Evocative CEO Derek Garnier to Speak on AI and Colocation at ONE Houlihan Lokey Conference 2025

Los Angeles, CA, May 13, 2025 - Evocative, a global provider of Internet infrastructure, announces that Derek Garnier, CEO, will speak on the panel titled, “Data Centers in the Middle Market: Leveraging Colocation and Cloud Services to Enable AI” at the ONE Houlihan Lokey Global Conference 2025 in New York.

Evocative’s Garnier joins a panel of other industry leaders to explore how data centers are adapting to support the surging demands of AI, including the role of colocation and cloud services in enabling scalable, flexible infrastructure for the enterprise. With decades of experience building and leading digital infrastructure companies, Garnier will share insights into evolving customer needs, hybrid deployment strategies, and the future of edge-enabled AI workloads.

The ONE Houlihan Lokey Global Conference gathers industry leaders, visionaries, investors, and innovators to address the pivotal challenges and opportunities shaping today’s businesses. Spanning three days of panels, one-on-one meetings, and networking at the New York Marriott Marquis, the conference offers a cross-sector view into the future of finance, technology, and infrastructure—with sessions dedicated to market trends, investment strategies, and transformative technologies like AI.

WHAT:            "Data Centers in the Middle Market: Leveraging Colocation and Cloud Services to Enable AI"

WHERE:         New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

WHEN:            May 15, 2025 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

WHO:              Panel members include:

Derek Garnier, Chief Executive Officer, Evocative

Michael Henthorn, Vice President, Acquisitions, 1547 Critical Systems Realty

Kevin Reed, Board Member, Hyperscale Strategic Accounts, Hivelocity

Robert Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Lightedge

Moderator:

Brian Pryor, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey