iMasons New York Local Chapter Meeting: Data Center Regulations
Site Selection, Community Engagement, and the Public Sector
Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:00 – 9:00 PM ET
New York, NY
About the Event:
Join the iMasons New York Local Chapter for an evening on the regulatory realities of building data centers in the New York metro region: how sites are selected, how developers and operators engage the communities they build in, and how projects move through the public-sector regulatory landscape across New York and New Jersey.
A panel of developers, operators, enterprise builders and site selection advisors will share what they are seeing on active projects, followed by open networking with the New York digital infrastructure community.
Why Attend?
- Hear how developers, operators and enterprise teams are navigating permitting and regulation on active New York and New Jersey projects.
- Understand how site selection and community engagement shape whether a project moves forward.
- Connect with peers and Local Chapter members across the New York digital infrastructure community.
Panel:
Joseph Alicata
Head of Americas AI Regulatory Policy, Head of Gov’t and Reg. Affairs for LatAm, Sr. Policy Analyst
Bloomberg
Jay Biggins
Executive Managing Director
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company
Josh Rabina
Chief Executive Officer
Sentinel Data Centers
Matt Qualben
Senior Project Manager
Bloomberg