2026 AZRE Forum April 16th The Camby Phoenix Biltmore
April 16, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Mark your calendars! Join us on April 16th for the 12th Annual AZRE Forum and gain extensive insights from two panels of industry leaders and a special Keynote Speaker, as we delve into, Water and Power: The Building Blocks of Growth!
AZ Big Media is excited to welcome, Keynote Speaker, Anita Verma-Lallian, CEO and founder of Arizona Land Consulting, which has a portfolio of businesses valued at $1.5 billion. She is a leading woman in AI infrastructure, data center development, and large-scale land acquisitions in Arizona. As Founder and CEO of Arizona Land Consulting, a premier land advisory firm, she specializes in high-value land transactions for hyperscale AI data centers throughout Arizona’s West Valley, one of the fastest-growing data center corridors in the United States. Anita has executed some of the largest and most strategic data center land deals in Arizona, including a landmark transaction with Tract, positioning her at the center of the state’s AI, energy, and infrastructure expansion.
Moderators:
Energy Panel – Bill Jabjiniak, SVP, National Community/Government Relations, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
Water Panel – Michelle De Blasi, Executive Director and Founder, Arizona Energy Consortium, Attorney at Law Office Of Michelle De Blasi
Energy Panelists:
Sam Jones, Associate Vice President, Colliers
David Bean, Vice President, Sales and Leasing, Commercial Properties, Inc.
Mark Bauer, Vice Chairman and Co-Leader of Data Center Solutions, JLL
Suzanne Fallender, Vice President, Global ESG, ProLogis
Court Rich, Co-Founder and Director of Energy and Utility Infrastructure Department, Rose Law Group
Water Panelists:
Rocky Anderson, Wastewater Engineer & Owner, ADC Water
Shawn Bradford, Senior Vice President of Regulated US Water, Epcor
Joe Kramer, CEO, Parjana Engineering
Lucas Shaw, Director of Water Rights & Strategy, Salt River Project (SRP)
Brad Tackett, Vice President and Business Development Manager, Sundt
Water and Power: The Building Blocks of Growth
Billions of investment dollars have poured into Arizona, fundamentally changing the state’s economic trajectory. But for this hot streak to continue, the core infrastructure of growth must be secure. Today, the availability of water and power are top priorities for the industry — because without easy access to both, expansion efforts will stall. The 2026 AZRE Forum will tap into the expertise of local thought leaders to give attendees a wholistic view of the problem at hand and what solutions are being pursued.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. at The Camby
- 3:00-3:30 p.m. Event Registration, Networking, Hors d’oeuvres, and cocktails
- 3:30 p.m. Event Begins – Welcome from Publisher, Amy Lindsey, AZ Big Media
- 5:30 p.m. More Networking
Please contact April Rice or Ann Mc Sherry for information on being a panelist and other sponsorship opportunities at
(602) 277-6045.
