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

04-12-2024

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

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Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) and the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) are delighted to invite you to their upcoming event, "Demystifying Data Centres - The Backbone of EU's Twin Transition," taking place in Brussels, on December 4 from 18.00-21.30 at the Residence Palace.

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 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.

Organised by: Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE), the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Media Partner: Euractiv



Please note that this event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed.

Location

Residence Palace
Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Bruxelles

Panellists

Nicolás González Casares
Member of the European Parliament, Socialists and Democrats

Barry Cowen
Member of the European Parliament, Renew Europe

Andrea Wechsler
Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party (TBC)

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

Veronica Manfredi
Acting Deputy Director General and Director, Zero Pollution, DG ENV, European Commission

More panellists to be announced soon.

Moderator

Sasha Twining

Schedule

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

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 Institutes of Sweden)
- Emma Fryer, CyrusOne
- Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Telehouse German
- Arjan Westerhoff, Equinix
- Günter Eggers, NTT Global Data Center
- Niamh Gallagher, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Daniela Fitzpatrick, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Jack Hartland, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

20:30 Drinks and bites

Contact

Síofra Gilmore
siofra.gilmore@euractiv.com