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8:30 a.m.
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DCD Connect | London Open and Badge Collection
- Open Session
9:15 a.m.
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Data Center Facility Management 40-min Master Class
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Steven Barlow
Learning Architect, DCD Academy
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Opening Major Panel: Europe’s precision strategy - Can a purpose‑built digital continent still compete globally?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Bruce Stephenson
Chief Development Officer, HSCALE
Managing Director, Telehouse
Manuel Greisinger
General Manager, Google Distributed Cloud, EMEA, Google
Greg Roberts
Data Centre Sector Lead, Ramboll
George Rockett
Co-Founder & Board Member, Yotta Events & DatacenterDynamics
10:00 a.m.
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Debate: Can operational and IT control truly unify, or are we chasing a myth?
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Benjamin Rähmer
Technical Director, maincubes SECURE DATACENTERS
Mike Parks
CEO, MCIM
Digital Capital Projects & Delivery Transformation | EMEA Lead, Accenture
Senior Director, Honeywell
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
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iMasons UK Chapter Meeting: Powering Our Community - Understanding the Local Impact of Data Centers
- Management & Operations
Speakers
Chris Strong
Senior Director | Delivery, EMEA, Accenture
John Booth
Technical Director, National Data Centre Academy
Romain Tranchant
Community Ambassador, iMasons
Rudolf Gordon-Seymour
Director, EMEA, Infrastructure Masons
Julie Albright
Member of the Board of Directors, iMasons
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Debate: Europe’s AI‑first cloud platforms, a durable new tier or short‑cycle surge?
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Gaurav Dixit
Global Head of Datacenter Design & Development, Compute Nordic
Managing Director | EMEA, Accenture
Ilamaran Gunaratnam
Senior Manager of Procurement, EMEA, Digital Realty
Michael Cohen
Head of Data Center Development, OVH Cloud
Matthew Gooding
Senior Editor, DCD
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Debate: Are sustainability frameworks delivering real progress, or masking the true impact?
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Paul Vivash
Sustainability - Europe, CoreWeave
Head of ESG, maincubes SECURE DATACENTERS
Cora Olsen
Director of Sustainability & Regeneration, atNorth
Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Tom Parry
Head of Digital Sustainability, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - UK Government
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Debate: Are data centers becoming Europe’s new energy partners?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Goran Arya
Director, Energy Origination & Structuring, EMEA, Equinix
Rune Hogga
Director of Power, Bulk Infrastructure
Carlos Alves
Manager Energy & Capacity, Digital Realty
Laurens van Reijen
CEO, LCL Data Centers
Elsa Fucile
Portfolio Director - North America, DCD
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Nordics Market Spotlight
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Erling Aronsveen
Principal, Lightcarrier AS
Bergþóra Halldórsdóttir
Vice Chairman of the Board, The Federation of Icelandic Industries
Jorge Santos
Chief Operating Officer, Verda
Merima Dzanic
COO/Head of Strategy & Operations, Danish Data Center Industry
Halldór Már Sæmundsson
CCO, Borealis Data Center
Stefan Nilsson
Chief Commercial Officer, Conapto
Ann Wingård
Managing Director, Swedish Data Center Industry
Antti 'Jogi' Poikola
Executive Director , Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA)
Matt Welch
Head of Conference Production, Data Center Nation
10:30 a.m.
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DCD Connect Cooling Innovation Showcase
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Sybrand Pretorius
Vice President of Accounts and Programs, Johnson Controls
Alan Beresford
Founder, EcoCooling
Debora Bahiense
New Construction & Cooling-as-a-Service Lead EU, Ecolab
Joe Hurman
Principal Consultant, STL Partners
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
Jonathan Eaves
Founder and CEO, Edge Centres
James Raddings
Digital Portfolio Lead, DCD
10:45 a.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
11:15 a.m.
