Join QTS, Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, STULZ & More at Third Annual Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit

RESTON, Va., July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The nation's premier data center conference series will continue on September 16-17, 2015 with The Third Annual Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit in Reston, VA. The summit will feature an opening night reception on September 16, and the full-day conference will be held at The Hyatt Regency Reston on September 17.

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Learn more and network with the most active and innovative data center executives at the The Third Annual Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit on September 16-17 in Reston, VA.

2015 Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit Schedule:

September 16, 2015, 5:30pm-8:00pm    Opening Night Reception

September 17, 2015, 7:00am-5:00pm     Full-Day Conference at Convene at Hyatt Regency Reston: Panel sessions to focus on state of the market, new development/site selection, investment, financing, connectivity innovations.

To view official conference website >http://cre-events.com/dcdc2015/

To view registration >https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1706268

Confirmed Speakers:

• Douglas S. Adams, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, RagingWire
• Stephen Altizer, President, Compu Dynamics, LLC
• Kevin Bostick, CFO, 365 Data Centers
• Chris Curtis, SVP Development & Acquisitions, Compass Datacenters
• Rob Faktorow, Vice Chairman, CBRE
• Juan Font, General Manager, Eastern Region, CoreSite
• Mark Gilbert Director, Data Center Solutions, COPT
• Melvin Greer, Senior Fellow, Chief Strategist, Lockheed Martin
• Kemal M. Hawa Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Jeff Ivey, COPT Data Center Solutions – Senior PM, Corporate Office Properties Trust
• Peter Adrian Kavounas, CEO & President, Cloud Strategix, LLC
• Dr. Curtis KS Levinson, Private Consultancy and United States Cyber Defense Advisor to NATO
• Jonathan Lin, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Technology, Equinix
• Frank X. Lukas, Ph.D., Global Chief Technology Officer, Devonshire Investors International
• Craig McKesson, Executive Vice President, T5 Data Centers
• Dave Meadows Manager, Applications Engineering, STULZ Air Technology Systems
• Vinay Nagpal Director, Carrier Relations, DuPont Fabros Technology
• Bruce Ogden, Data Center & Cloud Ecosystem Strategic Manager, tw telecom
• Greg Pettine Director Business Development – Data Center Service Provider Segment, Schneider Electric
• Vincent Rais, EvoSwitch Global Services B.V. | Open-IX Data Center Standards Committee
• Jacob Saunders, CTO, 10th Magnitude
• Andrew Schaap, Senior Vice President, Digital Realty Trust
• Jonathan A. Schildkraut Managing Director, Equity Research – Telecom Services & Data Center Services, Evercore Partners
• Paul E. Schlattman, Senior Vice President, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
• John Sheputis President, Infomart Data Centers
• Josh Snowhorn, Vice President & GM of Interconnection, CyrusOne (tentative)
• Ted Stettinius, Vice President, Equinix
• Colby Synesael, Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst, Cowen and Company
• Robert Walters, Principal, Avison Young

Agenda Coverage:

6:00 Exhibitor Set-Up

7:30-8:00 Registration, Breakfast & Networking

8:00-8:05 Opening Remarks

8:05-8:30 ** Morning Keynote Presentation ** Comparing and Contrasting National and Mid-Atlantic Data Center Markets

8:30-9:00 Featured Case Study: A View from The Enterprise End User

9:00-9:45 State of the Market: Comparing & Contrasting Success Stories of 2014 and Embracing New Challenges, Including: Customization, IoE, Industry Consolidation and Security

9:45-10:15 Networking Break

10:15-11:00 Evolution of the Data Center Lease: How Emerging Data Center Markets, an Increasingly Competitive Landscape, and the Cloud are Changing the Game in 2015

11:00-11:45 Featured Panel: The Maturing Data Center Industry, Including: Renewed M&A Activity, Valuation of the Data Center Operation & the Impact of Cross-Regional International Demand

12:15-1:00 New Construction, Development & Future-Proofing the Data Center Asset: Protect the Investment

1:00-1:30 Networking Luncheon

1:30-2:15 Data Center Financing: Analysis of Availability and Types of Capital in the Face of Industry Consolidation and Federal Regulation

2:15-3:00 Data Center End-User Analysis: Bursting into the Cloud… Or Busting Out of the Cloud? Analysis of Decision-Making on the Demand Side and the Cost of Various Cloud Offerings

3:00-3:45 The Impact of Emerging & Tertiary Markets & Site Selection: Analysis of the Methodology of New Development and Incentives Tied to Rising Submarkets

3:45-4:30 Connectivity Challenges & Opportunities, Including Interconnectivity, Developer Site-Selection, Integration of the Cloud and Adoption of the Open IX Model in the U.S.

To view official conference website >http://cre-events.com/dcdc2015/

To view registration >https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1706268

Attending firms and networking: Look who's attending as of July 20, 2015:

•     10th Magnitude
•     365 Data Centers
•     Ameristar Fence Products
•     Avison Young
•     Canara
•     Cardno Haynes Whaley
•     CBRE
•     CCG Facilities Integration Incorporated
•     CIA
•     Ciena
•     Cloud Strategix, LLC
•     ComNet Communications
•     Compass Datacenters
•     Compu Dynamics
•     COPT Data Center Solutions
•     Coresite
•     Coriant
•     Cowen and Company
•     CyrusOne
•     DC Group
•     Devonshire Investors International
•     DuPont Fabros Technology
•     Digital Realty
•     E2 Optics
•     Emerson Network Power
•     Equinix
•     Evercore Partners
•     Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
•     EvoSwitch USA, Inc.
•     EvoSwitch Global Services B.V.
•     GreenbergTraurig
•     HGA Architects and Engineers
•     HITT Contracting, Inc
•     Hitzinger US LLC
•     Honeywell Fire Safety
•     Infomart Data Centers
•     Iron Mountain Data Centers
•     Jacobs Global Buildings
•     Kingstreet Capital
•     Lockheed Martin
•     Loudon County
•     Lumos Networks
•     Merritt Properties
•     MGAC
•     Mintz Levin
•     NOVEC
•     QTS
•     PDI
•     Prince William County Government
•     Rack Solutions, Inc.
•     RagingWire Data Centers
•     Schneider Electric
•     Specialty Transport Solutions International
•     STULZ Air Technology Systems
•     Sure Power, Inc.
•     Symantec
•     Syska Hennessy Group
•     Systems Maintenance Services
•     T5 Data Centers
•     The Shockey Precast Group
•     tw telecom
•     Vision Technologies, Inc.

To view official conference website >http://cre-events.com/dcdc2015/

To view registration >https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1706268

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