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Agenda

08:20 - 09:20

Registration & Breakfast

9:20 - 9:30

Hall 1

Welcome Address

Davide Ortisi
CEO at Data Center Nation

9:30 - 10:15

Hall 1

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Together for Digital Independence: Cooperation between Politics and Business in Data Center Development.

Yves Zischek
Board Member at SDCA & Managing Director at Digital Realty Switzerland
Roger Süess
Board Member at SDCA & CEO at Green
René Bodmer
Head B2B at Kaspersky Austria & Switzerland and Grossrat Kanton Aargau
Barbara Franzen
Unternehmerin High Impact Management and Kantonsrätin
Islam Alijaj
Inclusion Activist, Digital Evangelist and Nationalrat

Hall 2

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Data Center Real Estate Trends in Switzerland and Emerging Markets.

Heiko Siats
Senior Business Development Manager at CBRE
David Schoch
Head of Research Switzerland at CBRE
Dr Dirk Turek
Senior Analyst | Research at CBRE
Thomas Diamantidis
Vice President Strategy & Development at STACK Infrastructure
Krystian Pypłacz
Operations Director Poland at Data4 Group

10:30 - 11:05

Hall 1

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An Overview of Digital Sustainability Initiatives in Switzerland, Germany and the UK.

Sergio Milesi
President of Swiss Datacenter Association
Babak Falsafi
President of Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association
Alexandra Thorer
Board Member of German Datacenter Association
Weronika Dorociak
Programme Manager – Sustainability at techUK

Hall 2

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AI Sustainable Data Centers: A Real Case by AQ Compute.

Henry Daunert
CEO at AQ Compute

Hall 3

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Modularity in Data Centers. Financial, Design and Operation considerations.

Tobias Spilker
Data Center Vertical Market Manager at Siemens
Daniel Flohr
Managing Director at Cadolto Datacenter
Thorsten Grosse
CTO at Cadolto Datacenter

11:05 - 11:35

Coffee Break

11:35 - 12:10

Hall 1

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From Potential to Reality: How Leading Expertise, Platforms and Data Centers Drive Your AI Strategy Forward.

Marco Stadler
Chief Sales Officer at Green 
Jan Schiffmann
DC Engineer at Green 
Thomas Taroni
Chairman at Phoenix Technologies
Tobias Abt
Managing Director – Lead Cloud Infrastructure Switzerland at Accenture

Hall 2

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AI: Investment and Growth Projected on the Swiss Market.

Vincent Barro
Vice President Secure Power DACH at Schneider Electric
Babak Falsafi
President of Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association
Yves Zischek
Managing Director at Digital Realty Switzerland
Stefan Troxler
Head of Data Center Sales Team at DELL Technologies

Hall 3

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Heat Reuse and Delivering Value for Swiss Communities.

Thomas Diamantidis
Vice President Strategy & Development at STACK Infrastructure
Daniel Hänggi
Project Developer at Renercon
Matthias Sulzer
Senior Scientist at Urban Energy System Lab of Empa
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation

12:25 - 13:00

Hall 1

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Hydrogen-Powered Data Centers: A Sustainable Future.

Andrea Zambelli
Key Account Manager at EAE
Sacha Busetti
Head of Hyperscale Datacenter and CTO at DBA PRO & Vice President Sustainability Technical Committee at IDA
Noris Gallandat
CEO at GRZ Technologies
Jens Bertram
Director Operations at NorthC Germany
Fabiola Bordino
General Manager Portugal at PGI Engineering & Consulting

Hall 2

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Chill Out: Cooling Strategies for Modern Data Centres.

Klaus Dafinger
Marketing Manager at Legrand Data Center Solutions
Attila Racz
CMS DAQ Technical Coordinator at CERN

Hall 3

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Dissecting Data Center CAPEX Investment: A Comparative Analysis.

Alessandra Marcolli
Vice Director and Engineering Manager at CSC Costruzioni SA
Luca Beltramino
Chief Datacenter Officer at Rai Way
Ramzi Charif 
Vice President, EMEA at Virtus Data Centres
Ronald van den Bosch
Group Director Projects at NorthC Nederland
Andrea Aragona
Project Manager at Ecas AG

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:35

Hall 1

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Mission Critical Equipment As-A-Service. The Benefits of Contracting in Data Centers.

Angelo Geninazzi
Board Member of Riclima
Giulio Caimi
Head of INFRA at Romande Energy
Tindaro Milone
Head of Large Systems at Electricity Works at Canton of Zurich (EKZ)
Denis Marusic
Operations Director at Digital Realty

Hall 2

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Powering the Future: Building the Case for AI.

Peter Lambrecht 
Vice President Sales EMEA at Vertiv
Henry Daunert
CEO at AQ Compute
Chris Woosnam-Savage 
Senior Engineer – Advanced Engineering Group at Digital Realty
Piotr Kowalski
Head of Innovation at Beyond.pl & Managing Director of Polish Data Center Association

Hall 3

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Improving Construction Productivity: The Importance of a Synergic Approach Between Data Centers Operators and Main Contractors.

David Mizrahi
Director of Projects Acquisition and Development at HRS Real Estate
Jan Valach
Associate Director at Arup & Construction Project Manager at Equinix
Christopher Ezennaya
Chief Project Director at AQ Compute
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation

14:50 - 15:25

Hall 1

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Best Practices in Modular Deployment of Liquid Cooled IT.

Manuel Emmerich
Engineering Sales Manager DACH at Victaulic
Lars Mostert
Managing Director at TTSP HWP Planungsgesellschaft 
Manfred Engelhard
Senior Director, Technology Management, Global Business Unit Data Center at Exyte 

Hall 2

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Shaping Data Centers for the AI Era: Sustainability Analytics, Standardization, and Circularity.

Rejane Lobo-Pontes
Senior Director, Business Development – Sustainability & Decarbonization at Honeywell
Christoph Baumgärtner
CEO at Rechenzentrum Ostschweiz AG
Adrian Meyer
Head of Corporate DC Services at Green
Loren Long
Managing Director at Clear Sustainability
Jan Brantjes
Managing Director at Next

Hall 3

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Preparing for the Liquid Cooling Avalanche.

Craig Macfadyen
Director Offer Strategy and Portfolio Management – Business Area Data Center Technologies at Munters
Mauro Luppi
HVAC Technical Manager at Geoclima
Shahar Belkin
EVP of Products at ZutaCore

15:35 - 16:10

Hall 1

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Driving Decarbonization through Smart Data Center Integration and New Cooling Technologies.

Ueli Grossenbacher
Head of National Key Account at Meier Tobler
Tobias Dehmel
Owner at dehmel SYSTEMPLANUNG
Christoph Gmür
Head of Energy Department at Baudirektion Kanton Zürich
Romeo Deplazes
Head of Solutions Division & Deputy CEO at Energie 360°
Stefan Niederberger
Senior Expert at Basler & Hofmann

Hall 2

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How Can DIN EN 50600 Help Operators to Comply with the Current Requirements of the Energy Efficiency Act while Ensuring Data Center Reliability and Availability?

Dominic Locher
Managing Director at Optec
Peter Eckert
Marktsegmentleiter Kritische Infrastruktur / Rechenzentren at Bender
Gerald Fritzen
Business Development Manager at Janitza Electronics

16:10 - 17:30

Networking Drinks