Global Data Centre & Cloud Expo Canada
Advancing Canada’s Digital Infrastructure
Powering the Digital Future
20 - 21 October, 2026
The International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Global Data Centre
&
Cloud Expo Canada
Powering the Digital Future
Advancing Canada’s Digital Infrastructure
20 - 21 October, 2026
The International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
This premier event is your one-stop gateway to the future of digital infrastructure, encompassing both the robust world of data centres and the boundless potential of the cloud. Dive into cutting-edge technologies, forge invaluable connections, and gain the insights you need to navigate the ever-evolving Canadian landscape.
Spark Powerful Connections
Reignite Your Global Growth Strategy
Speakers
Amanda Trumble
Data Center Segment Lead -Americas
ABB
Alain Desouza
Vice President Payments Commercialization
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Bernie Oegema
Director, Data Centre Market Development
Siemens
Strahan McCarten
Senior Vice President
eStruxture
Michel Chartier
Director, National Market Leader Data Centres Property and Buildings
WSP Global Inc.
Bill Henneberry
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
Core Data Centres
Nancy Marconi
Acting COO
Ontario Energy Board
Eric Simard
Head of Data Strategy & Operations
Novartis
Michael Borron
Associate VP, Global Data Center Advisory Group
Cushman & Wakefield
Hriday Balachandran
Vice President Of Technology
Digital Commerce Bank, Alberta
René de Vries
Senior Vice President Strategy
Arcadis
Rohin Bansal
Head Data Governance and Enablement
Telus
Pierre Samson
EVP, Sales and General Manager
QScale
Sumeet Bhatia
Senior Director | Head of Data Strategy and Enablement
Sun Life
Krish Banerjee
Managing Director (Partner) & Canada Lead - Data & AI
Accenture
Sarah Willock
Vice President of Technology
The Coca Cola Company
Colby Cox
Managing Director
DC byte
Namir Anani
President and CEO
Information and Communications Technology Council
Harish Consul
Founder & CEO
Ocgrow Ventures
Luaba Kalonji
Founder - CEO
Gloriosa Energy Solution
Juan Orozco
Senior Consultant
Uptime Institute
Dave Misra
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Galaxy Data Centers
Mike Lalonde
Co-Founder
PureColo
Vera Cvetkovic
Head Marketing Operation, Data & Analytics
Canada Post
Speakers
Emma Reese
Research Analyst-Canada and Northwest US
DC Byte
Vera Cvetkovic
Head Marketing Operation, Data & Analytics
Canada Post
Lindsay Ringuette
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
ISA Cybersecurity.
James Mackenzie
Chief Operations Officer
Purecolo Inc.
Shashin Pandya
SM/Director - Data Science AML
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Samuel Ajithkumar
Sales Director - Canada
SambaNova.Ai
April Currey
VP of Business Development
Stack Infrastructure
Frank Cirinna
Director of Operations
Cologix
Richard Wunderlich
Research Group Head (former)
Siemens Canada Cybersecurity Research Centre
Dave Misra
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Galaxy Data Centers
Daniel Sax
Founder & CEO
The Canadian Space Mining Corporation
Mike Lalonde
Co-Founder
PureColo
Juan Orozco
Senior Consultant
Uptime Institute
Luaba Kalonji
Founder - CEO
Gloriosa Energy Solution
Harish Consul
Founder & CEO
Ocgrow Ventures
John Hiddema
Vice President Electric Utilities
STACK Infrastructure
Namir Anani
President and CEO
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Colby Cox
Managing Director
DC byte
Katherine Isaac
VP Customer Success
Flare
Krish Banerjee
Managing Director (Partner) & Canada Lead - Data & AI
Accenture
Sumeet Bhatia
Senior Director | Head of Data Strategy and Enablement
Sun Life
Rohin Bansal
Head Data Governance and Enablement
Telus
Pierre Samson
EVP, Sales and General Manager
QScale
René de Vries
Senior Vice President Strategy
Arcadis
Andrew Fenton
VP of Sales and Marketing
Telehouse Canada
Dan Jolivet
Senior Vice President/Area Manager Life Sciences & Technology
EllisDon
Dan Jolivet
Senior Vice President/Area Manager Life Sciences & Technology
EllisDon
Frederic Lebel
Senior Strategic Account Manager-Electric Power
Enerflex
Frederic Lebel
Senior Strategic Account Manager-Electric Power
Enerflex
Michael Borron
Associate Vice President, Global Data Center Advisory Group
Cushman & Wakefield
Kevin Dawson
President & CEO
ISA Cybersecurity
Benjamin Bergen
President
Council of Canadian Innovators
Eric Simard
Head of Data Strategy & Operations
Novartis
Matthew Leppanen
Director – Marketing & Partnerships
Bell Canada
Nancy Marconi
Acting COO
Ontario Energy Board
Daniel Gruner
CTO -SciNet High Performance Computing Consortium
University of Toronto.
