DATA CENTRE WEST 2026 CONFERENCE DATA CENTRE WEST 2026 CONFERENCE
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DATA CENTRE WEST 2026 CONFERENCE
$675.00 $875.00

Join us at Western Canada’s premier digital infrastructure and data centre industry conference to hear from leading experts, exchange information and ideas with ecosystem partners, and network with the who’s who of digital infrastructure.

Your ticket grants you access to the full day of the conference - breakfast, morning sessions, lunch, afternoon sessions, and a networking reception.

Scroll down to see the program, event details and our expert speaker line-up!

Doors open 7:30am, programming starts shortly after 8am. Networking starts after last session until 6pm. Please show your confirmation email or your name and order number upon entry. Registration is non-refundable; transferrable only upon approval by the organizers. Tickets are first come first serve. Early bird price ends March 31.

The ethos of this conference is to bring experts across the country and globe (the ones actually investing in, creating, developing, creating policy for, and owning and operating in the space) and the local ecosystem together. This is the largest and most focused digital infrastructure industry event in Western Canada, with a specific focus on digital infrastructure opportunities and bottlenecks from chip and rack to thermal and power, to grid, powerplant and policy.

Want to learn from industry leaders about market dynamics and trends in Alberta, Western Canada, the country, North America, and beyond - site selection, supply chain, connectivity, policy, cooling, power, training/inference, and more across the digital infrastructure spectrum including colo, edge, hyperscale, cloud, AI, and more?

Expert Speakers

Agenda

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Confirmed Digital Infrastructure Experts and Leaders Speaking at Data Centre West 2026

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    Bill Kleyman

    CEO and Co-Founder

    Apolo.us; Data Center Industry Expert

  • Buddy Rizer

    Executive Director

    Loudoun County Economic Development

  • A professional man with glasses, a beard, and dark hair, wearing a dark blue suit and white shirt, standing against a gray background and smiling.

    Dan Jolivet

    Senior Vice President & Area Manager, Life Sciences & Technology

    EllisDon

  • A man with glasses, a beard, and short dark hair, smiling and wearing a dark collared shirt, against a plain white background.

    Matt Vincent

    Editor in Chief

    Data Center Frontier

  • A woman with long dark hair, smiling, wearing a navy blazer, a white top, and a pearl necklace

    Angela Adam

    Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

    eStruxture

  • David Bexte, M.P.

    Member of Parliament - Bow River

    House of Commons Canada

  • A man wearing a gray suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, smiling outdoors against a clear sky.

    Honourable Nathan Neudorf

    Minister of Affordability and Utilities

    Government of Alberta

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    Shitiz Agarwal

    Vice President, Power Systems, Sales and Operations

    Schneider Electric Canada

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    Frederick Bayles

    VP, Corporate Development

    Cologix

  • Smiling man with a shaved head, light beard, and wearing a black hoodie, standing in front of a light gray brick wall.

    Phillip Koblence

    Co-Founder

    Nomad Futurist Foundation

  • Portrait of a man with brown hair, beard, wearing a white shirt and dark blazer, against a plain light background.

    David Lane

    CEO

    Beacon Data Centers

  • A woman with long brown hair and blue eyes smiling in a professional setting, wearing a white shirt, navy blazer, and gold jewelry.

    Rachel Attebery

    Chief Operating Officer

    Diode Ventures

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    Margarita Patria

    Principal

    Charles River Associates

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    Sam Bradbury

    President

    Binns Canada

  • Bill Wyatt

    General Manager

    Tate ASP

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    James Beer

    CEO

    Qu Data Centres

  • Portrait of a smiling Asian man with short black hair wearing a blue blazer and dark shirt against a gray background.

    Edwin Liou

    Applied Sales Manager | Western Canada

    Carrier Enterprise

  • A man wearing glasses and a navy blazer smiling in front of a green leafy background.

