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Alessandro Lombardi
With over 20 years of experience in private equity, corporate finance, and business development in the digital infrastructure sector, Alessandro Lombardi is the Founder and Chairman of Elea Data Centers, working in partnership with global financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS, and BTG Pactual. Recognized as one of the industry’s leading executives, he serves on the Americas Regional Advisory Council of Infrastructure Masons and was named an iMasons IM100 honoree in 2024, in addition to being included in The Tech Capital’s Top 50 Global CEOs list in 2025.
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Bernard Borghei
Bernard Borghei is the Founder, President & CEO of Connected Infrastructure Group. In this role he is responsible for the company’s strategic plan and execution at all levels including financial management, client relationships, budgets and forecasting, overseeing the operations of the company’s various departments and groups under each executive such as finance/accounting, sales, M&A, business development, marketing, strategic initiatives and activities, operations, legal, asset development, compliance, and HR. Prior to this role, Mr. Borghei was the CEO of Symphony Towers Infrastructure and prior to that role he co-founded Vertical Bridge REIT, the largest privately held telecom tower company in the US valued at over $10 billion, and also served as the company’s Executive Vice President of Operations, responsible for Vertical Bridge’s daily operations, regulatory compliance, vendor management, engineering services, human resources and emerging technologies. Mr. Borghei has over 32 years of experience in wireless and infrastructure industries and before co-founding Vertical Bridge, he served as Senior Vice President and Partner at Global Tower Partners (GTP) which was sold for $5.5 billion in 2013, where he oversaw domestic and international market operations, including a portfolio of more than 6,500 towers and 12,000 managed properties. Mr. Borghei has also held executive and senior management positions in operations, engineering, sales, supply chain, site development, and customer care at several wireless operators and service providers including Comcast, Omnipoint, TruePosition, SkyBitz, Wireless Facilities, Inc. Western Wireless International, and Triton PCS, where he successfully ran operations across 24 different countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America. Mr. Borghei has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and an MBA in global management from the University of Phoenix. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Villanova University School of Engineering and is a board member for the UK based company, Freshwave. He also serves on the advisory board of TATE and previously was the Chairman of the endowment committee for the Tower Family Foundation
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Bryant Tam
Vice President at Hanwha Data Centers / ex-Google / ex-Jamba Juice Smoothie Maker
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Carolyn Hardwick
President of Engineering, SQUAN. President of WWLF (Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum).
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Chris Sharp
Chris Sharp has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, with an extensive background in developing technology strategies in global markets. He has a deep knowledge of the data center sector and is well positioned to expand technical innovation at Digital Realty.
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Deb Bennet
Vice President of Apprenticeship, Wireless Infrastructure Association.
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Deborah Kish
VP of Research & Workforce Development, Fiber Broadband Association.
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Jeff Mucci
Jeff Mucci is Co-Founder and CEO of RCRTech.com, created by publishers of RCR Wireless News, the industry’s trusted platform connecting Telecom and AI Infrastructure technology buyers with leading innovators such as NVIDIA, Dell, AWS, Google, SuperMicro, Ericsson, Nokia, Viavi, Rohde & Schwarz, Keysight, Anritsu, and Spirent. With over 30 years of executive leadership, Jeff specializes in building research-driven content strategies and B2B marketing execution that accelerate growth. He has held senior roles as Chairman and CEO of ConnectSouth, CFO of a national services company, President/COO of a diversified holding company, and SVP of Sales & Marketing at Clearwire. Under Jeff’s leadership, RCRTech.com delivers high-value research, global events, and thought leadership content that enable suppliers and buyers to engage with clarity and impact. A graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Financial Management, Jeff brings unmatched expertise at the intersection of telecom, AI, and enterprise infrastructure.
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Jennifer Fritzsche
Managing Director - Communications Services & Digital Infrastructure, Greenhill & Co.
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Jim Beighley -
Jim Beighley, CEO of Citadel Pacific Ltd overseeing all operations across Guam and the CNMI for its Data Center, Telecommunications, Solar Energy and Oil & Gas operations. Experienced Senior Executive and Board Member with a demonstrated history of working in the Telecommunications, Energy, Travel and Tourism and Retail industries. Strong business development professional skilled in Leadership, Executive Management, Business Strategy and Strategic Partnerships.
