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The Data Centre and Critical Infrastructure Expo
March 3rd 2022
Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown




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The Data Centre and Critical Infrastructure Expo
3rd- March 2022 | Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown
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The Data Centre and Critical Infrastructure Expo will be held on the 3rd of
March at Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown.

Investment in the construction of data centres in Ireland will reach more than
€9 billion by 2021with annual investment expected to exceed €1 billion over the
next four years.

Host in Ireland stated the €1.1 billion invested in 2018 would bring total
cumulative investment to €5.7 billion by the end of the year.

Long-term sustainability of the industry depends on a number of factors
including the availability of energy options.

There are 46 data centres in Ireland, with the largest cluster southwest of
Dublin, where Amazon and Microsoft among others have set up their facilities.
Data centres accounted for an estimated 5.5 per cent of the State’s power
requirements at 1.56 TWh in 2017, assuming a power utilisation factor of 42.5
per cent across the industry. Their full capacity in the first quarter of 2018
was 480 MW, with that figure set to grow to over 1200 MW by 2024.

The country’s infrastructure, climate, skill base and business environment has
made it one of the principal data centre hubs for many of the world’s technology
giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Dell EMC, Yahoo, IBM, HP, Facebook,
Equinix and Digital Realty. Today, it continues to attract international data
centre operators and colocation leaders.

This event will bring together all of the key stakeholders responsible for
delivering growth in the provision of sustainable, secure and efficient data
centres in Ireland.

Data Center Infrastructure management (DCIM) is the convergence of IT and
building facilities functions within an organization. The goal of a DCIM
initiative is to provide administrators with a holistic view of a data center’s
performance so that energy, equipment and floor space are used as efficiently as
possible. The relationship between colocation, cloud and enterprise, sometimes
competitive, sometimes collaborative within the data infrastructure portfolio,
is complex and based on the deployment of technology. The increasing pace of
technological change creates a need for environments where upgrade can be
executed quickly.

In order to operate to a viable business model, the hyperscale facility has
changed the design, construction and fit-out practices that existed during the
‘legacy’ era.

Ireland is one of the most attractive business locations in the world according
to the Business Environment Ranking of the Economist Intelligence Unit and
Forbes. Several top global software and technology firms are strategically based
in Ireland.

As with any design and construction project, the process of designing and
building a data centre needs to conform to local legislative requirements in
terms of land use and planning permits, utility access and provisioning,
environmental considerations, building codes as well as health, safety and
labour requirements.

Why Themes:

– Consulting (including site selection)
– Design & Build
– Mechanical & Electrical Services and Equipment
– Construction
– Architects/Building Engineers
– Integration/Fit-Out
– Data Centre Change Programmes
– Service & Maintenance/Property Management Security
– Energy Solutions
– Data Centre Digital Construction & Facility Management Information
– Data Centre Operation

SPEAKERS CONFIRMED

GARRY CONNOLLY

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT - HOST IN IRELAND

"CLIMATE NEUTRAL DATACENTRES FACT OR FICTION"

Speaker Bio



Garry Connolly is the President and Founder of Host in Ireland, a strategic
global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting
digital assets in Ireland and Irish companies delivering international data
centre projects. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much
sought-after keynote speaker, panellist and moderator at global industry events.


BRIAN CONROY

GROUP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - MOY MATERIALS

"DATA CENTRE ROOFS - THE CRITICAL PATH"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Brian Conroy is a Group Technical Manager with MOY Roof waterproofing system
specialists, one of the Europe’s leading suppliers of high performance flat roof
waterproofing systems for the roofing industry. He has been involved in the
manufacture and supply of industrial building envelope systems for 27 years.
While Brian’s formative training is in Civil and Structural Engineering, he also
holds honours degrees in both business and marketing. Brian holds a wealth of
experience in building design and the practicalities of on-site delivery.
Central to his role is in maintaining the highest technical quality standards
and enhancing the Moy system packages to meet the continually changing
regulatory and technical framework.
A key aspect is his expert knowledge of the construction regulations across
territories and ensuring smooth project delivery within those regulations
incorporating MOY FM Global system delivery.
Engineering.
National Certificate in Engineering (Civil).
National Diploma in Engineering (Civil).
Business.
Bachelor of Business Hons.
Graduate ship of the Marketing Institute.

Post Graduate & Continuing Professional Development.
Post Graduate Professional Cert Level 9 in Near Zero Energy in Buildings (NZEB)
– Technical University Dublin.
Post Graduate Professional Cert Level 9 in Hygrothermal Risk Analysis (WUFI) –
Technical University Dublin.
WUFI Pro Training by Fraunhofer Institute. Hygrothermal Risk Analysis.
Construction Product Regulations Training – CMG Training
Engineering Regulations – CMG Training
Building Control Amendment Regulations Training – CMG Training.





Technical guidance for developers and designers of data centres. An
understanding of the environmental and legislative forces and the social
elements to be considered in mission critical roof design. Interpreting your
standards to meet with key building design criteria, with a focus on
buildability, commercial viability, operational success and life cycle
management of your data centre roof. Powered by the most innovative developments
in roof monitoring technology and the environmental counterbalance of lost
habitat replacement, Moy offer a unique service based approach to delivery of
Mission Critical roofs across the EMEA and beyond.


CATHAL QUINN

GROUP COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR - MOY MATERIALS

"PANEL DISCUSSION: LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Cathal Quinn was appointed Group Commercial Director with MOY Roof waterproofing
system specialists in April of 2019 and is tasked with leading the Group through
the commercial landscape to maximise our company’s performance.
Having joined the company in 2005 Quinn has established himself as a key contact
within the commercial property and Data Centre environment and is highly
experienced at identifying client needs and helping solve issues throughout a
project programme.
Embarking on a Master’s in business management, Cathal is confident that the
incredible speed and progressive advances in the areas of waterproofing,
environment, building cooling, operations, product systems are transforming the
building envelope as never before.
The design of the building is complex and requires specialist knowledge
throughout the process, MOY are at the forefront of commercial and domestic
builds delivering numerous projects with expertise not easily matched from site
surveys and specification stages to post completion and warranty.
Cathal is centric in the company, keeping MOY at the forefront of the Built
environment and roofing sector. Constantly assesing system trends and liaising
with clients to ensure the project is delivered within agreed specifications,
budget and timings.





Panel Discussion: Lifecycle Analysis


DAVID MCAULEY

FOUNDER & CEO, - BITPOWER

"PANEL DISCUSSION: DATACENTRES IRELAND 2030"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



David founded Bitpower to address the increasing demand for power system
insights for the data hosting industry. He helps data centre developers to
liaise with the regulatory and utility system in Ireland. He worked with the
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) from 2006 to 2015, in roles
covering efficiency, energy policy, and energy technology research. He has a
wealth of project and industrial experience gained over 20 years with Ireland’s
multinational companies both from a client and a regulatory perspective. In
2017, David evaluated the scale, growth and sustainability of Ireland’s Data
Hosting Industry with the support of Host in Ireland and SEAI. He now produces a
quarterly update report highlighting trends and sustainability topics relevant
to the data industry. He works across a wide stakeholder group of state
agencies, utilities, academics, industry groups and policy-makers to advance the
sustainability agenda in this sector. In 2019, David was appointed as Head of
Policy for Host in Ireland, an initiative aimed at promoting Ireland as a centre
of excellence for digital hosting.





Panel Discussion: Datacentres Ireland 2030


JOSEPH MCCAFFREY

DIRECTOR & QUANTITY SURVEYOR - DUKE MCCAFFREY CONSULTING LTD.

"GIVING AGING DATA CENTRES THEIR DAY IN THE SUN"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Joe is a Chartered M&E Quantity Surveyor with specific experience in data centre
design and construction.
Co-founder of Duke McCaffrey, Joe has led on some of Ireland’s most significant
retrofitting data centre projects for large funds and data centre developers
including Keppel and Digital Realty.
Over the past three years, Duke McCaffrey’s data centre projects have grown in
complexity, particularly for aging facilities. Joe’s clients express that he has
invaluable experience when advising on the best approach for retrofitting
existing data centres.





With a life span of just 10-15 years, many of the UK’s existing data centres
will require retrofitting. It is well known that aging data centres consume more
energy and are less efficient. With over 70 data centres in London alone, we
talk about the challenges data centre operators and investors will face and how
retrofitting existing data centres is a much greener and much more
cost-effective approach for investors, developers and customers.