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Debate: Has diligence become a new delivery bottleneck?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Construction Director - UK & Ireland, Digital Realty
Frances Chukwu
Acquisition and Land Development Manager - EMEA, Google
Alex Thomas
Data Centre Associate Director, Savills
Tom Heerey
Assistant General Counsel, EMEA Regional Lead, Global Leasing Lead, Infrastructure Legal Affairs, Microsoft
Clarke Shepherd
Founder and Managing Partner, PMO Hive
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Debate: The “universal design” fallacy - Can facilities standardize when workloads keep shifting?
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Charini Birunthaban
Technical Program Manager - Google Global Infrastructure, Google
Derek Allen
Group Director of Operations, Global Switch
Vice President Design, GreenScale Data Centres
Johannes Lähteenmäki
Business Unit Director , Habeo
Ivy Tavershima
Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Delivery, Microsoft
National Business Development Manager, Endress+Hauser
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
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Debate: Hybrid cloud in the AI era - Best practice or a model under pressure?
- Edge Infra & Inference
- Cloud & Hybrid
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Yitian Xu
Head of Solutions Alibaba Cloud UKI, Nordics & Cyprus Region, Alibaba Cloud
Retika Gupta
Solutions Architect, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
John Bradshaw
Field CTO Cloud, EMEA, Akamai Technologies
Uma Mudigonda
Vice President - Solutions, Kyndryl
Dan Swinhoe
Editor in Chief, DCD
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Debate: Power is shifting, but will Europe’s connectivity layer keep up?
- Data Center Construction
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Venessa Moffat
Managing Director, The Data Center Alliance
Mina Iscandar
Engineering Manager, Google
Sarah Davey
Director, Digital Infrastructure - EMEA, Equinix
Director of Product Management, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Paul Lipscombe
Telecoms Editor, DCD
12:00 p.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
12:30 p.m.
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Management & Operations Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Management & Operations
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Paul Pettinicchio
Vice President - Operations Engineering Manager, FM
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iM Women Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Wendy Shearer
Director of Partnerships and Ecosystems, Pulsant
Anna Chrabol
Senior Design Manager, Colt DCS
Jo Stiles
Strategic Director, NALDERTOWN
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Capacity Planning Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Management & Operations
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Stefan Nilsson
Chief Commercial Officer, Conapto
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Networks & Connectivity Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Alastair Waite
Data Center Market Development, CommScope
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Data Center Construction Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Joe Hughes
Mission Critical Director, XYZ Reality
Leam Goff
Delivery Director, XYZ Reality
Anthony Canipa
VP of Customer Operations, XYZ Reality
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Data Center Cooling Welcome Lunch Briefing
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Product Development & Application Engineering Manager, Daikin
12:45 p.m.
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General Networking Lunch
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
2:00 p.m.
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Debate: The UK AI Growth Zone gamble - A strategic catalyst or politically convenient fiction?
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Emma Fryer
Director, Public Policy - Europe, CyrusOne
Jamie Allen
Head of Site Selection, EMEA, Iron Mountain
James Snook
Partner, Flint Global
Director - Public Affairs, Ark Data Centres
Aurelie Canales
Business Connectivity Portfolio Architecture Director, BT Group
Global Portfolio Manager, DatacenterDynamics
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Debate: Efficiency vs. excess - How much cooling do we actually need?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Ozgur Duzgunoglu
Head of Engineering, Telehouse
Jon Summers
Research Lead - Data Centers, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Mohammad Salehi
Director Of Design Engineering - EU, Prime Data Centers
Christiaan Naude
Design & Engineering Lead EMEA, Vaultica Data Centers
Senior Director of Sales EMEA & APAC, Munters
James Raddings
Digital Portfolio Lead, DCD
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Debate: Is "Social License to Operate" now the hardest permit to secure?
