Speakers
Dame Dawn Childs
Chief Executive Officer,
Pure Data Centres Group
Dawn is the CEO of Pure Data Centres Group building and operating hyperscale data centres. Before joining Pure she led a multi-billion transformation programme for National Grid across both the gas and electricity transmission businesses. This followed several senior engineering appointments as: the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments with responsibility for engineering delivery and standards across the worldwide portfolio of theme parks; and the Head of Engineering at Gatwick Airport. She joined Gatwick after 23 years as an Engineering Officer in the Royal Air Force.
She is a Trustee of several charities focussed on D&I and is also Chair of the iMasons D&I Committee.
She was honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession and was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to engineering in the King’s New Years Honours 2023.
Sessions
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06-Mar-2024Data Centre Design and Build & Physical Security TheatreReshaping the Industry Narrative: From Toxic Dumps to Climate Change Champion, becoming the career path of choice
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06-Mar-2024Data Centre World Keynote : Global Strategies: People, Environment & InnovationNavigating Uncertainty – How do we Deliver the Data Centre Capacity needed in this Uncertain World?