Meet Three of Our Speakers for Data Centre LIVE London 2026

With just four months to go, Data Centre LIVE is preparing for its first in-person event. 

Taking place 20-21 May, those within the data centre industry and beyond are preparing to gather at Exhibition White City in London. 

Attendees can expect a carefully crafted agenda, designed to address the tools and knowledge needed to react to major industry pressures. 

Taking place over two days, Data Centre LIVE will be fully equipped with fresh insights, opportunities to engage with industry experts and the place to connect with key decision makers and thought leaders.

Make sure you secure your tickets soon. Want to save £200? Click here to secure early bird tickets.

Here are three of the speakers recently announced for the event.

Oliver Schiebel, CEO of Hscale

​​​​​​​Oliver is CEO at Hscale with nearly 20 years of experience in data centres, cloud services and telecommunications. 

He leads the design, build and operation of energy-efficient data centres tailored to customer needs and long-term growth. Oliver supports clients in cutting costs, managing risk and scaling effectively with infrastructure designed for performance. 

His expertise spans data centre management, energy efficiency, sales, strategic planning and business development. 

With a focus on hyperscale infrastructure, Oliver delivers solutions that prioritise sustainability while adding measurable value for clients across the European data centre landscape.

Abed Jishi, CTO at Hscale

Abed is CTO at Hscale and brings over 19 years of experience in data centre design and engineering, with a strong track record in delivering and standardising hyperscale infrastructure across EMEA. 

His background covers product design, master planning, technical operations and lifecycle engineering, always with a focus on speed, sustainability and customer needs.

In his work, Abed connects design strategy to commercial outcomes, ensuring infrastructure is built for performance, flexibility and scale. 

As CTO, Abed’s work supports the growing demands of AI and cloud, enabling data centres that are efficient, future-ready and aligned with business objectives.  

Ben Krikler, Founding Head of Energised Futures and Director of Research and Innovation at Centrica

Ben is the Founding Head of Energised Futures and Director of Research and Innovation at Centrica. He launched Energised Futures in 2024 to boost innovation in the energy sector. 

A physicist and technologist turned social entrepreneur, Ben became Centrica’s Director of Research & Innovation in 2022. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London for work on the COMET experiment in Japan and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Bristol. 

He co-founded and is the CEO of RemotelyGreen, a platform encouraging online events over travel. Ben brings academic knowledge and commercial experience to advancing a more sustainable energy future.

What to expect at Data Centre LIVE

The summit expects to welcome more than 1,000 attendees, bringing together professionals from across the global data centre ecosystem.

Data Centre LIVE provides a dynamic space to share insight, exchange ideas and build cross-industry relationships that span roles, regions and expertise.

Key content streams at Data Centre LIVE include:

• The Data Centre Leaders Forum
  
• The AI Data Centre Debate
  
• Infrastructure & Facilities Management Forum
  
• Energy & Sustainability in Data Centres
  
• Power & Energy Management
  
• The Future of Data Centre Technology
  
• Water Management Strategies
  
• Women in Data Centres
  
• The Data Centre Sustainability Summit
  
• The Future of Design & Build
  
• The Data Centre Operations Forum
  
• The Data Centre Cooling Forum

Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit

Interested to learn more? Join us at Exhibition White City in London on May 20-21 for Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit.

Attendees will gain practical insight from industry experts, hear real-world case studies and connect with peers and key decision-makers who are turning heads in the future of data centres.

Click here to secure your ticket.