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Nienke Ris
Community Affairs Director EMEA, Microsoft
Roy Maxwell
Director ESG & Product Management, Kevlinx
Director Site Selection, atNorth
Edgar van Essen
Managing Director, Switch Datacenters
Michael Blake
EMEA Community and Workforce Development, Regional Manager - Global Data Centers, Google
Emma Strutton
Head of Channels, DCD
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Commissioning the Future: Delivering data centers across the full lifecycle
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Catriona Shearer
Global Head of Data Centre Consulting, JLL
Sophia Flucker
Technical Director, MiCiM
Michelle Meeder
Director DC Global Accounts Execution, FläktGroup
Dr Maria-Anna Chatzopoulou
Associate Mechanical Engineer, Cundall
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Opening Keynote: Powering the AI Economy - Can UK grid reform unlock data center growth?
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Energy & Sustainability
Speakers
Jeremy Adams
Director, Flint Global
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Debate: Edge cluster delivery - What truly governs deployment at speed?
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Edge Infra & Inference
- Open Session
Speakers
Tony Day
CTO, EdgeNebula
Gonzalo de la Pedraja
Technical Director, Quetta Data Centers
Executive Vice President of Strategy, Available Infrastructure
Zoe Turner
Channel Manager, DCD
2:30 p.m.
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Panel: Beyond backup - How battery storage is redefining data center energy strategy
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Carlos Pérez Linkenheil
Head of Reports, AFRY
Eric Hill
General Manager - Product and Marketing, CSB Energy Technology Co.
Liz Wallace
Senior Product Manager, ZincFive
Senior Applications Manager EMEA, Network & Infrastructure Solutions, EnerSys
Zachary Skidmore
Editor - Energy and Sustainability, DCD
2:45 p.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- Open Session
3:00 p.m.
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Power, Construction & Connectivity 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Data Center Construction
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Future Biogas
Danny Cross
Director, Head of Data Centre Delivery, Winvic Construction
Dana Skabar
Business Development Director, Hilti
Faiz Alidina
Sales Director, Doxel
Suzanna Lashford
Director of Sales & Marketing, Eclipse Power
Keith Maclean-Martin
Technical Director, Piller Power Systems
Brendan Leonard
CEO, Power Load
George Light
Data Centre Specification Manager, Roxtec
Quentin Tricard
Account Manager, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
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Energy and Sustainability 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Alex Muirhead
Data Center Strategic Key Account Manager, Eaton
Alan Burberry
Managing Director, EAE
Nilesh Pagare
Data Center Account Manager, ABB
Chris Turner
General Manager, DH Stainless
David Abrahams
Key Client Director, Schneider Electric
President, AKCP
Bob Downing
VP of Sales, AVK-SEG
Tyson Salewske
Sr. Sales & Customer Service Director - Global Accounts, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
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Cooling & Operations 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Growth & Innovation Officer , AVAR
Liam McDermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
Mark Collins
Chairman, Excool
Eanna O’ Conbui
Director of Accounts EMEA & APAC, Johnson Controls
Oliver Sander
Operations Director, OCS
Eoin Crowley
Sales Manager at Munters Data Center Technologies, Munters
Brendan Leonard
CEO, Power Load
Fabian Ipfelkofer
Business Development Data Center Fluids, Solstice Advanced Materials
Gus O'Rourke
Business Development Director EMEA, Tate
3:15 p.m.
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Networking coffee break
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Hospitality & Networking
3:30 p.m.
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Speakers
Angela Paterson
Senior Vice President of Talent, People and Culture , Salute
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Panel: Plugging into the Atom - Can SMRs power Europe’s next generation of data centers?
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Energy & Sustainability
Speakers
Project Director Energy Transformation, Mott MacDonald
Mark Gusakov
CEO, The Digital infrastructure Alliance
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
Director, Baringa
4:15 p.m.
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Panel: Off-grid or in control? How onsite power is reshaping data center strategy
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Mission Critical Power
Speakers
CEO, Greenfield
Ben Pritchard
CEO, AVK
Eamonn Lannoye
Director of Research & Development, EPRI Europe
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Mike Maudsley
CEO, Enfinium
4:30 p.m.
