| Day 1: September 30 2009 |
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| 9 30 – 10 00 |
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Official Opening
Mr. Raju Jaddoo – Managing Director – Board of Investment
Dr. M.K. Oolun – Executive Director – Information and Communications Technology Authority
Hon. Mohammed Asraf Ally DULULL, MP
Minister of Information and Communication Technology |
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| 10 00 – 10 45 |
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Mauritius as a Data Centre Location – Independent Study Results
• Results of an independent study
• Communications infrastructure (current and planned)
• Property, land and building (regulations and cost)
• Power availability and cost
• Governance and business environment
Steve Wallage, Managing Director, BroadGroup Consulting
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| 11 15 - 12 30 |
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Investment and Outsourcing
Panel discussion of the opportunities and challenges for investment in data centres
and Comparative Analysis of IT Infrastructure outsourcing regionally
Session Chairman : Mr. Steve Wallage – Managing Director , Broadgroup
Panelists:
Jonathan Atkin, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
Guy Willner, Board Member, Teraco
Te- Shan Gan, Group CEO of The AIMS Asia Group
Andrew Jay, Senior Director, CB Richard Ellis
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| 14 00 - 15 00 |
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Criteria for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
Session Chair : Mike Bird – Country Manager , Deutsche Bank (Mauritius)
Panelists
A comparative analysis of key locations
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| 15 30 – 16 00 |
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The Efficient Data Centre: Planning and improving Data Centre Electrical Efficiency
Session Chair : Guito Prefumo, Managing Director, Powersure (Mauritius)
Panelist:
Carl Kleynhans, Regional Director for Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and South Caribbean,
APC by Schneider Electric
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| 16 00 – 17 00 |
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Why Mauritius? Case Study Roundtable
Session Chair : Mr. Vidia Mooneegan , Chairman Outsourcing and Telecommunication Association of Mauritius
Hinduja: Rajaram Natarajan , Vice President Operations – Hinduja Global Solutions
Bhumisqh: Vivek Mathur – VP-Technology Bhumishq Data Centre
Continuity Mauritius : Pete Frebelius – General Manager Continuity Mauritius
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| 18 00 |
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Coach leaves for Gala Dinner from Sheraton Four Points |
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| 18 30 - 21 30 |
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Reception and Gala Dinner
Club Med – Albion |
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| Day 2: 1 October 2009 |
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| 09 30 - 10 30 |
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Green Data Centres
The benefits of green
Advantages of sea water cooling
Power and Cooling in Mauritius
Expert opinion
Session Chair : Mr. Osman Mahomed – Chairman of Steering Committee on MID
(Mauritius Sustainable Island project)and LBOI– Prime Minister’s Office.
Panelists
Dr Ian F Bitterlin, CTO, Prism Power
Bernard Lecanu, Member of European Commission Green IT Group
Gerard Gallagher, President and COO, Fortress
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| 10 30 – 11 00 |
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Presentation of the Mauritius Eco-Park Project
A solution to cooling issues
Panelists
Trevor Chalon – Global View Solutions - Singapore
Henri Thompson – Savannah Capital - South Africa
Iqbal Mallam-Hassam – Managing Director, State Investment Corporation – Mauritius
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| 11 30 - 12 30 |
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New Trends in Data Centres
Session Chair: Viv Padayatchy – Managing Director – Cybernaptics Ltd.
Panelists
Vitualisation and Cloud Computing
Nitin Shan – Chairman and Managing Director -Allied Digital Ltd.
Trends in Green IT
Vivek Gupta – CEO Zamil Industrial
Building Green and Energy Efficient Data Centres
Mohan Abichandani – Head Infrastructure Business Reliance ADA Communications
Data Centre Security: Challenges and Solutions
Ronald van Kleunen - Director and Chairman of Globeron Pte Ltd
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Scheduled One-to-One Meetings |
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| 15 00 - 17 00 |
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Site Visit at the Ebene Cybercity
| Company /Location |
Schedule of visit |
Accenture Mauritius Delivery Centre for Technology
Address: Altima Building, Ebène Cyber City |
15:30- 16:00
Group A |
16:00-16:30
Group B |
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Bhumishq Data Centre
Address: Mindspace, 45, Cyber City |
15:30- 16:00
Group B |
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16:30-17:00
Group A |
Hinduja Global Solutions
Address: Wing A, 3rd Floor, Cyber Tower 1, Ebene, Cybercity |
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16:00-16:30
Group A |
16:30-17:00
Group B |
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| 18 00 |
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Coach departs for Cocktail Dinner from Sheraton Four Points |
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| 19 00 |
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Cocktail and Dinner
Ile aux deux Coco – Blue Bay
Close of Conference |