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Data Centers Private Equity East
May 5, 2026
Union League ClubNew York, NY
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7:15am - 7:45am
Exhibitor Setup
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7:45am - 8:25am
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits Open
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8:25am - 9:10am
Measuring Private Equity Risks, The Huge Scale Of The Deals, Risk Management & The Domino Impact Of The AI Bubble Bursting
  • James Grice - Chair of Akerman’s Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure Practice, Akerman
  • Varun Sablok - Managing Director, Igneo
  • Abraham Tieh - Director of National Commercial Property Tax, O'Connor & Associates
  • Kevin Sanders - Managing Principal, Data Center Strategy, Ramboll
  • Ryan Prinzo - Principal, Snowhawk
9:10am - 9:55am
Power Reliability, Generation & Bottlenecks: Should You Be Funding Transmission Lines, On Campus Power Or Utility Acquisitions?
  • Michael Felman - President & CEO, MSF Capital Advisors
  • Cynthia Thompson - Co-Founder, Executive Chair & Chief Corporate Development Officer, CloudBurst Data Centers
  • Brock Andrus - Founding Partner, Joule Capital Partners
  • Conor Lawlor - Director of Corporate Strateg, Rosendin
  • Haynes Strader - Chief Development Officer, Skybox Datacenters
9:55am - 10:40am
Large, Senior PE Players Plenary: Behind The Black Box That Drives Your Hyperscale Investment Decisions
  • Ayaz R Shaikh - Member- Chair of the Projects & Infrastructure Practice, Mintz
  • Amir Abdu - Founder and CEO, BGO
  • Erkan Kilic - Principal, Blackstone
  • Chris Moon - Managing Director, Digital Bridge
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10:40am - 11:20am
Refreshments
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11:20am - 11:45am
Wesco Keynote
11:45am - 12:30pm
Alternative Strategies For Small/Mid-Sized Check Writers: New Construction; Conversion, Acquisitions & Retrofits+
  • Hunter Newby - Owner, Newby Ventures
  • Jeffrey Moerdler - Member, Haynes & Boone
  • Mike Reynolds - Managing Director and Head, Palisade Infrastructure, Americas
  • Peter Lewis - Chairman, Founder, Wharton Equity
  • Doug Recker - Chief Executive Officer, Duos Edge AI
  • Joan Cheng - CFO, Giant Leap Capital
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Data Center Debt Innovations: Private Credit, ABS/CMBS, Bank & Construction Loans And Corporate Bonds?
  • Robert Montejo II - Partner, Duane Morris
  • Syed U. Ahmed - Managing Director, Apterra Infrastructure Capital LLC
  • Robert Gutman - SVP Capital Markets, Compass Datacenters
  • Will Dionisio - SVP & Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
  • Ariana Batori - Principal, Stonepeak Credit
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1:15pm - 2:15pm
Lucheon
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2:15pm - 3:00pm
Site Selection: The Best Location Vs Nimby & Power Constraints
  • David Shotts - Principal, Ramboll
  • Anita Verma-Lallian - Founder & CEO, Arizona Land Consulting
  • John Malone PhD - Principal, AVAIO Digital Partners
  • John Cordisco - Vice President Acquisitions, CleanArc Data Centers
  • Oliver Kuttner - Founder and CEO, Edison2
  • Dash Pinger - Market Intelligence Lead, Rosendin
  • Graham Williams - President, Tract Capital
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Private Equity Equity: Identifying The Key Criteria For Your Data Center Investments In An Era Of Bring Your Own Power
  • Brian Kirschbaum - Partner, Astra Capital Management
  • Joan Cheng - CFO, Giant Leap Capital
  • Daniel Neil - Senior Director, Infrastructure Equity, John Hancock Infrastructure
  • Nofal Zubair - Investment Leader, Private Infrastructure– Americas, Partners Group
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Refreshments
4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Data Center Industry Future: Technology, Power, Government & The Kind Of Opportunities That Will Be Created
  • Ilissa Miller - Founder & CEO, imiller
  • Bob DeSantis - CoFounder & Board Member, 365 Data Centers
  • Benton Erwin - Principal, Arup
  • Colby Cox - MD-Americas, DC Byte
  • Goncalo Bernardo - Investment Partner, Palistar Capital
  • Daniel Watts - CEO, CEO
4:45pm - 5:15pm
Long Duration Players: Family Office, Sovereign Investors, Insurance Company & Pension Capital Plenary
  • John Day - Chief Commercial Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
  • Kamil Homsi - Founder/CEO, GRC Investment Group-Dubai(SFO)
  • Obinna Isiadinso - Global Sector Lead, Data Center and Cloud Investments, IFC
  • Pramit Mukherjee - Managing Director-Insurance Solutions, SLC Management
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5:15pm - 6:15pm
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