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Jose Dante Santiago
Senior Manager of Interconnection Strategy; He comes from many years of experience in managing and maintaining operational enterprise, academic and research networks as well as the implementation of two internet exchange points prior to Guam IX. He's been into technology for a very long time, playing with what ever electronics he had laying around at home. The curioisity and determination to engineer things drove a passion in technical hobbies such as working with small IoT's all the way up to car modifications. With a technical and deductive mind set, coupled with years of experimental handy craft It’s become his passion to create new things.
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Kevin Shatzkamer
Managing Director, Strategic Partnership Delivery and Incubation for Conversational Generative AI, Google.
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Marcelo Cataldo
Marcelo Cataldo took the helm of Digicel Group in May 2024 and moved quickly to reset the company’s leadership and operating rhythm. In his first months, he has brought in a new senior team, given markets greater autonomy while tightening central oversight, and embedded a governance culture grounded in transparency and commercial discipline. His approach blends the pace and agility of a competitive telecom with the rigor of long-term stewardship, positioning Digicel to compete harder and grow sustainably across its diverse markets.
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Marianne Strobel
Head of North America Customer Marketing and Communication, Nokia.
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Mike Underdown
Michael Underdown, President & CEO of Crosstown Fiber, is a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years in the telecommunications infrastructure industry. Prior to his current role, Michael enriched his expertise as the COO of Comdesco Group, Inc., focusing on construction management and consulting for fiber networks and data centers. He also founded and presided over Chicago Fiber Systems, reflecting his dedication to the technological advancement of the industry.
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Patrick Halley
Patrick Halley is the President and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), the nation’s leading advocate for companies that build and maintain wireless infrastructure. A seasoned DC insider, Patrick brings decades of regulatory and telecom experience to the role, leading WIA’s work in policy, workforce development, and industry innovation.
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Philbert Shih
Philbert Shih is the Founder and Managing Director of Structure Research, an independent Toronto and Singapore-based research and consulting firm devoted to the cloud and data centre infrastructure services markets with a specialization in the hyperscale value chain. Mr. Shih is based in Toronto and has covered the infrastructure services space for over 20 years. His coverage of the sector is global in scope and extends across the broader Internet infrastructure value chain. He is the conference chair for the annual infra / STRUCTURE summit and heads up the Structure Research consulting practice, which has advised and provided subject matter expertise for transactions across data centre, cloud and managed hosting, with over $3b in value.
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Raul Martynek
Raul Martynek is a Senior Advisor to DigitalBridge and the Chief Executive Officer of DataBank. Mr. Martynek has over 20 years of experience in the telecom services and Digital Infrastructure sector. Prior to joining DataBank, he served as an Operating Partner for Digital Bridge, assisting the firm in evaluating digital infrastructure investments, including the acquisition of DataBank and Vantage. Previously Mr. Martynek was the CEO for Net Access, LLC, a New Jersey-based data center and managed services operator, which was acquired in November 2015 by Denver-based data center operator Cologix. Prior to Net Access, he was the CEO of Voxel dot Net, Inc., a global managed hosting, and cloud company, which was acquired by Internap Network Services Corp. in early 2012. Mr. Martynek also served as the Chief Restructuring Officer of Smart Telecom, a Dublin, Ireland-based fiber carrier which was acquired by Digiweb in 2009, in connection with his role as a Senior Advisor to Plainfield Asset Management, a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund. Prior to Plainfield, Mr. Martynek spent 13 years with telecom and Internet provider InfoHighway Communications Corp, first as a COO of Eureka Broadband and then as President and CEO of InfoHighway. InfoHighway was acquired by Broadview Networks in 2007. Mr. Martynek earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Binghamton University in 1988 and received a Masters’ degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in 1992.
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Rebecca Hunter
Director, Starlink Global Licensing and Market Activation, SpaceX.
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Robert Bye
"𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. For too long, companies have been locked into outdated procurement models that drain time, obscure costs, and slow innovation. I set out to change that. At Zenture, we combine an AI-powered lifecycle management platform with hands-on consultancy to simplify sourcing, eliminate waste, and build networks designed for resiliency and growth. With more than $1B in telecom spend under management, we’ve proven that enterprises can cut costs by 10–15% in months—while gaining visibility, agility, and performance. What makes us different is our no-cost, service-provider–funded model. Enterprises get a single source of truth for every contract, circuit, and connection while our team handles the heavy lifting of quoting, ordering, and ongoing management. Internal teams stay focused on strategy—not service tickets. With over two decades in consulting and enterprise technology, I believe procurement should empower outcomes, not hold businesses back. At Zenture Partners, our mission is clear: bridge the gap between telecom investments and enterprise goals with speed, transparency, and measurable impact."
