NORTHEAST CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE & OPTIMIZATION SUMMIT
MAY 28–29, 2026 · MARRIOTT GLENPOINTE · TEANECK, NEW JERSEY (20 MIN FROM NYC)

Turn 2 days into 6 months of pipeline.

If you sell microgrids, storage, HVAC, controls, lighting, efficiency or resilience into mission critical facilities, our summits compress months of cold outreach into guaranteed 1:1 meetings with real buyers.

Backed by 37 summits, 17,000+ 1:1 meetings, 20 years and an 89% sponsor renewal rate.
2 Days Per Summit
600 Total Meetings
20 Sponsors
170 Buyers
Sponsor Story
How sponsors compress six months of pipeline into two days

Hosted lunches, exhibit meetings and laser-targeted 1:1s engineered to remove randomness and turn each summit into predictable pipeline.

The buyers are on stage.

These are not vendor speakers. They are the operators you sell to — facilities, energy and infrastructure leaders from the exact industries your team targets. They draw in peers with the same titles, the same budgets and the same problems you solve. If these are the industries and titles you sell to, you need to be in this room.

Data Center

Equinix logo
Christopher Wellise
VP, Energy and Sustainability · Equinix

AI load growth with liquid cooling and interconnection so you can scale density without SLA or PUE surprises.

MIT logo
Julie Newman, Ph.D.
Director of Sustainability · MIT

Campus microgrids and research data centers coordinated for precise, fast load shed and resilient operations.

Yale University logo
Julie Paquette
Director, Energy Management · Yale University

Predictive cooling and closed loop optimization to cut PUE while preserving redundancy and compliance.

Michigan State University logo
Nate Verhanovitz
Engineering Director · Michigan State University

Live failover drills and tiered redundancy that ride through utility and equipment events.

Mission-Critical

Port Authority of NY and NJ logo
Christine Weydig
Director of Sustainability · Port Authority of NY and NJ

Enterprise redundancy across airports, bridges and tunnels, with fiber and power strategies that survive first hits.

Mayo Clinic logo
Amanda Holloway
Director, Office of Sustainability · Mayo Clinic

Segmented IT and OT networks and controls that keep clinical operations continuous while decarbonizing.

Sanofi logo
Steven Driver
Global Energy Program Director · Sanofi

AI energy analytics to schedule maintenance, raise uptime and satisfy pharma GxP requirements.

Pratt and Whitney logo
Dave Ohayon
Sr Director, Facilities and Energy · Pratt & Whitney

Choosing N+1 versus N+N to align generator sets, UPS systems and maintenance windows so production never blinks.

Johnson and Johnson logo
Sonali Sharma
VP, Environmental Sustainability · Johnson & Johnson

Microgrids plus AI EMS to make reliability the default and decarbonization measurable and repeatable.

NYC Health and Hospitals logo
Ruby Cruz & Marcus Lewis
Corporate Energy Management · NYC Health + Hospitals

Standardize what works across hospitals, retire what does not and prove savings enterprise wide.

AbbVie logo
Jim Davoux
Director, Global Energy · AbbVie

BAS modernization that retunes controls, unlocks HVAC performance and keeps measurement and verification honest.

Aurora Health Care logo
Jedd Winkler
Energy Program Director · Aurora Health Care

Decarbonize without disruption using staged projects that protect care and deliver verified payback.

Confirmed Organizations • Northeast Critical Infrastructure & Optimization Summit

The Key Titles Sponsors Want to Meet

  • VP, Facilities & Infrastructure
  • Director, Critical Facilities
  • VP, Energy & Sustainability
  • Director, Utilities & Energy Management
  • Director, Data Center Operations
  • Director, Plant Operations & Maintenance
  • Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Director, Emergency & Resilience Engineering

The company list your reps wish they had.

This is not a maybe list. These are the types of organizations that show up, sit down and stay for hosted lunches, breakouts and 1:1s so you can compress 3 to 6 months of outbound into 2 days.

LIVE LIST You are looking at roughly half of the organizations we expect in the room. We are still confirming and adding new names as infrastructure leaders lock in their seats.

