Bisnow West Coast Data Center Conference & Expo
West Coast data center market.
- Dates
- Dec 3, 2026
- Where
- San Jose, CA
- Cost
- Ticket About $439. General ticket $439 (limited number at this price; rises once tier sells out).
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Bisnow
- Program
- keynotes, panels, an expo floor, networking events
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Data Center AEC/GC/utility contractor director-level pass $249; owners/operators/developers/investors/hyperscalers director-level pass free.
Speaking opportunities
Speakers are invited
Speakers curated by Bisnow editorial team.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Data centers and power demand
Roles: data center developer, critical power engineer
The field it serves: Energy & Utilities
- Verified open jobs
- about 10,423
- Typical posted salary
- $133,000 a year (middle half $102,000 to $160,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 32% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +1.7% in utilities, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,093 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Energy & Utilities snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Air2O Intelligent Cooling Sponsoring 2026
- Allen Matkins Sponsoring 2026
- Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc. Sponsoring 2026
- APTIM Sponsoring 2026
- Archimedes Controls Corp. Sponsoring 2026
- Bloom Energy Sponsoring 2026
- Bureau Veritas Sponsoring 2026
- Calvano Development Sponsoring 2026
- Clark Pacific Sponsoring 2026
- Core Foundry Digital Infrastructure Sponsoring 2026
- Cox, Castle & Nicholson Sponsoring 2026
- Devcon Construction Sponsoring 2026
- Dormakaba Sponsoring 2026
- ESI Total Fuel Management Sponsoring 2026
- Graham Construction Sponsoring 2026
- Haynes and Boone, LLP Sponsoring 2026
- Johnson Controls Sponsoring 2026
- Kimley-Horn and Associates Sponsoring 2026
- Lockton Companies Sponsoring 2026
- Maddox Industrial Transformer Sponsoring 2026
- Mintz Sponsoring 2026
- Mod42 Sponsoring 2026
- MPI Energy Sponsoring 2026
- Nucor Vulcraft Verco Sponsoring 2026
- PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. Sponsoring 2026
- RC Power, Inc Sponsoring 2026
- Schneider Electric Sponsoring 2026
- Virginia Transformer Corporation Sponsoring 2026
- Wesco Data Center Solutions Sponsoring 2026
- XYZ Reality Sponsoring 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: www.bisnow.com.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Moderators
Arielle Harris
Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Fernando Villa
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Behind the Meter or Back of the Line: How Developers Are Actually Getting Power
Mark Calvano
President, Calvano Development
The Powered Land Premium: Who Pays for Megawatts When Acres Are Cheap
Speakers
Anand Ramesh
CTO/Co-Founder, Verrus
Behind the Meter or Back of the Line: How Developers Are Actually Getting Power
Chris Downie
Managing Partner, Welles Infrastructure Advisors
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
David Fanning
Principal, Gensler
Designed for a Chip That Doesn't Exist Yet
Drew Donahue
Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Taco
Designed for a Chip That Doesn't Exist Yet
Eanna Murphy
Founder and CEO, Montera Infrastructure
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Jaime Mayol
Co-Founder & CTO, Core Foundry Digital Infrastructure
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Jeffrey Jerwers
Account Executive, Complex Systems, Johnson Controls
Designed for a Chip That Doesn't Exist Yet
Jeffrey Moerdler
Partner & Chair, Data Center & Digital Infrastructure, Haynes and Boone
The Powered Land Premium: Who Pays for Megawatts When Acres Are Cheap
Kevin Imboden
Global Director, Market Research & Intelligence, EdgeConneX
Behind the Meter or Back of the Line: How Developers Are Actually Getting Power
Kyle Chien
Senior Director, Digital Realty Trust
Designed for a Chip That Doesn't Exist Yet
Matt Pfile
Founder & CEO, Crane Data Centers
The Powered Land Premium: Who Pays for Megawatts When Acres Are Cheap
Meghan Reckling
CEO, Victory Field Operations (VFO)
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Nabeel Mahmood
Co-Founder, Nomad Futurist Foundation
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Oisín Ó Murchú
Chief Development Officer, Stream Data Centers
Earning the Right to Build: Community Engagement in the Data Center Era
Ron Godinez
Founder, RC Power
Behind the Meter or Back of the Line: How Developers Are Actually Getting Power
Scott Rugen
VP, Advanced Technology, Graham Construction
Designed for a Chip That Doesn't Exist Yet
Read from the event’s own pages: bisnow.com
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in San Jose, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2026: December 3, 2026, San Jose, CA
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