KICKSTART EUROPE 2022 PROGRAM

March 14 - Welcome evening

18.00 - 22.00 | welcome evening

Festive opening with a walking dinner & drinks!

March 15 - Conference day

Note: Special set-up morning program!
In order to create a save environment for our visitors (in regards to the covid-19 pandemic) we have decided to create a different set-up for the morning program, giving us a lot more space on the conference floor.

This does mean that there will only be a VIP audience that is able to attend the morning program live. However no one has to miss out: the morning sessions will be broadcasted live in the large networking area!  Meaning every visitor can attend the morning program (either from the smaller theater or from the larger networking area).

09.00 | doors open

Grab a coffee before we start!
Sponsored by Dataplace

​10.00 | Start program - welcome by chair stijn grove

​​10.10 | outlook on EUROPEAN Data center market by CBRE

Paul Mortlock, Senior Director European Data Centre Capital Markets, CBRE, will give an outlook on the European Data Center Market. Join this session to get the latest trends and insights in the market and the prospects of 2022.

​​​10.30 | data center c-level panel discussion

After the market insights and forecast by CBRE we will continue with a panel session containing industry experts within the European data center market.

Panelists:
Iron Mountain Data Centers - Eric Boonstra, VP & GM Europe
EdgeConnex - Dick Theunissen, Managing Director EMEA
Interxion: a Digital Realty Company - Jan-Pieter Anten, Group Managing Director EMEA
Global Switch - Clinton Hasell, Group Director Europe

Moderator:
RBC Capital Markets - Jonathan Atin, Managing Director

​​​11.10 | ​​Investments in European Digital Infra

During the second morning panel we will discuss the investments, forecasts and trends in European digital infrastructure. The session will be moderated by NIBC Bank.

Panelists:
EXA Infrastructure - Martijn Blanken, Chief Executive Officer 
APG - Laurens-Jan Sipma, Senior Portfolio Manager 
Eurofiber - Alex Goldblum, Chief Executive Officer 
Equinix - Eugene Bergen, President EMEA

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Moderator:
NIBC Bank - Thijs Poorthuis, Director Digital Infrastructure

11.45 | lunch

Enjoy your lunch break!
Sponsored by Iron Mountain Data Centers

TRACK A: sustainability & innovation

12:30 - 13:00 - Sustainable Data Centre design & construction

PANEL MEMBERS:
Georg Fischer - Mark Bulmer - Head of Data Centers Global Market Development

John Paul Construction - Colin Crowley - Regional Director Ireland South & Europe

ABB - Danel Turk​ - Solution Portfolio Manager, Data Centers at ABB

Moderator: Lumen - Tom Moran - Senior Technology Strategist and Sustainability Lead

13:05 - 13:35 - The roadmap to a circular economy

PANEL MEMBERS
SIMS Lifecycle Services - Willem Huiskes - Business Developer IT Asset Disposition

Legrand Data Center Solutions - Ralf Ploenes - Vice President Legrand Datacenter Solutions Europe

EdgeConnex - Steven Sprokholt - Senior Director EMEA Project Management
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Moderator: DDA - Erik Barentsen - Senior Policy Officer

13:40 - 14:10 - beyond pue The future of sustainable data centers

PANEL MEMBERS:
Schneider Electric - Robert Bunger - Program Director, CTO Office

​Iron Mountain Data Centers - Eric Lisica​ - Operations Director Europe

Moderator: DDA - Erik Barentsen - Senior Policy Officer

14:15 - 14:45 - Efficient Cooling - what to Expect in the Next Decade

PANEL MEMBERS:

WATTS - Benjamin van Lent - Sales Manager Solutions Europe

STULZ - Tobias Wolf - Deputy Head of Product Management

Cool Gradient - Frank van der Kleij - Partner

Moderator: Royal Haskoning - Martien Arts - Director Mission Critical Facilities

Track B: tech & business trends

12:30 - 13:00 - Moving to a software ready cloud – do you have the right foundations?

PANEL MEMBERS:

Commscope - Alastair Waite - Data Centre Market Development

Pluribus - Bernard Schep - Regional Sales Manager Northern Europe

Moderator: NL-IX - Marien Keizer - Chief Commercial Officer

13:05 - 13:35 - Data Centers and the Electric Grid - Whats next? 

PANEL MEMBERS:

Eaton - Ciarán Forde - Business Segment Manager / Data Center and IT

Eversheds Sutherland - Michel Chatelin - Partner

Flexidao​ - Joan Collell - CCO

13:40 - 14:10 - Drivers of the market: Upcoming Tech & Cloud 

PANEL MEMBERS:

AWS - Paul Muller - Scale Manager

Cyxtera - Charlie Bernard - Director Growth Strategy EMEA

Moderator: RBC - Jonathan Atkin - Managing Director

14:15 - 14:45 - Building a Sustainable Supply Chain

PANEL MEMBERS:

Rovisys - Jason King - Director Data Centers

Mercury - Johnny Mc Fadden - Supply Chain Director

Mercury - Jo – Ann Garbutt - Sustainability Director

Moderator: Enterprise Ireland - Richard Engelkes - Interim Manager Amsterdam Branch

14.45  | break

A short coffee break  
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15:00 - 15:30 - SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF YOUR DATA CENTER

Panduit
Michael Akinla - Business Manager Network Infrastructure 
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When thinking about sustainability, we often jump to longer term efforts such as converting to renewable energy and lower carbon footprints. While goals like these are important, there are also more immediate actions we can take to help optimize energy consumption in the data center today. And the effort doesn't stop in the data center, it continues with our partners as we collaborate to support a circular economy to achieve our sustainability goals. In this session we will discuss methods for optimizing energy consumption in the data center as well as what sustainability efforts to look for and expect from your manufacturing partners.

15:35 - 16:05 - LOW CARBON DATA CENTER

Speaker: Sanjay Kumar Sainani, Senior Vice-President & CTO - Huawei Digital Power

16:10 - 16:40 - IMMERSED COOLING - IS THIS THE TIME TO ACCELerate

PANEL MEMBERS:
Switch Datacenters: Edgar van Essen - Managing Director

Equinix: Arno van Gennip, Senior Director Sustainability
Switch Datacenters: Edgar van Essen, Managing Director
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Moderator: Unica - Arno Uiterweerd, Managing Director​

15:00 - 15:30 - ​BUILDING A SCALABLE BUT SUSTAINABLE EDGE

VERTIV
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Peter Lambrecht Vice President Sales Key Accounts and Solutions, Europe, Middle-East and Africa, Vertiv

The magnitude of the industry’s shift to the edge is already being felt, fueled by the demand for computing closer to the end user. The intensity will be high with extensive investments in new decentralized datacenters in all forms and sizes. Given this tremendous growth in new capacity, it has never been more important to make sustainability a priority in design, construction and operation. Let’s start off on the right foot and move towards a net zero impact future for the edge.​

15:35 - 16:05 - Optimizing energy efficiency and striking the balance between reliability and ROI

Delta Electronics - Ross Peringuey - Product Manager Mission Critical Infrastructure Solution, EMEA

16:10 - 16:40 - EU LEGISLATIVE PANEL

PANEL MEMBERS:

DDI DK - Thomas Volder - Chairman of the Board

Host in Ireland - Garry Connolly - President & Founder

Eversheds Sutherland - Natascha Geraedts - Partner

Moderator: DDA - Stijn Grove - Managing Director

16.40  | closing reception

Closing reception of the conference with a drink and a bite!
Sponsored by Rovisys
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