Innovation Summit Agenda

​Wednesday 12 October (all timings PST): 

0900: Summit Opening Keynote: Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chief Executive Officer & Aamir Paul, President, North American Operations

1125: Why the Traditional Four (Five, or Even Six) Dimensions of
Construction Aren't Enough for Today's IT Industry
Carsten Baumann, VP Solution Architect, Schneider Electric– (Moderator)
Nancy Novak, CIO, Compass data centers
Daimon Bridge, CEO. RIB
Ken Kutsmeda – Global Tech Leader, Jacobs


1445: The Worlds of IT and OT Have Converged: A Call for Leadership and Innovation

Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO, Schneider Electric (Moderator)
Ed Soo Hoo,  CTO, Lenovo
Grant Geyer, CPO, Claroty
Craig Resnick, VP Consulting, ARC Advisory

Thursday 13 October (all timings PST): 

1030: Closing the Gap Between Climate Ambitions and Actions to Achieve Net-zero IT Operations

John Gallant, Enterprise Consultant, CIO.com (Moderator)
Anna Timme, Head of Sustainability, Secure Power & Data Centers, Schneider Electric
Wes Swenson, CEO, NOVVA Data Centers
John Pflueger, Principal Environmental Strategist, Dell
Brendan Walsh, Principal ESG, WWT

11:25: Partnerships, Metrics, and the Redefinition of Data Center Sustainability

Bill Kleyman EVP, Digital Solutions, Switch (Moderator)
Alise Porto, SVP Sustainability, Switch
Pat Mulroy, CEO, Sustainable Strategies
​​Dennis Strieter, CEO/Owner LDP Associates