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

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 | 18:00 - 21:30 CET

Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) and the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) are delighted to invite you to our 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.

Programme:

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

Speakers:

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)
Member of the European Parliament, EPP Group (TBC)

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.

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)

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

Media Partner: Euractiv

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