Event Agenda
Join us for 48 hours of cutting-edge content, networking and technology discovery at DCD>Connect | London 2024
Now in its 23rd year, DCD>Connect | London is once again bringing together industry leaders for two days looking at the challenges and opportunities shaping the EMEA digital infrastructure ecosystem.
During the second half of 2023 and into 2024, AI has dominated conversation with many excited by the opportunities it is going to bring to the industry. However, the increased interest in AI has also brought to the forefront many questions around the data center market's priorities and the challenges they are expected to face going forward. With AI being a key theme throughout the 2 day program, the DCD>Connect | London 2024 program will also explore:
- Sustainability and regulation - Has the industry taken the right steps as we look at further regulations?
- Continuous power constraints - Can the industry overcome this?
- Designing and building the data centers of the future - where and how will these come to fruition?
- New technological developments - Is technology the key to ensure the market can keep up with the demand?
Industry experts will share their insights through engaging discussions, executive interviews and impassioned debates, throughout two days of industry-leading content.
Explore the latest agenda for the event below, and if you have any feedback, you can reach our team at [email protected].
Schedule Overview
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Sessions
8:30 a.m.
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DCD>Connect Event Check-in & Badge Collection opens 8:30 a.m. –6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
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Co-located DCD>Investment Forum 10:00 a.m. –5:30 p.m. -
European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) Board Meeting - by invitation only 10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: Alternative energy sources - Is it time to give up on the grid? -
DCD>Debate: AI’s sustainability problem - can the industry decarbonize while scaling for AI? -
DCD>Debate: The rise of hybrid cooling - has the air vs liquid debate finally come to an end? 1:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Is there a clear winner in the EMEA tier 2 and 3 market race? 1:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Have we reached a tipping point in the diversity and inclusion conversation? 1:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Will the advent of AI propel the long-awaited breakthrough of Edge computing?
2:45 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: Courting communities - can data centers really prove themselves to be good neighbors? -
DCD>Debate: Industry-government collaboration - who will take the first step? -
DCD>Debate: Are network bottlenecks slowing down data center growth? -
DCD>Debate: Surviving the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)’s first deadline - what next? 2:45 p.m. –3:45 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Can data center design standardization keep up with the speed of innovation? 2:45 p.m. –3:45 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Can the industry address the energy access crisis across Europe?
4:30 p.m.
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Tech Exchange Sessions 4:30 p.m. –5:15 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Integrating liquid and air-cooling solutions -
Tech Demo Hour 5:15 p.m. –6:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
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DCD>Tech Showcase: DC Networks for the AI Era 5:45 p.m. –6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
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VIP Private Dinner - by invitation only 6:30 p.m. –9:30 p.m. -
DCD>Connect London Icebreaker Party at the Emirates Stadium 6:30 p.m. –10:00 p.m. -
VIP Private Dinner - by invitation only 6:30 p.m. –9:30 p.m.
Schedule Overview
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7:00 a.m.
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Wake-Up 5k Run 7:00 a.m. –8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
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DCD>Connect London Badge Collection 8:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
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DCD>Talks finding the right balance with battery storage with Tong Xu | CSB Energy Technology 12:00 p.m. –12:30 p.m. -
DCD>Project Showcase: Engineering Urban Edge - results from a proof-of-concept EU-funded demonstrator 12:00 p.m. –12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
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New Tech on the Block: Innovation Showcase 2:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m. -
DCD>Talks meeting enterprise data center demands in the age of AI with Dr. Ehsaan Farsimadan | AWS -
DCD>Major Panel: Powering HPC workloads - Overcoming power constraints in the region -
DCD>Workforce: Military Community - Opportunities in the data center industry 2:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
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DCD>Talks technical design & AI with Marie Chabanon | EUDCA & DATA4 -
DCD>Tech Showcase: Meeting rigorous hyperscaler delivery requirements 3:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m. -
DCD>Workshop: Net Zero Innovation Hub for European Data Centers -
DCD>Major Panel: Future-proofing and flexibility in cooling design 3:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Addressing data center embodied carbon 4:00 p.m. –4:30 p.m. -
DCD>Major Panel: Data center resilience and operations in the age of AI 4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. -
Closing Happy Hour Drinks 4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. -
DCD>Talks new approaches to data sovereignty with Jade Nester, TikTok and Paul Barks, NCC Group