Healthcare Systems & Hospitals

  • Hackensack Meridian Health
  • RWJBarnabas Health
  • Virtua Health
  • CentraState Healthcare System
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center
  • St. Luke's Health Network
  • Parker Jewish Institute
  • Yale New Haven Health

Universities & Education

  • Princeton University
  • Rutgers University
  • Columbia University
  • New York University
  • Ramapo College of New Jersey
  • Montclair State University
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • Maryland Institute College of Art
  • Stockton University
  • Wake Forest University

Financial, Retail & Corporate Services

  • Prudential Financial
  • MetLife
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • JLL
  • Hudson's Bay Company
  • Wakefern Food Corp
  • Standard Motor Products, Inc.
  • Barnes & Noble

Transportation & Public Infrastructure

  • Port Authority of NY & NJ
  • NJ Transit
  • Amtrak
  • MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
  • SEPTA
  • MBTA
  • City of Medford, MA
  • City of Bethlehem
  • NYC Parks & Recreation
  • NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

  • Equinix, Inc.
  • Digital Realty
  • Iron Mountain Data Centers
  • QTS Data Centers
  • CoreSite
  • CyrusOne
  • Vantage Data Centers
  • TierPoint
  • PNY Technologies, Inc.
  • Arrow Value Recovery

Pharma, Biotech & Advanced Manufacturing

  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Merck
  • Pfizer
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Amgen
  • BASF
  • Integra LifeSciences
  • L'Oréal USA
  • Genzyme Global Engineering & Technology (Sanofi)
  • Hypertherm Inc.
  • Sandvik Inc.

Telecom, Industrial & Defense

  • Verizon
  • AT&T
  • Lockheed Martin
  • BAE Systems
  • Flanders Corporation
  • American Efficient Lighting
  • Albanese Organization, Inc.
  • Alternative Energy Management, LLC
  • Burton Energy Group
  • Polarization Solutions

Research, Sustainability & Non-Profit

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Yale Office of Sustainability
  • Polo Ralph Lauren (Corporate Sustainability)
  • Ethical Culture Fieldston School
  • Bancroft
  • Equidex

Utilities & Energy Services

  • Con Edison
  • PSEG
  • Office Management Services, Inc.
  • Alternative Energy Management, LLC
  • Burton Energy Group

Public Agencies & Facilities

  • Rikers Island (NYC Department of Correction)
  • NYC Parks & Recreation
  • City of Bethlehem
Sponsor 1:1 Meetings • Northeast Critical Infrastructure & Optimization Summit

Program Topics Built for Decisions

Real challenges. Real solutions. Two tracks connecting Northeast operators facing critical constraints with providers who solve them.

Data Center Mission-Critical

Data Center — 16 Northeast-specific challenges

What we'll decide and who needs to be in the room.

  • NYC Metro: Con Ed says ~2-year wait for new serviceBehind-the-meter gen, microgrids, demand management.
  • $400/sq ft real estate pushing 50kW+ per rackHigh-density cooling, liquid, vertical expansion.
  • NJ facilities competing for the same substationsAlt sites, distributed architecture, edge.
  • NYC Metro: Con Ed says ~2-year wait for new serviceBehind-the-meter gen, microgrids, demand management.
  • $400/sq ft real estate pushing 50kW+ per rackHigh-density cooling, liquid, vertical expansion.
  • NJ facilities competing for the same substationsAlt sites, distributed architecture, edge.
  • Superstorm Sandy 2.0 prep with updated flood mapsBarriers, elevation, waterproof vaults.
  • Free cooling only ~4 months per yearHybrid optimization, economizers, weather automation.
  • Snow-load risk on roofs and equipmentMonitoring, calcs, reinforcement plans.
  • NYC Local Law 97 emissions penaltiesCarbon tracking, upgrades, renewable procurement.
  • ISO-NE capacity charges on summer peaksPeak shaving, DR, storage.
  • CT/MA aggressive PUE reportingRealtime monitoring, optimization, reporting.
  • 1960s shell, 2025 densityRetrofit paths, structural upgrades, modular.
  • Basement DCs in flood zonesRelocation, mitigation, emergency response.
  • NYISO/ISO-NE queue delays & upgrade costsStudies, phased energization, BTM gen, flexibility.
  • Urban noise & emissions limitsAcoustics, after-treatment, plume control.
  • Landmark/rooftop heat-rejection constraintsReinforcement, indoor HX, dry coolers, liquid.
  • Permitting & community oppositionStakeholders, traffic/noise studies, site strategy.
  • Wastewater & discharge permits for blowdownReuse, closed-loop adiabatic, advanced treatment.

