Agenda 2025 - Day 2 - Critical Insight

AGENDA

Day 2 – Wednesday 12 November 2025

All times are GMT / UK

Day 2 – Welcome

Jordan O'Brien, Editor, Data Centre Review

Introduction to Critical Insight from Jordan O’Brien, Editor for Data Centre Review.

Keynote – How the UK’s data centre clusters are growing

Growth in the data centre sector is widening beyond West London. In this keynote, we’ll review planning appetite across the country, as well as where there is readily-available land and power. We’ll also explore whether AI Growth Zones could help reshape the siting of data centres, or whether more traditional areas will continue to dominate for the foreseeable future.

Power resilience and its critical role in Data Centers

Deepan Patel presents the role of Power, Network and Control resilience it plays in the critical Data Center Industry.

Upgrading the UK’s core network for AI

Britain’s core networks are aging, and that could put the country’s AI ambitions at risk. This session will explore how the move outside of traditional hubs to find land and power has influenced the need for more robust networks, and what technologies need to be adopted to ensure we stay in the AI race.

15-minute break

From Design to Operation: Best Practices to Optimize Direct-to-Chip Cooling

As data centers shift toward high-density computing, direct-to-chip (DTC) liquid cooling has become essential to achieving greater energy efficiency and reliability. This session explores proven strategies for designing and operating DTC systems that start clean and stay clean, ensuring stability, performance, and sustainability over time. Drawing from real-world experience with hyperscale and colocation providers, speakers will share how to minimize corrosion, coolant degradation, and downtime while aligning with both environmental and operational goals.

Panel – Resilient by design

How do we keep UK data centres online when everything is stressed at once: grid events, heat, supply-chain delays, and bursty GPU rooms. In this panel, our experts unpack what ‘resilience’ really means in 2025.

End of Day Two

Please note: This live interactive event will be viewable on your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. There will be opportunities to put your questions to the guests. Once registered, you will need a special link to attend. This will be emailed to you about one week before the start.