{"id":3679,"date":"2024-10-23T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2024-10-23T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:46:10","slug":"keppels-gary-watson-joins-as-a-speaker-at-touchdown-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/keppels-gary-watson-joins-as-a-speaker-at-touchdown-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Keppel\u2019s Gary Watson joins as a speaker at Touchdown Middle East !"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3198 \" src=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251.png 2502w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-Watson-e1709727079251-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are thrilled to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/garyandrewwatson\/\">Gary Watson<\/a>, Country Manager from Keppel Data Center REIT Ireland <\/strong>will be joining Touchdown Middle East 2024 as a speaker! Gary will feature on our panels <strong>\u2018Navigating the greener path: Are we reaching our sustainability goals?\u2019 <\/strong>and <strong>\u2018Looking Out: A perspective from international owners and operators\u2019 <\/strong>taking place on <strong>Day 1 <\/strong>of the conference, <strong>26<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/strong> at <strong>15:40 <\/strong>and <strong>Day 2 <\/strong>of the conference, <strong>27<sup>th<\/sup> November <\/strong>at <strong>12:25<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first panel will look at the pressures the data centre industry is under over its significant energy usage. As AI, cloud, and data consumption grow, sustainability goals are being challenged \u2013 this panel explores what the GCC data centre industry is doing to combat its environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second panel will provide an outlook on the GCC data centre market today from an international players perspective; looking at their ambitions in the region, reasons for entering the market, and what challenges and opportunities outside players face when entering the GCC market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 30 years\u2019 experience of working across the telecoms, data centre, managed services and cloud sector across Europe, Gary is an expert, well-regarded stakeholder and influencer in the Cloud and DC marketplace today. Gary was appointed as the Country Manager in 2016 for Keppel Data Centre REIT in Ireland. Keppel DC REIT is the first data centre real estate investment trust (DC REIT) to be listed in Asia with facilities spanning across APAC and Europe. Gary has held numerous Senior Management positions in TeleCity and SunGard Availability Services and sits as a serving member of Host in Irelands Executive Council. Gary holds a MSc in Facilities and Workplace Management from London Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1417335474\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(227, 10, 135);border-width:10px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Need to know:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 Gary Watson, Country Manager from Keppel Data Center REIT Ireland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 Panel\u2013 <strong>Navigating the greener path: Are we reaching our sustainability goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Day 1 | 26<sup>th<\/sup> Nov | 15:40 \u2013 16:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 Panel\u2013 <strong>Looking Out: A perspective from international owners and operators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Day 2 | 27<sup>th<\/sup> Nov | 12:25 \u2013 13:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Take a look at the full\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/agenda\/\"><em>Touchdown Middle East 2024 Agenda.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1417335474 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-973346970\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-973346970 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"social-icons follow-icons full-width text-center\" style=\"font-size:112%\"><span>Connect with this Speaker<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/garyandrewwatson\/\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip linkedin\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that Gary Watson, Country Manager from Keppel Data Center REIT Ireland will be joining Touchdown Middle East 2024 as a speaker! 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