IDCA Leadership Team Meets at HQ During Corporate Summit

Washington D.C., November 10, 2025 – The International Data Center Authority (IDCA) leadership and key team members met at IDCA global headquarters during the company's annual corporate summit. The team gathered to discuss key industry challenges and opportunities, and work in intense brainstorming and SME sessions to identify industry trends and breakthroughs. The gathering took place from November 2 through 8, with attendance from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

The Committee session was represented by expert members from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Bloomberg, Crusoe, LinkedIn, and other key technology companies. During the week, the IDCA Technical Standards Committee met on deep-dive evaluation of standards controls and efficacies and deliberated on upcoming revisions and releases that are scheduled for 2026.

“This gathering of the movers and shakers, leaders that shape our industry on a daily basis,” said Mehdi Paryavi, IDCA Chairman & CEO. “We had many valuable discussions, focused sessions, and brought together several individual contributions into a holistic view of our activities and initiatives.”

Global Head of Education and Membership, Lizabeth Hood stated, “the IDCA corporate submit was not only effectively fruitful and highly rewarding, but it was also fun and entertaining, as we all enjoyed the great hospitality we all receive when we come back home to the HQ each time.”

Chief Research Officer, Roger Strukhoff stated, “there are certain things that you just can’t do online. As an organization we believe in human interaction and being physically next to one another when we exchange ideas and share our differences. This year’s gathering was simply awesome.”

“This was an eye-opener for all of us. We met some of the new team members for the first time, we all learned from each other, we spent countless hours discussing and debating in-person and got a lot done. This level of IQ and EQ all in one place just does not exist anywhere else,” concluded Moncef Heddad.

About IDCA

International Data Center Authority (IDCA) is the global independent Digital Economy think tank that works with nations to create AI policies, Digital Hubs, and Digital Economies through the standardization of the approach, selection, design, feasibility, operation, and various processes and methodologies of digital infrastructure and related processes and systems. IDCA is represented in more than 40 countries and is active globally in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.