🌟Volunteer Spotlight: Jeff Andersen, Google What is your role in the OCP Community? Jeff is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google and an active contributor to OCP specification development and industry collaboration initiatives. How long have you been involved with OCP? Jeff has been volunteering with OCP since 2021. Why do you volunteer your time to OCP? Jeff believes collaboration between cloud providers and vendors is essential to creating effective, scalable solutions. Through OCP, he helps ensure requirements are aligned and that the industry can move forward together. What impact has OCP had on you professionally? OCP has given Jeff the opportunity to help reduce fragmentation across the industry by enabling vendors to build toward common specifications. He also values the relationships built through face-to-face collaboration at OCP events around the world. What are you most excited about right now? Jeff is particularly interested in the industry’s transition toward post-quantum cryptography and addressing emerging AI security challenges—two areas he sees as highly impactful over the coming years. Something people may not know about you? Jeff took up skydiving during the COVID era and continues to enjoy the sport. Volunteer Leadership Quote: “When the industry aligns around common requirements, everyone benefits.” 👏Thank you, Jeff, for your leadership, dedication and continued contributions to the OCP Community! #OCPCommunity# #VolunteerSpotlight# #OpenCompute#

🌟 Meet Jeff Hilland, one of the volunteers helping drive collaboration and innovation across the OCP Community🌟 What is your role in the OCP Community? Jeff is a Distinguished Technologist at HPE Labs and serves as an OCP Project Lead. While relatively new to formal volunteer leadership within OCP, he has been a longtime advocate for open collaboration and serves as President & SPDM co-chair within DMTF, as well as prior chair experience in InfiniBand and RDMA, bringing extensive industry consortium experience to the community. How long have you been involved with OCP? Jeff has been engaged with OCP for nearly a decade, contributing to hardware management and security, and has served as a Project Lead for the past year. Why do you volunteer your time to OCP? Jeff believes OCP is unmatched in both its industry impact and breadth of participation. He sees OCP as a critical force shaping the future of hardware, firmware, and security across the technology ecosystem. What impact has OCP had on you professionally? Beyond networking, Jeff values the genuine relationships built through OCP. The community provides opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders, customers, and suppliers in a way that accelerates both innovation and learning. What are you most excited about right now? Jeff sees today’s AI revolution as comparable to the early days of personal computing. He is excited about the rapid pace of innovation and the opportunities it presents for the entire industry. Something people may not know about you? Jeff enjoys working remotely from the water and says there is nothing better than spending rush hour on a boat rather than in traffic. Thank you, Jeff, for your leadership and continued contributions to the OCP Community! #OCPCommunity# #VolunteerSpotlight# #OpenCompute#

🌟Volunteer Spotlight: Ross Stenfort, SanDisk What is your role in the OCP Community? Ross is a Distinguished Engineer in SSD Architecture at SanDisk and leads the OCP Ecosystems Development Project. He has been one of the driving forces behind the OCP Storage Project and has played a critical role in numerous storage-related contributions. Ross also founded and continues to lead the OCP Storage Tech Talks virtual event series, now entering its seventh year. How long have you been involved with OCP? Ross has been volunteering with OCP since 2022. Why do you volunteer your time to OCP? Ross believes OCP provides a unique environment for industry collaboration. He values the flexibility of the community and its ability to bring together ideas, technologies, and organizations in ways that other industry forums often cannot. What impact has OCP had on you professionally? For Ross, collaboration leads to better solutions and ultimately better products. OCP provides opportunities to learn from experts across the industry, gain new perspectives, and work collectively on real-world challenges. What are you most excited about right now? Ross is energized by the growing interest in storage technologies. He recently saw more than 900 registrations for an 2026 OCP Storage Tech Talks in May and is excited to see continued momentum across the storage ecosystem. Something people may not know about you? Ross owns a 1927 Model T that his grandfather purchased in the 1950s. Rather than treating it as a showpiece, he enjoys driving and tinkering with it whenever possible. Thank you, Ross, for your leadership and continued contributions to the OCP Community! #OCPCommunity# #VolunteerSpotlight# #OpenCompute#

🌏 OCP is heading to Singapore! Join us September 29–30 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre for the 2026 OCP Southeast Asia Tech Day @ Data Centre World Asia, bringing the OCP Community together with leaders from across the region to explore the infrastructure powering the next era of AI. The agenda is packed with technical insights and industry perspectives from organizations including ABB, AMD, Arm, Broadcom, Celestica, Digital Realty, EPRI, Google, IDC, Meta, Micron, NVIDIA, Princeton Digital Group, SemiAnalysis, Siemens and more. Across two days, we’ll explore some of the most important challenges and opportunities facing digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia, including: 🔹 AI infrastructure and inference at scale 🔹 Advanced networking and cluster architectures 🔹 Power, grid capacity and energy resilience 🔹 Liquid cooling and next-generation data center design 🔹 Quantum-classical infrastructure 🔹 Sustainability and the energy-water challenge 🔹 Open standards and collaborative engineering And there’s even more on Day 2. We’re excited to welcome Infrastructure Masons (iMasons), which will host a dedicated half-day program focused on “Watts, Water, and Workloads: Decarbonizing APAC’s AI Infrastructure Boom.” The program includes the iM Women Networking Breakfast, discussion of the energy-water nexus under increasing infrastructure density, and collaborative breakout sessions focused on actionable roadmaps. 📅 September 29–30, 2026 📍 Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore 🎟️ OCP Southeast Asia Tech Day is part of Data Centre World Asia 2026 From silicon and networking to power, cooling and sustainability, this is an opportunity to connect with the people designing and building the next generation of AI infrastructure across Asia. 👉 Explore the full agenda: Apply for a complementary pass here: #OpenComputeProject# #OCP# #OCPSoutheastAsia# #DataCentreWorldAsia# #DCWA2026# #AIInfrastructure# #DataCenters# #OpenCompute# #DigitalInfrastructure# #Sustainability# #iMasons# #Singapore#