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Ron Mann
Ron Mann brings over 25 years of experience in product design, project development, and manufacturing, with a proven track record of innovation in data center infrastructure. As Vice President at Compu Dynamics Modular, he leads modular data center power and cooling design and build strategies, ensuring customer applications remain the core focus of every solution.
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Sean Shahini
Sean Shahini is the founder and CEO of Inorsa, a telecom automation company revolutionizing network deployment. With a background in biomedical and electrical engineering, Sean brings a systems-level approach to solving telecom’s most complex challenges through automation, AI, and cloud-based engineering workflows.
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Seth Buechley
Seth Buechley is a serial-entrepreneur and business founder who has led several multi-million dollar telecom exits. He is the Owner and Chairman of Cathedral which provides Merger and Acquisition advisory and Strategic Plan Design to business owners looking to achieve their Ideal Exit™. His book, Ambition: Leading with Gratitude, was written as a leadership manifesto to help driven people understand why they struggle to find satisfaction and what they can do about it. He is the host of the Business Done Right podcast which seeks to help ambitious entrepreneurs lead with gratitude and live out the motto of the late co-founder of Cathedral who taught “In God’s World, Business Done Right is a Blessing”. Seth is the Founder of the Safer Buildings Coalition and in his prior role as President of SOLiD USA, he helped bring cellular and public safety radio coverage to some of the most recognized public venues in America including the Empire State Building, the NY Subway, Amazon HQ, and Daytona International Speedway. He sold his last business in 2016. He and his wife, Helen, live in rural Oregon and are watching their four grown children build their lives.
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Shawn Cutter
"An Ohio native and self-described “energy farming nerd,” Shawn Cutter has dedicated his career to uniting energy, technology, and sustainability. After surviving a life-changing car accident at age ten and enduring over 40 surgeries, he developed the resilience and determination that would define his entrepreneurial path. With over two decades in the energy sector, Shawn Cutter has led innovation in cloud computing, AI, and edge technologies. He founded Fielding Systems, later acquired by Quorum Software, and co-founded startups including M1neral and CV Labs (now Terra Sow), each focused on advancing sustainable energy solutions. As Founder and CEO of EnergiAcres, he’s pioneering hybrid power systems that combine combined heat and power (CHP) with controlled environment agriculture (CEA). By capturing CO₂ emissions to fuel greenhouse food production, he’s helping power data centers sustainably while addressing global energy and food challenges."
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Suman Kanuganti
Suman Kanuganti is a San Francisco-based AI entrepreneur who has pioneered practical AI applications for over a decade. As Co-Founder and CEO of Personal AI since 2020, he has worked with large telco and retail partners globally, innovating how enterprises deploy AI at scale, including internal productivity use cases, new products, and serving the large SMB market. Personal AI is NVIDIA's top independent software vendor (ISV) for telco, championing Personal Language Models (PLMs) that deliver 10-30x better cost efficiency than traditional large language models. Prior to Personal AI, Suman founded Aira in 2015, building it into a $50M revenue AI-powered accessibility company that transformed lives for people who are blind or have low vision. This groundbreaking work earned him recognition on the Forbes 40 Under 40 list and Smithsonian's Top Innovators to Watch, with The New York Times calling the technology a ""godsend."" Before his entrepreneurial journey, Suman developed deep technical expertise through engineering and leadership roles at Intuit, Qualcomm, Wonderware, and Caterpillar, bringing critical systems architecture and robotics experience to his ventures.
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Wes Cummins
Wes Cummins is the Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital, a company he co-founded. He brings a steadfast vision for growing dynamic, high-value companies. With more than 20 years of experience as a technology investor, Wes has a robust background in capital markets, having held positions at investment banks and institutional asset management firms. He also founded and serves as CEO of 272 Capital LP, an investment advisory firm focusing on technology hardware, software, and services companies. Wes’ career includes a notable tenure at Nokomis Capital, where he led technology investing. His expertise and leadership in technology investment have been instrumental in guiding Applied Digital's strategy and operations.
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