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Connect | APAC // DCD>Major Panel: Building the data center of the future - How must design and build evolve to future-proof for the unknown?

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  • Data Center Construction
  • Open Session

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Donna Lorenzen

APAC Regional Chair, iM Women

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Donna Lorenzen

APAC Regional Chair, iM Women

Donna is an Engineering Fellow, a practising Chartered engineer [Electrical & Management], an International professional Engineer (IntPE), a certified Project Manager (PMP), Business Continuity Practitioner (MBCI), and Member of the Institute of Directors (NZ).

Donna brings over 25 years' experience in the fields of engineering professional services, technology, project management, business continuity and governance. With experience gained through positions spanning New Zealand (NZ), Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and the United Kingdom, Donna has held a range of key design, client-centric, people leadership and operational management roles, including Regional Operations Manager in NZ for a global engineering consultancy firm.

For a period of five years, Donna led Technical Services portfolios across NZ, Chile, Fiji, and the Philippines (1100+ staff) championing technical development, engineering excellence and collaborative knowledge sharing across diverse time zones and cultures.

Donna provides engineering industry leadership as a member of Engineering New Zealand’s Practice Advisory Committee, which provides advice around key engineering issues and government policy proposals which could impact the profession and reputation of engineering with stakeholders; additionally, Donna is involved with strategic fore-sighting to position the profession of engineering for ongoing relevancy and societal benefit.

Donna enjoys engaging globally with professionals and peers around opportunities within the rapidly advancing digital infrastructure sector.  She stays connected through involvement in industry events and as a judge on global Awards panels. Donna is motivated to encourage data center skills acquisition in a talent and diversity constrained market, through sharing knowledge and experiences acquired since the dot.com technology boom.

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Shayne Parkin

VP Engineering - Design Management (APAC), STACK Infrastructure

Matt Gurr

Matt Gurr

Senior Director of Design Management APAC, NTT Global Data Centers

AI, sustainability goals, and increasing power densities are forcing a rethink in design strategies. Are today’s facilities built to adapt, or are they already falling behind? How can APAC data centers stay ahead and ensure flexibility in an era of increasingly evolving and complex demands?

This panel brings together experts to explore what it takes to design and build future-ready data centers across the APAC region. How can the industry ensure facilities are fit for purpose in new uncharted territory? Which techniques and technologies will deliver the flexibility and resilience required in a sustainability-first, AI world?