At Datacloud USA, we host the Digital Infrastructure Leadership Summit - an exclusive, invitation-only gathering designed for senior leaders of digital infrastructure owner and operator companies. These half-day, retreat-style summits provide a confidential, interactive environment to foster open dialogue among CEOs, C-level executives, board members, and founders. Each session is limited to a select group of participants and is held under the Chatham House Rule to ensure candid and meaningful discussions.
The Summits serve as a platform to explore the key forces shaping the future of digital infrastructure - from investment strategies and leadership challenges, to emerging technologies and the energy transition. Recent discussions have covered the evolving priorities of global stakeholders, the expanding role of AI, and the shift toward sustainable, resilient infrastructure.
The USA edition follows successful Summits in Cannes, Nairobi, Singapore, and Dubai, which collectively welcomed 179 executives from 128 companies. The outcomes of these sessions are summarized in a free, digestible executive report, available to all. A full, in-depth version is reserved exclusively for Summit participants, GLF members, and TowerXchange subscribers.
Leaders confirmed for Datacloud USA 2025:
- Eduardo Sodero, CEO, Takoda Data Centers
- Steve Kundich, Head of Global Design & Innovation, Ada Infrastructure
- Todd Zabelle, CEO, SPS
- Royce Thomas, CRO, Edged Data Centers
- Alessandro Lombardi, CEO, Elea Data Centers
- Jason Black, Director of Cloud & Edge Datacenter Engineering, NVIDIA
- Colby Synaesal, Managing Director, TD Cowen
- Josh Snowhorn, CEO, Quantum Loophole
- Brent Fontana, Global Lead AWS's Fiber Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Investments, AWS
- Vibhu Kaushik, Global Head of Energy, AWS
- Buddy Rizer, Executive Director for Economic Development, Loundoun County
- Leanne Starace, SVP Global Solutions Architecture and Engineering, Equinix
- Amar Khan, Head of Network Investment, Meta
- Dan Caruso, Managing Director, Caruso Ventures
- Mallik Vagvala, CEO, MasTec QuadGen
- Jeff Freyer, Senior Vice President – Business Development – Americas, Grain Management
- Joe Kava, Managing Partner, 5282, LLC
- Santiago Suinaga, CEO, iMasons
- Travis Ewert, Global Head of Platform Development, Digital Realty
- Douglas Fleit, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Powerhouse Data Centers
- Horace Zona, Managing Director, DigitalBridge
- Susanna Kass, Operating Partner, Digital Gravity Infrastructure Partners
- Phil Lawson-Shanks, Chief Innovation Officer, Aligned Data Centers
- Sarah Driansky, Vice President of Partnering and Development, Arcadian Infra
- Ean Hundley, Director, ICT + Infrastructure policy, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