Venu Gudipati
Managing Director, Cloud, Data & AI
PwC
Bill Ohlson
Principal Executive Security Advisor
Amazon Web Services
Bill Henneberry
President & Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Core Data Centres
Michel Chartier
Director, National Market Leader Data Centres Property and Buildings
WSP Canada Inc.
Michel Chartier
Director, National Market Leader Data Centres Property and Buildings
WSP Canada Inc.
Strahan McCarten
Senior Vice President
eStruxture
Aaron Amorim
Chief Software Architect
Hitachi Rail
Suleman Shaikh
Head of 3rd Party Data
Royal Bank of Canada
Vikram Chadalawada
Director IT Strategy, Innovations & Digital Transformation
University of Toronto
James Wallace
VP-Technology
Bede Gaming
Bernie Oegema
Director, Data Centre Market Development
Siemens
Richard Whitmore
CEO, Motivair
Schneider Electric
Alain Desouza
Vice President Payments Commercialization
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Alain Desouza
Vice President Payments Commercialization
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Roger Strukhoff
Chief Research Officer & Editor- in- Chief
International Data Centre Authority
Amanda Trumble
Data Center Segment Lead -Americas
ABB
Joseph Reele
Vice President, Solution Architects
Schneider Electric
Sean Maskell
President and General Manager
Cologix Canada
Marc Mondesir
Managing Director and VP
Equinix Canada
Hon. Sam Oosterhoff
Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries
Govt. of Ontario
Hon. Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology & Innovation
Govt. of Alberta
Hon. Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology & Innovation
Govt. of Alberta
Hon. Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology & Innovation
Govt. of Alberta
Hon. Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology & Innovation
Govt. of Alberta
Emma Reese
Research Analyst-Canada and Northwest US
Vera Cvetkovic
Head Marketing Operation, Data & Analytics
Lindsay Ringuette
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
James Mackenzie
Chief Operations Officer
Shashin Pandya
SM/Director - Data Science AML
Samuel Ajithkumar
Sales Director - Canada
April Currey
VP of Business Development
Frank Cirinna
Director of Operations
Richard Wunderlich
Research Group Head (former)
Dave Misra
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Daniel Sax
Founder & CEO
Mike Lalonde
Co-Founder
Juan Orozco
Senior Consultant
Luaba Kalonji
Founder - CEO
Harish Consul
Founder & CEO
John Hiddema
Vice President Electric Utilities
Namir Anani
President and CEO
Colby Cox
Managing Director
Katherine Isaac
VP Customer Success
Krish Banerjee
Managing Director (Partner) & Canada Lead - Data & AI
A Stronger Story
Cloud and Data Centres are More Valuable Together
Enterprise buyers do not make infrastructure decisions in isolation. They evaluate power, cooling, latency, colocation, interconnection, cloud access, cybersecurity, migration partners, managed services, application modernization, and operational resilience as one connected strategy.
Infrastructure Foundation
Data Centre Scale
Power, cooling, land, sustainability, connectivity, edge, colocation, and AI-ready capacity remain the foundation of digital growth.
Transformation Layer
Cloud Scceleration
Hybrid cloud, platform services, ERP modernization, data platforms, security, disaster recovery, and managed operations turn infrastructure into business outcomes.
Enterprise Outcome
Business Resilience
Together, both sectors enable modernization at scale for regulated industries, AI adoption, application performance, compliance, and customer experience.
Key Exhibitor Profiles
Data Centre
Cloud Tech
Solar/Renewable Energy
Internet of Things
Telecom
Ocean/Water Technologies
Data Centre infrastructure
Energy Storage/Management
Clean Tech
Gaming