Omer Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer of the Start Campus, explains why Start Campus and EDP have signed a strategic partnership marking their shared intention to accelerate next-generation, renewable-powered data centre projects in Portugal, with potential expansion to other markets. The collaboration brings together large-scale digital infrastructure and renewable energy leadership to unlock investment, strengthen system resilience, and position Portugal as a leading hub for sustainable digital growth, fuelled by the current AI explosion.
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Paul Christensen, Macquarie Data Centres General Manager, discusses the company’s 47MW IC3 Super West Sydney AI data centre, in the context of its plans to build out some 200MW of AI and cloud capacity in the city. He shares some great insights as to the challenges and opportunities of building out AI data centre infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, and is confident that Macquarie’s successful data centre track record sees it well positioned to play a key role in the growth of AI and the wider digital economy in Australia.
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Phil Cullerton, VP Services EMEA at Vertiv, explains why services will define the future of the data centre. The future of the data centre is not just about who builds fastest, it is about who operates best. And in this evolving landscape of digital transformation / AI density, tightening regulation, stretched supply chains and rising expectations, digital infrastructure services are the differentiator. If you are an operator, the question is no longer whether to invest in services, it is whether you can afford not to.
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Alex Adamopoulos, Chairman and CEO of Emergn, discusses the results of the company’s new research, which reveals that enterprise leaders now expect measurable returns from AI investments within months, not years and patience is rapidly running out. The findings show that AI has shifted from behind the scenes pilots to a core driver of revenue, with zero organisations reporting that they remain uninvolved in AI initiatives.
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Rob Coupland, CEO at Pulsant, discusses the company’s £10 million investment in its Milton Keynes data centre to provide high-density, sovereign compute capacity to support AI transformation, with plans to roll out this high-density model to other key regions.
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Nancy Hammervik, Chief Channel Officer at GTIA, shares insights from 40 years in the tech channel. She explains how community, mentorship, and a “member-first” mindset drive real impact in the industry. Nancy also explores AI’s transformative potential, how it can solve business challenges, enhance work-life balance, and create new opportunities for growth and innovation.
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Dan Wensley, CEO of the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA), discusses how MSPs must collaborate as AI adoption accelerates across the industry. He explains why community, peer learning, and open knowledge-sharing are critical to keeping pace with change, helping providers manage risk and continue delivering real value in the evolving IT landscape.
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Antoine Jebara, Co-Founder and GM of Channel & Alliances at JumpCloud, explores how managed service providers can move beyond transactional roles to become true business partners. He dives into practical strategies for helping clients adopt AI, streamline workflows, unify identity and device management, and balance security with productivity in increasingly hybrid and complex environments.
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