DCN Milan 2025 >> Agenda

Agenda

08:00 - 09:00

Registration & Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00

HALL 1

Welcome Address

Davide Ortisi
CEO at Data Center Nation
Sherif Rizkalla
President at IDA – Italian Datacenter Association

9:00 - 9:35

HALL 1

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The National Strategy to Develop Data Centers in Italy

Lorenzo Galanti
CEO and Managing Director at Italian Trade Agency – ITA
Amedeo Teti
Coordinator of “Sportello Unico” for Foreign Investment Attraction in Italy for the Italian Government
Mauro Caprabianca
Head of Efficient Regional Planning at Terna
Marco Narduzzi
Head of Strategy at Fastweb
Antonio D’Ortenzio
Senior Manager Solutions Architecture at AWS

HALL 2

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Evolution and New Trends in the Data Center Investment Landscape

Federico Soffietti
Managing Director Investments at Hines
Laura Beltrametti
Senior Business Development Manager at AWS
Francisco Javier Miera Dirube
Mayor of Comune di Noviglio
Martina Donnaloja
Senior Analyst at CBRE

HALL 3

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Beyond Hyperscale and Edge: Premium Data Center and the Future of High Quality Infrastructure

Alessandra Marcolli
Vice Director e Engineering Manager at CSC Costruzioni
Paolo Capelli
Director Commercial Coordination Domestic Market and Subsidiaries at Webuild Group
Emmanuel Becker
CEO at Mediterra Datacenters
Luca Beltramino
Vice President at IDA- Italian Datacenter Association
Danilo Andreotti
Unit Director Data Centres at Deerns

09:50 - 10:25

HALL 1

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The Rise of the Tier 2 Data Centre Markets in Europe

Umberto Sordino
Managing Director, Global Data Center BU Coordinator at EAE Italia
Henry Daunert
CEO at OnValue Technology
Warren Barrie
Senior Vice President at KEVLINX
Donata Guerrini
Managing Director at VIRTUS Data Centres
Scott Roots
Sales Director EMEA at DC Byte

HALL 2

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Invisible Energy, Real Impact: The Game-Changing Potential of Heat Recovery in Data Centers

Nicola Rossi
Italy Commercial Director & Marketing at HiRef
Fabio Poletto
General Manager at HiRef
Carlo Piemonte
Expert in Heat Recovery | Professor at Politecnico & University of Brescia | President of the Italian Geothermal Union | Founder & Owner of SAI Engineering

HALL 3

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Meeting The Growing Energy Needs of Data Centers with Net Zero

Razvan Panati
VP of Product Strategy at Bloom Energy
Diego Hernandez Diaz
Partner at McKinsey
Alberto Ravagni
Chief Executive Officer at Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers
Gary Watson
Country Manager at Keppel Data Centres Ireland
Alessandro Viviani
Associate Partner at The European House – Ambrosetti

HALL 4

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The Impact of AI Trends: Electrification Trends Towards Sustainable and Scalable Data Centers

Alberto Pagano
Global Data Center Segment Manager at ABB

HALL 5

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Edge Data Centers: A New Paradigm for Sustainability and Urban Integration

Colin Wyatt
Data Centre Sector Director at Deerns
Emmanuel Becker
CEO at Mediterra
Mauro Burgio
Architecture Director at Bryden Wood 
Andrea Tota
Country Manager at Hill International 
Faustino Musicco
Head of the DC Team at Colliers 
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation

HALL 6

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Next-Gen Hyperscale Data Centers – The Impact of Higher Densities on Cooling Generation

Antonio Maria Ragni
Data Center Vertical Market Manager at Carrier CHVAC Europe
Michel Grabon
Vertical Markets Technical Director at Carrier CHVAC Europe
Mauro Mazzoni
In-Country Leader, Italy at Black & White Engineering
Giannis Skandalis
Principal Mechanical Engineer EMEA at Vantage Data Centers

10:40 - 11:15

HALL 1

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The European Energy and Regulatory Framework in Relation to Data Center and AI Development Plans: Risks and Opportunities

Sacha Busetti
COO Mission Critical Infrastructures at DBA SpA
On. Giulia Pastorella

Member of Italian Parliament
Emilio Rossi
Senior Economic Consultant at Oxford Economics
Luca Venturelli
CEO & Founder at Grezya

HALL 2

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Powering the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Opportunities, Challenges and Threats for the Data Center Industry

Antonio Coccia
VP – Datacenter Solutions at Riello UPS
Emmanuel Becker
CEO at Mediterra Datacenters
Gregory Jasmin
Head of International Client Development at Khazna 
Mauro Leuce
Senior Director Global Design and Engineering Standards at Digital Realty

HALL 3

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Evolution and Future Prospects of Data Centers: the Leading Role of ASHRAE

