Lauren Santander Pearson Joins Data Center Frontier Trends Summit Editorial Advisory Board
RESTON, VA — April 9, 2026 — Data Center Frontier today announced that Lauren Santander Pearson has joined the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) for the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit, the publication’s flagship event focused on the future of AI infrastructure, power, and digital development.
Pearson serves as a senior global content leader at Digital Realty, where she builds and leads high-performing content teams within an integrated marketing environment, helping shape industry narratives around data centers, AI, and digital transformation. Her work spans thought leadership, brand strategy, and executive storytelling at one of the world’s largest data center platform providers.
At Digital Realty, that platform operates at extraordinary global scale, widely regarded as one of the industry’s largest footprints by square footage and capacity. With a presence across major metros in North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond, the company has helped define the evolution of hyperscale, colocation, and increasingly AI-driven infrastructure, providing Pearson with a front-row view into how digital platforms are being built and communicated at global scale.
At a time when AI is reshaping both infrastructure and global competition, Pearson has also been an active voice on the emergence of “sovereign AI”—highlighting how nations are increasingly investing in their own data, infrastructure, and digital ecosystems.
In her role on the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit EAB, Pearson will help guide editorial programming, speaker selection, and thematic direction for the 2026 event, ensuring alignment with the most pressing industry shifts—from AI factory design and hyperscale deployment to power availability and the evolving social license to operate.
“Lauren brings a rare combination of strategic clarity and storytelling precision to one of the most complex industries in the world,” said Matt Vincent, Editor in Chief of Data Center Frontier. “As AI infrastructure moves from concept to execution, the ability to clearly articulate what’s being built—and why it matters—becomes critical. Lauren understands both the platform and the narrative, and that perspective will be invaluable to the Trends Summit.”
The Data Center Frontier Trends Summit Editorial Advisory Board is composed of senior leaders from across the data center ecosystem, including hyperscale operators, colocation providers, infrastructure vendors, and energy stakeholders. The board plays a central role in shaping the Summit’s agenda, ensuring it reflects real-world challenges and emerging opportunities across AI infrastructure development.
The 2026 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit will take place August 4–6 in Reston, Virginia, bringing together industry leaders to explore how data center infrastructure is being designed, powered, and deployed at scale in the AI era.
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