Donya Ziraksari
Senior Technical Manager Microsoft
Experienced Project Manager with over a decade of leading complex projects across technology, data centres, oil & gas, renewable energy, and infrastructure. Skilled in project controls, construction management, estimating, contracting, and risk mitigation, with a proven track record of delivering projects safely, efficiently, and on schedule. Founder of Project Plus Solutions LLC, providing project management and consulting services, and Founder of Equal Human Rights, a non-profit focused on human rights advocacy and education. Also serves as Executive Director of the Advisory Council for Engineering Development (ACED), supporting engineering students through career development and hands-on training.
Seminars
Data center projects are facing growing resistance from communities and local authorities, often driven by misinformation and lack of early engagement. Take part in this workshop to shift from reacting to resistance to building proactive community alignment and buy-in, using real scenarios to handle objections and strengthen trust.
- Working through real examples of community concerns and misinformation to test messaging and improve stakeholder buy-in
- Sharing proactive community engagement strategies and identifying trusted local voices that could help build trust before project kick-off
- Learning from success and failure stories of engaging with zoning boards and community stakeholders
- Defining steps to maintain continuous community alignment throughout the project lifecycle and avoid late-stage resistance
