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Data Centers Private Equity Dealmakers East 2026

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ata Centers Private Equity Dealmakers East is the east coast’s premier event focused exclusively on data center investment. This one-day conference gathers decision-makers from private equity, data center ownership, technology providers, and more, offering a platform for networking, dealmaking, and insights into the latest trends impacting the economy and d…

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49Voices
20Underwriters
0Exhibitors
16On the bill · sessions
58Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Data, in alphabetical order.
Abraham Tieh
Director of National Commercial Property Tax · O'Connor & Associates
Alan Canarick
Managing Counsel – Global Real Estate · CoreWeave, Inc.
Amir Abdu
Founder and CEO · BGO
Ammad Waheed
Partner · Norton Rose Fulbright
Anita Verma-Lallian
Founder & CEO · Arizona Land Consulting
Ariana Batori
Principal · Stonepeak Credit
Ayaz R Shaikh
Member- Chair of the Projects & Infrastructure Practice · Mintz
Benton Erwin
Principal · Arup
Bob DeSantis
CoFounder & Board Member · 365 Data Centers
Brian Kirschbaum
Partner · Astra Capital Management
Brock Andrus
Founding Partner · Joule Capital Partners
Chris Moon
Managing Director · Digital Bridge
Colby Cox
MD-Americas · DC Byte
Conor Lawlor
Director of Corporate Strategy · Rosendin
Cynthia Thompson
Co-Founder, Executive Chair & Chief Corporate Development Officer · CloudBurst Data Centers
Daniel Neil
Senior Director, Infrastructure Equity · John Hancock Infrastructure
Daniel Watts
CEO · US Signal
Dash Pinger
Head of Data Center Market Intelligence · Rosendin
David Shotts
Principal · Ramboll
David Speidelsbach
Vice President, Sales & Strategic Initiatives - Electrical & Electronic Solutions · Wesco
David Strauss
Principal · BSP Technical Advisors
Derek Niece
Managing Consultant- Data Center Facilities Strategic Consulting · Ramboll

— and 27 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
WescoPlatinum
RosendinSilver
Ackman-ZiffBronze
ArupBronze
Duane Morris LLPBronze
Haynes BooneBronze
Joshua Falls Reservoir Data Center (JFRDC)Bronze
MintzBronze
Nixon Peabody LLPBronze
Norton Rose FulbrightBronze
O'Connor and AssociatesBronze
Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc.Bronze
Cabling Installation & MaintenanceMedia Partner
CIO ApplicationsMedia Partner
Data Center FrontierMedia Partner
Data Center PostMedia Partner
iMPRMedia Partner
Latitude MediaMedia Partner
Nomad FuturistMedia Partner
Real Asset AlertMedia Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 16 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:40am - 11:20am

    Refreshments

    Networking Break
  • 11:20am - 11:45am

    De-Risking the Deployment: End-to-End Lifecycle Management as a Multiplier for Maximized Value

    General Session
  • 11:45am - 12:30pm

    Alternative Strategies For Small/Mid-Sized Check Writers: New Construction; Conversion, Acquisitions & Retrofits+

    General Session
  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    Lucheon

    Lunch
  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm

    Data Center Debt Innovations: Private Credit, ABS/CMBS, Bank & Construction Loans And Corporate Bonds?

    General Session
  • 2:15pm - 3:00pm

    Site Selection: The Best Location Vs Nimby & Power Constraints

    General Session
  • 3:00pm - 3:45pm

    Private Equity Equity: Identifying The Key Criteria For Your Data Center Investments In An Era Of Bring Your Own Power

    General Session
  • 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

    General Session
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 58 companies show up — and 6 bet on three roles at once?

58 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
6All threespeak · spons · exh
14Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
38Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Wesco·Rosendin·Arup·Haynes & Boone·Mintz·Norton Rose Fulbright

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

69% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite918%
  • Founder / Owner1020%
  • VP-level714%
  • Director / Head of816%
  • Manager / Lead714%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles612%

Of 49 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01WescoSp·P3V
  2. 02RosendinSp·S2V
  3. 03ArupSp·B1V
  4. 04Haynes & BooneSp·B1V
  5. 05MintzSp·B1V
  6. 06Norton Rose FulbrightSp·B1V
  7. 07Ackman-ZiffSp·B
  8. 08Cabling Installation & MaintenanceSp·M
  9. 09CIO ApplicationsSp·M
  10. 10Data Center FrontierSp·M
  11. 11Data Center PostSp·M
  12. 12Duane Morris LLPSp·B
  13. 13iMPRSp·M
  14. 14Joshua Falls Reservoir Data Center (JFRDC)Sp·B
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum1
5% of 20
silver1
5% of 20
bronze10
50% of 20
media partner8
40% of 20