
Conference agenda
The schedule will be updated in the coming months. Please check back for the latest updates. For any further enquiries about the agenda, please contact merima@datacenterindustrien.dk.
08.00
Registration, breakfast coffee, exhibition, networking & 1-1 meetings
08.30
Welcome
08.35
Plenary panel: End-user perspective: Digital transformation, sustainability and defining the “next normal”
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How can enterprises responsibly incorporate carbon-conscious digital tools and practices in their digital transformation journey?
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What demands will there be on the data center and cloud infrastructure?
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What demands will enterprises demand from their IT sourcing partners?
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How can enterprises keep resiliency whilst navigating sustainability in an increasingly hybrid world?
Moderator: Henrik Hansen, CEO, Danish Data Center Industry
Morten Holm Christiansen, CIO, Haldor Topsøe
Susanne Schustin, CIO, Blue Water Shipping
Jens Noack-Skærbæk, CIO, ALK-Abelló
09.05
Fireside talks introduction: Sustainability at 175 zettabytes: The cloud as a sustainable ally in the race to net-zero
Susanna Kass, InfraPrime/ Stanford University Energy Fellow
09.10
Keynote: Data Driven Sustainability Transformation
Margaret O’Toole, EMEA Sustainability, AWS
09.30
Keynote: GDC: Global Data Center Pioneer Journey to A Carbon Free Future
Fabien Vieau, Regional Director - Data Center, Energy & Sustainability, EMEA, Google
09.50
Keynote: How Sustainable Datacenter Innovations can help lead to a Carbon Free Future
Sean James, Director of Energy Research, Microsoft
10.10
Coffee break, exhibition, networking & 1-1 meetings
11.20
Tech talk: Building and operating data centers for a sustainable tomorrow
Søren Schrøder, Country Sales Director, IT Division, Schneider Electric
11.50
Tech talk: Trends in data center electrification to improve sustainability
Danel Turk, Data Center Portfolio Manager, ABB
12.10
Tech talk: Maximum utilization of the energy supplied to data centers
Per Ronald Jørgensen, Sales Engineer, DataCenterGruppen
12.30
Tech talk: Power-as-a-service for data centers
Morten Trillingsgaard, Business Development Manager, Vattenfall
12.50
Tech talk: Sustainable energy management that makes a difference is complex and requires focused innovation
Henrik Børling, Business Development Director, Huawei
13.10
Lunch break, exhibition, networking & 1-1 meetings
14.20
Tech Talk: The sustainable data center of the future
Kurt Vahlun Sørensen, Managing Director, Coromatic A/S
14.40
Tech Talk: “EC+” world’s` most energy efficient cooling solution for data centers
Speakers: Daniel Wiesenfeller, Global Key Accounts, Danfoss & John Jørgensen, Director, Global Sales, Novenco Building & Industry
15.00
Keynote: Future of data center energy demand- trends and challenges in global data center energy use and why efficiency gains are not enough
Eric Masanet, Head, Industrial Sustainability Analysis Lab, Institute for Sustainability & Energy, UC Santa Barbara
15.20
Plenary panel: The big “power” debate; keeping up with next generation IT infrastructure
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What is the future energy consumption look like?
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What impact will cloud, 5g and the “Internet of Sense” (virtual reality) have on energy demand in the next 5 years given the absorption during the pandemic?
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How can we ensure sustainability and energy efficiency of the electrification of our society? what does it mean for sustainability and renewable energy sourcing?
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Renewable energy and the decarbonising of the grid vs. fossil fuel drivers?
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Standardised metrics on emissions?
Moderator: Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director, Uptime Institute
George Kamiya, Digital/Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Jesper Koch, Analysechef, Danish District Heating
Peder Bank, Managing Director, Nordics, Interxion, A Digital Realty Company
Luke Davies, Head of Strategy, GlobalConnect A/S
16.05
Keynote: Green IT procurement in the public sector and the demands on data centers
Frederik Nøhr Brünner, Special Consultant, Danish Agency for Digitisation
16.20
Plenary panel: How is speed-to-market transforming sustainable data center design and construction globally?
Moderator: Thomas Volder, Chairman, Danish Data Center Industry
Amy Daniell, Senior Director - Hyperscale Design & Build, NTT Global Data Centers
Brian Conroy, Group Technical Director, Moy
Stephen Griffin, Director, Arup
Rasmus Brandt, Associate Project Director, Data Centers & Industry, COWI
17.00
Networking drinks
17.30
End of conference