The DCA's Data Centre Transformation 2022
12 May 2022 | Kingston Theatre, IET, Birmingham | 9.00 – 5.30pm
The Data Centre Transformation Conference is a one day event hosted by The DCA and its Media Partners, Lynchpin Media - publishers of Intelligent Data Centres. The event is for DCA Partners and Members and all those with an interest in The DCA and its activities in the Data Centre Sector.
Delegates will learn about current ideas from a broad base of speakers including renowned data centre professionals and leading suppliers in the industry.
There will be plenty of time for networking during the day and the event also includes a dinner on the evening of the 12 May 2022. The varied conference programme includes keynotes, updates, panels, workshops along with time for networking and meeting peers.
Topics:
- Building a UK Digital Strategy
- Infrastructure – Building Blocks and Barriers
- Hydrogen Cells
- Energy security
- Incentivising UK Innovation
- Sustainable strategies
- Workforce & Skills in the Sector
Industry updates from:
- Emma Fryer
- Lily Tozer – BEIS
- Prof. Rabih Bashroush – Uptime
- Dr. Jon Summers – RI.SE
- Sam Stafford – Ernst & Young
- Dirk Harrymman – Certios NL
Conference Programme
8:30 – 9:30 REGISTRATION
9:30 – 10:30 WELCOME & OPENING KEYNOTE
10:15 – 10:50 MAIN PANEL SESSION
Networking break
11:20 – 11:55 WORKSHOPS 1: INFRASTRUCTURE / WORKFORCE
11:55 – 12:30 WORKSHOPS 2: INFRASTRUCTURE / WORKFORCE
Networking break and Lunch
13:30 – 15:10 INDUSTRY UPDATES TWO TRACKS RUNNING
Networking break
15:40 – 16:50 PANEL SESSIONS
16:50 – 17:25 CLOSING KEYNOTES
17:30 END OF CONFERENCE
17:30 – 20:00 NETWORKING DRINKS IN THE MALTHOUSE
20:00 – LATE - DCA DINNER AT PUSHKARS
Partner Options
- Lead brand at Data Centre Transformation event
- Lead brand on Data Centre Transformation website
- 3 months of advertising DCA website pre & post event
- Lead brand on all promotional material - pre, during and post event
- Inclusion in DCA Newsletter before and after the event
- Email campaign to DCA & IDC database announcing support
- Logo on cover of IDC as Event Partner
- Pre event video with IDC
- Video interview IDC
- 3 months of advertising in Intelligent Data Centres Magazine
- 3 months of advertising on IDC website
- Branding at Data Centre Transformation
- Branding on Data Centre Transformation website
- Branding in promotional material - pre, during and post event
- Inclusion in DCA Newsletters before and after the event
- 1 month advertising on IDC / DCA website
- 1 month advertising in IDC
- At show video interview
- One to one video interview with IDC Director of Strategic Content
- Bite sized clips for promotion for 1 month post event
- Content provided for re-use
- Lead brand at Data Centre Transformation event
- Lead brand on Data Centre Transformation website
- Sponsorship of drinks in The Malt House Pub & Pushkar’s Indian Restaurant
- Branding at Data Centre Transformation
- Branding on Data Centre Transformation website
- Branding in the pub / restaurant
Speakers
Steve Hone
CEO,
The DCA
Jon Summers
Research Lead in Data Centres, RI.SE
Emma Fryer
ERM (Environmental Resource Management)
Colin Curtis
Managing Director
TBL Services
Astrid Wynne
Sustainability Lead - Techbuyer
Richard Kenny
Sustainability and Research Director at Techbuyer, MD Interact
John Booth
Managing Director
Carbon3IT Ltd
Sophie Parry
Technical Applications Consultant & Sustainability/Circularity Ambassador
Bobby Collinson
Managing Director Noveus Energy Ltd
Mohan Gandhi
Senior Sustainability Consultant -STG Advisors
Dirk Harryvan
Director Certios B. V.
Steve Bowes-Phipps
Data Centres PTS Consulting
James Rix
Project Director, Arcadis
Lawrence Hooker
Operations Manager, Michael J Lonsdale
Adelle Desouza
DCA Advisory Board & HireHigher Ltd
Deborah Andrews
Professor of Design for Sustainability & Circularity at London South Bank University
Zishang Zhu
Deputy Director of Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET), The University of Hull
Ian Dabson
Director of Infrastructure, IPA
Emily Foley
Deputy Director – For Data Infrastructure, Security and Resilience Policy, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Peter Shortt
Director - Chief Commercial Officer, ZeroGeo Energy Limited
Raj Mack
Head of Digital Innovation and Partnership, Birmingham City Council
Rabih Bashroush
Professor & Global Head, IT Infrastructure Advisory - UTI
Sam Stafford
Senior Manager Innovation Incentives, EY
Tom Glover
Head of Transactions, JLL
Lily Tozer
Head of Market Intelligence, BEIS
Steve Foley
Director, NZero
Adam Turner
UK Government and Public Sector Head of Sustainability, Digital and ICT, DEFRA
Mark Acton
Owner, Acton Consulting Ltd
Steve Bettson
OEM Sales Manager – Scolmore
Ian Bitterlin
MD - Critical Facilities
Venessa Moffat
DCA Advisory Board Member
Dina Nassar
PhD Research, Datacenter Environmental Sustainability Enterprise Computing Research Group University of East London
Dave Loveday
Director of Operations and Trading - LG Group
Roseanna Wilkes
Head of Business Development – Linbrooke
Register Here
Partners
Headline partner
Event organisers and official publication
Event and networking partners
Location
IET Birmingham
Austin Court
80 Cambridge Street
Birmingham
B1 2NP