Program

Chairperson: Rob Stevens
CEO – Interconnect Services

Branche
Industrial Electronics

Program 2026

Time
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
09.00 – 09.55
09.00 – 09.55 Reception
09.55 – 10.00
09.55 – 10.00 Welcome speech
10.00 – 10.25
10.00 – 10.25 Impact of AI on data center infrastructure Stefan Boutsen – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Keynote
10.30 -11.00
10.30 -11.00 Exhibitor pitches
11.00 – 11.30
11.00 – 11.30 Morning break
11.30 – 11.55
11.30 – 11.55 How do I optimize my data center for the AI era? Karel Verplaetsen – Panduit Europe Ltd
11.30 – 11.55 NIS2 & CRA: which physical measures have you already taken? André Hiddink & Arco Prins – Rittal
12.00 – 12.25
12.00 – 12.25 Whitespace in Transition: Ready for What's Next? Robin Wiese – Eaton Industries
12.00 – 12.25 Unidirectional Technology at Consequence Boundaries: Use Cases Tjeerd Zwijnenberg – Waterfall Security
12.00 – 12.25 AI data centers and the impact on battery backup Exide
12.30 – 13.30
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM Keynote – title to follow
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM A Unified Lifecycle Strategy from Design to End-of-Life Management — Driving Efficiency Across New and Existing Data Center Nick Brouwer and Mohamed Kara – Carrier Climate Solutions Europe
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM Who actually has access to your server rack Marijn de Ruijter – EMKA Benelux
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM Multi-Fiber Link (MPO) – Configurations, standards and testing Hady de Grave – AEM Networks (on behalf of Rexcom)
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM Every watt counts – Cooling as a lever for more computing power in a grid-bound world Patrick Bijkerk – Trane
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM New efficient way to test ribbon (multi) fibers such as MPO-12/16/24 Timmy Louis & Geert Bakker – CN Rood
Workshop – limited spots available
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM Afternoon break
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM The future of digital infrastructure in the energy system Bart van der Laan – Alliander
Keynote
16.00 – 17.00
16.00 – 17.00 Closing & Drinks
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