Matt Ward
Vice President - Construction Intel
Matt Ward is Vice President of Construction at Intel Corporation, where he has spent nearly 25 years driving operational excellence, large-scale project execution, and manufacturing innovation. Previously serving as Vice President and Factory Manager, Matt led complex semiconductor manufacturing operations and global teams focused on efficiency, quality, and growth. Earlier in his career, he held engineering and project management roles at Honeywell and Caterpillar. Matt holds an MBA and an M.S. in Engineering Systems (Lean Manufacturing) from MIT, where he was a Leaders for Manufacturing Fellow. His expertise spans lean manufacturing, construction leadership, and continuous improvement.
Seminars
- Assessing how project conditions and requirements have evolved over the last 12 months: what do we need to get ahead of that could make or break your ability to deliver on time and on budget in 2026?
- Assessing the new pinch points, unexpected cost drivers, and regional project risks to evaluate how teams are adapting scope, contracts, and schedules in real time
- Translating technical changes, such as hotter chips and denser racks to evolving cooling strategies and backup power configurations, into direct impacts on mechanical loads, electrical demand, space planning, and construction sequencing: what have we learnt that could compress or extend your project timeline?
Multi-Region Panel
- Forecasting regional expansion plans: who is planning new builds, where, with which teams, and on what schedule?
- Understanding future data center demand and growth trajectories to accurately forecast space and power requirements, ensuring capacity planning aligns with long-term needs
- Evaluating the drivers behind data center growth over the next five years: how does cost, speed, reliability, and scalability fit into project goals and how will long-term strategic priorities align with the growing influence of AI and cloud workloads?
Multi-Region Panel
