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Antonio Salas es ingeniero de Telecomunicación por la ETSIT de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid y Program Executive Business Administration por la Universidad Europea de Madrid , actualmente es el responsable del canal de distribución de la división de Fluke Networks en España y Portugal y Responsable de Ventas Técnicas.

Desde el 2013 en Fluke Networks, y tiene más de 20 años de experiencia en el sector del test&medida y la instrumentación para el sector de las Telecomunicaciones.

Fluke Networks es el proveedor de referencia de herramientas e instrumentación para la comprobación del cableado de datos de cobre y de fibra óptica para los centros de datos a nivel mundial desde hace más de 30 años.

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José Luis Borrallo Álvarez es el Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios de Smart Industries - Purever Life.

Es Ingeniero Técnico Industrial graduado por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, posee un Executive MBA del IE Business School y es Ingeniero en Organización Industrial por la Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Con una experiencia laboral de más de 25 años en el sector de la refrigeración y climatización, ha desempeñado funciones en empresas como Knorr Bremse, Parker Haniffin, Oventrop y Johnson Controls, ocupando roles en desarrollo de negocio, ventas y dirección.

Borrallo ha sido miembro fellow de ASHRAE y actualmente es socio numerario de ATECYR (Asociación Técnica Española de Climatización y Refrigeración). Además, ha formado parte de AFEC.

Su pasión por la eficiencia energética, la sostenibilidad y la economía circular se refleja tanto en su vida profesional como en la personal.

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Cuenta con una sólida trayectoria profesional en el sector de la  generación de energía, aportando soluciones desde una doble perspectiva;  Ingeniería y asesoramiento técnico-comercial. Ingeniero Mecánico por la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, pertenece al equipo de Sales Engineer en la unidad de Power Solutions de HIMOINSA, desarollando proyectos en Asia-Pacífico, Oriente Medio, USA y Latam, participando en las diversas fases del proyecto, desde el análisis de viabilidad hasta la realización de pruebas FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) con protocolo diferentes según requerimientos y normativas de cada país.

Desde junio de 2024, es el responsable de desarrollo de negocio de Data Center en España, buscando iniciativas estratégicas para el crecimiento de la compañía en este sector.  En paralelo trabaja en la Declaración Ambiental de Producto (EPD) para ofrecer una información integral sobre el impacto ambiental en cada etapa o el ciclo de vida del producto, con el objetivo de garantizar a los clientes decisiones de compra más sostenibles e implementar estrategias de bajas emisiones de carbono en sus proyectos.

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Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Zaragoza y, desde 1995, colegiada en el Real e Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Zaragoza. Diplomada en Derecho Laboral Seguridad Social (CEF, Madrid) y Máster en Comercio Exterior, Cooperación y Relaciones Internacionales (Euro’in UE).

Alcaldesa de María de Huerva del 2007 al 2019 y diputada autonómica del Partido Popular desde el año 2011.

Ha desempeñado la Portavocía del Grupo Popular en las Cortes de Aragón de 2016 a 2019 y desde enero de 2022 hasta el final de la pasada legislatura.

Secretaria general del Partido Popular de Aragón de 2017 a 2021.

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Sherif Rizkalla currently serves as Managing Director of Enterprise Colocation for STACK EMEA and President of IDA, Italy's first non-profit association uniting data center manufacturers and operators. From 2022 to 2024, Sherif was CEO of STACK Infrastructure Italy and Switzerland.

Sherif was appointed CEO of Supernap Italia in 2019, following a successful tenure as Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Enterprise Business Unit at Du, the UAE's leading mobile and fixed telephone operator. In this role, he drove the growth of Du's telecom and ICT business within the UAE enterprise market, expanding both market share and service offerings.

Before his time at Du, Sherif was Marketing Director for the B2B market at Wind Tre SpA, following the merger of Wind Telecomunicazioni and H3G Italy. Joining Wind in 2009, he held several senior leadership roles, including Procurement Director, Marketing Director for the Large Enterprise sector, and Head of Sales and Marketing for the Large Enterprise Business.

Earlier in his career, Sherif spent 12 years at Alcatel-Lucent, where he held various roles in sales, marketing, and solution architecture across Italy and the Middle East. He also gained significant international experience in France, where he led the Broadband Division's Client Projects, and in the United States, where he began his career as a network engineer.

With deep expertise in enterprise business and telecommunication networks, Sherif has a particular focus on broadband internet access technologies. His extensive experience spans leadership roles across multiple regions, industries, and disciplines, making him a seasoned executive in the data center and telecommunications sectors. Sherif studied Computer Engineering at George Mason University in the United States. He also holds a master’s degree from George Mason in Data and Mobile Communications Networks Analysis and Design.

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José Luis es el Managing Director International & Chief Growth Officer de DatacenterDynamics. El directivo lleva 16 años en la compañía y cuenta con una demostrada trayectoria en la industria de eventos y media B2B. Experto en la industria de infraestructura de Data Centers y Cloud. Co-fundador de The Game Changers Lab. Fundador y miembro de la Junta Directiva de SPAINDC (Asociacion Española de Data Center). Fundador y Secretario General de MEXDC (Asociación Mexicana de Data Center).

Es Licenciado en Dirección y Administración de Empresas por la Universidad de Almería y la Universidad de Viadrina en Frankfurt Oder, en Alemania. Además es técnico Superior en Comercio Exterior por IMAFE. Inició su trayectoria profesional en los departamentos de ventas de diferentes empresas financieras y de seguros para convertirse posteriormente en director de ventas.

Experto en desarrollo y estrategia de negocios, ventas, marketing y gestión de equipos, especializado en la industria de Data Centers, transformación digital y Cloud.

Participa normalmente con ponencias en eventos de data center y Cloud. Colabora de forma asidua con diferentes medios especializados, es una persona influyente en la industria de centro de datos y cloud en España y América Latina.

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Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Zaragoza y, desde 1995, colegiada en el Real e Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Zaragoza. Diplomada en Derecho Laboral Seguridad Social (CEF, Madrid) y Máster en Comercio Exterior, Cooperación y Relaciones Internacionales (Euro’in UE).

Alcaldesa de María de Huerva del 2007 al 2019 y diputada autonómica del Partido Popular desde el año 2011.

Ha desempeñado la Portavocía del Grupo Popular en las Cortes de Aragón de 2016 a 2019 y desde enero de 2022 hasta el final de la pasada legislatura.

Secretaria general del Partido Popular de Aragón de 2017 a 2021.

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Peter Dempsey has spent 25+ years in the security sector undertaking various roles of being responsibility for key elements of mission critical projects across a number of different vertical markets. For the last, three year’s Peter has focused his attentions on how security technologies best support a business’s security strategy, whilst driving the adoption and elevating the importance of cybersecurity and emerging technologies for physical security practitioners in the Data Centers. Peter’s passion for the industry can be traced back to the huge success in Ireland with Hyper Scale and Multi-Tenant Data Centre (MTDC) deployments over the last number of years.

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Jaime Comella is a passionate advocate of employing a holistic view in data center development. He works at AQ Compute as Head of Innovation and Sustainability, focusing on the development of the next generation of data centers. Jaime has worked in recent years to enable decentralized and efficiently cooled IT infrastructures that turn heat into something usable, acting in design and project management, as well as international business development. He co-leads the Heat Reuse subproject of the Open Compute Project and is a member of the ASHRAE Spain Chapter data center committee.

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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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Rui is currently General Director of RENTELECOM, the neutral telecoms and IT provider of REN, the Portuguese Transmission System Operator for electricity and gas group.

Rui always worked in B2B in the telecoms and IT industry with experience in companies such as T-Systems / Deutsche Telekom (Chief Sales and Marketing Officer), NAE (Partner, Spanish leading telecoms consultancy), Oni (Wholesale BU Director) and Marconi (former Portuguese telecom carrier, now Altice). Rui is also invited B2B Sales Management Professor at the School of Economics & Management of the Lisbon University.

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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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Francesc es Ingeniero Industrial por la Universitat de Girona, Master in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering por la University of California Irvine, y Acredited Tier Designer (ATD) por Uptime Institute.

Tiene 12 años de experiencia en consultoría e ingeniería de Data Centers siendo actualmente el Director de Ingeniería de Quark. Durante su trayectoria ha participado en múltiples diseños para empresas nacionales e internacionales, así como en diseños para los principales operadores de colocation, incluyendo numerosas certificaciones Uptime Institute en categorías Tier III y Tier IV.

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Angie Garza is the Director of Advanced Technology and Infrastructure Sourcing at Google, where she is responsible for the Sourcing & Procurement of Data Center Infrastructure and Advanced Technology which includes Power Generation, Power Distribution, Mechanical Cooling and Modular Equipment for Data Center Construction. Before that she was the Sr. Director of Engineering at X Corp (f.k.a.Twitter), where she was responsible for running the organizations that design, launch, maintain and operate Data Center infrastructure and hardware to support the X platform and where she was responsible for delivering X Corp's first AI deployment. She also worked for almost 10 years at Amazon Web Services, where she first managed the global supply chain for servers and then became the Head of Global Data center Infrastructure Procurement and Supply Chain as well as Lenovo, Celestica and other leaders in the tech space before that.

Born and raised in Mexico and passionate about coaching and growing talent in the Technology Industry, Angie has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain and procurement and throughout her career she has helped organizations and customers save billions of dollars in terms of supply chain optimizations, cost efficiencies and value engineering efforts mainly in this space.

In 2023 she was the recipient of the Infrastructure Masons IM100 Award for her notable contributions in the Data Center Industry.

In 2024, Angie was awarded the 'Technology All-Star Achievement' Award for her contributions in the technology space. She was also awarded the HITEC100 Award which highlights the 100 most influential Global Hispanic executives in technology.

The best word to describe Angie is: GRIT.

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Ingeniero Eléctrico, comienza su actividad profesional en el área técnica de la empresa Cobra participando en obras de aeropuertos, instalaciones ferroviarias, edificación, data centers etc… para clientes tanto del sector público como privado.

Se incorpora a PQC en 2008, donde pasa a desarrollar su labor en el Departamento de Ingeniería, asumiendo la responsabilidad de diversos proyectos de ejecución, asesorías tecnológicas, auditorías, commissioning y puesta en marcha, para clientes como Telefónica, Vodafone, Bankinter, Interxion, Banco de España, Global Switch, BBVA, REE, REN, KIO, etc.

Eloy es socio y miembro del Consejo de Administración de PQC y consumado especialista en materia de commissioning, habiendo desarrollado sus trabajos tanto en la parte eléctrica como en la mecánica y en temas de control y protección contra incendios.

Desde febrero de 2022, es Director de Desarrollo de Negocio de PQC.

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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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Ivo Ivanov has been Chief Executive Officer at DE-CIX and Chair of the Board of the DE-CIX Group AG since 2022. Prior to this, Ivo was Chief Operating Officer of DE-CIX and Chief Executive Officer of DE-CIX International, responsible for the global business activities of the leading Internet Exchange operator in the world. He has more than 20 years of experience in the regulatory, legal and commercial Internet environment. Ranked as one of the top 100 most influential professionals of the Telecom industry (Capacity Magazine’s Power 100 listing, 2021/2022/2023), Ivo is regularly invited to share his vision and thought leadership in various industry-leading conferences around the globe.

Having joined DE-CIX in 2007, he has been deeply involved in recent years in the establishment of DE-CIX sites in North America, Southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, along with several DE-CIX consultancy projects in Africa, Asia and Europe. His strategic vision has led to the establishment of more than 50 DE-CIX locations globally, as well as the development of a range partnership models to sustain DE-CIX’s global expansion, bringing neutral, high-performance, low-latency interconnection services – including services for the enterprise sector – to as many regions of the globe as possible, helping to close the gaps in access to information and modern digital services.

Ivo has also been instrumental in the establishment of the DE-CIX/UPF Global Interconnection Academy in Barcelona, to be rolled out globally as a hybrid training program together with local educational partners in each region. The creation of the Interconnection Academy seeks to provide a global standard certificate of excellence for interconnection experts.

Ivo has an educational background focused on Law and Business. Fluent in German, English, Russian and Bulgarian, he attended a German business school and holds two Law degrees. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer, with a focus on e-commerce, IP, telecommunications, and data protection law.

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Michael Wall is SVP of Construction and Development in Europe for Prime Data Centers. With over 30 years of construction experience, he started building data centers some 23 years ago. His recent experience includes helping Meta/Facebook with their hyperscale program in the EU. Michael has successfully led large teams in several important hyperscale build-outs across Europe and the U.S. He is currently based in Spain.

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Fernando Recuero, lleva más de 25 años en el mundo de las infraestructuras IT y más de 15 años trabajando específicamente en la transformación digital en el sector de los data centers. Actualmente ocupa el puesto de Data center Account Manager para el Sur de Europa en CommScope y ha estado involucrado en los principales proyectos de Multitenant data center y DC Enterprise de Iberia. Previamente desarrollo su carrera en Delta Electronics, como Head of Sales Iberia y es Licenciado en Gestión Comercial y Marketing por ESIC.

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Computer Science engineer with 29 years of experience in the IT Sector. 19 years in business development and pre-sales in data center and cloud. 5 years in the area of Systems Consulting and 5 years in application development.

The keys of my personal success are prioritization, availability, positivity and communication skills.

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Telecom Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the Telecom sector. Strong background in the data center world, from telco cloud consultancy and integration to networking presales activities.

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Sherif Rizkalla currently serves as Managing Director of Enterprise Colocation for STACK EMEA and President of IDA, Italy's first non-profit association uniting data center manufacturers and operators. From 2022 to 2024, Sherif was CEO of STACK Infrastructure Italy and Switzerland.

Sherif was appointed CEO of Supernap Italia in 2019, following a successful tenure as Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Enterprise Business Unit at Du, the UAE's leading mobile and fixed telephone operator. In this role, he drove the growth of Du's telecom and ICT business within the UAE enterprise market, expanding both market share and service offerings.

Before his time at Du, Sherif was Marketing Director for the B2B market at Wind Tre SpA, following the merger of Wind Telecomunicazioni and H3G Italy. Joining Wind in 2009, he held several senior leadership roles, including Procurement Director, Marketing Director for the Large Enterprise sector, and Head of Sales and Marketing for the Large Enterprise Business.

Earlier in his career, Sherif spent 12 years at Alcatel-Lucent, where he held various roles in sales, marketing, and solution architecture across Italy and the Middle East. He also gained significant international experience in France, where he led the Broadband Division's Client Projects, and in the United States, where he began his career as a network engineer.

With deep expertise in enterprise business and telecommunication networks, Sherif has a particular focus on broadband internet access technologies. His extensive experience spans leadership roles across multiple regions, industries, and disciplines, making him a seasoned executive in the data center and telecommunications sectors. Sherif studied Computer Engineering at George Mason University in the United States. He also holds a master’s degree from George Mason in Data and Mobile Communications Networks Analysis and Design.

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In Microsoft since 2001, more than sixteen years dedicated to the FSI market, initially as an Architect in ISD and later as an Account Technology Strategist in Enterprise Commercial.

By working with systemic banks (G-SIFI), I developed vertical skills for a hyper-regulated market especially in compliance, security and privacy in addition to a strong and broad competence on technology matters (modern workplace, cloud infrastructure and applications, intelligent data, business applications, etc.).

In November 2022 I moved into the Cloud Region Lead role responsible for Italy North region business development and launch, happened in July 2023; I'm now member of Western Europe Cloud Region Leadership Team focusing on both Italy and Belgium cloud regions.

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Ivan Antozzi obtained a master’s degree in computer science and engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan in 2018. A year later he started working in the Digital Innovation Observatories dealing with digital transformation and Cloud projects. He is currently a senior researcher in the Cloud Transformation & Data Center Observatories. He obtained the Executive master’s in project management in October 2022 and is currently attending the Executive master’s in management at the Polimi Graduate School of Management.

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Henry Daunert is a 25 years veteran in the data center business. He is the Chairman of CIRKLA, the industry's first, fully comprehensive marketplace for second-life data center equipment.

Henry pioneered the modular data center concept by founding from scratch in 1999 AST MODULAR, which grew globally establishing manufacturing plants in Barcelona, Shanghai and Miami. AST became a market leader, signing clients such as IBM, HPE, Chevron, Intel, Airbus, etc. AST was successfully sold to Schneider Electric in 2014.

Previously, in 1993 Henry founded a JV with EFI Electronics Inc. and developed the international business for the group in over 50 countries, founding subsidiaries in EMEA, Asia Pacific and LATAM. Henry sold his company successfully back to EFI Electronics in 1997.

Henry is a Business Administration and MBA graduate by ESADE Business School, trained Risk Engineer by Stanford University and counts with wide knowledge in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering and Construction.

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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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In her role as a Senior Development Manager, Amparo Garcia Puente is responsible for managing construction projects with a key emphasis on mission-critical MEP Systems at CyrusOne MAD 1. Amparo joined CyrusOne from JLL in October last year, ahead of the ground breaking ceremony of MAD 1, CyrusOne’s first facility in the Spanish market.

Amparo has over 10-years’ experience in Project Management positions, with her combined skill set, she is uniquely positioned to lead design, construction, project management and commissioning of new developments. This includes negotiating with contractors, stakeholders and adhering to health and safety standards. Additionally, she has the skill set to communicate in a variety languages, both native speaking in French and Spanish, bilingual in English and speaks basic Portuguese.

Amparo is a key driving force to CyrusOne, in ensuring that our supply chain, design, construction and project management is world-class and aligned to a sustainable digital future.

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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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Óscar es Ingeniero Industrial, especializado en Tecnologías Energéticas, con más de 10 años de destacada trayectoria profesional en Aggreko. A lo largo de su carrera, ha ocupado diversas posiciones de responsabilidad, como Project Manager y Operations Manager, acumulando una vasta experiencia en la gestión y ejecución de proyectos. En la actualidad, como Major Projects Technical Development Manager, lidera el soporte técnico y comercial para proyectos complejos y altamente especializados en su fase de oferta, trabajando estrechamente en el diseño y la presentación de soluciones energéticas innovadoras y de alto valor añadido

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Francisco Vicente currently holds the position of Head of Data Center Spain at JLL. He joined the company in 2019 as a Sr. Project Manager, bringing extensive experience in project control and management within the building division, as well as technical-economic and quality control expertise in the same field.

With an impressive 20-years of experience in managing large-scale and technically complex building projects, Francisco is a professional deeply committed to technical consultancy and business development. His solid knowledge in coordination, activity planning, and goal achievement is complemented by his leadership in high-value projects, with a focus on innovation and a global vision of business and sales. Francisco is also an expert in client communication, work monitoring, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams, making him a valuable asset in the dynamic world of data center development and management.

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Pablo Casado, Ingeniero de la Edificación y Diplomado en Arquitectura Técnica cuenta con amplia experiencia (26 años) en la construcción de distintas tipologías de edificios, aunque desde hace 14 años se ha especializado en el diseño, construcción y operación de los Data Centers.

En la actualidad, como Head of Global Data Center & Central Core en Telefonica, está definiendo e implementando la estrategia Global de la compañía en este tipo de edificaciones, consistente en la consolidación de espacios y su uso compartido por las diferentes áreas de la compañía (Sistemas, Empresas y Red) en centro de datos más fiables y eficientes. A su vez está definiendo el modelo de gobierno de estos centros con el fin de garantizar y optimizar su operación y “compliance”.

Anteriormente, como Gerente de la UTE ha desarrollado las funciones de dirección y control de la empresa (UTE CPD Alcalá) cuyo principal objeto ha sido desarrollar el Diseño, Construcción y Puesta en marcha del Data Center Telefónica de Alcalá de Henares.

Además durante su trayectoria profesional ha ejercido en los distintos puestos de línea relacionados con el sector de la construcción, (Gerente de Obras, Jefe de Obra y Jefe de Producción).

Como Gerente de obras, la principal función ha sido la de supervisar a los diferentes equipos de obras, motivando a los mismos para conseguir la máxima productividad, garantizando la calidad y el trato con el cliente, al mismo tiempo que desarrollaba labores comerciales tanto con los clientes existentes, así como en la búsqueda de nuevos clientes, con el ánimo de contratar nuevos proyectos.

Como jefe de obra ha sido responsable de la gestión general de la obra, tanto en sus aspectos técnicos como económicos y administrativos, poseyendo plena competencia para la toma de decisiones.

Toda esta trayectoria profesional, así como la titulación académica le ha permitido estar en condición de aportar en el sector especializado de los Data Center, la racionalidad suficiente que permita diseñar, construir y operar los CPDs del futuro.

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Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Enrique Martín es Socio y Consejero Delegado en Valencia Digital Port Connect. Además, es Profesor Titular en la Universidad de Alicante, donde imparte docencia en proyectos y comunicaciones digitales.

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Profesional con 20 años de experiencia en el mercado de infraestructura físicas, de los cuales los últimos 8 años muy enfocado a Data Center. Con experiencia en grandes proyectos de data center para administración pública, sector financiero, tecnológico, MTDC y Hyperscalers. Responsable de Panduit para la unidad de negocio de Data Center, Enterprise & IEI en el mercado de España y Portugal.

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Roberto Moral is the leader of Cloud & AI Infrastructure business in EMEA South. With +25 years of experience in the IT market, a strong technical and technology background and excellent understanding of business value creation, Roberto leads the Sales and Technical specialists Team in Southern Europe.

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Julián Gómez is CTO at Analyticae, leading in AI-driven business transformation, specializing in Marketing, People Analytics, Automation, and Agriculture. With 20+ years of experience, he has worked with top companies, optimizing decision-making through Big Data and AI. As a consultant and researcher, he pioneers innovative solutions, bridging data science and business strategy. Passionate about AI’s impact, he mentors future experts and drives cutting-edge projects. His vision: harness AI to create agile, efficient, and future-ready organizations.

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Formación: Ingeniero eléctrico y MBA.

Experiencia: Más de 30 años trabajando en el sector de la eficiencia energética eléctrica. Las dos unidades de negocio de CYDESA son:

• Reactiva y armónicos: Baterías de condensadores en BT y AT, filtros activos y SVG.
• Medida eléctrica y calidad de red: Analizadores de red y software de Janitza.

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Actualmente, soy el responsable de los productos Janitza en CYDESA. Desde 2007 he estado trabajando con la marca alemana en diferentes proyectos de monitorización que se han desarrollado en nuestro país. Mi formación como ingeniero industrial y mi experiencia laboral, en el campo de la automatización industrial y de las comunicaciones, es fundamental para comprender la importancia de la calidad de red en las instalaciones eléctricas y las diferentes posibilidades de integración de las soluciones Janitza en los sistemas de monitorización actuales.

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Rafael Serrano Gonzalez is Senior Consultant for Uptime Institute since 2014, and Business Development Director for Spain and Portugal since 2018. He works with global and local clients, performs assessments, operational sustainability, and operations certifications, and he is an ATS and AOS courses instructor. Gonzalez has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. With Telefónica, Gonzalez led the real estate department in Spain for 15 years, covering asset management, projects, maintenance, and operation throughout the corporate portfolio. He led landmark projects such as Spain-based Headquarters in Madrid and Barcelona, and the Tier IV Gold Alcalá Data Center. Gonzalez was the Head of the Global Data Center in the IT Transformation project and data center consolidation. His responsibilities included the design model, requirements, project planning, work, and operation.

Gonzalez is an Architect in both building and urban planning and won a Fulbright scholarship to achieve his Master’s in architectural design at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Research at Columbia University in New York.

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Me he incorporado a Colliers International en marzo de 2022 como Director de Data Center.

Cuento con más de 10 años de experiencia en el sector de las telecomunicaciones, todos ellos en el Grupo Teléfonica. Durante los 2 últimos años he formado parte de la creación y desarrollo de Telefónica Infra donde he estado centrado en actividades de project finance, M&A y gestión de portfolio relacionado con activos de infraestructura como los centros de datos y la fibra. Anteriormente formé parte del equipo de Estrategia Corporativa donde participé en multitud de proyectos como en procesos de adquisición de espectro (subastas) y análisis de oportunidades estratégicas vinculadas con la fibra y el desarrollo de la tecnología 5G. 

Comencé mi carrera como consultor en Accenture Strategy.

He participado en transacciones como la de Nabiax (adquisición de una participación del 20% a cambio de 4 centros de datos en España y Chile) así como en la creación de la Joint Venture de Telefonica con Allianz Capital Partners para la creación de una fiberco rural en Alemania

Estoy licenciado en Administración de Empresas Internacional (EBS) por la Universidad Villanueva (Madrid) y realicé el  Programa de Desarrollo Directivo (PDD) del IESE

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Zigor Gaubeca es el CIO de Aire Networks. Su pasión por la tecnología y la seguridad lo llevó a cursar Ingeniería Informática. Se autodefine como un enamorado de su profesión y de la investigación, experto en redes, comprometido y trotamundos. Intenta siempre trasladar su pasión a todo el equipo Aire Networks. Desde 2007 trabaja en Aire Networks, contribuyendo en el desarrollo de una de las redes multiservicios más extensas y con mayor crecimiento en España, convirtiendo a esta empresa en un referente nacional e internacional en servicios Wholesale.

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Stephen Bradley, a seasoned energy professional with three decades of experience in the utilities sector, has made significant contributions to the UK energy landscape. His expertise has been instrumental in overseeing some of the largest power connections in London, including the iconic developments that now characterise the London skyline.

Stephen’s extensive background in the energy sector, namely 25+years for UK Power Networks and preceding companies, positions him as a key figure in the ongoing evolution of energy infrastructure and capacity discussions in the UK. His recent work on Somerset's Gigafactory highlights his commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions and supporting the growth of innovative technologies.

With a proven track record of delivering complex projects, Stephen is recognised for his strategic vision and ability to navigate the challenges of the energy market. His leadership has not only facilitated major developments but has also contributed to the overall enhancement of energy reliability and efficiency in the region.

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Fundador DECE Consulting - Contratista independiente y formador DCD>Academy

Ingeniero Mecánico por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid con un master en HVAC&R, DCS & DCP (certificaciones DataCenterDynamics) y certificado ATD (Uptime Institute). Carrera dedicada al mercado de HVAC, principalmente en el ambiente de Data Center, José siempre está buscando mejorar su entorno y ayudar a las personas a alcanzar el siguiente nivel.

Siempre impulsado por la pasión, después de conseguir más de 200 millones de dólares en Oriente Medio para uno de los mayores contratistas generales del CCG, regresó a toda la región EMEA, donde implementó tecnologías disruptivas en instalaciones de refrigeración por aire en todo el Reino Unido e Irlanda y EMEA cuando comenzó su carrera hace 7 años. Ahora quiere compartir la pasión que ha desarrollado por un mercado que considera su hogar.

Actualmente trabaja como Fundador y Contratista Independiente para DECE consulting. Empresa dedicada a aportar un contratista independiente para la Consultoría y diseño de ingeniería a este mercado de Centros de Datos, con especial enfoque en nuevas instalaciones a prueba de futuro, cooperando con algunas de las empresas de mayor potencial en el sector para diseñar e implementar las instalaciones que los clientes necesitan no para hoy, sino para el futuro.

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Bill is the Chief Investment Officer of PureDC and one of the leading experts in data centre finance and investing globally.  He was previously a Managing Director and the Global Head of Data Centre Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs based in New York before joining Pure in 2020.  He has been working in the real assets finance sector for 20 years with significant experience in esoteric and operationally intensive real estate businesses.

Bill has advised on over $50 billion of strategic data centre transactions spanning six continents.  He helped to drive awareness of data centres among a broad range of institutional investors and was on the forefront of how to value hyperscale data centre platforms and popularized new financing concepts.

Bill is based in London and leads Pure’s strategy, investment, and capital markets efforts.  He graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with High Honors and has a BA in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Juan es experto en la gestión y operativa de Servicios Críticos y Data Centers, con experiencia adquirida gestionando el cluster de Amazon Italia, como proveedor de servicios de facilities y ahora como proveedor de Colocation.

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Raúl Álvarez is a data center expert and sustainability advocate. He has extensive experience in data center operations and design, especially in high-performance computing and edge computing. He is passionate about bridging the gap between technical and business aspects, and helping the European region achieve its sustainability goals through innovative data center solutions. He is also an active member of the Open Compute community, where he leads a workstream on immersion cooling challenges. He is well aware of the challenges and opportunities of adopting open technologies in the European market, and strives to foster collaboration and innovation to overcome them. He believes in the power of community and technology to make a positive impact on the world. Because of that, he was recently appointed to lead the Open Compute Project EMEA Regional Community.

He is currently Lead Consultant at eisar, a consultancy firm that provides services in business consulting, development, marketing strategy and planning for sustainability and open technologies.

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• Ingeniero Industrial Mecánica de Maquinas
• Socia y Directora técnico-comercial en Grupo ACIX y EXTA Tecnología

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De profesión Arquitecta, con Máster en instalaciones de edificación, especializada en climatización y ventilación. Trabajando en ingeniería desde hace 9 años en la empresa JG Ingenieros, actualmente como Directora de Proyectos de Instalaciones en Edificación.

Ingeniería responsable del desarrollo de instalaciones para edificios de alta complejidad, desde la fase de concepción del diseño, hasta la fase de obra, puesta en marcha y posconstrucción, entre los que se incluyen los Centros de Datos, con varios en la cartera de la empresa. 

Responsable junto con Jaime Comella del Comité de Centros de Datos de Ashrae Spain Chapter. Cuyo objetivo es el de acercar y apoyar al desarrollo de la industria de los CPD a los profesionales del sector, a través de jornadas y artículos técnicos.

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Jaime Comella is a passionate advocate of employing a holistic view in data center development. He works at AQ Compute as Head of Innovation and Sustainability, focusing on the development of the next generation of data centers. Jaime has worked in recent years to enable decentralized and efficiently cooled IT infrastructures that turn heat into something usable, acting in design and project management, as well as international business development. He co-leads the Heat Reuse subproject of the Open Compute Project and is a member of the ASHRAE Spain Chapter data center committee.

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CEEDA Advisory Board member

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Sales Director para Iberia y Latinoamérica Víctor es Licenciado en Ciencias del Trabajo y RRHH por la Universidad de Almería y la Universidad XIOS Hogeschool Limburg en Bélgica.

Además posee un Máster en Dirección Comercial y Marketing por Esic Business & Marketing School.

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Carlos Paulino is Equinix’s Managing Director for Portugal, position that he holds since 2017 following the acquisition of the data centre business of Itconic – company that he joined in 2000, being involved in the firm’s business development, leading several projects and becoming a member of the board in 2010. Through Carlos leadership, the Portugal facility became one of the best interconnected data centres in Europe’s West coast.

Carlos has over 25 years of experience in the telecoms and technology sector. He held leadership roles at Maxitel, a telecom company, in Product Development, introducing cutting edge products to the market, and in Customer Services, leading the Customer Support Center to achieve top scores and industry recognition. Earlier in his career Carlos was CTO of Madem, a telecom startup delivering voice and data services to Madeira island.

Carlos has an M.B.A from IESE/AESE Business School, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Lisbon Institute of Engineering, a B.S. in Information Management and a PH.D in IT management from Nova Lisbon University.

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Angie Garza is the Director of Advanced Technology and Infrastructure Sourcing at Google, where she is responsible for the Sourcing & Procurement of Data Center Infrastructure and Advanced Technology which includes Power Generation, Power Distribution, Mechanical Cooling and Modular Equipment for Data Center Construction. Before that she was the Sr. Director of Engineering at X Corp (f.k.a.Twitter), where she was responsible for running the organizations that design, launch, maintain and operate Data Center infrastructure and hardware to support the X platform and where she was responsible for delivering X Corp's first AI deployment. She also worked for almost 10 years at Amazon Web Services, where she first managed the global supply chain for servers and then became the Head of Global Data center Infrastructure Procurement and Supply Chain as well as Lenovo, Celestica and other leaders in the tech space before that.

Born and raised in Mexico and passionate about coaching and growing talent in the Technology Industry, Angie has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain and procurement and throughout her career she has helped organizations and customers save billions of dollars in terms of supply chain optimizations, cost efficiencies and value engineering efforts mainly in this space.

In 2023 she was the recipient of the Infrastructure Masons IM100 Award for her notable contributions in the Data Center Industry.

In 2024, Angie was awarded the 'Technology All-Star Achievement' Award for her contributions in the technology space. She was also awarded the HITEC100 Award which highlights the 100 most influential Global Hispanic executives in technology.

The best word to describe Angie is: GRIT.

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