Conference Advisory Board
2026 Conference Advisory Board
The Data Center World 2026 Conference Advisory Board has created a cutting-edge program providing real answers for today's data center challenges. We will be tackling all the major pain points our industry is experiencing on a day-to-day basis, bringing value for every member of your team, regardless of position.
Jessica Bailis
Senior Strategic Marketing Manager
Schneider Electric
Bill Cline
Director of Marketing
VoltaGrid
Bryan Darby
Vice President, Strategic Technology Initiatives
QTS
Andrew Fanara
Sustainability Advisor
Casne Engineering
Vlad Galabov
Senior Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Research
Omdia
Carrie Goetz
Principal & CTO
StrategITcom
Ryan Gruver
IT Director
Banner Health
Alan Howard
Principal Analyst, Data Centers & Colocation
Omdia
Brian Kennedy
Revenue Management Officer
Belden
Bill Kleyman
Executive Chair, Data Center World
CEO & Co-Founder, Apolo
Garima Kochhar
Distinguished Engineer
NVIDIA
Amy Marks
SVP of Innovation
Compass Datacenters
Anahita Mouro
Global Lead Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google
Douglas Mouton
Global Digital Infrastructure Professional and Climate Advocate
Raymond Parpart
Director Data Center Strategy & Operations, IT Services
The University of Chicago
Agustin Roca
VP of Product
Nautilus Data Technologies
Buddy Rizer
Executive Director
Loudoun County Economic Development
Bill Skinner
Head of Data Centers
Bloomberg
Mike Sloan
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Synergetic
Brian Smith
Director, Nuclear Reactor Development
Idaho National Labs
Ben Stewart
Sr. VP for Operations
NTT Data Centers
Emeritus Board
Daniel Crosby
Founder & CEO
Legend Energy Advisors
Al Nichols
Vice President
Silverback Data Center Solutions, Inc
Melissa Olson
Data Center Solutions Leader
Belimo
Michael Whitlock
General Manager - Ashburn Campus
Sabey Data Centers