Join LinkedIn, Microsoft, Portland General Electric, Infomart, EdgeConneX, EDCO, T5 & More at CAPRE's Greater Portland Data Center Summit, May 30-31; Opening Night Reception at Infomart Data Center...

PORTLAND, Ore., May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- If you are active in the data center industry or looking to become more active, you will not want to miss The Greater Portland Data Center Summit. This full-day conference, the next installment in CAPRE's National Data Center Summit Series, will be held on May 31 at World Trade Center Portland and feature 40+ speakers who will offer comprehensive analysis of the market opportunities and challenges. 300+ senior-level data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives are expected to attend. The Greater Portland Data Center Summit will feature 13 hours of combined informational panels and networking. Participating end-users will represent the leading financial institutions and most active firms. More than 600 senior-level data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives have attended CAPRE's Greater Seattle & Pacific Northwest Data Center Summit over the last two years.

"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

Expert speakers will discuss trends, patterns, opportunities and challenges, including:

• What are the implications of new consolidators emerging in the data center arena?
• What types of industry changes might we expect in 2017?
• How will political changes around the globe impact the data center industry in 2017?
• What are the new innovations relative to connectivity and data center design?
• What is the global outlook in 2017 for data center investment and development?
• Why is there such a huge valuation differential between the "haves" and "have nots" – i.e., scale, cash flow, strategic relevance?

View agenda and registration information > https://www.capremedia.com/events/greater-portland-data-center-summit

Confirmed Speakers:

• Charlie Allcock: Director - Business Development, Portland General Electric
• Sig Anderson: Data Center Program Manager, CH2MHill
• Jonathan Atkin: Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
• Ileana Aquino-Otero: Global Critical Infrastructure Engineer, LinkedIn
• Deva Bodas: Principal Engineer, Cloud and Cluster Computing, Independent
• Patrick Boss: Business Development Director, Port of Quincy
• Paul Chalmers: Director of Assessment and Taxation, Umatilla County, OR
• Mark Clemons: Economic Development Director, City of Hillsboro
• Derek Collier: Strategic Planner, Intel
• Bruce Curling: Cloud Business Development, Microsoft
• Orlando Dolojan: Director - Client Engagement, Uptime Institute
• Derek Garnier: Entrepreneur, Advisor, Management Executive & Consultant
• Sarah Garrison: Director of Government Affairs, Comcast
• Tim Guarnieri: Executive Vice President – Data Center Solutions Group, JLL
• Paul Hopkins: Vice President, Colt Data Centre Services
• Eric Hulbert: CEO and Co-Owner, Opus Interactive, Inc
• Bill Jones: Senior Solutions Architect, Dasher Technologies, Inc.
• Ed Kimm: VP - Cloud Solutions & Strategic Alliances, StrataCore
• Phill Lawson-Shanks: Chief Architect & VP, Innovation, EdgeConneX
• Conan Lee: Managing Director, JLL
• Roger J. Lee: Executive Director, EDCO
• Dave Leonard: Chief Data Center Officer, ViaWest, Inc.
• Jim Linkous: Senior Vice President - Strategic Accounts, Infomart Data Centers
• Miles Loo, Jr.: Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• Alan Lurie: Managing Director, CBRE
• Pete Marin: President & CEO, T5 Data Centers
• Craig McGahey: CEO, RT3 Advisors
• Malcolm Mead: CEO, ColoCenters, Inc. and The Mead Group, Inc
• Jill Miles: National Business Recruitment Officer, Business Oregon
• Ty Miller: Vice President, Digital Realty
• Kelly Morgan-Szydlo: Vice President - Services, The 451 Group
• Bruce Myatt: Director CLEAResult Consulting and Founder Critical Facilities Roundtable
• Peter Neill: Chief Customer Officer, EdgeConneX
• Michael Ortiz: Site Selection / Acquisitions, DuPont Fabros Technology
• Greg Palser: Vice President Business Development, Wave Business
• Christian Pruett: IT Operations (Data Centers & Enterprise Backup), Hitachi Data Systems
• Kristy Rainwater: Vice President, T5 Data Centers
• John Regan: Vice President - Data Center Division, Carter Validus Advisors
• Jared Reimer: Founder & CTO, Cascadeo
• Jacob Rose: Senior Staff Infrastructure Architect, LinkedIn
• Eric Rosenberry: President, NorthWest Access Exchange (NWAX) | Principal Infrastructure Architect, iovation
• David Sabala: Economic Development, Douglas County & Retired General Manager, Douglas Electric Co-op.
• John Sheputis: President, Infomart Data Centers
• Phil Stenbeck, CFM: Planning Director, City of Prineville
• Brian Tasker: US Ecosystem Director, Megaport
• Stuart Taubman: Senior Director of Business Development, Zayo
• Jeffrey West: Director of Data Center Research, CBRE