Mission-Critical Facilities — 16 Northeast-specific challenges

Reliability without drama, inside real constraints.

  • Electric rates ~40% above national averageEMS, DR, on-site generation.
  • Gas moratoriums blocking backup genDiesel/BESS hybrids, fuel cells, renewable backup.
  • Utility switching limits in dense coresSoft-start, coordination, utility negotiation.
  • Electric rates ~40% above national averageEMS, DR, on-site generation.
  • Gas moratoriums blocking backup genDiesel/BESS hybrids, fuel cells, renewable backup.
  • Utility switching limits in dense coresSoft-start, coordination, utility negotiation.
  • Nor'easter knocked out primary & backupWeatherization, redundant feeds, ice mitigation.
  • "500-year" flood elevations reachedBarriers, sump, elevated gear.
  • Fuel delivery failed during snow emergencyExtended runtime, dual-fuel, priority contracts.
  • Local Law 97 impact on hospitals & universitiesCarbon reduction plans, compliance software.
  • NJ medical requirements beyond Joint CommissionState compliance, monitoring, documentation.
  • MA stretch energy codes for renovationsModeling, code consulting, high-efficiency systems.
  • 100-year-old steam in legacy buildingsSteam→hot-water, distributed systems, controls.
  • Lead lines & asbestos (pre-1980)Abatement coordination, safe routing.
  • Chillers/boilers/elevators past lifePhased replacement, life-extension, PdM.
  • Union requirements for all maintenanceLabor-compliant workflows, training, remote ops.
  • No street closures for major swapsModular lifts, helicopter picks, off-hours work.
  • Backup testing restricted by air-quality rulesLoad banks, synthetic testing, documentation.
  • Campus-wide coordination across silosGovernance, shared dashboards, single plan.

Summit Schedule

Two days engineered for outcomes: pre-scheduled 1:1s you choose, peer case studies that compress learning, and hosted networking to keep the right conversations going.

3-Day Summit Overview

Day 1 • Wed May 27
Exhibitor setup and registration
Day 2 • Thu May 28
Full day of 1:1 meetings, peer case studies & private reception
Day 3 • Fri May 29
Morning sessions, 1:1 meetings & closing lunch

Pre-Scheduled 1:1 Meetings

Private, 1-hour sessions with partners you select, held at their corporate dining tables.

Peer & Partner Case Studies

20-minute, outcome-focused presentations from industry leaders and solution providers.

Summit daily agenda
Time Day 1
Wednesday • May 27
Day 2
Thursday • May 28
Day 3
Friday • May 29
7:00am Corporate Dining & Networking Corporate Dining & Networking
8:00am – 10:00am Peer & Partner Case Studies Peer & Partner Case Studies
10:00am Hosted Networking in Exhibit Room Hosted Networking in Exhibit Room
11:00am Peer & Partner Case Studies Peer & Partner Case Studies
12:00pm Pre-Scheduled 1:1 Meetings (Lunch) Pre-Scheduled 1:1 Meetings (Lunch)
1:00pm Peer & Partner Case Studies Peer & Partner Case Studies
2:00pm Exhibitor Setup / Registration Peer & Partner Case Studies
3:00pm Exhibitor Setup / Registration Hosted Networking in Exhibit Room
3:30pm Exhibitor Setup / Registration Peer & Partner Case Studies
5:00pm – 7:00pm Exhibitor Setup / Registration Private Reception, Dinner & 1:1 Meetings

Event Schedule & Location

Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe · Teaneck, New Jersey

Minutes from NYC with ample meeting space for curated 1:1s, peer case studies, and private networking receptions.

Hotel Info & Rooms →
Why Delegates Love Meeting Our Sponsors • Northeast Critical Infrastructure Summit
Delegate proof

Why serious delegates love meeting our sponsors.

This is not a trade show. It is a room full of operators who protect uptime and budgets. In this short clip two of them explains why the format works for them and why they keep taking meetings with our sponsors.

Delegate story · 2 minutes
“Quick hits. Real conversations. Sponsors worth talking to.”

The delegate likes this summit because it is simple. Short sessions. Tight room. Sponsors and speakers in reach. They get the information they need and walk straight into the conversations that matter.

Teams in the room include
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