🇬🇧 OCP is heading to London! Join the Open Compute Project Community at Xcelerated Compute London, September 16–17, at the Business Design Centre. The Xcelerated Compute Show will bring together 500+ leaders from across hyperscale, neocloud, enterprise and digital infrastructure to explore where hardware and software come together to power the next generation of AI and compute. OCP will be hosting a fireside chat: Preparing data centers for high-performance AI/ML racks · Sept. 16, 2026, 3:20 p.m. — Sept. 16, 2026, 3:40 p.m. · Room A | 2nd Level OCP Community members can attend FREE! Use VIP Access Code: OCP26 to receive complimentary access to the full event, including keynotes, technical sessions, networking and the co-located DCD Connect. And while you're there, join us for the OCP Community Meetup: 📅 Wednesday, September 16 ⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM 📍 Room F, 2nd Level, Business Design Centre Connect with fellow OCP Community members and join the conversation around the latest developments in the Open Data Center for AI reference design and other OCP initiatives shaping the future of AI infrastructure. 🎟️ Register as OCP's guest: VIP Access Code: OCP26 If you're in London and working on the future of AI and data center infrastructure, we hope to see you there! #OpenComputeProject# #OCP# #XceleratedCompute# #AIInfrastructure# #DataCenters# #OpenCompute# #London# #ArtificialIntelligence#

2026 OCP APAC Summit: By the Numbers The 2026 OCP APAC Summit brought nearly 2,500 attendees of the global OCP Community together at TaiNEX2 in Taipei City, Taiwan, on August 11–12, making this year's gathering a tremendous success and demonstrating the continued growth and importance of the OCP Community across the Asia Pacific region. The slides and presentation videos will be ready in the next few days. Read the full story here:

The OCP Foundation is built on the passion and dedication of volunteers who freely contribute their expertise, leadership, and time to advance open infrastructure innovation around the world. Their commitment fuels collaboration, accelerates progress, and helps turn OCP’s mission into reality. Today, we’re honored to celebrate one of these exceptional community leaders. Priya Chhiba - Google What is your role in the OCP Community? Priya is a recognized industry leader and recipient of the 2023 OCP Volunteer Leadership Award. Within the OCP Data Center Facilities (DCF) community, she proposed, launched, and currently co-leads the DCF Sustainability sub-working group. She has spearheaded high-impact cross-hyperscaler collaborations with Microsoft, and AWS, including the Green Concrete initiative to accelerate a targeted 30% carbon reduction in the embodied carbon of concrete used for data center construction. Furthermore, Priya has driven critical industry standardizations, co-authoring the OCP Clean Backup Power Requirements and is currently driving the cross-company development of the AI/ML Grid Interface Specification to manage high-density workload fluctuations across the utility grid. How long have you been involved with OCP? Since launching the DCF Sustainability workstream in October 2022, Priya has served as an active contributor and volunteer leader within the OCP Community. She has championed and co-led key sustainability initiatives that define industry best practices, which includes presenting next-generation backup power solutions and DCF project updates at multiple OCP Global and EMEA Summit. In addition to facilitating monthly DCF Sustainability calls focused on critical issues like data center water footprint and carbon free energy, Priya fosters vital ecosystem collaborations by aligning partner organizations such as the Net Zero Innovation Hub. Why do you volunteer your time to OCP? Driven by a desire to unite organizations, Priya focuses on solving environmental and infrastructure hurdles. She views OCP as a vital cooperative platform where groundbreaking concepts are transformed into functional solutions that support the entire ecosystem. An incredibly fulfilling aspect of her recent efforts with the Open Compute Project was witnessing the impact of dismantling traditional barriers to scale sustainable concrete. By leading a sustainability workstream, she brings industry peers— Microsoft, Meta, Google and AWS—to the same table. Their joint advocacy for the 'Green Concrete' project targets a 30% decrease in the embodied carbon of concrete used in data center builds. This experience highlighted that authentic innovation requires industry-wide synergy, demonstrating that when organizations unite, collective environmental progress can emerge from shared infrastructure difficulties. What impact has OCP had on you professionally? OCP has served as a powerful catalyst for Priya’s professional growth, accelerating her trajectory into a prominent industry leader. By establishing and co-leading the DCF Sustainability sub-working group, she has spearheaded high-impact cross-hyperscaler initiatives. Her leadership in co-authoring foundational global standards, such as the Clean Backup Power Requirements and the AI/ML Grid Interface Specification, has solidified her reputation for transforming complex sustainability discussions into actionable, industry-wide frameworks. What are you most excited about right now? Priya is thrilled to be at the forefront of the AI revolution. Driven by a profound passion for innovation and sustainability, she is deeply committed to scaling the industry through cross-ecosystem collaboration and robust standardization. Something people may not know about you? Priya's career in infrastructure innovation began as a hands-on mechanical engineer within a South African coal power plant. She later transitioned to guiding multi-disciplinary engineering teams, developing intricate design and licensing frameworks for operational nuclear power facilities across the United States. Today, she spearheads incubation and market intelligence for Google's data centers, leveraging her extensive foundation in heavy power generation. Driven by a deep commitment to clean energy, Priya focuses on integrating advanced energy generation concepts, next-generation battery storage, and global digital infrastructure to cultivate more sustainable data center infrastructure. “True innovation happens when we break down silos and build together. Open source allows us to collaborate across the entire industry, turning shared challenges into powerful, collective impact.”

