CAPRE, organizer of The Third Annual Greater Atlanta & Southeast Data Center Summit, has confirmed high-level expert speakers in advance of the popular conference on August 21. Expert speakers represent the most active data center developers, investors, capital sources, end-users and consultants in the southeast region. The conference will be held at Embassy Suites - Downtown Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park.

Key themes of the event include:

* Cost of development: Competing in the growing southeast markets

* Describing the changing nature of supply: Hyperscale, wholesale vs colo 

* Is there too much capital entering the space and not enough opportunity?

* Analysis of demand levels for IT service provider vs. infrastructure provider

* How will new wireless services achieve new services?

* How will networks/compute infrastructure be reconfigured?

* What is most critical issue in the Atlanta data center industry over the next year to move to edge?

Confirmed Speakers:

• Senator John Albers

• Melvin Greer: Chief Data Scientist - Public Sector, Intel Corporation

• Tim Huffman: SVP - Director of Data Center Solutions, CBRE

• Ryan Dirocco: Chief Technology Officer, Total Server Solutions

• Mike Higgins: Senior Vice President - Data Center Services, Internap

• Ken Heimbach: Managing Director - Southeast, Winthrop Resources

• Jeff Hill: Enterprise Data Center Services, CyrusOne

• Travis Howick: Business Development, zColo by Zayo

• Joseph Junda: Managing Director, CIT

• Timothy Kiser: Owner, Colo Atl, a JT Communications Company

• Scott Macintire: Director - Client Engagement, Uptime Institute

• Pete Marin: President & CEO, T5 Data Centers

• Dave Meadows: Director of Industry, Standards and Technology, Stulz

• Nathan Porter: Partner, Cryptos Managed

• Ross Rebraca: Vice President - Technology Sector, HITT Contracting Inc.

• Emil Sayegh: CEO, Hostway Services, Inc

• Jake Sherrill: Founder and Chairman, Tier 4 Advisors

• Michael Shaw: Founding Partner, Principal Real Estate Partners, LLC

• David Spiewak: Managing Principal, DJS Group LLC / Next Tier HD

• Allan Williamson: Principal, At Home Crypto LLC

• Dallas Whitaker: Chief Portfolio Manager, Carter Validus

View detailed agenda & registration > https://www.capremedia.com/events/capres-third-annual-greater-atlanta-southeast-data-center-summit

CAPRE organizes the premier regional data center conference series in the U.S. and Canada," said Brian Klebash, President and Founder of CapRE. "We're in our 8th year, and we are very excited to continue the data center conversation. If you are active in data centers/mission critical, our series is vital for your day-to-day business."

Klebash and the CapRE team, which includes Michael Almeida – Director of Business Development, Marlon Wurmitzer – Chief Commercial Officer, Lanisa Farnsworth – Event Manager, Josh Anderson – Director of Online Content, and Justin Hughes – Writer, look forward to welcoming leading data center and lending insiders from around the globe to CAPRE's Spring and Sumer 2018 conferences:

Key themes for CAPRE's 2018 International Data Center Series include:

• The implications of massive M&A in the data center arena

• The evolving landscape of edge computing and cloud architecture

• The advent of technological shifts such as Blockchain, AI, IoT and 5G

• The impact of political change around the globe on the data center industry

• New innovations relative to connectivity, infrastructure and data center design

• The 2018 global outlook for data center investment and development

• Best practices and trends in data center operations, management, and talent recruitment

• Site selection in established as well as emerging data center markets

"I've been going to events for a couple of years now," said Dave Meadows, Director of Industry, Standards, and Technology for Stulz-ATS in preparation for CAPRE's Northern California Data Center Summit in February. "From a professional standpoint, it's very well attended. And it always generates good conversations. On top of that, at previous events, I've had the opportunity to meet both customers and competitors in a very favorable, neutral setting."