Registration Open for CAPRE's Second Annual Greater Portland Data Center Summit on May 15

PORTLAND, Ore., May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CAPRE, organizer of The Second Annual Greater Portland Data Center Summit, has confirmed high-level expert speakers in advance of the popular conference on May 15. Expert speakers represent the most active data center developers, investors, capital sources, end-users and consultants in Greater Portland, the northwest region and from around the United States.

The conference will be held on May 15 at World Trade Center in Portland. 400 attended CAPRE's inaugural Greater Portland Data Center on May 31, 2017; 450+ are expected to attend on May 15, 2018. View photos of CAPRE's Greater Portland Data Center Summit held on May 31, 2017 >

As global data center markets continue to see new demand due to migration of end-user data to cloud service, traditional colocation and wholesale facilities, CAPRE's Second Annual Greater Portland Data Center Summit will bring new topics under the radar, including:

• The Growth of Hyperscale: How to build relationships for the industry's next chapter;
• The Future of Colocation: What types of tenants (Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs) will drive colocation demand?
• The Rise of Colocation Marketplaces
• The Edge and Ultra-Edge: Micro-data centers on towers
• The Future of Hybrid Cloud and IT;
• Best practices for hiring data center employees and contractors;
• How to reduce costs while reducing risk;
• Analysis of data center opportunities in the Americas vs. Europe;
• Analysis of network reconfiguration to support evolving needs;
• Analysis of competitive West Coast markets;
• Best practices for site selection;
• A capital markets perspective on the data center industry, including analysis of the most active private equity and venture capital firms.

"CAPRE's New York Data Center Summit in April 2018 was the most informative data center event I've personally attended in the last five years." ? Daniel Youssef, Data Center Capacity Manager, Bulge Bracket US Bank

"If you are interested in data centers or technology infrastructure, there is no better platform than CAPRE's regional events. " ? David Spiewak, Managing Principal, DJS Group LLC / Next Tier HD

View detailed agenda and registration >
https://www.capremedia.com/events/capres-second-annual-greater-portland-data-center-summit

Confirmed Speakers:

• Dan Dias: Economic Development Director, City of Hillsboro
• Russ Sprunger: Sr. Business Development Manager, Intel Corporation
• Chris Wilkes: Sr. Sourcing Manager - IT, Nike
• Lane Anderson: Vice President, Development- Western Region, QTS
• Sig Anderson: Data Center Program Manager, CH2MHill
• Chris Balocco: Sr. Business Development Executive for Cloud and Content, Equinix
• Michael Boyle: Strategic Planning Director, Westin Building Exchange
• Mike Coleman: Data Center Operations Executive - HWOps, Google
• Orlando Dolojan: Director - Client Engagement, Uptime Institute
• Bill Evors: Vice President, Winthrop Resources Corporation
• Troy Gagliano: Business Development Manager, Portland General
• Sharif Fotouh: Founder/CEO, Compass EdgePoint
• Derek Garnier: President & COO, Evocative Data Centers
• Eric Hulbert: President, Opus Interactive, Inc
• Nikesh Kalra: Director - New Product Development, Equinix
• Keith Klesner: Senior Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute
• Angie Lambert: Manager - New Data Center Product and Service Development, Corning
• Conan Lee: Managing Director, JLL
• Roger J. Lee: Executive Director, EDCO
• Michael Lee: Vice President, GI Partners
• Jim Linkous: Senior Vice President - Strategic Accounts, Infomart Data Centers
• Alan Lurie: Managing Director, CBRE
• Ty Miller: Vice President, Digital Realty
• Tim Mirick: Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Sabey Data Centers
• Bruce Myatt: Founder, Critical Facilities Roundtable
• Christopher Neil: Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
• Christian Pruett: Director - Data Center Services, Arrow Electronics
• Kristy Rainwater: Vice President, T5 Data Centers
• John Regan: VP of Digital Infrastructure, Landmark Dividend
• Eric Rosenberry: President, NorthWest Access Exchange (NWAX) | Principal Infrastructure Architect, iovation
• David Sabala: Economic Development, Douglas County & Retired General Manager, Douglas Electric Co-op.
• Emil Sayegh: CEO, Hostway Services, Inc
• John Sheputis: President, Infomart Data Centers
• Chris Tamarin: Telecom Strategist, State of Oregon
• Brian Tasker: US Ecosystem Director - Partners and Alliances, Megaport
• Adam Waitkunas: President and Founder, Milldam Public Relations
• Benjamin Watson: Vice President, DMG Investments
• Eric Wendorf: Staff Engineer, LinkedIn
• Jeffrey West: Director of Data Center Research, CBRE
• Gene Williams: Senior Director & Data Center Valuation Practice Group Leader, Cushman & Wakefield

View detailed agenda and registration >
https://www.capremedia.com/events/capres-second-annual-greater-portland-data-center-summit

Expand your data center industry network with CAPRE: 400+ are expected to attend on May 15. Attending Firms, as of April 29, 2018:

3 Phases Renewables
ABB
Adobe
AECOM
Amazon
Anixter
Apcon
AWS
BTECH
CAPRE | International Data Center Series
Cascade Consulting Group
CBRE
Centeris Data Centers
CH2MHill
City of Hillsboro
Cogeco Peer 1
Compass EdgePoint
Coretek Reps
Corgan Associates, PC
Corning
Corning Optical Communication
Critical Facilities Roundtable
Cummins Inc.
Cushman & Wakefield
Data Center Operations-JN
DataSpan
DC Group
Digital Realty
Eatom
Eaton
EC Electric
Economic Development for Central Oregon
EdgeConneX
EnerSys
Equinix
ESD
Estruxture Data Centers
Evocative Data Centers
Expedia
Flexential
GI Parnters
Glumac
Google
Graybar
Grays Harbor PUD
Holder Construction
Honeywell Fire Americas
Hostway Services, Inc
IBM Canada
ICF/Energy Trust of Oregon
Infomart
Infomart Data Centers
Intel
JLL
Landmark Dividend
Landmark Dividend LLC
LinkedIn
M.C. Dean, Inc.
McKinstry
McMaster University
Megaport
Milldam Public Relations
Nike
NocTel Communications
NorthWest Access Exchange
OEG
Opus Interactive
Opus Interactive, Inc
PAE Consultants
Performance Power Concepts
PlanNet Data Center Construction & Design
Port of Grays Harbor
Port of Portland
Portland General
Powersmiths International
Precision Fiber, Inc.
QTS
Rogers
Rogers Communications
Rosendin Electric
Sabey Data Centers
Skanska USA Building
Specified Technologies, Inc.
Stanton Chase
STULZ USA
T5 Data Center-Portland
TEECOM
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Uptime Institute
Vertiv
Vice President
Wave Business
Wave Wholesale
WESCO
Westin Building Exchange
Whiting-Turner
Winthrop
Winthrop Resources Corporation
Zayo Group

View detailed agenda and registration >
https://www.capremedia.com/events/capres-second-annual-greater-portland-data-center-summit

2018 CAPRE Greater Portland Data Center Summit Schedule:
May 15, 2018; 8:00am-4:00pm

Full-Day Conference at World Trade Center in Portland: Panel sessions to focus on state of the market, new development/site selection, investment, financing, connectivity innovations

World Trade Center Portland
25 Southwest Salmon Street, Two
Portland, Oregon 97204

This event is produced by CapRate Events, LLC (CAPRE)
Telephone registration/questions: Ronnie Niederman | +1-646-829-7233
For exhibiting/sponsorship: Brian Klebash | +1-646-331-8777 | [email protected]

Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CAPRE | International Data Center Series, 9174603572, [email protected]

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