Carlo Sormani
Data Center Project Director at Bouygues E&S Italia
Francesco Rucco 
Engineering Director at Bouygues E&S Italia
Federica Ubertiello
Commissioning Manager Team Leader & Coordinator – Data Center at Bouygues E&S Italia
Tommaso Dallavalle
President at ASHRAE Italy Section & Partner RISE Srl, Energy Engineer
Lorenzo Ariatta
CEO at MAESTRALE Srl

HALL 4

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Energy Efficiency in Data Centers: Integrated Solutions for a Sustainable and Digital Future

Luca Sartirana
Head of Electrical Products Sales at Siemens
Fabio Ciccone

Head of Totally Integrated Power at Siemens
Ing. Domenico Trisciuoglio
System Integrator at Studio Trisciuoglio

HALL 5

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The Future’s Digital Heart: TIM Enterprise Data Centers Shaping the Future of Technology and Local Communities

Luigi Bellani
Responsabile Data Center at TIM Enterprise
Claudio Ricci
Responsabile Offerta IT & Cloud at TIM Enterprise
Dario Tunesi
Mayor of Comune di Santo Stefano Ticino
Ivana Borrelli
Head of Marketing & Sales Planning and Support Commercial at Polo Strategico Nazionale
Alessandro Breccia
Principal Solutions Engineer, South Europe SP CTO at Cisco

HALL 6

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Direct Liquid Cooling – Resilient Design and Modular Delivery

Manfred Engelhard
Senior Director Technology Management Global BU Data Center at Exyte
Sam Harris
Senior Manager Offsite Manufacturing Global BU Data Center at Exyte

11:15 - 11:40

Coffee Break

11:40 - 12:15

HALL 1

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The Cooling Architecture in the era of AI Disruption - from Chip to Chiller

Roberto Esquinazi
Head of Cloud and Service Provider Segment at Schneider Electric
Maurizio Frizziero
Director Cooling Innovation and Strategy at Schneider Electric
Patrick Haddad
Sales Manager, IT & Electronics Cooling at Motivair by Schneider Electric

HALL 2

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Smart Planning: Sustainable Data Centers as Catalysts for Positive Urban Development

Laura Colosi
Senior Project Manager at Lombardini22
Stuart Gray
Vice President, Construction at CyrusOne
Giovanni Cassinelli
CEO at 2C Sviluppo Immobiliare
Paolo Micheli 
Mayor of Comune di Segrate
Paolo Bovio
Managing Editor at Will Media

HALL 3

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Nuclear and Data Centers: Should We Start Thinking About It?

Antonio Molinari
General Manager at OCIS
Alessandro Dodaro
Head of Nuclear Department at ENEA
Emanuele Fontani
Chief Business Development Officer at newcleo
Alberto Ariatta
Co-Founder & Partner at Ariatta Ingegneria dei Sistemi SpA

HALL 4

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Liquid Cooling: Practical Lessons from Our Direct Experience

Alessandro Polce
Sales & Marketing Director at STULZ

HALL 5

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Developing Industry Leaders and Maintaining a Talent Pipeline: Why Education is Key

Alison Gutman
SVP, Business Management at STACK Infrastructure
Carlotta Matteja
President Education at IDA – Italian Datacenter Association
Sarah Skelton
Director at Apprentify
Valentina De Angelis
Senior Design Manager at Black & White Engineering

HALL 6

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AI & IBN for DC Networking & Networking for AI DC

New opportunities for the Enterprises and for Neocloud, Traditional SPs & Other AI Cloud Providers

Remo Maccaglia
Sales Engineering Manager at Juniper Networks
Davide Bianchini

Data Center & AI DC Sales – South EU at Juniper Networks
Daniele Cesarini
Project Manager & HPC Technology Specialist at Cineca
Carlo Cavazzoni
Head of Digital Infrastructure at Leonardo

12:25 - 13:00

HALL 1

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The Challenges Of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Reality

Stefano Mozzato
VP Marketing EMEA at Vertiv
Sherif Rizkalla
President at IDA – Italian Datacenter Association
Admir Nocaj
CEO at Bouygues E&S Italia
Federica Quartieri
Mission Critical Technical Director at Lombardini22
Carlo Nardone
Solutions Architecture & Engineering EMEA at NVIDIA

HALL 2

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From Consumption to Sustainability: The Energy of Future Data Centers

Andrea Marchiori
CEO at Techbau
Senatore Claudio Barbaro
Sottosegretario di Stato – Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica
Mario Cucinella
Architect & Founder at MCA
Andrea Giambruno
Journalist

HALL 3

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Industry 5.0: How the Right Energy Technology Can Enable More Efficient, Sustainable, and Customer-Centric Data Centers

Marco Negri
Specification Engineer at Socomec
Enrico Boccardo
Founder and President at BBBell SpA

