IMN Data Centers Private Equity West 2026

IMN Data Centers Private Equity West 2026 is a single-day invitation-focused conference for private capital and institutional investors in data center infrastructure, held October 15, 2026 at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley. This is the inaugural West Coast edition of IMN's Data Centers Private Equity Dealmakers' Forum series, organized by Informa Connect (IMN division, part of Informa PLC). The format runs 100% around data center investing — no operations or construction tracks.

Historical attendance profile skews senior: 60%+ from private equity firms and data center owners; 68% at VP level or above. 60+ expert speakers expected.

Programming Focus

• PE and infrastructure fund deployment into data centers
• Debt structures, tax equity, and credit markets
• Lease structures and long-term contract design
• Hyperscaler demand signals and capacity procurement
• Site selection, power, and development risk
• Exit strategies and M&A in the data center sector

Featured Speakers

Private Equity and Infrastructure Capital:

• Carrington Brown, Senior Managing Director, Affinius
• Geraldine Barlow, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Affinius Capital
• Eric Wittleder, Managing Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield
• Sapna Sorohi, Managing Director, Infrastructure Investing, Goldman Sachs
• Ariana Batori, Principal, Stonepeak Credit
• Abbe Borok, Managing Director, Head of US Debt, BGO
• Ali Harandi, SVP Investment Officer, Prologis

Data Center Operators and Hyperscalers:

• Sonia Hingorany, Head of Data Center Position Optimization, Microsoft
• Michael Ortiz, CCO, Innova Cloud Data Centers
• Kevin Imboden, Global Director, Market Research & Intelligence, EdgeConneX

Sponsors

Platinum: Wesco

Silver: Cloud Centers LLC, Rosendin

Bronze: Arup US, Cox Castle & Nicholson, Data Center Hawk, Deutsche Bank, INNIO Jenbacher North America, Mintz, O'Connor and Associates, Ramboll

Who Should Attend

• Private equity and infrastructure fund GPs and LPs
• Data center owners, operators, and developers
• Lenders, investment bankers, and credit investors
• REITs and real estate capital allocators
• Construction, engineering, and architecture firms
• Technology providers and equipment vendors
• Legal and advisory professionals