Invited talks, panels, and conversations on the field.
Speaking engagements bridging architectural practice, hyperscale
data center delivery, and infrastructure systems research. Conference
panels with peer-reviewed proceedings are listed on research & publications; this page covers the industry-talk track.
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Talk 24 Hours of Women in Construction Leadership · PMI Gigaproject & Construction Conferences
· 2026-03-12
From Architecture to Data Centers: Building a Career in Digital Infrastructure
Virtual · Day 1 (global follow-the-sun format)
For: Construction project managers worldwide considering pivots into mission-critical infrastructure.
A 45-slide walkthrough of how a career arc in architecture and large-scale construction translates into delivery work for the AI- and cloud-era data center industry. Three parts: Understanding Digital Infrastructure (what a data center actually is, the engine behind AI, hyperscale capex projections through 2030); My Career Path Across Industries (architect → construction manager → design manager → mission-critical delivery); and Opportunities in Data Center Infrastructure (what transfers — curiosity, humility, problem- solving, coordination, adaptability, resilience — and what you stop assuming you can't do). Sources include McKinsey, Stanford HAI, IEA, and CBRE. Replay available on the PMI LATAM Airmeet event page.
From the talk deck
How I Ended Up in Data Centers · "a career built across industries, countries, and disciplines." AI Compute Demand Growth · compute capacity (ExaFLOPS) doubling every ~7 months · $6.7T global data center investment needed by 2030. The Physical Backbone of the Digital World — every digital service relies on physical infrastructure (devices → fiber → data centers → cloud). Anatomy of a Data Center · from substation to racks — power · cooling · network · IT infrastructure · facility support.
Panel ARCC 2025 International Conference — Architectural Research Centers Consortium
· 2025-04-02
Integrating Comprehensive Wellbeing and Net-Zero Energy in Healthcare Design
College Park, MD & Washington, DC · co-hosted by University of Maryland and Howard University
For: Architectural researchers, practitioners, and faculty working at the intersection of building science and healthcare design.
Conference panel presentation exploring the intersection of net-zero energy building (NZEB) strategies and human-wellbeing design criteria in healthcare facilities. Bridges the typically siloed fields of operational-carbon reduction and patient/staff wellbeing-oriented design, proposing integrated design protocols for healthcare environments. Conference theme: "Emerging Challenges — technological, environmental, social". Panel content also available as a peer-reviewed conference contribution; see the research page.
Interview IA na Construção — Community Class / Live Session
· 2026-03-27
AI in Construction · Autodesk Forma
Online · IA na Construção YouTube channel (Portuguese-language Brazilian AEC community)
For: Portuguese-speaking AEC practitioners interested in AI tooling for design and construction workflows.
Featured participant in an "IA na Construção" community session on Autodesk Forma — Autodesk's AI-augmented early-stage design tool for site planning, environmental analysis, and pre-design optioneering. Discussion format with Q&A from the live audience. Delivered in Portuguese for the Brazilian AEC community.
Talk ConstruTech Summit — StartSe University
· 2024-02-27
My Professional Journey from Brazilian Architect to Tesla
Palo Alto, California, USA
For: Brazilian-AEC entrepreneurs, construction technology operators, and Silicon Valley investors visiting Palo Alto for the StartSe immersion program.
Autobiographical career-arc talk delivered at the StartSe ConstruTech Summit in Palo Alto, recounting the practitioner journey from Brazilian architectural practice through retail / hospitality / public-infrastructure projects in Brazil into U.S. industrial delivery at Tesla. Covered the PAS Project ($232M shopping center in Goiânia, on time and under budget), market strategies bridging Brazil and the U.S., a brief Tesla timeline + facilities + Gigafactories overview. Speaker certificate signed by Junior Borneli (StartSe founder).
