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.
Arlen Nipper, President & CTO, Cirrus Link
Arlen Nipper is renowned as the co-inventor of MQTT, the lightweight messaging protocol that has become the global standard for industrial and IoT communication. As President and CTO of Cirrus Link Solutions, he continues to drive innovation in operational data interoperability. Arlen is also a key author of the Sparkplug specification, which enhances MQTT to provide the context and data-awareness essential for creating a Unified Namespace (UNS) and a single source of truth for OT data. With over 40 years of experience in SCADA and embedded systems, he is passionate about solving complex integration challenges and enabling seamless, secure data flow from the edge to the enterprise, a core topic of this panel.