DICE: Pacific Northwest 2026

Bisnow's Pacific Northwest edition of the Data Center Investment Conference & Expo, held 14 April 2026 in Seattle. The full-day programme ran seven sessions covering siting across urban/suburban/rural settings, on-site generation and microgrids, modular architecture, high-density operations and physical security. Attendance 300+.

Programming Focus

• Urban edge, suburban rings, rural plays: choosing the right setting for growth
• Building resilience into every decision: a new look at data center risk
• On-site generation, storage and microgrids: new models for assured megawatts
• Designing for tomorrow: modular, flexible architectures in hyperscale data centers
• Operating at high density: reliability, efficiency and uptime at scale
• Speed meets precision: modular delivery and construction tech
• From blueprint to build: physical security throughout development

Featured Speakers

Hyperscalers and cloud:

• Abhishek Garg, Sr. Manager Site Selection & Development, Amazon Web Services
• Saeed Kamalinia, Manager Energy Strategy, Amazon Web Services
• Vinod Sharma, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
• Amy Smith, Principal PM & Manager Physical Security Design, Microsoft
• Kartik Atyam, Sr. Manager Technical Program Management Multicloud, Oracle
• Rishab Harikrishnan, Principal Hardware Manager, Oracle

Operators:

• Joe Graves, VP Network Planning & Development, QTS Data Centers
• Phil Read, Sr. Director Product Management Colocation, Equinix
• Kevin Imboden, Global Director Market Research & Intelligence, EdgeConneX
• Santiago Suinaga, SVP Cloud & Hyperscale, Stream Data Centers
• Adam Michaelis, VP Hyperscale Engineering, PointOne Data Centers
• Zach Drake, Critical Facilities Manager, Centeris Data Centers
• Maria Poyer, Head of Acquisition, Verrus

Power, design and delivery:

• James Richards, Manager Economics & Development Program, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
• Tricia Arneson, VP Business Operations, Montera Infrastructure
• Blake Roskelley, Director of Preconstruction Mission Critical, Clark Pacific
• Julian Iosifescu, Global Director Data Center, Baltimore Aircoil Company
• Matt Kightlinger, VP, Johnson Controls
• Jay Weaver, Director Sales Engineering, Polargy
• Blake Johnson, Director, Knife River Prestress
• John Rewolinski, Head of Schedule Analytics, Doxel
• Altaf Bora, Managing Partner, Arcturus Consulting Group

Moderators: Melinda Goforth (Goforth Consulting), Kelly Schirmer (Vaisala), David Fanning (Gensler), Keaton Carlson (Carlson Energy), Josh Kingsley (Xylem), Paul Vaccaro (BNBuilders), Teresa Giralt (Ameristar Perimeter Security)

Sponsors

Platinum: Maddox Industrial Transformer, Johnson Controls, Ameristar Perimeter Security

Gold: Clark Pacific, Baltimore Aircoil Company, Knife River, Xylem, Gensler, Hydria Energy Technologies, Polargy, Doxel

Silver: ATS Automation, Access Electric Supply, Virginia Transformer, Hanwha Vision America, Pure Energy, Carlson Energy, RMP Global

Media partners: Data Center Post, iMiller Public Relations

Impact partners: Nomad Futurist Foundation, Women In Mission Critical Operations

Who Should Attend

• Developers, owners and operators
• Construction and design professionals
• Utility and infrastructure partners
• Investors and financial partners
• Technology and solution providers
• Policy and regulatory experts

Logistics

Full-day format. Attendance 300+. Prior editions: 350+ in 2025, 288+ in 2024.