An advisory group of esteemed data center practitioners that advise on content & strategy to ensure end-user views and needs are at the heart of every program Informa delivers.
Carrie Goetz, Principal and CTO of StrategIT.com, personifies over 40 years of global experience designing, running, and auditing data centers, IT departments, and intelligent buildings. Carrie is a fractional CTO to multiple companies,
an international keynote speaker, and published in 69 countries in over 250 publications. She holds an honorary doctorate in Mission Critical Operations, RCDD/NTS, PSP, CNID, CDCP, CSM-Agile, AWS CCP and is a Master Infrastructure
Mason with 40+ certifications throughout her career.
Ben Stewart is a leader at NTT Global Data Centers, a division of NTT Data, Inc., which includes over 160 data centers spanning more than 20 countries and regions including North America, Europe, Africa and APAC. Ben leads the
Americas Data Center Operation team, working closely with all other regional Data Center Operation leaders to deploy a Data Center Facility and Services program focused on service excellence and customer satisfaction.
John Parker is a Senior Data Center Management professional with over 30 years IT and Data Center experience in four industries (healthcare, pharmaceuticals, banking, and software). Currently he is President of Enterprise Strategic
Solutions, a Data Center and IT Consulting company. Recent accomplishments include modernizing and consolidating Legacy Data Centers; migrating on-prem data centers to collocations; creating data center models and strategies;
defining and implementing hybrid data center models; defining and implementing ITSM processes for Major Incident, Problem and Change Management.
Ron Vokoun
Director, National Development MDU Construction Services Group, Inc.
Ron Vokoun is a 34-year veteran of the construction industry with a primary focus on Digital Infrastructure. As Director of Critical Facilities for OAC Services, Ron leads a team of construction professionals representing multiple
clients in the build out of their data centers. Ron focuses on scalable, energy efficient, water conscious, and sustainable data center solutions with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. He was awarded the certification of
Designated Design-Build Professional by the Design-Build Institute of America and the LEED Accredited Professional designation with a specialty in Building Design and Construction. He is also an author and blogger writing about
the intersection of data centers and sustainability.
As the Director for Data Center Strategy & Architecture at Johnson & Johnson, Hector Diaz is responsible for the overall direction of J&J’s owned and operated Enterprise Data Centers as well as 3rd party colocation
facilities. Hector has 15+ years’ experience as a senior business leader designing, deploying, and operating mission critical infrastructure. He is an industry expert on data center infrastructure and governance.
Bill Doty is a Senior Advisor for Itascapoint Advisory Services, providing consulting services on data centers and mission critical facilities for small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He has over 35 years of IT experience
with several Fortune 500 companies in various business sectors including logistics, retail, food distribution, and banking. Bill has experience in various areas of IT including data center management, disaster recovery, and
data warehouse across many platforms. He has been a member of the Greater Minnesota Chapter of AFCOM since its inception in 2007 and is the Treasurer of the group.
Mark Monroe is a Principal Engineer in Microsoft’s Datacenter Advanced Development group working on future systems for energy, water conservation, and automation. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, with a focus on change acceleration
in corporate settings. Mark led industry consortium, including Infrastructure Masons and The Green Grid, and served on the board of directors for the Center for ReSource Conservation in Boulder, CO.
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Mike Andrea is the CEO, co-founder and Director of Oper8 Global, a high security technology infrastructure solutions business with offices in Australia and the UK delivering integrated data center, security and data encryption
services, edge- and cloud-adjacent solutions, and managed IoT and asset-tracking solutions. He has over 35 years' experience in the ICT industry, covering strategy, design and management across commercial and government sectors.
