The Order of Engineers of the Province of Palermo, in collaboration with AEIT – Italian Association of Electrical, Electronics, Automation, Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering – Palermo Section, and IDA – Italian Datacenter Association, is organizing the seminar “Mediterranean Data Center Hub”, an event dedicated to the future of digital infrastructure in the Mediterranean region.
The event will take place on November 27 at the University of Palermo and will bring together experts, institutional representatives and industry operators, with the aim of exploring Sicily’s potential as a new strategic hub for data center development.
Agenda
3:00 – 3:05 pm
Institutional welcome
Prof. Eng. Vincenzo Di Dio – President, Order of Engineers of the Province of Palermo
Prof. Eng. Livan Fratini – Director, Department of Engineering, UNIPA
Eng. Leonardo Ruscito – President, AEIT Palermo Section
3:05 – 3:10 pm
The role of IDA – Italian Datacenter Association in Italy’s digital economy
Floriano Monteduro – Chair, Energy Working Group
3:10 – 3:25 pm
Sicily in the innovation ecosystem: infrastructure status and territorial potential
Danilo Lo Bello – COO, Open Hub Med
3:25 – 3:40 pm
Data Centers: an Italian supply-chain response
Alessandro Viviani – Associate Partner, TEHA
3:40 – 4:20 pm
How a data center is built: from design to operations
Alberto Szakvary – Lead Sales Engineer, Equinix
4:20 – 4:40 pm
Energy sustainability in data centers
Daniele Proietti – Data Center Sales and Marketing, RaiWay
4:40 – 4:50 pm
Jobs, training and new opportunities in digital infrastructure
Cesare Lemmi – Education Working Group
4:50 – 5:40 pm
AMRs and SMRs for the future energy transition
Giacomo Grasso – Nuclear Reactor Core Designer, ENEA (remote connection)
5:40 – 5:50 pm
Q&A
5:50 pm
Networking cocktail
Participation is open to professionals, students and stakeholders interested in the development of digital infrastructure and the energy transition.
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