The document summarizes an event organized by The Data Center Marketplace to discuss investment, construction, tenancy, sustainability, efficiency and ecological responsibility in the data center industry. The event included a panel discussion with speakers from ByteGrid Data Centers, Schneider Electric, Green Data Center Alliance, and ICF International. It was hosted at ByteGrid Data Centers and included a reception with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.
Data Center Industry Leaders Discuss Sustainability
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The Data Center Marketplace Discussion Panel Event & Reception
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Thursday March 22, 2012
"Investment, Construction, Tenancy,
Sustainability, Efficiency and Ecological
Responsibility in the Data Center Industry"
Organized and Promoted by: The Data Center Marketplace
Hosted by: ByteGrid Data Centers
(Venue, Hors D'Oeuvres and Cocktails Provided by: ByteGrid)
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4. Event Organizer
Brady Lambert
Founder & CEO, The Data Center Marketplace and The Virtualization
Assurance Group
As Founder and CEO of The Data Center Marketplace, Brady
continues to navigate the challenges of building Data Center and
Virtualization products, services and consulting businesses in a
challenging economy. Through his current business relationships and
expanding networks, he is bringing together industry and
government members to participate in beneficial, educational events
like this and the Data Center Summit – East, scheduled for September
19th & 20th, in Research Triangle Park, NC; a location with a large
concentration of the industry’s advanced technology and data center
industry division offices. DataCenterMarketplace.com
5. Host’s Speaker and
Discussion
Host’s Speaker and
Discussion Panel Member
Mark MacAuley
Co-Founder and SVP, Sales and Marketing, ByteGrid
Mr. MacAuley has been in revenue producing roles for 19 years mainly in
the data center industry. Prior to ByteGrid™, Mr. MacAuley enjoyed a
successful tenure at CoreSite (NYSE:COR), as the VP of Strategic Accounts.
Mr. MacAuley consummated the largest transaction in the company’s
history, secured multiple Fortune 50 companies as clients, and established
key strategic relationships with major technology companies and
government agencies. In this role, Mr. MacAuley formed strong working
relationships with the top Systems Integrators and other regional
integrators. ByteGrid.com
6. Sponsor's Speaker and Discussion Panel Member
Axel Kretschmer
Regional Director of Systems Engineers, Schneider Electric Data Center
Solutions Team
Axel Kretschmer is Regional Director for System Engineers for
Schneider Electric. For 10 years at APC/Schneider Electric, prior to
current role, Axel held technical, sales and management roles including
Customer Services Rep, Configuration Team Manager, and Systems
Engineer. Before moving to the US, Axel received his education in
Germany, earning Electrical Engineer and Law degrees. Schneider-
Electric.com
7. Keynote Speaker and Discussion Panel Moderator
Derek Schwartz
Executive Director and Founder, The Green Data Center Alliance
The Green Data Center Alliance (GDCA), with over 9,000 members internationally, was
created as a neutral foundation to find, review, implement, and track Green initiatives
inside the data center envelope. In 2010 the GDCA was awarded an Innovation Grant
from NYSERDA (NY State Energy Research & Development Authority) to create a model
for data center owner operators to use as a road map for energy reduction projects.
GreenDCA.org.
8. Distinguished Speaker and Discussion Panel Member
Patrick J. Costello
Renewable Energy Expert at ICF International
Patrick Costello is a renewable energy market expert with ICF International's
Environmental Markets team. There he provides a variety of analyses, from project-
level strategic support to broad market studies, involving sustainable energy
investment strategy, green premium forward price projection, policy analysis, energy
asset valuation, technology analysis, and market risk assessment. Prior to joining
ICF, Patrick served as a Development Associate at BP Alternative Energy, Wind Power
Americas, where he provided market research and geographic siting analysis in support
of BP's wind development efforts.
Patrick has authored and coauthored a number of publications that explore
policy, technology, and market dynamics related to renewable energy
generation, conventional energy generation, and energy efficiency investment strategy.
In his latest publication, Data Center Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Carbon
Offset Investment Best Practices-A Guide to Greening Your Organization's Energy
Consumption, Patrick explores a wide range of green products that can reduce an
organization’s energy consumption-related environmental impact. Other works that
Patrick recently coauthored include the quarterly Integrated Energy Outlook (ICF
International, 2011-2012), Firming Renewable Electric Power Generators: Opportunities
and Challenges for Natural Gas Pipelines (Interstate Natural Gas Association of
America, 2011), The Future of Energy Efficiency: Technology and Strategies to Improve
Energy Efficiency (Business Insights, 2010), Investment Decisions for Baseload Power
Plants (U.S. Department of Energy, 2010). Patrick has also contributed to the Energy
Efficiency Markets Newsletter on several occasions. ICFI.com.