PROGRAM

*tentative program, subject to changes

JANUARY 14 - WELCOME RECEPTION

Pick up your badge and informally meet the other attendees of KickStart Europe 2019 over a drink and some bites.
The welcome reception is powered by Starline - Universal Electric Corporation

Start: 19:30

Amtrium - Hal 4
Amsterdam RAI Convention Center
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam
Same location as the conference

The Welcome Reception is powered by:

JANUARY 15 - CONFERENCE DAY

09:00 | DOORS OPEN

Grab a cup of coffee before the conference starts.

10:00-10:10 | WELCOME

Chair: Chris van 't Hof

Chris van ’t Hof is an internet researcher and presenter with a background in sociology and electrical engineering. While a researcher at the Rathenau Institute, he authored a number of titles. With his company Tek Tok, he organizes various information technology events, including the talkshow, Tek Tok Late Night. www.tektok.nl

10:10 - 10:30 | OUTLOOK INTERNET CONNECTIVITY - CHRISTIAN KAUFMANN (AKAMAI)

10:30 - 10:55 | European Data Center MARKET OUTLOOK - Mitul Patel (CBRE)

Mitul Patel
Head of EMEA Data Center Research - CBRE

Outlook 2018 European Data Center market
In his outlook of the European data center market, Mitul dives into which geo-economic regions will take a prominent spot and which technological developments will drive the European data center market.

10.55 - 11:15 | European Cloud Market OUTLOOK - Gregor Petri (Gartner)

Gregor Petri
Research Vice President - Gartner

Outlook 2018 European Cloud market
In his predictions of the cloud market in Europe, Petri will share the market insight by Gartner at KickStart Europe. Where at the emerging markets and what is the percentage of cloud adoption of companies worldwide? And what trends are expected in 2019 and beyond?

11:15 - 11:40 | KEYNOTE DATA ECONOMY - JÖRGEN GREN (EU DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET)

Jörgen Gren

Jörgen Gren
Expert in the Cabinet of Vice-President Ansip - European Commission 'Digital Single Market'

Portfolio responsibilities:

Copyright, content industry and creators
Data economy (free flow of data)
Platform (including eCommerce Directive)

Horizontal responsibilities:

Digital Single Market strategy

11:40 - 12:00 | KickStart Europe Outlook 2019 - report presentation

Stijn Grove (Managing Director of Digital Gateway to Europe & initiator of KickStart Europe) will present the newly released 2019 KickStart Europe Outlook.
All attendees will receive a copy at the conference.

The new report will be freely available for download after the event, via www.kickstartconf.eu/outlook2019

12:00 - 13:15 | LUNCH

Lunch is included in the ticket.

13:15 - 13:30 | Smart Grids & the power challenge - JOCHEN KREUSEL (ABB)

Smart Grids & the power challenge
Jochen Kreusel
Market Innovation Manager Power Grids Division - ABB

Jochen Kreusel studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he was also granted his doctorate. He joined ABB in 1994. Before his current position, he was heading ABB’s Smart Grids sector initiative. Jochen Kreusel is VP and member of the Executive Committee of T&D Europe and member of several committees of the European Commission and German government on various aspects of the future development of power systems. Moreover he is honorary professor at RWTH Aachen University, where he is teaching power economics in liberalized electricity markets.

13:30 - 13.50 | TRENDS IN EUROPEAN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT & FINANCING - NIBC Panel

Trends in European digital infrastructure investment and financing

Ben Bresler, CFO at Hyperoptic
Dick Theunissen, EMEA President at Edge ConneX
Jens Müller, CFO at Deutsche Glasfaser
Siemon van den Berg, CEO at The Data Center Group

13:50 - 14:05 | MEET THE EXPERT - Vertiv

Topic & Speaker TBA

14:05-14:20 | A Disruptive Change; Automating & Standardising Datacenters - Paul ike (unica)

A Disruptive Change: Automating & Standardising Datacenters

Paul Ike
Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing at Unica Datacenters

"Because of the seemingly insatiable thirst for digital content the datacenter market is expanding as quickly as possible. To keep up with the high demand for more data at faster rates, it is imperative that we support our customers in the design-build-operate of their datacenters.
To reduce their Time to Market it is paramount that we ‘Smartup’ the entire Supply Chain. Top-notch subcontractors and labour forces with the experience skills and expertise are simply must-haves. And to get it right the first time, it is of the essence to deliver these fast-paced projects on time and within budget.

This Speed of Deployment requires a disruptive change towards automating and an enormous challenge to standardize future datacenters."

14:20-14:50 | BREAK

Speaker TBA

14:50-15:05 | The Digital impact of Brexit - Ros Kellaway (Eversheds Sutherland)

The Digital impact of Brexit
Ros Kellaway
Head of EU and Competition - Eversheds Sutherland

Ros is head of Eversheds Sutherland’s Competition, EU and Trade Group and has been a Partner in our commercial practice since 1989. She specialises in cartels, competition investigations, distribution and market studies/investigations, and also advises on all aspects of EU law.

15:05-15:20 | Automation and AI to improve Data Center operations - Remco sloothaak (Siemens)

Automation and AI to improve Data Center operations
Remco Sloothaak
Head of Competence Center Critical Power Data Centers – Siemens

Customer centric approach to increase the level of automation via BMS, DCIM and dashboards for operational data transparency. These tools combined with machine learning, pattern recognition and artificial intelligence enable to transform data centers to a new level of autonomy

15:20-15:40 | Differences & similarities between Hyperscale, colocation to Edge - ICTRoom & rovisys

Differences and similarities between hyperscale, colocation to Edge