Expert Speaker Faculty Take a look at the world class speaker faculty for Advancing Data Center Construction West 2026. Pioneering Owners, Operators & Developers Groundbreaking Utility Firms Trailblazing General Contractors & EPCs Cutting Edge MEP & Specialty Contractors Cutting-Edge MEP, Structural & Specialty Firms Revolutionary Designers Supporting Industry Leaders Pioneering Owners, Operators & Developers: Alex Walker Senior Construction ManagerAligned Data Centers DeMarcus Taylor Senior Manager - Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Construction QualityAligned Data Centers Andy Tolbert Senior Vice President - EngineeringEchelon Data Centres Madeline Hinchliffe Sustainability ManagerEdgeCore Digital Infrastructure Gaurav Soni Senior Thermal EngineerGoogle Noah Goldstein Data Centers & Sustainable Construction LeadGoogle Rupa Ved Program ManagerGoogle Matt Ward Vice President - ConstructionIntel Hani Noshi Principal Program Manager & Director of Project DeliveryMicrosoft Claudia Tarpin Director, DevelopmentProLogis Katie Fraser Director of Development ServicesProLogis David McCall Brand EvangelistQTS Data Centers Bryan Darby Director - DevelopmentQTS Data Centers Steve Miller Cost Control, Change Management, Hyperscale, Mission Critical & Data Center ManagerQTS Data Centers Haynes Strader Chief Development OfficerSkybox Datacenters. Ethan Roy Senior Construction ManagerVantage Data Centers Ron Partin Director - ConstructionVantage Data Centers Groundbreaking Utility Firms: Judson Tillinghast Data Center Strategy ManagerArizona Public Service Company Christopher Parten Manager of Transmission PlanningArizona Public Service Company Larry Bekkedahl SVP, Advanced Energy DeliveryPortland General Electric Scott Scharli Director - Strategic Energy ManagementSalt River Project Lori Mitchell DirectorSan Jose Clean Energy Uzma Siddiqi Principal ConsultantSeattle City Light Trailblazing General Contractors & EPCs: Tim White Senior Project ManagerBarton Malow Company Drew Thompson Associate Vice President - Data Center & Mission Critical FacilitiesBlack & Veatch Amanda Atkinson Vice President, SustainabilityHolder Construction Joseph Schultz Senior Vice President & Manager - Mission Critical & ProjectJE Dunn Construction Jason Beck Managing Director Mission Critical & Advanced TechnologyKraus-Anderson Darin Knapp Senior Vice President Mission CriticalLayton Construction Co. Inc. Austin Lay RCTLayton Construction Co. Inc. Molly Milne Director - Design & IntegrationMcCarthy Building Companies Inc Gong Liu Vice President of PreconstructionMcCarthy Building Companies Inc David Mazzarelli Vice President - Operations & Mission CriticalMcCarthy Building Companies Inc Breton Flanders Vice President - OperationsSuffolk Construction Company Aleksey Chuprov Vice President - Data Analytics & AiSuffolk Construction Company Jordon Gillman Preconstruction ManagerThe WILL Group Tyson Williamson CEOThe WILL Group Bill Johnson Vice President of Mission CriticalTW Constructors Cutting Edge MEP & Specialty Contractors: Nicholas Torres Structural Engineer and PrincipalChavez Grieves Consulting Engineers Inc. Matthew Burke Executive Division ManagerHunt Electric Inc. David Duncan Vice President of RenewablesPike Electric Corporation Kenneth Peterson Vice PresidentQuanta Services, Inc. Christopher Speer Pre-Construction ManagerRosendin Electric, Inc. Whitney Bell Haggard Vice-President of StrategyU.S. Engineering Bryan Taylor PresidentU.S. Engineering Cutting-Edge MEP, Structural & Specialty Firms: Jenn Cahill Associate Vice President & Lead - Campus Infrastructure Integration Solution PortfolioBlack & Veatch David Legarza Director - Business DevelopmentBriggs Electric Inc. Blake Roskelley Senior Manager - Mission Critical & PreconstructionClark Pacific Jon Mohle Director - Product InnovationClark Pacific Jason Lien Adjunct ProfessorEnconUnited Gregory Terri Business Development ExecutiveKeller Ray Franz Pre-Construction ManagerKeller Simon Harkins Managing DirectorModular Power Solutions Denny LaVe Managing MemberPrecision Precast Erectors Daniel Axelrod Associate PartnerSalas O'Brien Engineers Marcus Sanchez Managing Principal Engineer, Mountain West DivisionSouthland Industries Revolutionary Designers: Brian Jabeck Vice PresidentBennett & Pless Inc. Abhishek Bardhan Senior Vice President - Global Data CentersExyte Group Shawn Reichart Senior AssociateGensler Vinnie Figlioli Principal Mechanical EngineerSpectrum Engineers Supporting Industry Leaders: Raghu Santanam Senior Associate Dean for Executive EducationASU Anna Erickson ProfessorGeorgia Institute of Technology Ryan Colker Executive Director, Energy, Resilience & InnovationInternational Code Council Inc. Explore the Agenda Explore what we have in store for you at Advancing Data Center Construction West 2026. View Presentations & Speakers Partner With Us If you have a solution our industry leaders need, then connect and learn how you can elevate your product as their next solution. Explore Sponsorship Options Join Leading Regional Players Secure your team’s passes and connect with the people and partners shaping how projects are delivered across Western hubs. Register Now