#AZDC23 Winter Summit 01.26.23

#AZDC23 January Agenda

11:30 – Check in, Light Lunch & Networking

12:30 – Lunch Keynote
Tony Grayson (Former Sub Commander), with Compass Data Centers will discuss the potential of SMR’s (Small Modular Reactors) Providing Clean Carbon Free Power to Future Data Center Sites.

1.00 – Smart City CIO Keynote & Fireside Chat
Goodyear CIO, Justin Fair sits down with ASU’s Deputy CIO, Chris Richardson to discuss: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Headed & How?

1:45 – EconDev & Site Selection
Learn how States Compete for Datacenters & Technology Based Firms.

2:30 – Data Center Energy & Technology
Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Micro Grids & Storage.

3:15 – Networking Break

3:30 – Data Centers, Edge Nodes, IoT, Mobility & Smart Everything
Discover Smart Planet IoT Market Drivers & How Digital Infrastructure & Technology will Ramp to Facilitate the Explosive Growth in Demand.

4:30 – Workforce Development, Education & ESG
Investing in the Most Valuable Asset, People! An Educated & Working World is a Better World!

5:30 – Summit Reception & Networking
Beer Wine & Gourmet Hors d’oeuvre.

* Tickets Available for Reception Only.

SmartCity

#AZDC23 Winter Featured Speakers

Tony Grayson
General Manager
Compass Datacenters
Justin Fair
Deputy City Manager
City of Goodyear
Courtney Popp
EDU Program Manager
Infrastructure Masons
JD Beatty
Site Selection
Iron Mountain Data Centers
Carl Beardsley
Managing Director
JLL - Capital Markets
Keith Dines
Data Center Planning, Procurement & Construction
Nvidia
Daniel Benson
Economic Development
City of Glendale
Kelly Greene
Director
Arizona Data Center Alliance
Chris Lucero
Director, Emerging Technologies
Intel Corp
Karla Teixeira Moran
Economic Development
Salt River Project
Michelle De Blasi
Energy Attorney
MDB Law & Arizona Energy Consortium
Mark Goldstein
Chairman
Arizona Telecom Council
Greg Stover
Global Director
Vertiv
Chris Ross
Higher Education Manager
Intel Corp
Brian Jabeck
Vice President
Bennett & Pless Inc.
Brad Smidt
Senior V.P.
GPEC
Erin Carr-Jordan, Ph.D
Executive Director
ASU & Digital Equity Institute
Chris Richardson
Deputy CIO
ASU

#AZDC23 Winter Friends & Supporters