Demystifying Data Centres:
The Backbone of the EU’s Twin Transition

Wednesday 4 December 2024

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Event details:

4 December 2024

Wednesday

18:00 – 21:30

Including networking
drinks and bites

Residence Palace

Rue de la Loi 155
1040 Brussels

4 December 2024

Wednesday

18:00 – 21:30

Including networking
drinks and bites

Residence Palace

Rue de la Loi 155
1040 Brussels

Speakers

Nicolás González Casares,

Member of the European Parliament, Socialists and Democrats

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Barry Cowen

Member of the European Parliament, Renew Europe

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Andrea Wechsler (TBC)

Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party

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Robert Nuij

Deputy Head of Unit, Energy Efficiency Policy and Financing, DG ENER, European Commission

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Veronica Manfredi

DG ENV, Director for Zero Pollution and acting Deputy Director General

 

Join us for an insightful evening where we will delve into the crucial role data centres play in the European Union’s twin transition towards a digital and green economy. This event will provide key takeaways on how data centres help accelerate the decarbonization of the EU’s energy system, and how they support broader sustainability goals while driving technological advancements across various sectors through transformational technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.


Data centres are the foundation of Europe’s digital economy ensuring both global competitiveness and climate leadership. To address all your questions, we will offer an interactive networking experience with opportunities to meet and connect with professionals in the field. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience and learn more about the fast-growing data centre industry and its invaluable importance to Europe’s digital and green economy.

The programme of the event

18:00

Registrations and welcome drinks

18:30

Opening remarks from our moderator

18:40

In conversation with the industry: EUDCA, CISPE and AWS

18:55

Remarks from the European Commission

19:10

Panel discussion “What can the DC industry expect from the 2024-2029 legislative cycle: a discussion across policy lines”, with MEP Casares and MEP Cowen

19:30

Interactive networking: experience and learn from the data centre industry*

20:30

Drinks and bites

Networking

Engage and gain insights from industry experts on critical challenges shaping the future of data centers,
such as design, cooling, efficiency, waste heat, decarbonisation and more!

Michael Winterson,

EUDCA

Alban Schmutz,

CISPE

Isabelle Kemlin,

RISE (Research Industries of Sweden)

Emma Fryer,

CyrusOne

Dr. Bela Waldhauser,

Telehouse Germany

Arjan Westerhoff,

Equinix

Günter Eggers,

NTT Global Data Centers

Niamh Gallagher,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Daniela Fitzpatrick,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Jack Hartland,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Registration

The registration is free but must be completed to attend.

Contact

If you have any questions, contact us at datacentresandsustainability@fticonsulting.com

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See you there!