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NVIDIA Keynote - The rise of AI and the need for data center sustainability
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Rod Evans
EMEA VP - Supercomputing, HER Cloud and AI, NVIDIA
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Explore the Floor
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
5:00 p.m.
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Major Panel: The new European data center map - What’s the strategy outside FLAP‑D?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Penny Madsen
Vice President - Strategy Research, STACK Infrastructure
Svante Horn
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Scandinavian Data Centers
Russell Poole
CEO, Apto
Jess Simmonds
EMEA Lead - Global Infrastructure Energy and Location Strategy, Google
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
6:00 p.m.
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Icebreaker Networking Party
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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7:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
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Co-located DCD Investment Forum 2026
- Investment Forum Main Stage - Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Investment & Markets
Speakers
Will Innes
Chief Investment Officer, NTT Global Data Centers
Marco Quirico
Co-Head of Telecom and Infrastructure Technology EMEA, Goldman Sachs
Xenia Sarri
Managing Director, DigitalBridge
Anis Bennani
Senior Director, Head of EMEA Network Infrastructure, Microsoft
Natalia Tsitoura
Partner, Apollo
Jeff Tapley
COO, Digital Realty
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Badge Collection Open for Day Two
- Open Session
9:00 a.m.
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AWS Keynote - Scaling faster, reducing complexity, and blast radius
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Manager, Colocation Engineering EMEA, AWS
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Tech Showcase: The future of compute infrastructure | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Head of Data Center Unit, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
9:30 a.m.
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Workforce Development Breakfast & Roundtable - Invitation Only
- Invite-only Session
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Tech Showcase: Beyond the connection queue - Engineering power certainty | Eclipse Power
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
COO & Director of Safety, Eclipse Power
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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DCD Talks the missing piece for cooling AI with Charles Freda | GF Piping
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Head - Data Centers, Georg Fischer
Matt Welch
Head of Conference Production, Data Center Nation
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Major panel: Will the race for speed break data center supply chains?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Pre-Construction Director, Equans Data Centers
Global Technical Programe Manager, Google
Ilker Esener
SVP of Design & Supply Chain Strategy, Bulk Infrastructure
Martin Kemp
Director, Regional Procurement EMEA, Equinix
Emma Strutton
Head of Channels, DCD
10:00 a.m.
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DCD Talks re-thinking thermal strategy for AI-ready facilities with Jonas Caino | FläktGroup
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Business Development Director , FläktGroup
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
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Tech Showcase: Biomethane as a fast track to net zero | Future Biogas
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Future Biogas
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
10:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Grid-free and always on - The power behind AI | Langley Holdings
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Keith Maclean-Martin
Technical Director, Piller Power Systems
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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Major Panel: The Net‑Zero reality check - Can gigawatt-scale digital expansion align with climate goals?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President, Secure Power & Data Centres, UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric
Svein Atle Hagaseth
CEO & Founder, Heim Datacenter
David Hall
CTO, Tillion Data Centers
Alberto Ravagni
CEO, Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers
Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD
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DCD Talks understanding real airflow performance in live environments with Nicholas Barrowclough | AKCP
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
President, AKCP
Megan Mahoney
Conference Producer, Data Center Nation
11:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Aluminum-air energy as a grid enabler | Phinergy
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Megan Mahoney
Conference Producer, Data Center Nation
CEO , Phinergy
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DCD Talks future proofing AI cooling with Tom Isberg | Solstice
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Open Session
Speakers
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Vice President, Research, Development and R&D Operations, Solstice
11:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Solving AI power whiplash with battery technology | Echion Technologies
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Megan Mahoney
Conference Producer, Data Center Nation
ESS Key Account Manager, Echion Technologies
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Major Panel: Blended reality vs hype - The real demands of liquid cooling
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Jorge Santos
Chief Operating Officer, Verda
Tom Bosmans
Business Development Manager EMEIA, BAC
Wouter Mezger
COO, Penta Infra
Jose Farrona Maldonado
Senior Solutions Engineer, Prime Data Centers
Steven Campbell-Ferguson
Global Product Design Lead, NTT Global Data Centers
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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DCD Talks a new funding model for speed and power with Ben Pritchard | AVK
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Ben Pritchard
CEO, AVK
Audrey Pascual
Portfolio Manager - APAC, DCD
12:00 p.m.