HALL 4

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Navigating Data Sovereignty, AI-Driven Infrastructure, and Resilient Connectivity

Hans Obermillacher
Business Development Manager Sr – Enterprise DC at Panduit
Tiziano Durante
Cloud Region Lead at Microsoft
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation

HALL 5

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From Compliance to Competitive Edge: How European Sustainability Frameworks Fuel Digital Innovation

Giancarlo Giacomello
Head of Data Center & Colocation Services at Aruba SpA
Matthew Pullen
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe at CyrusOne
Ben Maynard
Director of Communications at CISPE
Luca Dozio
Director at Data Center Observatory of Politecnico di Milano
Nicoletta Boldrini
Futures & Foresight Director at Tech4Future

HALL 6

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AI: Deep Impact

Ricardo Abad
CEO at Quark

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:35

HALL 1

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It All Begins with Mediterra: Welcome to the New Wave of Service Oriented Data Center Strategy

Emmanuel Becker
CEO at Mediterra Datacenters
On. Giulia Pastorella
Member of Italian Parliament
Amedeo Teti
Coordinator of “Sportello Unico” for Foreign Investment Attraction in Italy for the Italian Government
Aldo Stradiotti
Managing Director – Resources ICEG Cloud First at Accenture
Alberto Giuffrè
Journalist at SkyTg24

HALL 2

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Data Centers and Urban Regeneration: Digital Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities

Luca Rollino
CEO at Xori Group
Marco Osnato
Presidente della VI Commissione Finanze – Camera dei Deputati
Davide Sorrentino
Technical Director at MCM Ingegneria
Massimiliano Mandarini
Secretary of GBC Italia Chapter Lombardy
Giovanni Ponti
Director ICT Division at ENEA

HALL 3

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Architecting the Future: Cloud, HPC, AI, and the Data Center Revolution

Alberto Bastianon
Director Presales Solution Architects at Dell Technologies
Andrea Manganaro
Head of ISG Technical Sales at Dell Technologies
Davide Corrado
Sr. HPC System Engineer at Do IT Systems
Alessandro Bruschini
Infrastructure Manager at Aruba SpA

HALL 4

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Embodied C02 on Piping Systems: Case Study of a Datacentre Built with Stainless Steel Grooved Modular Piping

Matteo Vecchiato
Sales Engineer at Victaulic
Marco Matarazzo
Director Facility Operations at Equinix
Mattia Mariani
Unit Director Building Performance Group at Deerns
Stefano Pialli 
Sales Manager at Ilta inox

HALL 5

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EED Nearly One Year In - A Genuine Performance Driver for Data Centers?

Christian Goldsmith
Data Center Global Solutions Lead, Senior Program Director at Arcadis
Joanna Plaisant
Strategic Partnership & Sustainability Director at Arcadis
Davide Giovenzana
Construction Director, EMEA South xScale at Equinix
Carlo Fraboni
Construction Project Manager Italy at Digital Realty

HALL 6

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Enabling the Future: AI, Sustainability, and Energy-Efficient Data Centers

Francesco Genchi
Managing Director Italy at Johnson Controls
Cihan Hergüner
Director EMEALA Colocation Segment at Johnson Controls
Luca Stefanutti
Technical Director at Tekser
Colin Wyatt
Data Centre Sector Director at Deerns

14:45 - 15:20

HALL 1

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High Voltage Connections: Analyzing the Present and Envisioning the Future

Stefano Schiavoni
CEO and Market Solutions Director at Terna Energy Solutions 
Massimo La Gioia
CEO at Altenia
Marina Natalucci
Research Director at Data Center Observatory of Politecnico di Milano
Alfonso Romano
Senior Director EMEA Site Selection and Acquisitions at Vantage Data Centers

HALL 2

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From Data Center to City: How Waste Heat Powers District Heating

Stefano Bevilacqua
Head of Sales at GETEC Italia
Massimo Gardella
Proposal Manager at GETEC Italia
Francesco Edemetti
Data Center Infrastructure & Energy Services at TIM Enterprise
Luigi Bellani
Head of Data Center at TIM Enterprise

HALL 3

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Moving Forward towards Edge Data Centers

Andrea Lazzaroli
Head of Marketing Business at Open Fiber
Maurizio Goretti
CEO at Namex
Marco Paccagnan
Head of HPC&Colocation Data Center at DBA
Filippo Loretoni
Managing Director at FastNet

HALL 4

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Pioneering Future-Proof Solutions for Data Centers Efficiency and Realiability

Luca Marini
Marcom & ESG Director at Enex Technologies
Mirko Simoni
Sales Manager Italy – HVAC at Enex Technologies
Giuseppe Pilone
Product Management Manager – HVAC at Enex Technologies
Ing. Gianpietro Locatelli
General Director at ETS S.p.A.
Giambattista Micheli
Technological Systems Designer & Civil and Industrial EGE at ETS S.p.A.

