CHRIS SEIPLE
JON HEALY
PANKAJ SHARMA
ENERGY & POWER
CHRIS SEIPLE
TITLE: VICE CHAIRMAN, POWER & RENEWABLES
COMPANY: WOOD MACKENZIE INDUSTRY: RESEARCH AND CONSULTING
Chris has 30 years’ global power expertise in strategy, finance, operations and leadership, guiding strategy, stakeholder engagement and supporting 250 researchers worldwide.
JON HEALY
TITLE: MANAGING DIRECTOR, EMEA COMPANY: SALUTE INDUSTRY: IT AND DATA CENTRES
With an engineering background and deep data centre and critical environment expertise, Jon has delivered award-winning solutions and services for global enterprises and major government organisations.
PANKAJ SHARMA
TITLE: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, DATA CENTERS & NETWORKS
COMPANY: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRY: ENERGY
Pankaj leads global strategy, operations, R & D and services – driving growth and innovation across data centres, distributed IT and industrial infrastructure worldwide.
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This grid congestion is also shifting how data centre executives view siting and interconnection. Many are seeking locations near power stations or renewable energy hubs.
“ You have a catalyst for growth in data centres that will outpace the renewable energy market,” said Jon Healy, Managing Director, EMEA for data centre service provider Salute, speaking to the Financial Times.
Policymakers, in turn, are rethinking how permitting, land and local infrastructure can better support distributed – or microgrid – models that offer greater control over energy sourcing and use.
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