Conference Programme
11 May - Day one
9.00 DataCentres North opens
12 May - Day two
9.00 DataCentres North opens
Room One - Strategy Stream
Room Two - Operational Stream
Room One - Strategy Stream
Room Two - Operational Stream
09.30  - 11.15 Chair: Nicola Hayes, Andrasta Consulting
09.30  - 11.15 Practical Workshop
09.30  - 11.15 Chair: Mark Acton, BCS DCSG
09.30-0 9.55 The Region, Its Future and Business
Opportunities Christian Spence, Greater Manchester
Chamber of Commerce
09.30-11.15 Practical Workshop - Addressing Small/
Medium Datacentres David Cameron, Operational
Intelligence
09.30  - 11.15 Cooling Solutions- Horse for coursesWhat are the choices? What are the Pros & Cons Chair :
Gary Thornton, BCS DCSG
10.00-10.25 Establishing a Northern IT
infrastructure Mike Kelly, CEO, DataCentred
11.15 - 12.30 Exhibition Viewing
10.30-10.55 aql’s view of the region and the
opportunities Dr Adam Beaumont, CEO, aql
10.55-11.15 Panel Q & A Christian Spence, Mike Kelly
and Dr Adam Beaumont
11.15 - 12.30 Exhibition Viewing
12.30 – 14.00 Chair: Phil Collerton, The Uptime Institute
12.30-12.55 The Regional Infrastructure James
Blessing , Steering Committee Member - IX Manchester
13.00-13.25 From Digital Strategy to Smart City
Adrian Slatcher, Digital Development Officer, City Policy Manchester City Council 13.30-13.55 How MIDAS can help to launch or
relocate your business in the region James Spiers,
MIDAS
09.55-10.15 “The Benefits of Crown Hosting for
Public Sector Departments/Agencies” Peter McShane,
Crown Hosting Data Centres
09.50-10.05 Outlining -Indirect Evaporative Cooling
Jon Pettitt, Munters
12.30-13.15 Data centre standardisation in Europe
Mike Gilmore, Chairman, CENELEC
TC215 and Editor, Standards Landscape, CEN/CLC/
ETSI Green Data Centres
10.15-10.35 Case Study - Winning GCloud Business Dennis Kehoe, AImes Grid Network
10.10-10.25 Outlining - Direct Evaporative Cooling
Alan Beresford, EcoCooling
10.35-10.55 The Future Policy Landscape between
Government and DataCentres Emma Fryer, techUK
10.30-11.15 Panel Discussion - Cooling SolutionsHorse for courses- What are the choices? What
are the Pros & Cons Jon Summers, Jon Pettitt & Alan
Beresford
13.15-13.40 Data Centres Codes of Conduct Mark
Acton, BCS DCSG
13.40-14.00 Standards – Panel Discussion Leo Craig,
Mark Acton and Mike Gilmore 10.55-11.15 Panel Discussion – Q&A Emma Fryer, Bob
Crooks, Peter McShane & Dennis Kehoe
14.00-15.15 Exhibition Viewing & Lunch
11.15 - 12.15 Exhibition Viewing & Lunch
15.15 – 16.50 Chair: Nicola Hayes - DataCentre Design &
Build- Case Studies
12.15-13.45 Chair: Relocation of DataCentres
15.15-15.40 Updating Legacy Datacentres- Case
Studyy James Wilman, Future Tech & Client 15.40-16.05 Case Study - Design & Build DataCentre
Zac Potts , Sudlows & Client
15.15 – 16.55 Chair: Ian Bitterlin
16.05-16.20 Q&A
15.15-15.40 Professionalising the Industry Emma
Fryer , techUK
16.20 - 17.00 Exhibition Viewing
16.05-16.20 Apprenticeships within DataCentres
Gary Thornton, BCS Learning & Development Specialist
Group Committee
16.20-16.55 Panel Discussion Emma Fryer, Andrew
Stevens and Gary Thornton 16.45 - 17.00 Exhibition Viewing
09.30-09.45 Outlining - Liquid Cooling Dr Jon
Summers, Leeds University
12.30 – 14.00 Chair: Phil Collerton, MD EMEA, The
Uptime Institute - Standards & Codes of Conduct
13.55-15.15 Exhibition Viewing & Lunch
15.40-16.05 Education and Qualifications within
the Data Centre Industry from Trailblazer
Apprenticeships through to UTCs, to a Masters
Degree
Andrew Stevens, CEO/Managing Director - CNet Training
and Trustee of the Edge Foundation
09.30-0 9.55 Government Procurement of
DataCentre Servics Bob Crooks, DeFRA Supporting the Social Programme:
12.15-12.40 Relocation of DataCentres - How
changing mind set, can you save money through
adopting a regional approach. TBC
12.40-13.05 Powering the region - Future challenges
with keeping the lights on
Mike Taylor, Electricity North West
13.05-13.45 Panel Discussion Peter Graham
14.45-15.55 Exhibition Viewing
14.45-15.10 “DataCentre Security? Data Security? Is
the tail wagging the Dog?” Mark Bailey, Partner - Charles
Russell Speechlys
DataCentres North
Networking Reception
(17.00 – 18.30)
& Networking Dinner
(19.00 – 23.00)
For more information visit: www.datacentresnorth.com
15.15-15.40 Security Matters TBC
15.40-15.55 Q&A
11.15 - 12.15 Exhibition Viewing
12.15 – 13.45 Chair: Eddie Kilbane - Connectivity
& Dark Fibre - What these mean for Datacentres
development and service offering?
12.15-12.30 Introduction and Scene setting Eddie
Kilbane, CEO, DataPlex
12.30-13.15 Panel Discussion James Blessing, Stuart
Dennis, Simon Chamberlain & Lance Davis
13.15-14.45 Exhibition Viewing & Lunch
14.45-15.40 Chair: Mark Acton, CBRE Norland
14.45-15.10 Energy Efficiency- Practical solutions for
DataCentres- Case Study- On how utilising remote
sensing technologies can deliver significant savings
in energy consumption Stu Redshaw, Ekkosense
15.10 - 15.35 The pressure of legislation on Data
Centres – Will modular ease the squeeze? Leo Craig,
General Manager - Riello UPS 16.00 Close
16.00 Close
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