Attending firms:

• 3 Phases Renewables
• 451 Research
• ABB Inc
• AECOM
• AFL Hyperscale
• Air Reps
• Amazon
• Archimedes Controls
• Aspen Technologies
• AT&T
• Belden
• BPS, LLC
• Brightworks Sustainability
• Burr Computer Environments, Inc.
• Business Oregon
• Butler Manufacturing
• ByteGrid
• Capacity Commercial
• CapRate Events
• Carter Validus Advisors
• Cascade Divide
• Cascadeo
• CBRE
• Centeris
• Centeris Data Centers
• CH2MHill
• Chatsworth Products, Inc.
• City of Gresham
• City of Prineville
• CLEAResult Consulting
• Comcast
• Commscope
• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
• Conley Equipment Company
• Coretek Reps
• CoreTek Reps, Inc.
• CPSI
• Cummins Sales and Service
• Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• Cushman Wakefield
• Dasher Technologies, Inc.
• Data Center Director
• Data Clean Corporation
• DataSite
• DataSpan
• DBT-DATA
• Design Group
• DFT Data Centers
• Digital Realty
• DPR Construction
• Duke Energy
• East Penn Mfg.
• Eaton
• EC Company
• EDCO
• EdgeConneX
• Emerald Structured Solutions
• Emerick Construction Company
• Energy Trust of Oregon
• GBA
• Glumac
• Green Building Services
• Hitachi Data Systems
• Honeywell
• Honeywell | Xtralis Advanced Detection
• http://www.APCON.com
• Idaho Power
• Infomart Data Centers
• Innovation at EdgeConneX
• Instor
• Instor Solutions
• Intel
• Intel Corp.
• InterOptic
• JE Dunn Construction
• JLL
• King County
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
• LinkedIn
• MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
• McKinstry
• Meade Group
• Megaport
• Mentor Graphics Corp.
• Microsoft
• NetApp
• NorthWest Access Exchange
• NorthWest Engineering Service, Inc.
• OEG
• OHSU
• OneNeck IT Solutions
• Optimal Power Solutions
• Opus Interactive
• Opus Interactive, Inc
• Pacific Power Group
• PAE
• PDI
• Performance Power Concepts
• PermAlert
• PGE
• Planning Director
• Port of Quincy
• Portland General Electric
• POWERSMITHS INTERNATIONAL
• Powersmiths International Inc.
• QTS
• QTS Datacenters
• RBC Capital Markets
• Rittal Corporation
• Rosendin Electric
• RT3 Advisors
• Sabey Data Center Properties
• Sabey Data Centers
• Sachs Electric Company
• Schneider Electric
• SEDCOR
• Server Technology
• SimplexGrinnell
• Skanska USA Building
• Standard Calibrations
• STRAN Technologies, a Corning Company
• Structured Communication Systems
• Sunbird Software
• Syska Hennessy Group
• T5 Data Centers
• Tacoma Public Utilities
• The Mead Group
• Toshiba
• Tuangru
• U.S. Security Associates Inc.
• Umatilla County
• Umatilla County, Oregon
• Umpqua Economics Development Partnership
• Unified Power
• Uptime Institute
• Vertiv
• Vertiv Services
• Viawest
• Wave
• Wave Broadband
• Wave Business
• WBX
• Wow Technologies
• Zayo Group

View agenda and registration information > https://www.capremedia.com/events/greater-portland-data-center-summit

Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CAPRE | The National Data Center Summit Series, 646-331-8777, info@cre-events.com

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