2026 Event · Speakers & Roundtable Leads

    2026 Hosting, Data Center & AI Infrastructure Speakers

    The executives, operators, and roundtable leads who drove the 2026 conversations across hosting, AI infrastructure, and security.

    Atlas Digital Summit 2026 brings together the people who actually run the web's infrastructure: hosting company founders and CEOs, data center operators, platform CTOs, and security leaders shipping AI-era workloads at scale. Every speaker on this page leads a session or executive roundtable in Reykjavík on 28–29 September 2026.

    Between them, our speakers operate global hosting platforms, Linux distributions, control panels, website builders and server-security products used by millions of sites — covering AI infrastructure economics, GPU and power capacity, sustainable data centers, zero-trust security, and how AI agents are changing how customers browse, build and buy.

    Emcee

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    Headshot of Robert Jacobi — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Emcee

    Robert Jacobi

    CXO
    Blackwall

    Robert Jacobi is the CXO at Blackwall, a company specializing in AI cybersecurity and compliance. In this role, he leads initiatives focused on securing AI infrastructure, strengthening…

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    Keynote Speakers

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    Headshot of Luke Langford — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Keynote Speaker

    Luke Langford

    CEO
    Monarx

    Luke Langford is a growth-focused executive, advisor, and board member with deep experience leading technology companies from founding and seed stage through major scale, including pre-IPO…

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    Panelists

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    Headshot of Ana Rojo-Echeburúa — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Panelist

    Ana Rojo-Echeburúa

    CTO
    Aintools

    Dr. Ana Rojo-Echeburúa is an AI leader with a background in mathematics, technology, infrastructure, and real-world problem-solving. She is CTO at AinTools, where she leads the technical…

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    Headshot of Bergþóra Halldórsdóttir — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Panelist

    Bergþóra Halldórsdóttir

    General Counsel & Head of Policy
    Borealis Data Center ehf.

    Bergþóra Halldórsdóttir currently serves as General Counsel and Head of Policy at Borealis Data Center ehf. In this role, she leverages her expertise in legal and policy matters to help…

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    Headshot of David Snead — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Panelist

    David Snead

    Director / General Counsel
    SHA / Dynadot

    David Snead serves as Director of the Secure Hosting Alliance (SHA), an initiative of the i2Coalition, where he focuses on promoting security best practices within the hosting industry. In…

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    Hosting Track Leads

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    Headshot of benny Vasquez — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    benny Vasquez

    Chair, board of directors
    AlmaLinux OS Foundation

    benny Vasquez is Chair of the Board of Directors of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, elected to lead the community-owned enterprise Linux project in October 2021 after joining its board earlier…

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    Headshot of Carolyn Shelby — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    Carolyn Shelby

    Vice President, Strategy
    NorthSide Metrics

    Carolyn Shelby is Vice President, Strategy at NorthSide Metrics, where she advises executive leadership teams on SEO strategy, AI-driven discovery, platform growth, and content governance…

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    Headshot of Daniel Stanica — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    Daniel Stanica

    Founder
    Competico.com

    Daniel Stanica is the founder of Competico, a strategic advisory firm specializing in Competitive Intelligence, AI Visibility, and SEO strategy for digital businesses. With more than a…

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    Headshot of Nadya Frost — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    Nadya Frost

    Co-founder
    ShareShift.io

    Nadya Frost is the Co-founder of ShareShift.io, a company focused on secure and efficient data solutions. With a strong background in technology and entrepreneurship, Ms. Frost has been…

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    Headshot of Panos Kesisis — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    Panos Kesisis

    COO
    Hosting.com

    Panos Kesisis serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Hosting.com, a leading provider of web hosting and cloud services. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company's global…

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    Headshot of Robbie Adair — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    Robbie Adair

    CEO/Founder
    Media A-Team, Inc.

    Robbie Adair is a solutions-oriented entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience across media, training, technology, web development, e-commerce, and business development. Known for…

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    Headshot of TJ Danklefs — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Hosting Track Lead

    TJ Danklefs

    Director of Product
    WebPros

    TJ Danklefs is the Director of Product at WebPros, a leading software company offering solutions for web hosting, server management, and online business automation. In this role, he is…

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    Security Track Leads

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    Headshot of Sergei Gruntovskii — Atlas Digital Summit 2026 Security Track Lead

    Sergei Gruntovskii

    Chief Architect
    CloudLinux

    Sergei Gruntovskii is Chief Architect at CloudLinux, where he leads the technical direction behind the company's Linux platform, security, and server automation products used by hosting…

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