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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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Eulalia Flo lidera el proyecto de la compañía en nuestro país con el objetivo de apoyar el crecimiento de los negocios digitales por medio del desarrollo de la infraestructura digital, la interconexión y un crecimiento sostenible.

Nacida en Badalona (Barcelona), Eulalia tiene una trayectoria de más de 30 años en el sector TIC, con experiencia en gestión de proyectos, consultoría y ventas en empresas como Capgemini, Business Objects, Symantec y Dell. Antes de unirse a Equinix, lideró Commvault como Directora General durante 5 años.

Eulalia estudió administración de empresas en la Universidad de Barcelona, un posgrado en ingeniería de software por la Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona (UPC), y ha realizado el programa de Alta Dirección de IE Business School.

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Christian is working in the IP and telco business since 15 years. Currently, he is a Network Expansion Manager at Colt where he is responsible for Southern Europe. He is based in Barcelona and is managing network expansion projects in Southern Europe to constantly grow and improve Colt's footprint in the region. This includes tactical and strategic expansion projects, large investments, business cases and exciting go-to-market strategies

Prior to his current role, Christian has been a Senior Account Manager to grow Colt´s Wholesale business in Germany.

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Santiago is a passionate technologist and Data Centers enthusiast with a drive to explore the new strategies for digitalization and their environment impact reduction. Pioneer in the implementation of the Business of Neutral Data Centers in Spain and Portugal, back in 2001 and for 16 years he was the Director of the main Data Center company in the Iberian Peninsula, Itconic (former Telvent).

Stoneshield Investment Fund appointed Santiago as CEO in April 2021. In October 2022, Stoneshield reached a sales agreement with Iron Mountain and its Data Centers Division for the acquisition of 100% of XDATA Properties where Santiago serves as Data Center Country Manager .

Santiago is member of The Green Grid and the European Code of Conduit, Promoter of the first TierIV Certification of a Neutral Data Center in Spain carried out by Uptime Institute, as well as the first M&O certification also by Uptime. Last but not least Santiago is a member of the Data Center Association in Spain (SpainDC).

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Iván Gimeno es el responsable de desarrollo de negocio y responsable técnico de las soluciones de Data Center de Rittal (filial de la empresa alemana Rittal GmbH) en el mercado español. Experiencia de 20 años en diferentes empresas de soluciones de infraestructuras TI, empezando en 1999 en Marconi Iberia en proyectos de despliegue de redes LMDS. Desde 2005 en Rittal como Product Manager de soluciones de Data Center.
En los últimos años, sus responsabilidades sobre este negocio, le han llevado a gestionar la introducción de las innovaciones de la multinacional Rittal en esta división en cinco áreas del Data Center: Racks, Climatización, Potencia, Seguridad física TI y Monitorización.
Además dirige proyectos de Data Center en clientes de diferentes sectores.

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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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Ingeniero Superior en Telecomunicaciones e Ingeniero en Organización Industrial. Master en Mercados de Emisiones de Carbono por la EOI y Master en Gestión de Proyectos por la UEM, PGD por el Instituto de Empresa, DCPro Operations por Data Center Dynamics, CDCP y CDFOM por EPI, Certificado ITIL V4, Scrum Master y Green Belt en Six Sigma.

Inicia su carrera profesional en los Data Centers en el Departamento Comercial de Telvent lo que le permite conocer las necesidades de housing de las empresas, tanto nacionales como internacionales desarrollándose y liderando los departamentos de Eficiencia Energética, Sostenibilidad, Desarrollo de Producto, Consultoría y Explotación de los Data Centers de Madrid. Completa su desarrollo con el liderazgo en el Diseño, Construcción, Puesta en Marcha y Operación de Alcalá Data Center por Ferrovial Servicios para posteriormente expandir el servicio de Operación y Mantenimiento especializado a clientes en España, Portugal, Inglaterra, Australia.

Su know-how en las necesidades y requerimientos de los Data Centers se ve complementado por la formación continua en las normas, métricas, tendencias y certificaciones que acompañan al sector de las Tecnologías de la Información.

Actualmente coordina y desarrolla a nivel global los servicios y operaciones orientados a Data Centers.

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• Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
• Senior Management Program por IE Business School.
• DCPRO - DCS Operaciones
• Programa Superior de Dirección en Responsabilidad Corporativa por IE Business School.
• Master en Gestión Integrada: Calidad, Medio Ambiente y Prevención de Riesgos Laborales por Inforem y el Colegio Profesional de Politólogos y Sociólogos de Madrid.
• Programa Superior en Property & Facility Management por Fundación Antonio Camuñas y CEU.

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Es ingeniero superior, Master en Ingeniería y Experto en Medioambiente por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Accredited Tier Designer del Uptime Institute en la primera promoción (2009), TSI.Professional por TÜVIT/TÜV NORD GROUP (2019), Data Center Design Specialist (DCS Design) por DC Pro, Consultor de CEEDA, Critical Operation Professional, MBA del Instituto de Empresa, AMP e-business, Experto en Contratos de Tecnologías de la Información, cuenta, además, con certificaciones técnicas de los fabricantes de tecnología como HP, Siemens, etc. Miembro de ASHRAE, IEEE y del COIACC.

Pioneros en la ingeniería especializada en centros de datos, actualmente desde Aeon Ingeniería diseñamos servicios novedosos y diferenciados que ayudan a las empresas a obtener la excelencia en la operación. Los últimos proyectos – Tier III y Tier IV & CEEDA - no solo centrados en las certificaciones de diseño y construcción, sino especialmente y como objetivo, la certificación en Sostenibilidad Operativa.

