Join LinkedIn, Microsoft, Portland General Electric, Infomart, EdgeConneX, EDCO, T5 & More at CAPRE's Greater Portland Data Center Summit, May 30-31; Opening Night Reception at Infomart Data Center...

PORTLAND, Ore., May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Attendance is building for CAPRE's inaugural Greater Portland Data Center Summit, the next installment in The National Data Center Summit Series. Recent speaker additions represent the most active data center developers, investors, end-users, engineers and consultants, including: CH2MHill, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Opus Interactive, EdgeConneX, Infomart, T5 Data Centers andCarter Validus.

CAPRE's Greater Portland Data Center Summit will be held on May 30-31 and feature 40+ speakers who will offer comprehensive analysis of the market opportunities and challenges. 300+ senior-level data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives are expected to attend.The summit will begin on May 30 with the opening night reception at Informart Hillsboro.

More than 600 senior-level data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives have attended CAPRE's Greater Seattle & Pacific Northwest Data Center Summit over the last two years.

Featured Panel: Best Practices for Site Selection: Analysis of the Impact of Power, Connectivity & Incentives

Proposed Discussion Points:
* What are some of the key factors you consider when evaluating potential sites (e.g. capacity, latency, connectivity, tax advantages/incentives, unique product offerings, etc.)?
* Does price make or break every deal?
* What is the impact of the Edge on new development?
* How important is local demand on site selection?
* Do tax incentives pull you toward certain markets? Where are new incentives coming on line? Where are taxes becoming more onerous?
* Where are some of the most challenging markets to locate a data center?
* When is it easier to build vs. retrofit or lease an existing data center?
* How has site selection changed over time?
* How do you see the site selection process evolving in the future?
* What is the Edge, and why is it important?
* In 2016, what are the opportunities tied to the Edge?
* How will this opportunity play out in the next 12-24 months and what types of firms stand to benefit?
Hear from:
Charlie Allcock, Director – Business Development, Portland General Electric
Patrick Boss, Business Development Director, Port of Quincy
Bruce Curling, Cloud Business Development, Microsoft
Roger J. Lee, Executive Director, EDCO

Confirmed Speakers:

• Charlie Allcock: Director - Business Development, Portland General Electric
• Sig Anderson: Data Center Program Manager, CH2MHill
• Jonathan Atkin: Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
• Ileana Aquino-Otero: Global Critical Infrastructure Engineer, LinkedIn
• Patrick Boss: Business Development Director, Port of Quincy
• Bruce Curling: Cloud Business Development, Microsoft
• Alan Lurie: Managing Director, CBRE
• Derek Garnier: Entrepreneur, Advisor, Management Executive & Consultant
• Sarah Garrison: Director of Government Affairs, Comcast
• Tim Guarnieri: Executive Vice President – Data Center Solutions Group, JLL
• Paul Hopkins: Vice President, Colt Data Centre Services
• Eric Hulbert: CEO and Co-Owner, Opus Interactive, Inc
• Bill Jones: Senior Solutions Architect, Dasher Technologies, Inc.
• Ed Kimm: Partner, Wow Technologies
• Keith Klesner: Senior Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute
• Phill Lawson-Shanks: Chief Architect & VP, Innovation, EdgeConneX
• Conan Lee: Managing Director, JLL
• Roger J. Lee: Executive Director, EDCO
• Jim Linkous: Senior Vice President - Strategic Accounts, Infomart Data Centers
• Miles Loo, Jr.: Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• Pete Marin: President & CEO, T5 Data Centers
• Craig McGahey: CEO, RT3 Advisors
• Jill Miles: National Business Recruitment Officer, Business Oregon
• Bruce Myatt: Founder, Critical Facilities Round Table
• Peter Neill: Chief Customer Officer, EdgeConneX
• Greg Palser: Vice President, Wave
• Christian Pruett: IT Operations (Data Centers & Enterprise Backup), Hitachi Data Systems
• Kristy Rainwater: Vice President, T5 Data Centers
• John Regan: Vice President - Data Center Division, Carter Validus Advisors
• Jared Reimer: Founder & CTO, Cascadeo
• Eric Rosenberry: President, NorthWest Access Exchange (NWAX) | Principal Infrastructure Architect, iovation
• John Sheputis: President, Infomart Data Centers
• Phil Stenbeck, CFM: Planning Director, City of Prineville
• Brian Tasker: US Ecosystem Director, Megaport
• Jeffrey West: Director of Data Center Research, CBRE

View detailed agenda and registration > https://www.capremedia.com/events/greater-portland-data-center-summit

Attending firms as of May 2:

AT&T
451 Research
AECOM
Air Reps
Archimedes Controls
Aspen Technologies
Brightworks Sustainability
Burr Computer Environments, Inc.
Business Oregon
ByteGrid
CapRate Events
Carter Validus Advisors
Cascadeo
CBRE
CH2MHill
City of Gresham
Commscope
Conley Equipment Company
Coretek Reps
CPSI
Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
Dasher Technologies
Dasher Technologies, Inc.
Data Center Frontier
Data Clean Corporation
DataSpan
DFT Data Centers
East Penn Mfg.
Eaton
EDCO
EdgeConneX
Glumac
Honeywell | Xtralis Advanced Detection
Infomart Data Centers
Innovation at EdgeConneX
Instor Solutions
Intel
JE Dunn Construction
JLL
LinkedIn
MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions
Megaport
Microsoft
NorthWest Access Exchange
OEG
OneNeck IT Solutions
Opus Interactive, Inc
Pacific Power Group
Performance Power Concepts
PermAlert
PGE
Port of Quincy
Powersmiths International Inc.
RBC Capital Markets
Rosendin Electric
RT3 Advisors
Sabey Data Center Properties
Sachs Electric Company
SEDCOR
Skanska USA Building
T5 Data Centers
Tuangru
Uptime Institute
Viawest
Wave
Wave Business
WBX
Wow Technologies

View detailed agenda and registration > https://www.capremedia.com/events/greater-portland-data-center-summit

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