Speaker Group: Speaker 26

Favio De La Barra

Favio De La Barra is the Principal Design Modularization Lead for Eaton across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In this role, he leads the technical design of modular Data Centre projects and initiatives, serving as the regional subject matter expert in modular solutions for the Data Centre Segment regional team. Favio brings over

Matthew Turner

As Head of Innovation at SolarAfrica, Matthew Turner leads the development of simple, sustainable and customer-focused energy solutions. With over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, his expertise lies in bringing together commercial strategy and technical engineering, specifically in scaling decentralised energy markets and virtual power innovation. Matthew holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical

Nicola Cencelli

Nicola Cencelli is a seasoned energy professional known for her commercial and technical expertise in the renewable energy sector. With over 15 years of experience across project development, EPC management, and technical consultancy, Nicola brings a strategic perspective grounded in deep industry knowledge. She has held key roles at organisations including Eskom, Emesco Holdings, RINA

Juan-Pierre van Zyl

Juan van Zyl is the Data Centre Facilities Manager at xneelo, where he plays a key role in the company’s infrastructure strategy and operations. With close to 20 years of experience across data centre construction, retrofits, migrations, operations and product development, he has extensive expertise in building and managing resilient hosting infrastructure within the ISP