2026 Speakers
Discover the industry leaders, innovators, and thought leaders who will be sharing their insights at Data Center World. Our carefully curated lineup of speakers brings together diverse perspectives and cutting-edge expertise to deliver valuable content tailored to your professional growth.
Kirk Killian, President, Partners National Mission Critical Facilities
Kirk Killian is President of Partners National Mission Critical Facilities, and has advised corporate data center users since 1999 in planning, selecting, and procuring data center capacity. Kirk has completed more than 400 data center advisory projects worldwide for clients including Walmart, Citibank, T-Mobile, Truist Bank, Chubb Insurance, Verizon, Southwest Airlines, HSBC, Marsh McLennan, the NYSE after 9/11, and many other large companies. Kirk has presented (11) sessions at AFCOM's Data Center World conferences beginning in 2010, including coordinating and co-presenting the 2019 & 2024 Colocation Bootcamp sessions, and he has presented sessions at other data center industry conferences and guest lectures at SMU's Masters in Data Center Systems Engineering program. He served on the Technical Advisory Board and authored (13) articles for Mission Critical Magazine.