Meet your 2026 Speakers

These are the people driving digital infrastructure buildout in the U.S. - the leaders who build, power and connect the AI revolution. Here is who you can meet and hear from in Austin this fall:

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Navid Ariaban

Managing Director; Construction, Projects & Assets, FTI Consulting
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Sanjay Basu

Senior Director - GPU & Gen AI Solutions and Services - Cloud Engineering, Oracle
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John Bates

Executive Vice President Power & Development, PRIME DATA CENTERS
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Dave Bell

VP of Data Center & MicroGrid Development, VOLTAGRID
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Jason Black

Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure, NVIDIA
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Lindsey Bruner

Chief Operating Officer, CLEANARC DATA CENTERS
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John Chesser

Chief Executive Officer, QUANTICA INFRASTRUCTURE
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Matt Coffel

Chief Commercial and Innovation Officer, Mission Critical Group
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Roxanne Copass

Vice President, MEP Program, STACK Infrastructure
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Colby Cox

Managing Director - Americas, DC BYTE
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Valerie Crafton

SVP Strategy & Operations, MOD42 LLC
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Shawn Cutter

CEO, EnergiAcres
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Rob DeMillo

CEO & Co-Founder, Sophia Space
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Stephen Eisele

Chief Executive Officer, Lonestar Data Holdings
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Thiago Fogaca Bianco

Sales Director Data Centers - Colocations, HITACHI ENERGY
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Joshua Forman

Corporate Lawyer, Greenberg Traurig
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Preet Gill

Executive Vice President, LOCKTON
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Brian Gitt

SVP Business Development, Oklo Inc.
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Meghan Griffiths

Partner, Austin, JACKSON WALKER
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Mark Gusakov

CEO, Digital Infrastructure Alliance
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Alex Hernandez

CEO, POWERBRIDGE
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Todd Hillman

Senior VP and Chief Customer Officer, Midcontinent Independent System Operator
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Jeff Ivey

VP Data Center Construction, Crusoe
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Sachin Jain

Chief Operating Officer, CoreWeave
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Sean James

Distinguished Engineer - Energy Systems, NVIDIA
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Venkatesh Janakiraman

Associate Principal, Compute Electrical, LJC (A Clayco company)
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Phil Jones

Director, AI Data Centers and Microgrids, EMERSON
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Susanna Kass

Operating Partner, Digital Gravity Infrastructure Partners
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Vibhu Kaushik

Managing Director Global Energy, BlackRock
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Bob Kinscherf

Vice President, National Accounts, Constellation
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Jon Malpass

Vice President, Americas, Kent Data Centres
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Phillip Marangella

Chief Marketing & Product Officer, EDGECONNEX
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Navdeep Martin

CEO/Co-Founder, Flypower
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Colin McLean

Chief Revenue Officer, DIGITAL REALTY
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Kelly Mellecker

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Ilissa Miller

Founder & CEO, iMiller Public Relations
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Jack Minor

Chief Operating Officer, Ornn
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Jeffrey Moerdler

Data Center and Digital Infrastructure Chair and Real Estate Partner, Haynes Boone
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Wayne Nelms

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Ornn
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Doug Recker

President and Founder, DUOS EDGE AI

Apply to Speak at Datacloud

Are you a trailblazer in data center energy? Join us as a speaker at Datacloud USA, the ultimate platform bringing together data center operators and energy providers to meet the demands of AI.

Be part of our exclusive speaker line-up featuring over 120 global industry leaders. Share the stage with leaders from Google, AWS, ERCOT, Rowan Digital Infrastructure, and more. Whether it's a fireside chat, presentation, or panel discussion, your voice can help drive the industry forward.

Nominate a Female Speaker

At Datacloud USA, we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity within the data center ecosystem.

While these industries continue to innovate and expand, female representation remains underrepresented. This year, we are striving to change that by spotlighting the voices of exceptional women who are driving data center growth, sustainability, and digital infrastructure transformation.

We invite you to nominate outstanding female professionals who can share their expertise and contribute as speakers at our event. Help us bring forward the leaders who are shaping the future of the data center industry.