Dice Rockies 2023 | Bisnow | 13 September 2023 | the Curtis Denver - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202, USA

What You'll Learn

• Denver alone has a total of 83.3MW of data center inventory, with an additional 8MW in construction or planned. Colorado Springs has 6MW in construction or planned. Learn how much more growth is expected in these secondary markets.
• Attendees can gain valuable knowledge about the unique dynamics of the Colorado and greater Rocky Mountain region - including Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico - and how it compares to other secondary markets like Phoenix and Atlanta.
• There are a range of data center sites from Aurora to Colorado springs, learn about selection strategies for each region, what customers are looking for and the latest update on state incentives.
• Colorado's favorable geographical and environmental conditions, including stable seismic zone and cool climate, make it an attractive destination for data center development. Attendees will learn more about these advantages and if this is enough to encourage more development.
• With water scarcity becoming an increasing challenge in the region, learn how are developers looking to decrease their energy consumption and increase efficiency, and what some best practices may be.
• Attendees will learn about the design and engineering trends that are taking place given the continued supply chain disruption and the increasing commoditization of AI.

Why You Should Attend:

To learn how the Rocky Mountain markets are evolving to meet today's end-user and colocation data center requirements.

2023 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Vello Ehvert
CEO, Ehvert Mission Critical

Gary Hill
CEO, DVL Group

Rachel Barrett
Vice President, Swanson Rink

SPEAKERS:

James Buie
President & CEO, Involta

Michael DeVito
CCO & Board Member | Advisor, Tonaquint | DIF Capital Partners

David Dunn
COO, H5 Data Centers

Ryan Mallory
COO, Flexential

Regis Malloy
CSO, Element Critical

Jeffrey Moerdler
Member, Mintz

Dale Pickering
Lead Electrical Engineer, World HQ Data Center, FedEx Express

Anthony Hatzenbuehler
SVP, Data Center Operations, CoreSite

Therese Kerfoot
SVP, Operations & International, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

Shawn Tugwell
Director, Data Center Design & Engineering, PayPal

Travis Wright
VP, Energy & Sustainability, QTS

Emily Backus
Director, Sustainability - North America, Vantage Data Centers

David Bell
Director of Utility and Micro Grid, VoltaGrid

Stephanie Henley
Manager, Corporate Economic Development, Xcel Energy

Renee Dowis
VP, Procurement, Prime Data Centers

John Groenewold
Senior Director, Design Engineering, Vantage Data Centers

Saurabh Ladha
Founder & CEO, Doxel

2023 Sponsors

• Corning Linx
• Data Center Post
• Mintz
• Wagner
• Swanson Rink
• Beyond The Product
• Nedas
• Volta Grid
• Doxel
• Monarch
• Involta
• Nomad Futurist
• JSA
• Ehvert
• Novva
• PCI
• Xcel Energy