    Taylor Briggs

    Principal, Public Policy, Canada - AWS

    Founding Member - Canadian Coalition for Digital Infrastructure

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    Matthew Swinamer

    Technical Sales Engineer

    Collicutt Energy Services

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    Gordon Dolven

    Data Center Research Director

    CBRE

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    Bill Woodhead

    Partner

    BLG

  • Darrell Sargent

    Director of Planning, Western Canada

    WSP

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    Ed Socia

    Regional Director - North America

    datacenterHawk

  • Sean Jones

    Senior Staff Business Development Manager, Megapack

    Tesla

  • Professional headshot of a man with light skin, red hair, beard, wearing a navy blazer, light blue shirt, and a small rocket pin

    Ian Macdonald

    Business & Innovation Leader

    KPMG in Canada

  • A man in a dark suit with a white shirt and a red patterned tie, posing against a dark background.

    Mark Morrissey

    Director, Economic Innovation and Growth

    Sturgeon County

  • A woman with long dark hair wearing a red textured coat with buttons, standing against a plain light gray background.

    Lillian Kasa

    Head of PPA & Energy Origination

    Metlen

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    Chad Ziegler

    Sales Manager

    Barnhart Canada

  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, wearing a black blazer over a black top, against a plain white background.

    Lisa Sweet

    Interim CEO

    Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development & Tourism

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    Sean Murphy

    Chief AI Officer, Assistant Deputy Minister, AIberta AI Data Centre Strategy Lead

    Government of Alberta

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    Ben Sutton

    Product Marketing Manager

    CoolIT Systems

  • A portrait of a man with black hair, glasses, and a slight smile, wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt, standing against a light background.

    Eric Yang

    Principle Mechanical Engineer

    Vantage Data Centers

  • Professional headshot of a man with dark, curly hair, wearing a suit jacket and checkered shirt, smiling against a neutral background.

    Dustin Demetriou

    Systems Leader for Sustainability and Data Center Innovation

    IBM Infrastructure

  • A man with glasses and a beard taking a selfie in front of a large window with a snowy cityscape and a tower in the background.

    Graeme Harrison

    CEO

    Simply Silicon

  • Portrait of a man in a suit with a tie, smiling in an indoor setting with a professional background.

    Sunny Sarpal

    CEO

    AI Hub of Innovation (AHI)

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    Jon Horsman

    CFO

    Sovereign Digital

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    Mark Le Dain

    CRO

    Fuelled

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    Todd Dettling

    Vice President, Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

    FortisAlberta

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    Marc Kronewitt

    Exec. Officer - Business Development

    Denvr Dataworks

CONFERENCE AGENDA (TBC)

  • Doors open 7:30am. Programming begins shortly after 8am. Breakfast Keynote Speech, breakfast included in registration.

  • Hyperscale Panel

    Power Presentation

    Coffee Break

    Power Panel

    State of the Industry Presentation

    Supply Chain Panel

  • Lunch Keynote Remarks, lunch included in registration.

  • Afternoon Keynote

    Construction, Engineering & Security Panel

    Fireside Chat

    Coffee Break

    Cooling & Sustainability Panel

    Policy & Ec Dev Panel

    Local Case Study Panel

  • Begins after last session, concludes 6pm. Networking event for conference attendees, included in registration.

  • "You put together a great event last year, it was well attended, informative and many good connections were made. I look forward to attending again."

    Past attendee

  • "Well done on another strong event. The speakers added real value, and it was great connecting with so many people across the industry. Looking forward to the next one and continuing the conversations — see you there."

    Past attendee

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime.

Your Questions, Answered
email us at vlad@datacentrewest.ca

  • Hyatt Regency, downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • We have a discounted rate available at the hotel venue, contact us to receive booking details.

  • We curate our speakers and sponsors to ensure that the people who are experts in and are actually building, operating, investing and working in digital infrastructure have the opportunity to share their insights. and the audience has the opportunity to learn from world-leading experts.

  • Approximately 300.

  • Yes, attendees will receive breakfast, lunch, and networking reception tickets.