineering), Trenton Thornock (Wyoming Hyperscale White Box), Sam Allen (Burns & McDonnell)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
The Data Storage Trifecta: Capacity, TCO, Sustainability
Speakers: Ravi Pendekanti (Western Digital), Ali Zafar (Dropbox)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Registration
Data Center World: Wednesday Keynote
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
Avoiding an ESG Nightmare at the Edge
Speaker: Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Colo + Cloud Solutions to Supply-Chain Challenges
Speaker: Kirk Killian (Partners National Mission Critical Facilities)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center High Performance Computing (HPC) Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Mark Evanko (BRUNS-PAK WORLDWIDE, INC.)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
How virtual reality reduces risk on new data center construction
Speakers: Angel Say (Resolve), Ryan Zoldan (Mortenson), Jaden Richardson (Meta)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
You are using too much energy!!! STOP it!
Speakers: Raymond Parpart (University of Chicago), Ryan Gruver (Banner Heatlh)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Solution Spotlight: How a Model Based System Engineering Approach Speeds Data Center Delivery
Speaker: Jean-Marc Gaufrès (Dassault Systèmes)
Location: Data Center Live Stage, Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Cybersecurity Risks Hiding in Physical Security Systems
Speaker: Greg Kemper, PSP (Genetec, Inc.)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
The Saga Continues...More lessons learned from Litteral Fires in the Data Center
Speaker: Stacy Black (Benchmark Electronics, Inc.)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
The changing IT Operations roles and responsibilities
Speaker: Roy Illsley (Omdia)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Trends to watch: Data center physical infrastructure
Speaker: Moises Levy, PhD (OMDIA)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Why Supercapacitor Technology Is the Energy Storage/Backup Power Solution of the Future
Speaker: Jay Lee (ATX Networks)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Beyond PUE & CUE: Innovation in Construction Carbon Intensity Metrics
Speakers: Bill Hassel (Turner Construction), Hashem Izadi Moud (Turner Construction), Rowan Parris (Turner Construction Company)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Circular Economy Adoption: Is this a strategic decision towards data centre sustainability?
Speaker: Dr Umaima Haider (University of East London)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Taking a Deep Dive into Ocean-Cooled Data Centers
Speaker: Kyle Burton (NZE)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Chris Crosby (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
"Fear and Loathing in Austin" US/European Data Center Sustainability & Regulation
Speaker: John Booth (Carbon3IT Ltd)
Location: Room 8ABC
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Empowering Contributors to Apply Life Skills to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Speakers: Jemma Robertson (Bloomberg), Cy Sinclair (Bloomberg)
Location: Room 4ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Craig Rhodes (Structured Communication Systems, Inc.)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Overcoming Data Center Water Challenge through Sustainability and Renewable Power Balance
Speakers: alise porto (Switch), Pat Mulroy (Sustainable Strategies)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
3rd Annual Innovation Challenge: Finalist Presentations
Location: Data Center Live Stage, Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Data Center World Conference Party
Location: Clive Bar, Austin
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Registration
Innovation & Convergence In The 21st Century
Speaker: Kian Gohar (Geolab)
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
Colocation with Open Source Hardware - OCP Ready Data Centers
Speaker: Rob Coyle (Open Compute Project)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center Operators Building an ESG Roadmap
Speaker: Elliott Gillespie (Bluebird Network)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
It's Not Me it's My Supply Chain: Dealing with the New Reality
Speaker: Nancy Novak (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Right Sizing the Edge for What You Really Need
Speaker: Mike Andrea (Oper8 Global)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Destination Migration Expectation
Speakers: Rick Thissen (Itascapoint Inc.), Patrick Flaherty (Itascapoint Inc.), Bill Doty (CH Robinson)
Pass Type: All Access, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session