A recent panel at Datacloud Global Congress 2025 in Cannes, France, industry pioneers explored the fast-evolving dynamics of power density, cooling innovation, operational risk, and sustainability in modern data centre design.

Speakers

Petter Tommeraas, managing director data centre services – Aker Horizons ASA (moderator)

Phil Lawson-Shanks, chief innovation officer – Aligned

Vladimir Prodanovic, principal program manager – Nvidia

Abed Jishi, chief technology officer – Hscale

Dean Nelson, founder and chairman – Infrastructure Masons