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A first-generation entrepreneur, Sridhar Pinnapureddy has founded and built to scale several companies in the areas of cloud computing, IT infrastructure, Internet services, green energy, and software development. CtrlS Datacenters today boasts of creating the world’s largest Rated-4 Datacenter footprint with 15 certified operational datacenters and many more in various stages of development, taking the overall capacity to over 1,000 MW. CtrlS’ datacenters are used by over 60 of the Fortune 500 MNCs and five of the top seven hyperscalers of the world.

Cloud4C, with over 2,000 employees, is a value-driven, platform-agnostic, cloud managed services partner for mission-critical environments in emerging economies. Established in 2015, Cloud4C has a global footprint in about 30 countries, with its headquarters in Singapore.

Sridhar is closely involved with Assocham and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and served as chapter president and chairperson for TiE Global Summit. He is also an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) among other global entrepreneur associations.

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Dan Pointon serves as Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), where he leads all technical functions for the group encompassing design, construction, operations, R&D, safety, and ESG. As a key figure in our global leadership team, Dan works closely with all our group of companies to ensure technical excellence and consistency across geographies.

Dan spearheads our technology vision to position STT GDC at the forefront of building the next generation of AI-ready data centres. He drives innovation to address global mega-trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring our infrastructure meets the evolving demands of the digital age.

Dan’s career has included over 20 years in the engineering sector spanning Europe, Asia and Australia. He graduated from University of Adelaide in Australia, with a Bachelor of Engineering degree (with Honours) majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems. Prior to joining STT GDC, Dan was a Partner and Regional Director for consulting firm Hurley Palmer Flatt (now HDR) where he spent 13 years leading the firm’s delivery in the data centre sector.

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Dan Loosemore is currently CEO at Data Center Dynamics (DCD); helping empower individuals who plan, build, design and operate digital infrastructure to make informed decisions faster. DCD attracts over 15 million views to its publishing sites every year, making it the most read data center publication in the world. It's L&D business trains over 3000 engineers every year and the DCD event series attracts over 20,000 annual attendees. Since 2022, DCD has been part of the InfraXMedia portfolio and is a proud sister-business of Yotta.

Dan has spent 15+ years scaling B2B media, event and subscription-based platforms in technology and software driven industries. He is passionate about the future of B2B technology marketing and sales, supporting the industry's leading solutions providers on their GTM strategies.

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