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Bringing together more than 1,700 senior leaders working on the largest data center projects, DCD>Connect | Madrid will drive industry collaboration, help you forge new partnerships and identify innovative solutions to your core challenges.

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What an amazing event organized by DatacenterDynamics! Proud to be one of the partners of this gathering, which once again brought together over 1,000 senior executives from the European data center industry for engaging discussions, workshops, panels, interviews, and individual presentations.

Miguel Martínez, Marketing & Business Development Manager, VID FIREKILL

  • 2 Co-located events
  • 120+ Exhibitors showcasing the latest tech
  • 150+ Expert speakers
  • 1,700+ Senior Data Center Professionals
  • Our Speakers

    Paul Henry

    Regional Director, EMEA, Data Center Construction & Delivery, Google

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    Paul Henry

    Regional Director, EMEA, Data Center Construction & Delivery, Google

    Paul is a Senior Executive, with over 32 years of international construction, engineering, and enterprise management expertise. Leadership scope includes large regional infrastructure projects, mission critical, systems and facilities, consisting of semi conductor manufacturing plants, data centres, chemical processing plants and nuclear facilities.

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    DCD>AI Data Center Impact Forum

    • 6th Floor
    • Management & Operations
    • Invite-only Session
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    David Fernández

    Director of the Data Centers Cluster in Aragón, AWS

    David Fernández

    David Fernández

    Director of the Data Centers Cluster in Aragón, AWS

    DCD>AI Data Center Impact Forum

    • 6th Floor
    • Management & Operations
    • Invite-only Session
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    David McCall

    VP of Innovation, QTS Data Centers

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    David McCall

    VP of Innovation, QTS Data Centers

    David McCall is the VP of Innovation for QTS Data Centers. He is responsible for building teams, setting strategic goals, and serving as an evangelist for one of largest and fastest growing data center service providers in the United States. He has more than 14 years of solutions engineering experience in the data center, telecommunications, and internet technology industries.

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    DCD>AI Data Center Impact Forum

    • 6th Floor
    • Management & Operations
    • Invite-only Session
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    David Blázquez

    Head of Public Policy Infrastructure Iberia, AWS

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    David Blázquez

    Head of Public Policy Infrastructure Iberia, AWS

    DCD>ESG Forum

    • 6th Floor
    • Energy & Sustainability
    • Invite-only Session
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    Angie Garza

    Director, Data Center Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Sourcing, Google

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    Angie Garza

    Director, Data Center Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Sourcing, Google

    Keynote with Angie Garza

    • DCD>Talks Stage
    • Cloud & Hybrid
    • Open Session
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    DCD>Panel: Why is global collaboration essential for building the data centers of tomorrow?

    • Open Session
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    Annellysse Chacón Duque

    Gerente de Eficiencia Energética en Infraestructura, Telefónica

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    Annellysse Chacón Duque

    Gerente de Eficiencia Energética en Infraestructura, Telefónica

    DCD>Debate: Alta densidad en data centers - ¿Facilitando o desafiando una estrategia de eficiencia energética?

    • 3rd Floor
    • Power & Cooling
    • Open Session
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    Damien Bertrand

    Chief Operating Officer, Medusa Submarine Cable System

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    Damien Bertrand

    Chief Operating Officer, Medusa Submarine Cable System

    Damien Bertrand has over 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications field in the EMEA region. Damien worked for major companies such as Setelcom and Orange in senior positions.

    At IslaLink his role during 11 years was Director of the Mediterranean Business Unit, Executive Committee member and Board member of several subsidiaries, taking care of Sales and International Business Development in North Africa, Middle East and South Europe: Balalink for the Balearics Islands (existing system), Canalink for the Canary Islands (new project with 45M€ investment), Loukkos project for Morocco, OrVal (Oran Valencia), Oranlink for Marseille operations.

    Damien is also board member of several subsidiaries in Spain and France.

    As COO at Medusa since 2020, Damien Bertrand has been overseeing strategic operational initiatives, with mainly focus on North Africa and Middle East, thanks to his expertise in the region. His leadership plays a pivotal role in advancing the company's mission of providing reliable and innovative submarine cable solutions to clients in the Mediterranean.

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    Victoria Gómez

    Head of AI - Spain, Portugal, Greece & Israel, IBM

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    Victoria Gómez

    Head of AI - Spain, Portugal, Greece & Israel, IBM

    Keynote with Victoria Gómez

    • DCD>Talks Stage
    • Compute & Storage
    • Open Session
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    Marco Matarazzo

    Director of Facility Operation, Equinix Italy

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    Marco Matarazzo

    Director of Facility Operation, Equinix Italy

    Marco is a professional with 20 years experience in Operating and Managing data centers from small cable landing stations to hyperscale facilities. Has worked for Redbus Interhouse, Telecity and now Equinix, bringing his expertise not only on the physical infrastructure side but also managing quality, compliance, manager services and customer operations.

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    DCD>AI Data Center Impact Forum

    • 6th Floor
    • Management & Operations
    • Invite-only Session
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    Chester Reid

    Global CFO, Yondr

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    Chester Reid

    Global CFO, Yondr

    As Chief Financial Officer at Yondr, a leading developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centers, Chester Reid leads on our global financial strategy. Chester has an impressive track record of financial leadership and a deep understanding of the industry, helping to grow Yondr globally and serve extensive client demands across regions.

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      ✅ End-users specializing in IT, Compute, Storage or Networking

      ✅ Technical roles from Colocation Operators

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  • 120+ Exhibitors showcasing the latest tech
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