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Data Centre Strategies Mauritius
Join us in Mauritius to learn how the island is an outstanding location for IT and data centre services. With connectivity to 4 subsea cables, its “Cybercity” infrastructure, skilled work force plus many incentives for businesses to invest in facilities on the island. This is a unique opportunity to understand how Mauritius is significantly well placed to cater for regional and international enterprises.
 
 
Programme
Day 1: September 30 2009
9 30 – 10 00   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
10 00 – 10 45   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
10 45 – 11 15   Networking Break
11 15 - 12 30   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
12 30 - 1400   Networking Lunch
14 00 - 15 00   Criteria for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning

Session Chair : Mike Bird – Country Manager , Deutsche Bank (Mauritius)

Panelists
A comparative analysis of key locations
Ansophie Strydom, General Manager, Business Development, Continuity SA

International DR perspective
Amit Abhyankar , Associate Vice President – Omnitech
15 00 – 15 30   Tea Break
15 30 – 16 00   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
16 00 – 17 00   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
18 00   Coach leaves for Gala Dinner from Sheraton Four Points
18 30 - 21 30   Reception and Gala Dinner
Club Med – Albion
Day 2: 1 October 2009
09 30 - 10 30   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
10 30 – 11 00   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
11 00 - 11 30   Networking Break
11 30 - 12 30   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
12 30 - 13 30   Lunch
13 30 - 15 00   Scheduled One-to-One Meetings
     
15 00 - 17 00   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
 
Bhumishq Data Centre
Address: Mindspace, 45, Cyber City
15:30- 16:00
Group B
  16:30-17:00
Group A
Hinduja Global Solutions
Address: Wing A, 3rd Floor, Cyber Tower 1, Ebene, Cybercity
  16:00-16:30
Group A
16:30-17:00
Group B
18 00   Coach departs for Cocktail Dinner from Sheraton Four Points
19 00   Cocktail and Dinner
Ile aux deux Coco – Blue Bay

Close of Conference
 
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