BUILDING THE BACKBONE OF TOMORROW: INNOVATIONS IN DATA CENTRES AND ENTERPRISE COMPUTE
18 November 2025
| Melbourne, Australia
Conference Agenda: November 18
9:00 am - 9:05 am
IQPC Opening Address
9:05 am - 9:10 am
Chair's Opening Remarks
9:10 am - 9:50 am
Keynote Panel | The Enterprise-Driven Future: Data as the Backbone of Digital Transformation for Australian Business
Abby Peronchik -
Business Analyst of Strategy and Customer Group,
CitiPower & Powercor
Anuj Saraogi - Executive Branch Manager, ACT Government
Rahul Kirlapalkar - Architect Cloud Security Network Lead, HCF
· How are Australian enterprises leveraging next-generation data centres to accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption?
· What role do data centres play in supporting economic resilience and innovation across key Australian industries?
· With sustainability becoming a boardroom priority, how are operators and enterprises balancing digital growth with environmental responsibility?
· How critical is data sovereignty in today’s geopolitical and regulatory climate — and what role do local data centres play in securing trust and compliance?
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Partner Showcase | Realising Competitive Edge: Scaling Enterprise Infrastructure
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Panel Discussion | Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Strategies: Navigating Increasing Demands
Rahul Kirlapalkar -
Architect Cloud Security Network Lead,
HCF
Alexis Ewing - Executive Director of Infrastructure Services, Cenitex
Dave Vinluan - Senior Release and Delivery Lead (Cloud, Data and Infrastructure Services),, ANZ
· How are enterprises designing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures to meet growing performance, flexibility, and regulatory demands?
· What are the biggest operational and organisational challenges in managing workloads across diverse cloud environments?
· How can businesses ensure visibility, cost control, and security across increasingly complex multi-cloud deployments?
· What does a successful hybrid cloud strategy look like in practice — and how are leading organisations measuring its value?
Dave Vinluan
Senior Release and Delivery Lead (Cloud, Data and Infrastructure Services),ANZ
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning Networking Break
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
IDG A: Beyond Buzzwords – Realising Business Value from Digital Infrastructure Investment
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
IDG B: Greener Compute – Building Sustainable, Scalable Infrastructure
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
IDG C: Next-Gen Technologies – AI, Cloud, and the Edge
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
IDG D: Security & Sovereignty – Trust at the Core of Compute
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Networking Break
Getting Australia AI Ready
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Case Study | AI Readiness: Enabling Scalable AI across the Business Hani Jaber - Head of Digital Delivery, ASHM· Building the foundational data architecture and compute environment required to support enterprise-wide AI adoption.
· Scaling AI capabilities across business units by modernising infrastructure, streamlining data pipelines, and ensuring interoperability.
· Aligning IT, data science, and business teams to drive collaboration, experimentation, and agile deployment of AI use cases.
· Managing the balance between performance, cost, and governance while enabling responsible and repeatable AI at scale.
Getting Australia AI Ready
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Partner Showcase | Unlocking Potential with AI-Driven InfrastructureGetting Australia AI Ready
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Speed Networking | Building Bridges Between Enterprises and Data CentresGetting Australia AI Ready
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion | Future-Proofing Enterprise Compute: Lessons from Industry Leaders Hani Jaber - Head of Digital Delivery, ASHMDave Vinluan - Senior Release and Delivery Lead (Cloud, Data and Infrastructure Services),, ANZ
Anuj Saraogi - Executive Branch Manager, ACT Government
· What does ‘futureproofing’ mean in today’s compute landscape — and how are leading organisations translating that into strategy and action?
· How are enterprises preparing their infrastructure to support unpredictable demands from AI, data growth, and evolving business models?
· What lessons have been learned in navigating legacy systems, cloud migration, and emerging tech while maintaining operational continuity?
· In a world of constant change, how can compute strategies stay agile, cost-effective, and resilient over the long term?
Dave Vinluan
Senior Release and Delivery Lead (Cloud, Data and Infrastructure Services),ANZ
Data Centres Boardroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Panel Discussion | Energy & Efficiency in Data Centres· What are the most impactful strategies currently being adopted to improve energy efficiency within Australian data centres?
· How are operators balancing growing demand for compute power with the need to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact?
· What role do innovations in cooling, power management, and facility design play in achieving sustainability targets?
Data Centres Boardroom
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion | Reimagining the Role of the Data Centre in a High-Density, AI-Driven Era· How is the rise of AI and high-performance computing reshaping the architectural and operational design of modern data centres?
· What innovations in power, cooling, and rack density are being adopted to meet the demands of AI workloads at scale?
As compute intensity increases, how are operators balancing performance with sustainability, reliability, and cost pressures?
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Afternoon Networking Break
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Panel Discussion | The Path to Carbon-Neutral Computing: Achievable Goals or Industry Idealism?
· Is carbon-neutral computing a realistic near-term objective for enterprise and hyperscale environments, or does it remain an aspirational target?
· What tangible steps are organisations taking today to reduce emissions across compute infrastructure — and where are the biggest barriers?
· How are procurement decisions, data centre design, and energy sourcing evolving in pursuit of carbon neutrality?
· To what extent can collaboration across the value chain — including vendors, regulators, and customers — accelerate meaningful progress?
