Simon Cooper

Group Chief Development Officer, NEXTDC

Moved to Australia in 2011 to support NEXTDC’s national rollout, which has since grown to 17 data centres with another 17 sites in various stage of planning and development. Previously, he oversaw Tata’s investments in international subsea network expansion and led global pre-sales Solution Engineering and Commercial Support teams. He holds an Electronics degree from the University of Nottingham and began his career as a telecoms systems engineer, delivering multiple submarine cable and transmission network rollouts across Europe and the Atlantic. After several years leading transport operations in Europe, he left to sail around the world before joining Tata Communications at the early stages of its global expansion. 

Data Centre Leaders Summit 2026

  • Balancing data centre computing demands and energy efficiency
  • FIRESIDE CHAT: From strategy to site: Aligning investment goals with project delivery
  • Chairs opening remarks
  • INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT