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Bienvenue! Welcome to Antibes on the French Riviera.
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Planet Scale Infrastructure Transactional Summit
14-16 September 2022. Palais des Congrès Antibes, France.


PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

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15th September 16th September


DAY ONE

08.15
08.50
Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast
08.55
09.00
Opening and Welcome
09.00
09.20
Speakers

Thierry Chamayou, Vice-President of Cloud and Service Providers in EMEA,
Schneider Electric

Session


GUEST SPEAKER


Open
Session 1: Global Investment
09.20
10.00
Speakers

Chair: Mark Chester, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Milan Radia, SVP Edgnex/SVP Data Centres Damac Properties
Rick Shrotri, Managing Partner, Digital Alpha Advisors LLP
Dharman Sury, Head of Data Centre Development Europe, Brookfield Asset
Management

Session


$BILLION DOLLAR GROWTH FUNDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE DATA CENTER MARKET

Over the past two years billions of dollars have been closed in funds designed
to invest in global data centre and digital infrastructure markets. Private
equity, large investment firms, pension and sovereign wealth funds and more
recently Alt institutional investors have spent tens of billions of dollars
through acquisitions of data center platforms and poised to invest more,
substantially shifting ownership in the sector. The surge in remote work and
virtual business models, cloud services, e-commerce, gaming, video streaming and
other digital services has in turn spurred demand for digital transformation
initiatives. Investors recognize that data centers as an asset class has changed
over the past two years alone in terms of its importance and maturity.
Investment structures have also expanded from triple net lease real estate model
of data centres through to investment in operating firms taking development risk
on new fibre construction.

 * What is the scale and size of potential dollar investment in digital
   infrastructure by class over the next twelve months?
 * How have the risk/reward profiles of investments in this sector changed over
   the past two years?
 * What is the perspective of digital transformation in the medium term
 * How much are some of these investments speculative?
 * How are margins performing?
 * What are the risks associated with exit from these markets?

Open
10.00
10.40
Speakers

Chair and introduction: Jonathan Kinsey, Head of EMEA Data Centre Services, JLL

Chris Crosby, CEO, Compass Datacenters
Neil Cresswell, CEO, Virtus Data Centres, an STT Global Data Centres Company
Giuliano Di Vitantonio, CEO, AtlasEdge Data Centers
Rupprecht Rittweger, CEO, Investa Holding GmbH
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder & CMD, CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

Session


DATA CENTER PLATFORMS – FUTURE VALUE AND GROWTH

Digital transformation has previously been the preserve of the CIO but CFOs have
increasingly harnessed the power of data and technology and assumed the role of
sponsors of transformation, efficiency and growth. With that financial focus,
enterprise digitalization has been a part of business roadmaps prior to the
pandemic and their perspectives have always been informed by the need to balance
return on investment in digital transformation with investments in the medium
term business objectives. The pandemic accelerated a shift of application and
data management to cloud, and the demand for a platform of infrastructure and
networks nationally or internationally As the macro environment is likely to be
tougher over the next twelve months, will data centers need to take bets on how
to finance and what outcomes to expect from investment?.

 * As corporate assets become digital, how is the financial risk and threat
   evaluated?
 * How do data center customers balance investment in innovation for long term
   growth with the need to see short-term profitability and dividends?
 * Is the next stage for your organization incremental expansion, acquisition,
   new build or other opportunities? And is this more likely to be national or
   international?
 * How would you raise funds if required? Which financial instruments are
   preferred?
 * Where do you see the principal opportunities for investments over the next
   twelve months?
 * Will data center platforms develop new Edge strategies to retain enterprise
   customers

Open
10.40
11.10
Speakers

Chair: Andrew Jay, Executive Director, Advisory & Transaction Services, CBRE

Sicco Boomsma, Managing Director TMT - EMEA Technology Sector, ING
David Bloom, Partner at Noé Group, Founder of Goldacre
Ulrich Stark, Executive Director, Siemens Bank GmbH, London Branch
Romain Le Melinaidre, Investment Director, Generali Global Infrastructure

Session


M&A, MULTIPLES AND VALUATIONS – HOW HIGH CAN THEY GO?

As an institutional investment class, pricing for core data centres is becoming
extremely competitive and many more investors are entering the space.
Acquisitions and multiples – achieving between 30 to 38x - have accelerated over
the past two years. With funds closing billions of dollars, cash deals have been
at the forefront of M&A activity. Owners of neutral, multi-tenanted data centre
platforms, sometimes across several countries are well placed to leverage uptake
by enterprises in the post pandemic period. And targeting enterprise and
government customers, they may become targets themselves for, or drivers of,
consolidation.

 * Do the current multiples add up? Are we likely to see bigger valuations?
 * What primarily attracts investors to data centres?
 * Many of the acquisitions that have taken place are in the US and Europe.
   Which geographies do you see in the next phase of M&A?
 * Do you foresee multiples and values increasing further?
 * How do you evaluate risk in terms of the asset class itself, and its
   potential vulnerability to cyber attacks?
 * What are the key drivers of value in the sector?

Open
11.10       Morning Networking Break
Session 2: Infrastructure Investment in Emerging Markets
11.30
11.50
Speakers

Chair: Conor Plant, Partner, HTC

Andile Ngcaba, Executive Chairman, Convergence Partners

Session


VISIONARY KEYNOTE: INVESTMENT IN FIBRE, SUBSEA CABLES AND DATA CENTERS – THE
FUTURE OF DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA


Open
11.50
12.25
Speakers

Chair and Introduction: Conor Plant, Partner, HTC

Guy Willner, Executive Chairman & Director, International Data Centre Group
Stephane Duproz, Group Executive Director, SVP, Cassava Technologies
Dr Ayotunde Coker, CEO, Open Access Data Centre
Wouter van Hulten, CEO & Founder, PAIX Data Centres
Ranjith Cherickel, CEO, iColo Data Centers

Session


INVESTING IN DIGITIZING AND POWERING AFRICA

Africa’s growing importance coincides with a global influx of capital to build
digital infrastructure. Yet the continent’s infrastructure remains massively
under-invested with reportedly less than 1 per cent of global data centre
supply, outdated power systems, and scant terrestrial fibre. South Africa,
Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt stand out as more advanced in terms of infrastructure
development but the new subsea cable systems and cable landing stations around
the continent are driving new markets and opportunities. The Africa Data Centre
Report suggests that future demand will come from small and medium-sized
enterprises, and government agencies, who are likely to underpin the market,
with more than 70% of African organisations estimated to shift to the cloud by
2025.

 * What is the scale of investment needed to deploy infrastructure and power
   across the continent?
 * How will digital infrastructure in Africa be powered now and in the future?
 * With 54 countries across the continent, which markets are likely to present
   more intensively the next stage of digital infrastructure development?
 * What are the major financial risks Africa confronts in its digital
   development?
 * Is Africa likely to become a net exporter of Hydrogen?

Open
12.25
12.50
Speakers

Chair: Lina Tayara, CEO, Orient Consulting Services

Fabio Fontana, CEO, ZeroPoint DC, Chief Growth Officer, NEOM Tech & Digital3

Session


NEW DATA CENTER OPPORTUNITIES IN NEOM


Open


Speakers

Dr Ahmad Al-Yamani, CEO, Takamol

Session


KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND GIGA PROJECTS


Open
13.10
13.30
Speakers

Keynote: Narendra Sen, CEO, RackBank

Session


HOW WILL HYPERGROWTH IMPACT THE DATA CENTER MARKET IN INDIA?

Market entry by new players, hyperscalers and planned Edge deployment has
evidenced substantial investment over the past 24 months. Factors such as land,
power, and fibre availability combined with enormous market drivers such as
cloud adoption, e-commerce, data localization, data generation by half a billion
internet users, emergence of tier II and III cities for large scale Edge
deployment, government initiatives, fintech and mobile video will shape the
dynamics of the market over the coming years. Data centres are set to power the
country’s fast-paced digital transformation creating an estimated economic value
of US$1 trillion by 2025. In tandem energy capacity demand will escalate with
forecasts suggesting 4000MW over next five years.

Open
13.15       Lunch
Session 3: Critical Investment Trends and Considerations
14.00
15.00
Speakers

Chair and Introduction: Vincent Barro, Vice-President Secure Power & Datacenter
Business, Schneider Electric

14.20 Overview:
Eric Lamendour, Head of Green Data Center Business Platform, ENGIE

14.40 Panel discussion:
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Jens-Peter Feidner, Managing Director, Equinix Germany

Session


RENEWABLE ENERGY AND DECARBONISATION – WHY ESG IS CRITICAL FOR DATA CENTRE
INVESTMENT

Customers are driving the trend in scrutinizing supply chains to ensure they are
consistent with their own sustainability goals to meet ESG plans. As
contributors to indirect carbon emissions given the large power demands for IT
load capacity has shifted consideration for investors from a peripheral concern
to mainstream. Consumption of energy by data centres have made them prone in
some circumstances to public review and political action. Post-pandemic, during
which operators needed to scale very quickly, there is a focus on cost control.
The circular economy has also moved up in importance to sustainability
strategies. To achieve carbon reductions and zero use in the decades ahead,
renewable energy options for data centres – wind, solar, hydroelectric – are
being actively considered to include geothermal energy, green hydrogen and even
nuclear. It has also led to increased focus on water scarcity and reducing the
impact of data centres on local water supplies. In Europe the sector is
targeting 100% renewable energy by 2030.

 * What is the critical link between investment and green energy?
 * Many investors are still in the process of determining their frameworks
   around ESG analysis - how do they assess risk without precise ESG benchmarks
   in place?
 * Some government initiatives offer building power platforms providing on-site
   power adjacent to large scale campus developments – is this a trend that is
   likely to continue?
 * How do investors rank new power solutions?

Open
15.00
15.30
Speakers

Chair: Loren Long, CEO, LSVentures

Eddie Kilbane, CEO, Kilon Holdings , Co-Investor in L51Campus Liverpool, UK
Thierry Chamayou, Vice-President of Cloud and Service Providers in EMEA,
Schneider Electric
Ali Moinuddin, Chief Corporate Development Officer & Managing Director Europe,
Uptime Institute
Ben Bloomfield, Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, CIN

Session


IS EDGE STILL EATING THE CLOUD?

It is suggested that a maxim for investing is that everything popular in
technology is always replaced by something else. That the cloud should be
supplanted by Edge computing is no exception. Where data systems have been
dependent on the capacity of a centralized cloud-based location, the
decentralised nature of Edge can be scaled out to millions of sites.
During the pandemic, e-commerce and remote lifestyles accelerated the adoption
of cloud-based solutions which reduce operating costs for enterprises, provide
increased speeds, and improve reliability. Yet the Internet of Things comprising
of billions of devices promises to become a massive market over the next ten
years with low latency connectivity and real time processing near to the data
source.
Industry reports suggest that the edge computing market will increase at a CAGR
of 19% to reach US$87.30 bn by 2026.

 * Is Cloud going to become the last point of data storage?
 * Does the conversation now between cloud and Edge hinge on which is decreasing
   faster: the cost and latency of data transmission or the cost of “smarter”
   edge equipment?
 * Will Edge really obviate the need for Cloud?

Open
15.30
16.00
Speakers

Chair and Introduction: Mark Thiele, CEO, Edgevana

Dr Vijak Haddadi, CoFounder & CEO, Syncronic
Simon Brown, CTO, FAR
Miki Elson FRSA, Founder Artsect DAO
Jorge Sebastiao, Co Founder & Executive Director, Global Blockchain Organization

Session


TOWARDS A METAVERSE INFRASTRUCTURE

The metaverse that today’s data infrastructure can handle is a very segregated
one — a network of small digital spaces for small groups. However the metaverse
is tomorrow’s technology, and it is expected that over the next 7-10 Years the
scale and deployment of infrastructure for blockchains will contribute to the
usability of a coming metaverse. In the meantime, enterprises need to understand
how to approach metaverse and what IT infrastructure will be required to reach
it. Some thought leaders believe that metaverse will need a computational
efficiency 1,000 times greater than today’s state of the art can offer. The
interaction foreseen in a virtual world but in real time presents a formidable
challenge.

 * Which platforms today are already gaining traction?
 * How will current perceptions of crypto and bitcoin change as decentralization
   of networks is sustained?
 * How will the three components of digital infrastructure: the digital core,
   ecosystem and edge contribute to the evolution of metaverse?
 * Will the convergence of metaverse and ESG ignite brand new investment
   opportunities across the sector?

Open
16.00       Afternoon Networking Break
Session 4: European Market Investment Trends
16.30
16.40
Speakers

Opening Remarks – Margrit Session, Managing Director, Data Centre Pricing

Session


EUROPEAN DATA CENTRE MARKETS


Open
16.40
17.10
Speakers

Chair: Bernard Lecanu, President, BLIC Consulting

Alexandre Delaval, Managing Director France & Luxembourg, Data4
Michaël Cohen, Directeur Advisory Data Center, CBRE
Geraldine Camara, Déléguée Générale, France Datacenter Association
Thomas Hombert, Managing Director France, Etix Everywhere

Session


FRANCE DATA CENTRE MARKET – DRIVERS AND GROWTH

One of the best-graded countries with a robust network infrastructure in place,
large data consumer pool, high cloud penetration rate from both end-users and
enterprises and strong connectivity, France is among 4 countries in Europe with
the highest number of colocation data centres. With the increased need for low
latency services in tier II and tier III cities, locations outside Paris such as
Marseille, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, and Mougins have attracted investment. Aiming
to achieve a renewable energy mix of around 25% by next year, France is
experiencing a digital boom with AI, blockchain, drones, the Internet of Things
(IoT), robotics, 3D printing and virtual reality (VR) driving the data centre
market.

The France Datacenter Association is mobilising collective intelligence and
sharing best practice to strengthen the resilience of infrastructure, protect
the environment, and accelerate the development of the data centre sector in
France.