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Facility Showcase: ADC3 - Unique opportunity for hyperscaler deployment in Spain | Nabiax
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Open Session
Speakers
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
Manuel Perez-Tabernero
Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, Nabiax
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DCD Talks backup generators vs AI workloads with Richard Flynn | Baudouin
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
Datacenters Business Development Director, Baudouin
12:30 p.m.
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Mission Critical Power Hosted Lunch Briefing
- Mission Critical Power
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Adam Goff
EMEA Director of Engineering - Data Centres, Eaton
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Data Center Construction Hosted Lunch Briefing
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
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Management & Operations Hosted Lunch Briefing
- Management & Operations
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Craig Doyle
Sales Director, Wesco Anixter
Graeme Wands
Sales Director, Wesco Anixter
12:45 p.m.
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General Networking Lunch
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
2:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Solving the Talent Gap with Workforce-Ready AI | MCIM
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
Mike Parks
CEO, MCIM
Stuart Chambers
VP of AI/HPC Strategy, MCIM
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Major Panel: Securing onsite power - What does responsible deployment look like in the AI era?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Adrian Del Maestro
Vice President, Global Energy Markets, AECOM
Liam Newcombe
SVP Product, Energy Strategy & Innovation, GreenScale Data Centers
CEO, S.A.S Transition
Ole Fredrik Bergseth
CEO, Asp Data Center
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
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DCD Talks building for the UK’s AI future with Spencer Lamb | Kao Data
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
George Rockett
Co-Founder & Board Member, Yotta Events & DatacenterDynamics
Spencer Lamb
CEO, Kao Data
2:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Maximizing cooling performance with split case pump technology | Grundfos
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Elisa Palmioli
Senior Conference Producer, DCD
Liam McDermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
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DCD Talks making data centers better neighbors with Emma Fryer | CyrusOne
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Megan Mahoney
Conference Producer, Data Center Nation
Emma Fryer
Director, Public Policy - Europe, CyrusOne
3:00 p.m.
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Major Panel: The AI operations pivot - What does a high density facility demand from your organization?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Alistair Barnes
Mechanical Engineering Principal, CloudHQ
Roberto Leoni
CTO, Mediterra Datacenters
James Feeney
Vice President AI / HPC Data Centre Strategy and Development EMEA, Salute
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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Tech Showcase: Leveraging reality capture in the data center lifecycle | DroneDeploy
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Evan Reilly
Solutions Engineer EMEA, DroneDeploy
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DCD Talks speed-to-power and decarbonization in the AI era with Andy Cooper | Rehlko
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Elsa Fucile
Portfolio Director - North America, DCD
Sales Director, Clarke Energy, a Rehlko Company
3:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Finding showstoppers earlier, the role of AI in data center site selection | Civarea
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Augusto Cordero
COO, Civarea, powered by Waterplan
Corey Galvin
Vice President, Project Development, QST
Property Director - Global Operations, Pure Data Centres
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DCD Talks frontier batteries for frontier compute with Jean De La Verpilliere | Echion Technologies
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Tam Pledger
Digital Content Manager, DCD
CEO, Echion Technologies
4:00 p.m.
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DCD Connect | London Closing Happy Hour
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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Tech Showcase: DCD Academy Workforce Development Platform
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Tom Liddy
Global Sales Director, DCD>Academy
5:00 p.m.
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Close of DCD Connect | London 2026
- Open Session
