DCD Connect 2025 - London | Data Centre Dynamics | 15 September 2025 | Business Design Centre, Business Design Centre Ltd, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH, UK

Bringing together more than 3,000 senior leaders working on Europe’s largest data center projects, The event will drive industry collaboration, help you forge new partnerships and identify innovative solutions to your core challenges.

In addition to our world-class content, our events are celebrated for their peer-to-peer networking opportunities. Throughout the event, you'll engage with fellow delegates through a variety of small-group activities, whether it’s a silver service lunch briefing, a technology exchange session, a closed-door debate, a morning 5k run, an under-30s cocktail hour, or a vibrant icebreaker party in the heart of London!

2024 Past Speakers

Dame Dawn Childs
Chief Executive Officer, Pure Data Centres Group

Michael Winterson
Managing Director, The European Data Centre Association (EUDCA)

Suzanne O'Toole
EMEA Lead, IM Women & General Manager, CO&I, Microsoft

Jac Mathews
Global Operations Sustainability Director, Equinix

Simon Goldthorpe
Senior Director, Global Operations, xScale, Equinix

Peter Michelson
CEO, EcoDataCenter

Stuart Priest
CEO & Founder, Sonic Edge

Dr. Ehsaan Farsimadan
Senior Manager, Colocation Engineering EMEA, AWS

Des O'Byrne
Head of Infrastructure Strategy, Colt Technology Services

Dr. Chris Moore
Technology Specialist, Department of Business and Trade

Susan Mackenzie
Strategic Negotiator, Google

Marie Chabanon
CTO, Data4

Niovi Papanikolaou
Consulting Engineer, Northshore

Gian Walker
Manager Network Infrastructure, Akamai Technologies

Michillay Brown
VP of ESG, STACK Infrastructure

Emma Fryer
Director, Public Policy - Europe, CyrusOne

Matthew Wilkins
Head of Electrical Engineering, Colt Data Centre Services

Jade Nester
Director, Data Public Policy, Europe, TikTok

Andrew Mendes
Senior Strategic Account Director, Centersquare

Rod Evans
EMEA Vice President – Supercomputing, HER & AI, NVIDIA

John Wilson
EMEA & APAC Regional Lead, Google

John Bradshaw
Director of Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy EMEA, Akamai

Artur Brandao
Head of Infrastructure Investment, euNetworks

Carl Fisher
Design Director EMEA, Yondr

Noah Nkonge
Senior Manager, Sustainability, Heat Export, Equinix

Catriona Shearer
Global Data Centre Consulting Lead, JLL

Charlotte Ware
Director of Design, atNorth

Colin Wyatt
Data Centre Engineering Director, Deerns

Dave Hyatt
VP, Design and Construction EMEA, Iron Mountain Data Centers

David Gong
Business Development Lead, Nokia Europe Web/Cloud Market, Nokia

David Waldron
Associate Director – Supply Chain, Kirby Group Engineering

David Watkins
Solutions Director, VIRTUS Data Centres

Nzube Igwume
Associate Director & Sustainability Lead, Deerns

Dr. Jon Summers
Scientific Lead in Data Centres, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Elisabeth Axelsson
ESG Manager, Global Switch

Robert Tozer
Director, Operational Intelligence

Emma Jukes
Global Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

Santiago Hernández Onís
Country Director Spain, Iron Mountain Data Centers

Erik Rylander
Head of Carbon Dioxide Removal, Stockholm Exergi

Tor Björn Minde
Director, Head of ICE Datacenter Unit, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Henry Daunert
CEO, AQ Compute

Sarah Davey
Senior Design Manager, Equinix

Herbert Radlinger
Managing Director, NDC-GARBE Data Centers Europe

Ian Francis
EMEA Mechanical SME, Digital Realty

Rudolf Gordon-Seymour
Director, EMEA, Infrastructure Masons

Isabelle Kemlin
Vice-Chair, Swedish Datacenter Industry (SDIA)

Jeff Hanson
Senior Director, Energy Supply Chain, Digital Realty

Jerry Lassoie
VP, Data Center Engineering EMEA, Mastercard

Steven Campbell-Ferguson
Global Lead for Design, NTT Global Data Centers

Luisa Cardani
Head of the Data Centres Programme, techUK

Spencer Lamb
Chief Commercial Officer, Kao Data

Mark O'Neill
Senior Procurement Manager, Microsoft

Shen Jackson
Director of Engineering, Google

Martin Kohoutek
General Secretary, German Datacenter Association

Tony Cheales
Director, Design Program Office, Vantage Data Centers

Melanie Kiely
Head, Global Site Selection, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle