Allan Bosley | Director, Public Affairs
Ark Data Centres

Allan’s extended career in marketing communications and communication management for organisations such as the MoD and BBC, where he concentrated on major IT related business transformation programmes led him into early interactive media development. He joined Ark in 2009 initially to support their growth and positioning with market research. This was followed by roles in bid management, marketing, management information and as head of culture. He is now Ark’s Director of Public Affairs. Allan has also been an active member of techUK’s data centre council for over 10 years and has very recently been invited to join DCA’s advisory council.

Appearances:

Day 3 - 24th September @ 12:10

Panel Discussion: How can the UK’s grid keep up with data centre demand?

Assessing how rapid data centre growth will impact grid capacity, connections and electricity demand across the UK.
Tackling grid constraints and connection delays, and exploring how network investment can keep pace with new data centre development.
The role of on-site and distributed energy, including solar, storage and flexible demand, in reducing pressure on the grid.
How data centres, developers, network operators and the wider energy sector can work together to deliver resilient, scalable power infrastructure.

Venessa Moffat, Executive Director, Data Center Alliance