Thank you to our OCP Volunteer Leaders. The Open Compute Project Foundation is powered by dedicated volunteers who contribute their expertise, leadership, and passion to advance open infrastructure innovation across the global technology ecosystem. Their contributions help make OCP’s mission possible. John Leung - Intel What is your role in the OCP Community? John is a Principal Engineer at Intel and a longtime contributor within the OCP Community. Over the past decade, he has helped bridge standards development with real-world customer needs, bringing practical perspectives into industry-wide collaboration efforts. How long have you been involved with OCP? John has been a member of the OCP Steering Committee for 10 years, and has led several workstreams. Why do you volunteer your time to OCP? John values OCP’s close connection to end users and customers. He believes OCP provides a unique opportunity to understand end user problems and how technologies and standards are actually deployed, ensuring innovation remains practical and impactful. What impact has OCP had on you professionally? OCP has provided visibility across technologies far beyond his core specialty, including liquid cooling, AI infrastructure, and emerging data center innovations. Just as importantly, it has connected him with an incredible network of industry peers. What are you most excited about right now? John is looking forward to his eight-week sabbatical, his fourth during his career, and the opportunity to reflect, learn, and explore. Something people may not know about you? John has traced his family genealogy back to approximately 700 AD. Volunteer Leadership Quote: “OCP keeps us focused on building technologies that solve real customer problems.”

The 2026 OCP APAC Summit content is now available! 🌏 The 2026 OCP APAC Summit brought the global OCP Community together in Taipei to explore the future of open infrastructure for AI, spanning silicon, networking and advanced packaging to power, cooling and data center design. 2026 OCP APAC Summit Highlights Recordings More.pdfPDF Now you can revisit the Summit, catch sessions you missed, or experience the event for the first time with a growing collection of content from Taipei: 🎥 Watch the 2026 OCP APAC Summit Highlight Reel 📑 View and download presentation materials from across the Summit program 📸 Browse the photos from the 2026 OCP APAC Summit And there is a lot to catch up on. This year's Summit welcomed nearly 2,500 registered participants from more than 1,000 organizations and 36 countries, and over 250 speakers, representing more than 60% year-over-year growth. Whether you joined us in Taipei or followed from afar, dive into the ideas, technical insights and open collaboration helping shape the next generation of AI infrastructure. Interested in sponsoring the 2027 OCP APAC Summit? Check out the opportunities here: #OCPSummit# #OCPAPAC# #OpenCompute# #AIInfrastructure# #DataCenters# #OpenInfrastructure# #AI# #Innovation#

Join the global OCP Community for two exciting events bringing together the people shaping the future of AI, hyperscale infrastructure, semiconductors, cloud platforms and next-generation data centers. 🇹🇼 2026 OCP APAC Summit 📅 August 11–12, 2026 📍 Taipei City, Taiwan Across two action-packed days, explore the latest technical innovations, connect with experts designing and operating hyperscale infrastructure, and meet organizations from across the data center ecosystem and supply chain. Learn more: 🇰🇷 2026 OCP Korea Tech Day 📅 August 21, 2026 📍 COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, South Korea Korea’s dedicated forum for open, data center–focused innovation returns with technical sessions, keynotes and exhibitions covering AI infrastructure, HPC, edge computing, cloud platforms, semiconductors and next-generation data center design. As AI transforms the demands placed on data centers, open standards and collaborative engineering are becoming foundational to performance, efficiency, scalability and sustainable growth. Learn more: Two events. Two dynamic technology hubs. One global community working together to build the future of open infrastructure. We look forward to seeing you in Taipei and Seoul! #OpenComputeProject# #OCP# #OCPAPACSummit# #OCPKoreaTechDay# #DataCenters# #AIInfrastructure# #HPC# #OpenHardware# #CloudComputing# #Semiconductors#