(PR.co.nz) International consulting firm BroadGroup, together with Forum Patron, Gilbert + Tobin, will hold a new investment forum for datacentres ANZ.
The forum will take place in Sydney, November 7.
Researched and produced by BroadGroup, the first forum took place at the Cass Business School in London in 2007 and since then it has become recognized as the premier annual international meeting point for investors, operators, professional intermediaries and legal counsel focused on the datacentre sector.
Now for the first time, the forum will address ANZ markets, reflecting the significant expansion that has occurred regionally in the sector. Recent findings by BroadGroup, suggests that datacentre capacity has expanded substantially in the first half of 2012.
The objective of the one-day forum is to bring together stakeholders and players in the sector across the finance and investment community, carrier neutral and carrier owned operational companies, government and regional investment authorities, property interests, law firms and supply led organizations, to assess where the sector is heading and identify key opportunities.
“The datacentre sector is a new asset class and is experiencing significant growth in ANZ,” commented Bernadette Jew, Partner at Gilbert and Tobin. “We support industry efforts to discuss the opportunities and outlook for the sector and look forward to contributing to the debate.”
Other key Speakers at the event include among others: Kris Kumar, Senior Vice President & Regional Head, Asia Pacific, Digital Realty, Jonathan King, Co-Fund Manager, Securus Data Property Fund, Bernadette Jew, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin, Bob Sharpless, Managing Director, Springfield Land Corporation, David McEwen, Director of Consulting, Colliers International, Yoshi Hashimoto, Managing Director & CEO, NTT Australia Pty Ltd, Paul-Francois Cattier, Global Vice President Data Center, Schneider Electric, John Humphrey, CEO, TrackNet Limited, Peter Mcgrath, Managing Director, Leighton Metronode, Mark McWilliams, Director, Datacom Investments Pty Ltd, Stephen Philp, Director Real Estate, Challenger, Craig Scroggie, CEO, NEXTDC, Michael Simmonds, Chief Financial Officer, Macquarie Telecom, Diane Skapinker, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin, and Craig Baty, Executive GM, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Fujitsu ANZ, Greg Farmer, Director – Asia Pacific Data Centre, Site & Facility Services, IBM, Marty Gauvin, Managing Director, Tier 5. Stuart Corner, Telecoms Editor, itwire and Frank P. Aue, Principal Consultant, PTS Consulting will be chairmen of the forum.
Sponsors include Gilbert + Tobin, and Schneider Electric. Official Media Partner for the event is the Finance and Investment for Datacentres Tracker, and Datacentres.com.
To register please visit www.fif-australia.com
Media Release on 23 October 2012 by BroadGroup
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