Cardiff, Wales

Registration Opens

Meet and greet, collect your badge, and connect with peers over coffee as we set the stage for a day of insight, networking, and strategic discussion.

Welcome Remarks

Opening message from the event moderator with key information about the day’s schedule, delegate structure, and event format.

South Wales: Building the UK’s Next Leading Data Centre Region

Paul has more than 40 years of experience in data centre operations, spanning the management, outsourcing and delivery of data centre services, as well as facilities leadership and strategic planning. His expertise bridges both IT and facilities, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the operational challenges facing the industry. Paul has worked internationally, including many years in UK government and senior roles with major organisations in Canada and the United States. Driven by complex challenges and measurable results, Paul recently led the transformation of Vodafone’s data centre infrastructure, improving operational efficiency, energy performance and cost-effectiveness.

Panel 1: Building True Resilience for the Next Decade

With Wales emerging as a strategic location for digital and energy infrastructure, resilience is now a key regional priority. Resilience is not just designed, it is delivered. Design, construction and operations must align to ensure data centres perform reliably in the real world. This panel explores how operators are designing for reliability, flexibility and scalability in an evolving landscape - addressing the many energy and digital infrastructure challenges they face.

Networking Break & Refreshments

Take a break, grab a coffee, and connect with fellow delegates and sponsors in a relaxed setting.

Panel 2: Powering the Future - Innovation Across the Energy Ecosystem

As power availability becomes the defining constraint for data centre growth, this panel explores how energy providers, developers and utilities are working together to secure capacity, integrate renewables and support future demand across South Wales.

Lunch & Informal Networking

Enjoy a high-quality lunch while continuing conversations with fellow leaders, sponsors, and speakers.

Panel 3: The Impact of Intelligent Infrastructure – How can data centres harness the power of AI

As AI workloads grow, data centres must become more intelligent in how they operate. This panel explores how AI, observability and orchestration are being used to optimise performance, improve efficiency and enable real-time decision making across infrastructure.

Panel 4: Collaboration and Cultural Change - Delivering at Speed and Scale

Delivering data centres at pace requires stronger alignment across the supply chain ecosystem. This panel explores how improved coordination throughout the project lifecycle can reduce delays, manage risk and accelerate delivery, highlighting the role of cultural change in optimising the collaborative process.

Wrap-Up & Closing Insights

A short summary of the day’s key insights, with thanks to our sponsors, speakers, and delegates.

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