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2026 Data Center Velocity Summit

Venue
Hyatt Place Kansas City / Lenexa Civic Center
Schedule
  • Lenexa, KS
    Nov 17, 2026
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Accelerating Deployment. Assuring Performance.

Accelerate your data center projects and build your team’s operational readiness at the 2026 Data Center Velocity Summit on November 17th in Lenexa, KS.  Connect with industry experts, gain practical insights and hands-on training that accelerate deployment, and explore the latest technologies in facility controls, asset reliability, AI-powered monitoring, and performance optimization.  Plus, earn CEU or PDH credits while networking with peers and fellow industry though-leaders reshaping the future of data centers.  Lunch and raffle prizes are included, but space is limited!  Act fast to claim your spot.

Venue & Date

November 17th, 2026
Hyatt Place Kansas City / Lenexa Civic Center
8741 Ryckert Street, Lenexa, KS 66219
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Certificates for Continued Education Units & Professional Development Hours 

Partners

Technical Agenda

Join us for a full day of immersive learning, keynote speakers, technology demonstrations, and expert panels spread across six exciting session tracks to help you maximize your day.


 

MEP

Readiness by Design

Selecting the (Right) Control Valves for Projects
10:00 am, Breakout 1 – Kate Jarvis, Final Control Valves
Mission Critical Industrial Instrumentation 
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Aaron Noviski, Measurement Solutions
Ensuring Valve Reliability in Cooling Infrastructure
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Austin Greaves, Isolation & Actuation Technologies
Designing Natural Gas Fuel Supply Systems for 5-9s Reliability
1:00 pm, Breakout 3 – Thomas Weyer, Pressure Management Solutions

UPT

Uptime and Availability

Reliability Beyond Redundancy 
10:00 am, Breakout 1 – Romeu Kleinubing, Reliability Solutions
Ensuring Valve Reliability in Cooling Infrastructure
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Austin Greaves, Isolation & Actuation Technologies 
Predictive Monitoring & AI for Critical Assets
1:00 pm, Breakout 3 - Romeu Kleinubing, Reliability Solutions
Integrated Diagnostics & Asset Manageent Systems   
2:00 pm, Breakout 4 – Reliability Solutions, Measurement Solutions, Final Control Valves

SYS

Systems and Control

Project Differentiation: Accelerating Time to Megawatts
10:00 am, Breakout 1 - Expert Panel
Process Systems & Solutions, Power & Water Solutions, Onyx 360
Mission Critical Industrial Instrumentation 
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Aaron Noviski, Measurement Solutions
The Changing Landscape of Mission Critical Controls 
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Valerie Aubley, Process Systems & Solutions
Power: The AI Constraint 
2:00 pm, Breakout 4 – Phil Jones, Power & Water Solutions

EPM

Energy and Power Monitoring

Designing Natural Gas Fuel Systems for 5-9s Reliability
1:00 pm, Breakout 3 – Thomas Weyer, Pressure Management Solutions
You Can’t Optimize What You Don’t Measure
2:00 pm, Breakout 4 – Aaron Noviski, Measurement Solutions
Power: The AI Constraint 
2:00 pm, Breakout 4 – Phil Jones, Power & Water Solutions

EXE

Project Execution Excellence

Project Differentiation: Accelerating Time to Megawatts 
10:00 am, Breakout 1 - Expert Panel
Process Systems & Solutions, Power & Water Solutions, Onyx 360
The Changing Landscape of Mission Critical Controls 
11:00 am, Breakout 2 – Valerie Aubley, Process Systems & Solutions
Digital Twins for Data Centers 
1:00 pm, Breakout 3 – Zach Sample, Onyx 360

WRK

Workforce Development and Operations

The Performance Learning Platform (PLP) Training System
10:00 am / 11:00 am / 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm – Tech Expo Floor, Experitec
Digital Twins for Data Centers 
1:00 pm, Breakout 3 – Zach Sample, Onyx 360