Delegates break into small focus groups of 20 and participate in 2 quickfire, facilitated 25-minute roundtable discussions. Each session allows for a deep dive into specific topics of interest, maximising exposure to new ideas, peer-to-peer learning, and practical takeaways in a highly interactive format.
Roundtable 1: Navigating Data Centre development in regional Australia: Challenges, opportunities, and innovative strategies
Facilitated by: Chris Thorpe, Founder and CEO, Leading Edge Data Centres
Roundtable 2: Reframing the narrative: Winning public trust in Data Centres
Facilitated by: Andrew Green, Former Associate Director Data Centres, Datacom
Roundtable 3: Compliance implications and considerations for Data Centres
Facilitated by: Heath McNab, Managing Director, MBC Group
Roundtable 4: Addressing the human capital deficit: Building the workforce behind data centres
Facilitated by: Nabeel Mahmood, Managing Director, Nomad Futurist (USA)
Roundtable 5: Navigating grid capacity and connection challenges
Facilitated by: Janne Paananen, Data Center Systems Architect, Eaton (Finland)
Roundtable 6: Design for more efficient Data Centres – How automation and analytics across the full data centre lifecycle can help you
Facilitated by: Alex McCarthy, Senior Data Centre Demand Generation Manager, Honeywell
Roundtable 7: Building high-density and AI-ready facilities
Facilitated by: Frank McMahon, Regional Director, Multiplex
Tyler Brenchley, Senior Project Manager, Multiplex
Roundtable 8: From Design to Operations: Realising the Full Value of Data Centre Digital Twins
Facilitated by: Jeff Sharp, Principal Industry Consultant Hexagon
Roundtable 9: Balancing ESG goals with operational realities: Towards a circular data centre economy
Roundtable 10: Advancing on‑site generation, storage and demand response strategies
Roundtable 11: Implementing battery storage innovations: From backup power to grid participation
Roundtable 12: Managing AI adoption and meeting enterprise expectations in the cloud era
Chris Thorpe, Founder and CEO, Leading Edge Data Centres
Andrew Green, AG Squared Consulting, Independent Data Centre Consultant
Heath McNab, Managing Director, MBC Group
Nabeel Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer, Nomad Futurist
Janne Paananen, Data Center Systems Architect, Eaton (Finland)
Alex McCarthy, Senior Data Centre Demand Generation Manager, Honeywell