HALL 5

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A Sneak Peek at Leonardo: One of the Most Powerful Supercomputers in the World

Luciano Pitirollo
Sales Manager at Cefla
Massimo Alessio Mauri
Head of Technical Resources & Services – Facility Manager at Cineca
Samuele Pasini
Project Manager at Cefla
Daniele Spada
Project Manager at Cefla
Antonino Carollo
Project Manager-Mission Critical Infrastructure Division at DBA SpA

HALL 6

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The Digital-Engineering Approach of Mitsubishi Electric to Data Center Efficiency.
Training of AI Models and their Impact on Data Center assets

Gian Luca Favaron
Sales National -Key Account Section Manager IT Cooling at Mitsubishi Electric – LES Air Conditioning Division
Marco Filippis
Factory Automation & Mechatronics CNC Marketing Manager at Mitsubishi Electric – Factory Automation Division

15:30 - 16:05

HALL 1

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How Data Centre Infrastructure Can Facilitate the Transition to Renewable Energy

Adrien Coudurier
Head of Global Account Management at Enel X Global Retail
Valeria Santini
Global Expert for Digital Integrated Solutions at Enel X Global Retail

HALL 2

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The Role of Direct Liquid Cooling in the Evolution of Data Center Design and Operation

Gabriele Federici
Head of Business Unit Information Technology Italy & South Europe at Rittal
Luca Beltramino
Chief Datacenter Officer at Rai Way
Giancarlo Giacomello
Head of Data Center & Colocation Services at Aruba SpA
Pietro Matteo Foglio
Founder & CEO at In-Site
Alberto Szakvary
Senior Sales Engineer at Equinix

HALL 3

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Balancing Energy Demand and Sustainability: Centralized Data Centers and the Rise of Efficient Edge Infrastructures in the Era of AI and Supercomputing

Ilaria Brancaleoni
Energy Management Engineer at MAIRE
Ehsaan Farsimadan
Senior Manager, Colocation Engineering | EMEA at AWS
Giorgio Girelli
CEO at Core Stack – Lazzari Holding
Mihai Manole
Managing Partner at Tema Energy

HALL 4

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How Can AI+HPC Data Centers Overcome the Challenges of Water Use and Enhance Energy Efficiency?

Liam Mc Dermott 
Sales Development Manager at Grundfos
Tommaso Dallavalle 
President at ASHRAE Italy Section & Partner RISE srl, Energy Engineer
Kristo Bico
Critical Environmental Manager at DATA4 Group
Barbara Carfagna
Author, Anchor, Journalist and AI Expert at Rai

HALL 5

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Sustainability as a Key Criterion for Data Center Development

Alessio Parolari
CEO at Vitali
Michele Recchia
Managing Director at Accenture
Emmanuel Becker
CEO at Mediterra Datacenters
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation

HALL 6

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Densification of IT Loads – Cooling Challenges for Today and Tomorrow

Fabian Lant
Sales Manager at Geoclima International
Mauro Luppi
Technical Key Account Manager at Geoclima International
Guido Davoglio
 Partner and Technical Director at Tekser
Francesco Rucco
Director of Engineering at Bouygues E&S Italia
Francesco Mangano
Head of Engineering at DATA4 Group

16:15 - 16:50

HALL 1

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Waiting for SMR: Secure the Data Center Power Supply with Gas-fired Back-Up Power Plants

Annegret Wiest
Sales Director at Rolls-Royce Solutions Italia
Lorenzo Gatti
Sales Manager Diesel and Gas Systems at Rolls-Royce Solutions Italia

HALL 2

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Batteries at the Core of Customer / Supplier Co-Design: Swiss National Supercomputing Center Case Study

Alessandro Cane
Service Operations Manager at Fiamm Energy Technology
Luca Bacchetta
Facility Manager at CSCS – Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

HALL 3

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Digitalisation in Data Center Operations - How to Improve Operational Efficiency with Modern Digital Tools

Carsten Ludwig
Market Manager Data Center at Reichle & De Massari

HALL 4

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A Holistic UPS Strategy to Ensure Data Center Zero Downtime: Concurrent Maintainability, Modular Design, and Skilled Workforce

Eugenio Mascagni
Product Manager at Siel

HALL 5

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Can Gas Generation Help Bridge the Power Infrastructure?

Benoît Fécamp
Data Center Bridge Power Market Development Manager at Solar Turbines
Paolo Masiero
Power Generation Marketing & Product Strategy Manager at Solar Turbines

HALL 6

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High-Pressure Water Mist – Fire Protection Solution for Modern Data Centre Cooling Methods

Lewis Oxley
Global Manager Data Centres at Siemens

16:50 - 18:00

Networking Drinks