Advancing Data Center Construction East 2026
About this event
East-region companion to the Mid-Atlantic and Texas editions. Owner-side DC construction conference for national hyperscalers, colocators, contractors, and trades focused on AI-driven DC infrastructure deployment.
Session topics & tracks
Track 1: Setting up Projects - initial project setup and industry partnerships. Track 2: Preconstruction - winning work and managing risk. Track 3: Construction & Project Delivery - real-life case studies and lessons learned.
Speakers
Amy Marks (SVP, Compass Datacenters); Christopher Gorthy (Project Executive, DPR Construction); Marie Rinkoski (Senior Manager Clean Energy Policy, Constellation Energy); Matthew Mumpower (Co-Founder & Principal, CM Mission Critical Engineering); Mike Kroeger (Director of Preconstruction, Aligned Data Centers); Omar El Bassiouny (President, EPI Power); Refugio Fernandez (Head of Supply Chain, Dropbox); Ryan Ferguson (SVP Ops Mission Critical, McCarthy Building Companies); Mike Solfelt (Senior Construction PM, AWS); Dhruv Bhandari (Senior Manager Technology Sourcing, Google).
Sponsors & partners
Lead Partner: 3M. Expertise Partners: Fluor, Southwire, The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Xylem Water Solutions.
Who should attend
National hyperscalers, colocators, contractors, and trade partners focused on AI-driven DC infrastructure deployment.