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Panelists

Author:

Jeff Springborn

CEO
Colovore

Jeffrey Springborn is the Chief Executive Officer of Colovore, bringing more than two decades of executive leadership experience across the technology and energy sectors. Prior to joining Colovore, Jeff was the CEO and Founder of Best Energy USA, where he focused on driving Net Zero initiatives and helping organizations reduce their energy footprint. He also previously served as President of LightEdge Solutions, where he led the company’s transformation into a leading enterprise cloud services provider and raised over $200 million in funding. Jeff has a proven track record of building high-performing teams, scaling businesses, and delivering strong investor returns.

Jeff Springborn

CEO
Colovore

Jeffrey Springborn is the Chief Executive Officer of Colovore, bringing more than two decades of executive leadership experience across the technology and energy sectors. Prior to joining Colovore, Jeff was the CEO and Founder of Best Energy USA, where he focused on driving Net Zero initiatives and helping organizations reduce their energy footprint. He also previously served as President of LightEdge Solutions, where he led the company’s transformation into a leading enterprise cloud services provider and raised over $200 million in funding. Jeff has a proven track record of building high-performing teams, scaling businesses, and delivering strong investor returns.

Author:

Matt Pfile

CEO
Crane Data Centers

Matt Pfile is the founder and CEO of Crane Data Centers Inc., a data center developer and operator with a strong commitment to sustainability, customer centricity, and innovation. He has over 25 years of experience in telecom engineering, critical infrastructure acquisition, corporate banking, management consulting, and commercial negotiations. Prior to Crane, he spent 12+ years at Google leading over $5B of global infrastructure acquisitions and led the entry of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) into Australia and Japan, data center site selection strategy, third-party data center leasing, utility interconnections, and land acquisitions across the Americas and Asia. He received a degree in finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Matt Pfile

CEO
Crane Data Centers

Matt Pfile is the founder and CEO of Crane Data Centers Inc., a data center developer and operator with a strong commitment to sustainability, customer centricity, and innovation. He has over 25 years of experience in telecom engineering, critical infrastructure acquisition, corporate banking, management consulting, and commercial negotiations. Prior to Crane, he spent 12+ years at Google leading over $5B of global infrastructure acquisitions and led the entry of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) into Australia and Japan, data center site selection strategy, third-party data center leasing, utility interconnections, and land acquisitions across the Americas and Asia. He received a degree in finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Panelists

Author:

Rhea Williams

Co-Founder & CCO
E3 Platforms

Rhea has over a decade of experience in the data center and infrastructure industry with a real estate development background. She has worked for several of the largest DC developers in the world including Digital Realty, NTT and Compass as a Vice President. She also sat on the buy side for Oracle focusing on new and existing public region growth in EMEA. As Co-Chair of the Americas for iMWomen she is passionate about driving more opportunity in our industry. Rhea is currently Co-Founder and CCO of E3, an innovative master development firm specializing in power self-generation for data centers and sustainable economic growth to communities.

Rhea Williams

Co-Founder & CCO
E3 Platforms

Rhea has over a decade of experience in the data center and infrastructure industry with a real estate development background. She has worked for several of the largest DC developers in the world including Digital Realty, NTT and Compass as a Vice President. She also sat on the buy side for Oracle focusing on new and existing public region growth in EMEA. As Co-Chair of the Americas for iMWomen she is passionate about driving more opportunity in our industry. Rhea is currently Co-Founder and CCO of E3, an innovative master development firm specializing in power self-generation for data centers and sustainable economic growth to communities.

Author:

Mike Donohue

VP, Data Center Solutions
Oklo

Mike Donohue

VP, Data Center Solutions
Oklo
 

Mike Donohue

VP, Data Center Solutions
Oklo

Mike Donohue

VP, Data Center Solutions
Oklo

Mike Donohue

VP, Data Center Solutions
Oklo
 

Rhea Williams

Co-Founder & CCO
E3 Platforms

Rhea has over a decade of experience in the data center and infrastructure industry with a real estate development background. She has worked for several of the largest DC developers in the world including Digital Realty, NTT and Compass as a Vice President. She also sat on the buy side for Oracle focusing on new and existing public region growth in EMEA. As Co-Chair of the Americas for iMWomen she is passionate about driving more opportunity in our industry.

Rhea Williams

Co-Founder & CCO
E3 Platforms

Rhea Williams

Co-Founder & CCO
E3 Platforms

Rhea has over a decade of experience in the data center and infrastructure industry with a real estate development background. She has worked for several of the largest DC developers in the world including Digital Realty, NTT and Compass as a Vice President. She also sat on the buy side for Oracle focusing on new and existing public region growth in EMEA. As Co-Chair of the Americas for iMWomen she is passionate about driving more opportunity in our industry. Rhea is currently Co-Founder and CCO of E3, an innovative master development firm specializing in power self-generation for data centers and sustainable economic growth to communities.

 

Mark Kuemerle

VP, Technology, Custom Cloud Solutions
Marvell

Mark Kuemerle

VP, Technology, Custom Cloud Solutions
Marvell

Mark Kuemerle

VP, Technology, Custom Cloud Solutions
Marvell
 

Taymur Ahmad

Founder & CEO
actnano

Taymur Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of actnano Inc. Prior to founding actnano, Mr. Ahmad had 18 years of manufacturing management experience with Fortune 50 companies such as Alcoa and Philips Electronics. Among other accolades, in 2010 he was awarded the "Visionary of the Year" award by Surface Mount Technology magazine. Mr. Ahmad's success stories have been featured in various magazines and newspapers including USA Today. Dell's Center for Entrepreneurs picked Mr. Ahmad to be one of the top 50 CEO's in the world.

Taymur Ahmad

Founder & CEO
actnano

Taymur Ahmad

Founder & CEO
actnano

Taymur Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of actnano Inc. Prior to founding actnano, Mr. Ahmad had 18 years of manufacturing management experience with Fortune 50 companies such as Alcoa and Philips Electronics. Among other accolades, in 2010 he was awarded the "Visionary of the Year" award by Surface Mount Technology magazine. Mr. Ahmad's success stories have been featured in various magazines and newspapers including USA Today. Dell's Center for Entrepreneurs picked Mr. Ahmad to be one of the top 50 CEO's in the world. He is a member of the Dell founders 50 club and the Philips Alumni Club. Mr. Ahmad speaks 5 languages, and has lived in Europe and Asia. He earned his MBA from Business School Lausanne in Switzerland, and his Engineering degree from the University of Iowa.

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Badarinath Kommandur

Fellow
Cadence

Badarinath Kommandur

Fellow
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Badarinath Kommandur

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