Data Center Frontier Announces Editorial Advisory Board for 2025 DCF Trends Summit
Nashua, NH – Data Center Frontier is excited to announce its Editorial Advisory Board for the second annual Data Center Frontier Trends Summit (DCF Trends Summit), taking place August 26-28, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia.
The 2025 DCF Trends Summit Editorial Advisory Board includes distinguished leaders from hyperscale and colocation operators, power and cooling solutions companies, IT and interconnection providers, and design/build/construction specialists. This year's board has grown to include 14 esteemed executives, reflecting DCF's commitment to providing comprehensive and diverse insights for the data center sector.
This visionary group of leaders, representing the critical facets of the data center ecosystem, will guide the event's content and programming to address the most pressing trends impacting the industry. The group's unparalleled expertise ensures the Summit will deliver essential insights to help data center stakeholders make informed decisions in the industry's rapidly evolving landscape.
The Editorial Advisory Board for the 2025 DCF Trends Summit includes:
- Scott Bergs, CEO, Dark Fiber & Infrastructure (DF&I)
- Steven Carlini, VP, Innovation and Data Center Energy Management Business, Schneider Electric
- Rob Coyle, Director of Technical Programs, Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation
- Chris Downie, CEO, Flexential
- Sean Farney, VP of Data Centers, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
- Mark Freeman, VP of Marketing, Vantage Data Centers
- Steven Lim, SVP of Marketing & GTM Strategy, NTT Global Data Centers
- David McCall, VP of Innovation, QTS Data Centers
- Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters
- Karen Petersburg, VP of Construction & Development, PowerHouse Data Centers
- Tara Risser, Chief Business Officer, Cologix
- Stefan Raab, Sr. Director, Business Development - AMER, Equinix
- Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Innovation Officer, Aligned Data Centers
- Brenda Van der Steen, VP of Global Growth Marketing, Digital Realty
"The Editorial Advisory Board for the second annual Data Center Frontier Trends Summit is an extraordinary assembly of some of the industry’s most seasoned and knowledgeable executives," said Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier. "Their input is invaluable in crafting a live conference program that tackles the data center industry's most critical themes and challenges head-on."
The 2025 DCF Trends Summit is an in-person event that builds on the success of its inaugural year. The conference’s theme-based content is designed to reflect Data Center Frontier’s mission to provide in-depth, actionable insights that support critical decision-making across the data center ecosystem. The Summit is designed to empower data center leaders and stakeholders to navigate the evolving marketplace.
Through a curated program of expert-led sessions, exclusive site tours, interactive peer-to-peer roundtables, and robust Q&A opportunities, attendees will gain actionable insights into cutting-edge technologies, solutions for optimizing operations, enhancing efficiency, and addressing the growing concerns of energy availability and sustainability.
"The past two years have transformed the data center industry landscape," said Janice Oliva, Vice President of Events for Endeavor Business Media, parent company of Data Center Frontier. "The rapid adoption of AI and its power demands are intersecting with global energy concerns and sustainability priorities. The Summit provides a much-needed think-tank environment to address these critical trends and help leaders shape the decisions that will define the future of the industry."
The Call for Speakers for the 2025 DCF Trends Summit is open through January 29, 2005. Submit your proposal today.
About Data Center Frontier
Data Center Frontier (www.datacenterfrontier.com) is a leading industry publication offering in-depth reporting and analysis of the data center industry. We chart the future of data centers, sharing the stories of innovation, people, and ideas shaping this vital sector.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Data Center Frontier Editor in Chief, Matt Vincent
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (603) 892-9262
About the Author
Matt Vincent
Matt Vincent is Editor in Chief of Data Center Frontier, where he leads editorial strategy and coverage focused on the infrastructure powering cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the digital economy. A veteran B2B technology journalist with more than two decades of experience, Vincent specializes in the intersection of data centers, power, cooling, and emerging AI-era infrastructure. Since assuming the EIC role in 2023, he has helped guide Data Center Frontier’s coverage of the industry’s transition into the gigawatt-scale AI era, with a focus on hyperscale development, behind-the-meter power strategies, liquid cooling architectures, and the evolving energy demands of high-density compute, while working closely with the Digital Infrastructure Group at Endeavor Business Media to expand the brand’s analytical and multimedia footprint. Vincent also hosts The Data Center Frontier Show podcast, where he interviews industry leaders across hyperscale, colocation, utilities, and the data center supply chain to examine the technologies and business models reshaping digital infrastructure. Since its inception he serves as Head of Content for the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit. Before becoming Editor in Chief, he served in multiple senior editorial roles across Endeavor Business Media’s digital infrastructure portfolio, with coverage spanning data centers and hyperscale infrastructure, structured cabling and networking, telecom and datacom, IP physical security, and wireless and Pro AV markets. He began his career in 2005 within PennWell’s Advanced Technology Division and later held senior editorial positions supporting brands such as Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Lightwave Online, Broadband Technology Report, and Smart Buildings Technology. Vincent is a frequent moderator, interviewer, and keynote speaker at industry events including the HPC Forum, where he delivers forward-looking analysis on how AI and high-performance computing are reshaping digital infrastructure. He graduated with honors from Indiana University Bloomington with a B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing and lives in southern New Hampshire with his family, remaining an active musician in his spare time.
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