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Ralf-Michael Schmidt, Cofounder, Fabit Susanne Krehl, Co-founder, Fabit Maximillian Groth, CEO and co-founder, Decentriq Tomas van der Heijden, Cofounder, Briink - In our “Elevator Pitch” session, we invited three start-ups that are based in Germany to present their respective business models.

Tina Gausling, Elia Kim, Vishal Patel, Simmons & Simmons LLP - Increasing participation in esports and gaming has led to a vast amount of data being generated and collected. This session will explore the opportunities this data, along with the use of AI, is bringing to the sector.

Anurag Rana, Sector Head and Senior equity research analyst, Software and IT services, Bloomberg Intelligence - In this session Bloomberg is looking ahead and predicts upcoming trends in the area of digitalisation.

Alex Brown, Martin Gramsch, Vladimir Murovic, Kilian Wolf, Simmons & Simmons LLP - Availability and access to data is a key aspect for improvement and innovation in all business sectors. This session will look at the current legal tools available to gain access to data and new rules on the horizon.

We continue to look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class by exploring 4 key and growing international markets for Data Centres: Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and the Middle East. Speakers Cian O’Hara Boris Strauch Christopher Gotz Rob Hendricks Olivia Darlington

We explore the intersection of Data Centres and ESG considerations for the industry, focusing on the environmental impact, challenges and considerations for Data Centres, as well as some of the proposed solutions for dealing with these issues. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Cian O’Hara David Watkins (VIRTUS Data Centres)

We view Data Centres through the prism of disputes, considering some of the possible areas in which disputes can arise in this field, and looking at effective ways to mitigate those risks. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Steve Kaye Tom Bowen

We peer into our mystic ball and look at the future of data centres, focusing on how the industry might develop in the coming years and the significant challenges it faces. We look at some of the exciting advances being made, such as mobile and even underwater centres, whilst providing a general overview as to the direction the industry is heading in. As a finale, we get the predictions for the ne...

We take a look at the growing and ever more important role of Data Centres to modern society, their key features, and why it is such a growing market globally. Speakers  Kirsty Barnes Emily Monastiriotis Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

We take a look at the key characteristics of a functional Data Centre, focusing on the significant power demand and corresponding prerequisites to the operation of a data centre, its fibre and connectivity requirements, and the importance of fire suppression in these facilities. Speakers Steve Kaye Cian O’Hara Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insights into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 1 Speakers Kirsty Barnes  James Cotter Marc Fevre  Andrew Petry

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insight into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 2 Speakers Duncan Athol Andrew Russell Jo Crookshank Tom Dryden (McGill and Partners)