MICHELLE WALLACE

HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY - HOST IN IRELAND.

"PANEL DISCUSSION: GLOBAL EXPANSION, HOME GROWN"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Michelle Wallace is Head of Operations and Community at Host in Ireland.
Michelle has been in the data centre industry for 10 years, having joined
Digital Realty in 2008 as they expanded their US operations into Europe. After
seeing phenomenal growth in the company and industry, Michelle joined Colt Data
Centre Services and moved the data centre industry into mainstream media through
an award winning communications campaign. Michelle started her own business in
2015 and now works with organisations on growing their business through culture
and communications





Panel Discussion: Global Expansion, Home Grown


PETER CONNOLLY

GROUP COMMERCIAL PARTNER & MANAGING DIRECTOR - CORNWALL INSIGHT

"PANEL DISCUSSION: DATACENTRES IRELAND 2030"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Peter is Cornwall Insight's Managing Director for Ireland and Scotland. Prior to
joining, he held senior management positions in the Enel Group and the Danish
Headquartered, VKR-Holding, whose specialise in advanced façade systems and
solar thermal energy. During these roles, Peter has worked in global markets
spanning Europe, APAC and Norther America. A mechanical engineer by training,
Peter also holds a Master’s degree in Energy and Management from Dublin’s,
Technological University. Peter’s areas of specialism include demand side, value
stacking, energy arbitrage, project financing, advanced control systems and
sustainable building design.





Panel Discussion: Datacentres Ireland 2030


KIERAN BEGGAN

CEO - FEXILLON

"MANAGING YOUR DATA CENTRE INFORMATION FOR THE ASSET LIFECYCLE"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Kieran has focused his career on Digital Transformation of the Asset Lifecycle
though promoting technology and automation of processes throughout the design,
construction and Operational Lifecycle. He has successfully developed and
on-boarded software and support services in fast-paced mission critical sectors,
working as a specialist provider for some of the major cloud companies Kieran
has gained significant experience across the Data Center industry in Europe over
this past last 10 years.





"Successful co-ordination and approval of accurate As-built information during
Data Centre construction and leading up to project completion provides the
Owners Operations team with numerous benefits during handovers and initial
occupancy and for the Operational Lifecycle, IFS could-based application and
digital co-ordination services allow clients and their representative access to
review and approve all information in real-time as the build is progressing to
completion. As construction commences IFS supports the on-boarding of
contractors in its cloud-based IFS Digital Project Manual - PRO application Our
Digital co-ordination activities follows and and verifies the information
requirement with the supply chain, submittals programme and review / approvals
workflows. Post handover co-ordination continues to track changes ensuring your
Ops teams always have access to the latest information representative of on-site
conditions. Learn the features and benefits of this Digital Transformation
strategy and see how it addresses your Building Information requirements so you
can specify it as as a requirement for your planned projects. "


MARK ANTHONY HANBURY

GLOBAL IPD MANAGER - MICROSOFT

"CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL AUTONOMOUS WORKING"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Mark Hanbury is the Microsoft Global IPD Manager and belongs to Cloud Operations
+ Innovation organization (CO+I). Mark is responsible for the standardisation of
datacentre construction execution for all Microsoft datacentres in EMEA, APAC,
North and Latin America, plus strategic global initiatives. Prior to joining
Microsoft in 2016, Mark worked as Group HSEQ Director from Dragados UK &
Scotland. In this role he focused on major building and infrastructure programs
in key markets including Tunnelling, Highways and Bridge construction. Mark has
over 20 years’ experience giving him a diverse leadership background. Education
– Mark earned his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and holds a Master’s
degree in Environmental Health and Safety. Mark is currently completing a PhD in
Psychology, specialising in the study of conditions required for successful
autonomous work in complex systems.





How Client GC partnership, and the use of the collaborative planning approach,
has contributed to the successful and safe delivery of Microsoft Data Centre
construction projects across the globe.


LUKE MIDDLETON

HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION - DATADYNE CONSULTING

"WHY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE? WHY YOU? WHY NOW?"

Speaker Bio Synopsis



Luke is a founder and Head of Technology & Innovation at DataDyne Consulting. He
is an expert in the digitalisation of businesses and helping them grow/succeed
through technological means.





Bringing the construction industry to the 21st century through digitalisation.


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