Buying, building, developing and operating – key drivers for your data centre decisions

Online

24 November 2025

As demand for secure, sustainable digital infrastructure grows, decisions on where to buy, build and operate data centres are more complex than ever.

In the opening webinar of The Data Centre Series, our international team of experts will be joined by guest speakers Spencer Lamb, MD & CCO at KAO Data and Sam Rose, Data Centre Director at JLL to explore the key factors influencing site selection, including:

renewable energy infrastructure
secondary market opportunities
power supply planning
design considerations
the emergence of AI investment zones.

Join us as we discuss how these considerations shape strategic choices for builders, operators, developers and investors.

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OUR SPEAKERS

Alan Evans

Partner

London

Virtual reality - meeting the data centre challenges

JLL's Sam Rose and Spencer Lamb, MD & Chief Commercial Officer of Kao Data HQ, sat down with Alan Evans and Laura Stechno to discuss the biggest hurdles for companies focused on buying, building, developing, and operating data centres.

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Buying, building, developing and operating – key drivers for your data centre decisions

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