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Join our 2nd annual Australian Data Centres Power & Water Summit this 10-11 June 2026 at the Swissotel Sydney for the nation’s first dedicated conference addressing the pressing power and water challenges faced by the rapidly growing data centre sector.
As data centres expand to meet the surge in demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, their energy and water consumption are expected to reach unprecedented levels, making it critical for the industry to find sustainable solutions.
Book now to explore the most urgent issues surrounding energy and water use in this rapidly growing sector.
Just some of the topics and issues that will be addressed include:
- Exploring the impact of the exponential growth of AI, cloud computing, and data centres in Australia’s energy transition
- Navigating energy and water regulations and policies to create sustainable data centres
- Co-locating data centres with wind and solar farms in the regional renewable energy zones (REZ’s), and their role in becoming an integral part of energy parks of the future
- Energy efficiency strategies and technology solutions to minimise energy usage in the new generation of data centres
- The role of data centres as a driver for regional economic growth, including benefits for local communities
- Implementing sustainable water management practices in data centres
- Building resilient infrastructure to prepare data centres for climate change and extreme weather events
- Addressing the challenges of operating data centres in Australia’s drought-prone regions
- Energy Resilience in security
- Exploring best practice with data centre infrastructure
- Data Centres and the circular economy
2025 Speakers
The Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC
Treasurer, NSW Government
Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer & Managing Director, ENGIE Australia & New Zealand
Shayne Kumar
Head of Energy, NEXTDC
Joscha Schmitz
Vice President, Energy & Climate, AirTrunk
Matthew Lee
National Director – Data Centres Australia, JLL
Sabiene Heindl
Chief Executive Officer, The Energy Charter
Sabooh Whitelaw
General Manager, Energy Services, Lumea
Simon Currie
Co-Founder and Chief Projects Officer, Energy Estate
Patrick Hastings
Chief Impact Officer, Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Chris Learmonth
General Manager, Major Projects, Lendlease
Samuel Faigen
Associate Director, Aerospace, Technology and Telecommunications, HDR
Obinna Isiadinso
Author, Global Data Center Hub
Claudia Brumme
Chief Executive Officer,
Townsville Enterprise
Jerry Shearman
Chief Executive Officer, Central Economic Development Agency (CEDA)
Ifty Omar
General Manager Strategy and Commercial, Sydney Desalination Plant
Liam McWhirter
General Manager – Enterprise & Strategic Partners, Origin Zero
Danielle Francis
Manager Customer and Policy, Water Services Association of Australia
Jackie McKeon
Program Director, Business Renewables Centre Australia
Andrew Morrison
Australian Property & Buildings Market Leader, GHD
Rob Koh
Equity Research Analyst - Utilities, Infrastructure, Energy & ESG, Morgan Stanley
Dr Sandra Hall
Chief Executive Officer, Water Stewardship Asia Pacific
Jim Chesterfield
Director Strategy, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Jacques-Samuel Prolon
Head of Commercialisation, OceanBit Energy
Andrew Green
Associate Director Data Centre Business, Datacom
Eric Dyer
Chief Financial Officer, Tamboran Resources
Rasika Mohan
Founder and Chief Convener, Bhumi
Rebecca Vallance
Energy and Decarbonisation Expert, Baringa
Chris Cormack
New Energy Director, JLL
Alexandra Ingram
Head of Sustainability, EMEA & APAC Capital Markets, JLL
Anne-Marie Kirkman
Global Strategic Program Leader, GHD
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when & where
10 - 11 Jun 2026
The Swissotel
68 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
+61 (02) 9238 8888
https://www.swissotel.com/hotels/sydney/
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION RATE
Secure your accommodation at the Swissotel Sydney with a 10% discount* off the best available flexible room only rate at the time of booking.
To book this rate, please click here and follow the below instructions.
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- Click on the Book Now link above and scroll to ‘Our accommodation’
- Enter your booking dates
- Click on the drop down for “Special rates”
- Enter the code SCP2108566 in “Business client with contract”
- Enter the code IN435AU828 in “Access code”
- Click on “See rates”
* Rooms and rates are subject to availability at the time of booking, we suggest booking early to avoid disappointment.
Alternatively, please contact the hotel reservations team directly on 02 9238 8888 between 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday or email [email protected]
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General Information & Registration
Customer Service
+61 2 9080 4307
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Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Valerie Pogrebizhsky
+61 (0) 2 9080 4362
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Speaking Enquiries
Lisa Hedlund
Conference Manager
+61 2 9080 4324
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Marketing & Media Enquiries
Paul O’Connor
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