Panel: Executing Retrofit Work in Live Data Center Environments Without Disrupting Uptime

8:10 am - Thursday 3rd December 2026

  • Navigating strict uptime constraints in live data centers by aligning retrofit execution with operational controls to protect customer workloads and system resilience
  • Improving planning for shutdowns, cutovers and integration activities to minimize disruption and maintain operational continuity
  • Developing contingency and risk mitigation plans that enable rapid response when construction activities, outages or sequencing do not go as planned
  • Identifying construction challenges that differentiate retrofits from new builds

Speakers:

Director - Mission Critical & MEP
Balfour Beatty Construction
Director of PMO
Yondr Group
Vice President of Data Centers
Introba
Vice President of Mission Critical
Sargent Electric Co.
Design & Construction MEP
Vantage Data Centers