Ha participado en múltiples proyectos tecnológicos. Ha dirigido proyectos de construcción, remodelación de Centros de Proceso de Datos, para entidades financieras. Ha dirigido auditorías de Centros de Proceso de Datos, para la Administración Pública y grandes empresas. Posee grandes conocimiento en el ámbito de la refrigeración para CPD, donde se ha formado dentro y fuera de España. Ha desarrollado metodologías propias de medición y commissioning de sistemas medioambientales para CPD.

Actualmente, además de la labor docente en DCPro que realiza desde 2014, colabora en proyectos de investigación en refrigeración líquida a través de 2PIC Project, la iniciativa para el desarrollo de este tipo de sistemas innovadores.

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José Luis is the Managing Director International & Chief Growth Officer of DatacenterDynamics. He has been in the company for 16 years and has a proven track record in the events and B2B media industry. Expert in the Data Center and Cloud infrastructure industry. Co-founder of The Game Changers Lab. Founder and member of the Board of Directors of SPAINDC (Spanish Data Center Association). Founder and General Secretary of MEXDC (Mexican Data Center Association).

He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Almeria and the University of Viadrina in Frankfurt Oder, Germany. He is also a Senior Technician in Foreign Trade by IMAFE. He began his professional career in the sales departments of different financial and insurance companies and later became sales director.

Expert in business development and strategy, sales, marketing and team management, specialized in the Data Center industry, digital transformation and Cloud.

He is a regular speaker at Data Center and Cloud events. He collaborates regularly with different specialized media and is an influential person in the Data Center and Cloud industry in Spain and Latin America.

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Over the past 30 years of his career, Lex has built exceptionally strong credentials in the design of versatile, cost-effective and energy-efficient data center infrastructure. He has supervised the design and build process for more than 70 data centers and developed close to 600,000 m² of gross space with over 300,000 m² net space across Western Europe and Africa.

In his current role as Chief Datacenter Technology and Engineering Officer at Digital Realty, Lex has pioneered several new approaches to data center design and management, including the improvement of power ratio efficiency between server load and transformer load, and the industry’s first ever modular approach to data center architecture.

Lex is a Visiting Professor at the University of East London working on the data center challenges of Sustainability and Energy efficiency. Further, Lex is Board member of the Climate neutral datacenter Pact, Chair of the EUDCA Policy Committee where he engages with EU Policymakers, Board member of the EUDCA, Stakeholder at the EU JRC since the start in for the European Code of Conduct for datacenter efficiency and he is member of the iMasons Advisory Council where he helped developing the Climate Accord/ Carbon Tracker with Maturity model.

Lex received the Personal Judges Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Data Center industry in 2010 by Broadgroup, 2016 by DCD, and again 2021 by Data Centre Dynamics.

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Loren Long is an advisor, entrepreneur, and author with over 25 years of experience in technology, strategy, and sustainability. Currently, he is managing director with Clear Sustainability, a M&A advisory practice focused on operational, commercial, and sustainability due diligence. He also advises data center operators on sustainability, ESG, and regulatory issues. In 2012, he co-founded and developed one of the pioneering edge data center companies, DartPoints, that was acquired in 2020. Early in his career, he served in the US Army as airborne ranger infantry officer. Loren earned his BS in Physics and Nuclear Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, and MSc in Environment and Sustainability from the University of London. He lives outside London with his wife and family.

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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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Nacho Velilla lleva más de veinticinco años dedicado a la transformación digital en el sector de los data centers. Ocupa el puesto de CEO en Templus desde la creación de la compañía, en mayo de 2024. Previamente, y desde 2022, desempeñó el rol de VP Global de Servicios Gestionados en Equinix, tras haber sido director general de Equinix España desde 2018. En su currículum también destaca su papel como cofundador de Spain DC, la Asociación Española de Data Centers, de la que ejerció su presidencia entre 2021 y 2023.

Siempre vinculado al mundo de la tecnología, con el paso de los años ha ido orientando su carrera hacia los servicios digitales, con el foco en la interconexión, el fomento y el acceso a la nube y el tratamiento de datos. Su bagaje multidisciplinar, que incluye responsabilidades previas en los departamentos de operaciones o comercial, entre otros, le aporta una visión integral para afrontar los retos a los que se enfrenta el sector.

Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones por la Universidad de Alcalá y Executive MBA por la IE Business School, Nacho Velilla ha cursado el programa de la Escuela de Consejeros de IESE, y posee otro título de Project Manager Professional por ESI International. Asimismo, su pasión por la tecnología le ha llevado a involucrarse como asesor con start-ups de temáticas tan diversas como el boat sharing o los e-sports.

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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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Robert Assink is Managing Director of Digital Realty in Spain. Since 2000, Robert has been working to facilitate a more interconnected world; first by interconnecting telecommunications networks, then by linking digital content and distribution, and now by bringing enterprise IT traffic to cloud platforms. All these interconnections take place in Interxion's Data Centers.

Robert is Dutch by birth and Spanish by adoption. He holds a degree in business management from the European University of Antwerp (Belgium) and an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona.

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Theresa Bobis - Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX, the largest Internet Exchange operator in the world. 

Under Theresa’s leadership, DE-CIX Madrid has become the heart of the largest neutral interconnection ecosystem in Southern Europe in just 5 years.  DE-CIX Madrid is also one of the fastest growing Internet Exchange in the world.   DE-CIX in Southern Europe (Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Marseille, and Palermo) is strategically positioned at the crossroads of intercontinental data flows from the Americas to Europe, to Africa, the Middle East and on to Asia. This is a region to pay attention to, with a massive growth  of data traffic anticipated in the south over the coming years.

Theresa has an extensive background in the Telecommunications and ICT sector with more than 25+ years of experiences  working with multinational companies from Asia, USA, and Europe.  Currently, Theresa  is based in Frankfurt and now living in Germany in the last 14 years.

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