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Join us for an insightful panel discussion on the rapid growth of data centers and the escalating power demands that accompany this expansion. Our expert panelists will delve into the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in the industry.

Speakers

  • Nina Fahy (Executive Director, Rabobank)

    Nina Fahy

    Executive Director, Rabobank

    Nina Fahy is Executive Director, Senior Energy Transition Specialist within the RaboResearch Energy Transition team. Prior to joining Rabobank, Nina had a 15-year track record leading and managing research and analytics teams focusing on North American energy markets, primarily focused on North American gas, power and energy transition. She held senior roles at PIRA Energy Group, S&P Global Platts, Energy Aspects, and Baringa’s energy and resources deal and strategic advisory practice. Nina holds a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

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  • Hannah Schofield (Managing Director, DC Advisory)

    Hannah Schofield

    Managing Director, DC Advisory

    Hannah is part of the global Infrastructure team, based in the US. Hannah has over 15 years’ experience within infrastructure debt both in the European and US market. She started her career at Lloyds Bank and most recently spent almost a decade on the buy side with BlackRock.

    Hannah has deep experience across Infrastructure, Transportation, Media & Telecom, Energy & Power. Her track record includes infrastructure financings in both Europe and North America, with structures including senior, holdco and mezzanine positions.

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  • Lauren Edelman (Director, Longroad Energy)

    Lauren Edelman

    Director, Longroad Energy

    Lauren is Director of Corporate Development at Longroad Energy. Longroad is a renewable energy company with a portfolio of ~3.7 GWs of operating wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Longroad has developed or acquired 5.6 GW of renewable energy projects across the United States and has raised $15.2 billion of equity, debt, and tax equity to support completion of its portfolio. In her role at Longroad, Lauren sources opportunities to expand Longroad’s pipeline, leads diligence on the assets, and negotiates project acquisition and development service agreements. Prior to joining Longroad in 2021, Lauren worked at Meta for 5 years, doing energy management and procurement for their data center portfolio, and prior to that Lauren worked in Project Finance and M&A at SunEdison. Lauren received her B.S.E in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University with a concentration in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Energy.

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  • Angela Harding (Senior Vice President at Macquarie Asset Management)

    Angela Harding

    Senior Vice President at Macquarie Asset Management

    Angela joined the MAM Americas Digital Infrastructure team in 2021, with a focus on sourcing and evaluating acquisition opportunities as well as asset management responsibilities. Angela is currently a Board Member for Aligned Data Centers and also leads the asset management for Aligned, which has included a $12bn capital raise to fund growth and the acquisition of ODATA. Before joining MAM, Angela spent 3 years at the International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C., focusing on infrastructure investments in emerging markets, and prior to that, worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the real estate investment banking team. Angela has over 10 years of experience in real assets. Angela holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland, Australia, with majors in Finance and International Trade.

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  • Dorina Yessios (Partner and US Head of Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, A&O Shearman)

    Dorina Yessios

    Partner and US Head of Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, A&O Shearman

    Dorina is US Head of Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure of A&O Shearman. While her practice is not sector specific and she structures debt financings and hybrid structures across multiple sectors in the Americas, she has been active in the digital infrastructure sector since 2016 when she advised on the first project financing of a data center in North America. The market has changed significantly since 2016 and Dorina’s work keeps her at the forefront of the digital infrastructure market.

    Dorina is regularly ranked in Chambers (both Latin America & USA) and Legal 500 (both Latin America & USA). Chambers Latin America 2024 has ranked Dorina at Band 3 in Project Finance - Latin America - International Counsel, and she is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the Project Finance market in The Legal 500 US and a Leading Lawyer in the Projects and Energy market in the Legal 500 Latin America. Dorina has been named to A Word About Wind’s Top 100 Power list. She is also featured as a ranked lawyer in the Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist: U.S.-Mexico, and was named to Latinvex's list of the Top 100 Lawyers in Latin America for Project Finance and Top 100 Female Lawyers in Latin America.

    According to clients: “Undoubtedly, Dorina Yessios' advice has created value and mitigated risks for us,” (Chambers Latin America 2024); and “Dorina Yessios is one of my go-to New York lawyers and she is a very sophisticated practitioner” (Legal 500 US 2023).

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A&O Shearman

599 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10022
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