Connectbase and InterGlobix have announced Jeff Ivey, Vice President of Data Center Construction at Crusoe, as a feature
Connectbase and InterGlobix announced on June 29, 2026, that Jeff Ivey, Vice President of Data Center Construction at Crusoe, has been confirmed as a featured speaker at TCWLIVE!. Ivey will participate in a panel discussion titled "The New Digital Infrastructure Arms Race for AI Compute: Data Center Providers, Hyperscalers, and Neocloud Providers" alongside Clint Heiden, Chief Commercial Officer of EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure; Dr. Sanjay Basu, Senior Director of GPU & Gen AI Solutions & Services – Cloud Engineering at Oracle; and Vinay Nagpal, CEO of IG Group.
Ivey brings four decades of experience in the telecommunications and data center industry. He has held leadership positions at MCI, Nextel, and Sprint, and has been instrumental in developing hyperscale data centers in Northern Virginia and, most recently, large-scale AI factories at Crusoe. According to Ivey, rapid AI growth is fundamentally changing how infrastructure is designed, built, and deployed. He stated that today's AI workloads require unprecedented levels of power, cooling, connectivity, and speed-to-market, demanding close collaboration across the entire infrastructure ecosystem from data center developers through cloud platforms to enterprise customers.
Jasmine Bedi, CEO and Co-Founder of InterGlobix, noted that Ivey's career spans transformative periods in telecommunications and data center development, providing a unique perspective on scaling digital infrastructure for AI innovation. Ben Edmond, CEO and Founder of Connectbase, emphasized that organizations racing to deploy AI capabilities face new challenges around power availability, site readiness, connectivity, and deployment timelines, and that Ivey's experience will bring valuable real-world insights to the discussion.
The panel will examine how surging demand for GPU clusters, low-latency networking, and purpose-built AI compute environments is reshaping investment strategies and competitive dynamics across the digital infrastructure landscape. Discussion topics will include power procurement, site selection, cooling technologies, connectivity requirements, hyperscaler expansion, the rise of neocloud providers, and accelerating infrastructure deployment timelines. Vinay Nagpal, CEO of IG Group, will moderate the discussion. Nagpal is recognized as a leader in the global digital infrastructure industry through his work in industry advisory, thought leadership, media, and ecosystem development.
TCWLIVE! brings together executives, innovators, investors, and decision-makers from connectivity and digital infrastructure sectors to explore technologies, partnerships, and market developments shaping the future of global connectivity and AI infrastructure. More information is available at www.connectbase.com/tcwlive.