especially those that involve the design of mission critical environments for Data Centers and Telecommunications.

include Redbus Interhouse, Bloomberg LP, Telecity Group (now Equinix), Rackspace and CBRE. Today Riccardo leads all aspects of the operation of a large estate of Data Centres in the UK for Amazon Web Services.

construction, consolidation and operations.
Prior to Sky Italy, Maurizio cut his teeth at Telecom Italia where he held different M&E positions.

and support activities for the construction of the new Cineca Data Center which will be housed at the Bologna Technopole.

Today, among other initiatives, Ettore is part of DatacentreSpeak Consultants, a boutique data center consultancy founded with the objective to deliver value to customers in the data centre and mission critical arena through the development of data center transformation strategies.

one of Italy’s leading integrated engineering companies which specialises in the design and construction of complex infrastructures in which technological aspects play a central role. He has designed and led the implementation of Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Security Operation and Network Operation Centers all over Italy.

Alfonso previously worked at Microsoft for 2 years as Senior Business Program Manager and worked on the Azure Region  project for Italy in terms of infrastructure deployment for public launch and beyond. Prior it he worked at Amazon Web Services for 4 years as their Italian Infrastructure Country Manager and launched AWS Italian Cloud Region in April 2020. During his tenure Alfonso has also been in charge of all new AWS Regions for EMEA. He successfully deployed Sweden in 2019 and kick-started South Africa, which was launched in 2020 a few weeks ahead of Italy. Before getting into the Data Center world in 2016, Alfonso worked in Intel as Engineering Manager in Intel’s production plants in both Ireland and Arizona (USA).

With a background in building engineering and specialization in Project Management (PMP), Alberto has held several management positions in engineering companies within the Mission Critical Facilities industry. He is also responsible of the Project & Construction Management team in Lombardini22 S.p.A.

Marco has over 20 years of experience in the design, management, coordination, and control of complex projects on behalf of clients in the public and private sectors. One of his career’s key achievements is the New Milano Fair Project in 2001, one of the first BIM projects in Italy. Innovation has always been paramount in Marco’s professional trajectory together with the implementation of business models that integrate engineering services and digital solutions.

Cosimo is the Division Director of the Life Science & High Tech Sector and member of the Executive Team at Deerns: The Building Performance Expert which has a 97-year legacy in Consulting Engineering. Large global players have drawn on his sharp strategic thinking and business consultancy skills to tailor project development to their business case for maximum value. His extensive experience in the project and process management of Mission Critical design and construction processes allows him to fine-tune projects focusing on risk and quality control.

Fabrizio graduated in Electronic Engineering in 1994 from the University of Pavia. He started his career working as software developer and systems engineer in open environments to move into the enterprise world where he now holds business management responsibilities. Prior to Aruba Fabrizio has worked for 10 years at Dell Technologies where, as part of the Italian Senior Management Team, Fabrizio was instrumental in the growth for Dell’s digital transformation practice.

Spokesperson for the strategies implemented by the headquarters, he administers and selects the workforce, supervising local staff and company dynamics, he personally follows the environmental sustainability program and the newly launched Academy Program. He collaborates with the group to obtain ISO Certifications and any other certification (TIA, LEED etc.). As Vice President Sales, he is the main person in charge of the “Sales Strategy” and of the sales processes, he is actively involved in expanding the customer portfolio, developing and implementing consolidated relationships, increasing revenues and improving the impact of Data4 on the Italian market. Before being appointed as Country Director, he held the role of Executive Sales & Business Development Manager for the Italian territory. A professional with more than 30 years of leadership in the telco sector, who before collaborating with SUPERNAP Italia, as Commercial Director, was Sales Director and City Director of Colt Italy.

Started in the real estate industry in 2004 as office, residential and industrial broker, moved to the Industrial & Logistics Division of Cushman & Wakefield in 2008. He is expert in portfolio analysis, transactions, overview and monitoring of real estate processes such as: free/leasehold acquisitions & disposals, lease re-gears, refurbishments, new fit outs, property & facility management, valuations, market researches and development.