Your Guide to Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit

What does the future of AI-ready infrastructure, sustainable power and hyperscale growth look like for the data centre industry?

Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit sets out to answer exactly that question as leaders from across digital infrastructure will gather at Exhibition White City in London on 20-21 May.

Across two days, attendees will hear from experts shaping the future of cloud, AI, cybersecurity and energy strategy through keynote sessions, fireside chats, workshops and panel discussions.

The event focuses on the technologies, partnerships and strategies shaping the future of data centres as demand for AI and high-density workloads continues to grow.

Attendees will hear from data centre experts across sessions covering hyperscale growth, sovereign data centres, AI-ready infrastructure and the energy transition.

Meet the speakers

The line-up of speakers features leaders from some of the biggest organisations in the world of data centres.

Across both days, attendees will hear from organisations including Rolls-Royce Power Systems, CBRE, Siemens, Red Hat, OVHcloud, DXC Technology, Iron Mountain, Seagate Technology and Equinix.

Some of our confirmed speakers include:

• Giampiero Frisio, President at ABB Electrification
• Dame Dawn Childs, Non-Executive Director at Pure Data Centres
• Alex Bennett, Global Strategy Realisation & Transformation Director at NTT Global Data Centers
• Justin Lawson, Regional Managing Director, EMEA at CBRE
• Petrina Steele, Global Lead - Emerging Technologies at Equinix
• Amy Daniell, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development at STACK Infrastructure
• Louise Alter, Sustainability Director at nLighten
• Oliver Schiebel, CEO of hscale
• Falk Weinreich, CEO of Portus Data Centers
• Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting at JLL Data Centre Solutions.

These leaders will share first-hand insight into scaling AI-ready infrastructure, improving sustainability strategies and navigating the fast-changing demands shaping the data centre sector.

Day one highlights

The first day of the event will begin at 10:20am BST, opening with a keynote from Vittorio Pierangeli, Senior Vice President, Global Power Generation at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, presenting “Powering the AI Era” in The Enterprise Theatre.

The morning will also include the panel called “Global Data Centre Strategies”, at 10:45-11:30, featuring speakers from ABB, CBRE and NTT Global Data Centers.

Later sessions explore AI and quantum convergence, industrial AI strategies and sovereign infrastructure.

Steve Bowes-Phipps, Vice President, EMEA Data Centres & Cloud at State Street, will deliver “AI Carumba! The Impact of Gen AI on Data Centres” at 2:00pm before industry leaders gather for “The AI Data Centre Debate” at 3:30-4:15pm.

The Learning Lab will host workshops and innovation sessions throughout the day, covering intelligent networks, wireless threats, AI factories and power resilience.

Networking drinks begin from 4:30pm following the close of day one.

Day Two Highlights

Day two will begin at 10:00am BST with Richard Wilkinson from DXC Technology discussing “Data Centre Catch-22” in The Enterprise Theatre.

Ben Craske, the Senior Editor of Data Centre Magazine, will then host a fireside session, at 10:20am, on wireless cybersecurity for AI data centres featuring Ivan O'Sullivan from Bastille.

The “Women in Data Centres” panel, at 10:45-11:30am, unites leaders from GEICO, Kyndryl, Yondr Group, Kao Data and JLL to discuss leadership and representation across the sector.

Afternoon sessions focus on neo cloud infrastructure, sustainability and hyperscale growth.

Ben Richardson from CoreWeave will discuss the changing relationship between infrastructure and cloud providers, while Oliver Schiebel from hscale will present “AI Ready Data Centres”, both at 2:00pm. 

The summit closes with the “Hyperscale Strategies” panel featuring leaders from DXC Technology, STACK Infrastructure and Iron Mountain.

The full agenda for this year's event

Read the full agenda here.

Why leaders should attend

Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit offers attendees direct access to senior decision-makers, infrastructure specialists and technology innovators from across the global data centre ecosystem.

The two-day agenda combines keynote sessions, panels, fireside discussions and innovation showcases designed to help organisations navigate changing infrastructure demands.

As AI adoption accelerates and sustainability targets become more pressing, the event provides practical insight into how businesses are scaling operations, improving resilience and planning future capacity.

The summit creates opportunities for networking with peers, partners and industry leaders through dedicated networking breaks, VIP breakout sessions and evening drinks at the end of day one.

Attendees will gain insight into topics like operational strategy and power management, while hearing directly from the companies shaping digital infrastructure worldwide.

It’s not too late to sign up for tickets.

Join us at Exhibition White City in London on 20-21 May 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 shaping the future of data centres.

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