 * Do you foresee power supply challenges for data centres over the next 12
   months? Will power reserved for the Olympics impact? How will this be
   mitigated?
 * Outside of Paris which tier II markets will be the most attractive for data
   centre investment?
 * Do you predict increased M&A activity in the French market?
 * France is rated as fourth in the FLAP-D rankings – how will it achieve a
   place in the top 3?
 * What do you believe will be the most challenging to sustained growth of the
   data centre sector in France?
 * How can data centres be leveraged for ecological transition?

Open
17.10
17.40
Speakers

Chair: Nicola Hayes, Assistant Dean, London South Bank University

Anna Klaft, Chairwoman, German Datacenter Association ev

Session


DATA CENTRE MARKET REVIEW: GERMANY

details to follow shortly...

Open
17.40       Close of Day One
17.40       Cocktail Reception Hosted by France Datacenter Association
                   The Terrace, Palais des Congrès


DAY TWO

08.30       Registration Desks Open and Continental Breakfast
Session 5: The role of diversity in Investment decisions
09.30
10.10
Speakers

Chair: Jaymie Scotto, Founder & CEO, Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA)

Sarah Moore-Williams, Dean of Business School, LSBU
Monika Grass, Owner, Grass Consulting
Lina Tayara, CEO, Orient Consulting Services
Elodie Michaels, Business Unit Leader Data Centres, CBRE
Deborah McGargle, CEO, FAR

Session


ROUNDTABLE: WOMEN IN TECH

details to follow shortly...

Open
10.10
10.40
Speakers

Chair: Nicola Hayes, Assistant Dean, London South Bank University

Jonathan Hime, Managing Partner – Founder, Equiida
Catherine Adam, Founder & Director, Alchemy
Andy Davis, Director, DataX Connect
Dr. Dmitriy Antropov, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Integrated Investments,
Senior Member of Management, Partners Group

Session


THE ROI OF A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT BOARD

The topic of diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace has been at the forefront
of business conversations for some time.

Collaboration and commitment in companies have been shown to be demonstrably
higher where inclusivity and diversity are evident as strong policies and
research has also shown are more likely to experience above-average
profitability and ROI than that of their industry peers.

This discussion is focused on the advantages achieved and financial payback for
investors where management boards of acquired companies are positively
structured, implementing strategies to increase diversity in all its forms and
why diversity and inclusivity should be included in due diligence.

Open
10.40       Morning Networking Break
Session 6: The Energy Conundrum
11.15
12.00
Speakers

Chair: Alex Rabbetts, Vice President & Managing Director, European Data Centres
Association

Simon Allen, Executive Director, Infrastructure Masons
Jaymie Scotto, Founder & CEO, Jaymie Scotto Associates (JSA)
Henry Daunert, AQCompute
Matthew Baynes, Vice President, Design & Construction Partners, Cloud & Service
Provider Segment at Schneider Electric
Caroline Cochran, Co-Founder & COO, Okla Inc

Session


THE ROI ROADMAP FOR DATA CENTER CARBON EMISSION MITIGATION AND REACHING NET ZERO

Climate change and sustainability are driving investor conversations about
corporate social responsibility, ESG and reaching Net Zero. Reducing carbon
emissions is one of the most critical goals for the data center industry today.
As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, data center operators need to
find the means to meet new and unprecedented levels of demand, while taking
immediate steps towards curbing carbon emissions.

 * What are the initial steps for data centers towards carbon net-zero
   greenhouse gas emissions?
 * How big is the investment risk?
 * To what extent will sustainability converge with enhanced infrastructure
   automation through more sophisticated monitoring, and AI based control
   systems?
 * Will carbon net-zero data centres by 2030 be achieved?

Open
12.00
12.35
Speakers

Chair: Dr Christopher Stief, CEO, DATA CASTLE

Ed Ansett, Chairman, i3 Solutions Group
Paul Besley, Head, Europe DC Operations, CapitaLand International

Session


SITE SELECTION IN AN ERA OF CHALLENGING ENERGY TRANSITION

As some of the world’s leading data center markets – Singapore, Amsterdam,
Dublin and others – suspend or temporarily pause international data center
development, combined with growing concerns amid the international crisis for
energy supply security not only in Europe but globally, what criteria will be
used to select the best sites for land acquisition and, or, new build? How will
energy policy makers impact data center markets in the foreseeable future?

 * What are the criteria for Site selecting Tier II and III hubs with market
   access, clean energy, connectivity, latency and security
 * Where are the new hubs and what market access will they be able to offer and
   how quickly?
 * In the changing environment, how will Tier II and III hubs now compete and
   fine strong USPs?
 * Where are energy platforms being established, and how price competitive will
   they become?
 * Will proposals for Hydrogen and Nuclear energy solutions be sustained?

Open
12.40       Close of Conference
                   Farewell Barbeque - The Terrace, Palais des Congrès
15th September 16th September


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