Speakers

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  Nick Dayal PE, PMP Managing Partner | The Geotech Guys LLC
  

  Nick Dayal PE, PMP

  Managing Partner | The Geotech Guys LLC

  Nishant “Nick” Dayal, PE is the founder and principal engineer of The Geotech Guys (TGG), a Richardson, Texas-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm. With 24+ years of experience spanning geotechnical investigation, CMT program management, and infrastructure delivery, Nick has led projects for municipal clients, transportation agencies, energy developers, and institutional owners throughout the Texas and the US.
  Nick holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (India), an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Texas.
  A practicing engineer at the intersection of geotechnics and emerging technology, Nick developed TGG’s GeoAI Platform — a proprietary and integrated tool for subsurface data synthesis, anomaly detection, design computations, and accelerated reporting — and the PSEReviewAI Platform for automated construction document review. His work in applied AI for geotechnical practice reflects a broader conviction that data-driven workflows can meaningfully improve both the speed and rigor of engineering deliverables.
  Beyond his practice, Nick serves as Chair of the ASCE Texas Geotechnical Institute (TXGI) for 2024–2026 and was instrumental in the inception of Texas Geotechnical Conference, which launched in San Antonio in 2025 as a dedicated annual forum for advancing geotechnical practice across Texas.

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  Robert D'Agostino Data Center Development Engineer | Hut 8
  

  Robert D'Agostino

  Data Center Development Engineer | Hut 8

  Rob D’Agostino is a Data Center Development Engineer at Hut 8, an energy infrastructure platform that integrates power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale to fuel energy-intensive technologies like AI and high-performance computing. Hut 8 takes a power-first approach to developing and operating industrial-scale energy and data center infrastructure.
  Rob is project lead for Beacon Point, Hut 8’s 1 GW data center project. He supports the technical development of the company’s data center sites more broadly, working across engineering design, construction execution, and commissioning to bring facilities from planning through operational readiness.
  Prior to joining Hut 8, Rob spent over six years at Endogenex, where he led the design and development of the company’s novel Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) therapy from early concept through clinical development. As the first employee outside the founding team, he served as lead designer and helped shape the platform at its earliest stages. He previously held engineering roles at Boston Scientific.
  Rob holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and MBA from Augsburg University.