*SOLD OUT* Powering the Digital Economy: Infrastructure, Energy & Investment in Australia’s Data Centre Boom

*SOLD OUT* Powering the Digital Economy: Infrastructure, Energy & Investment in Australia’s Data Centre Boom

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Thursday, 28 May 2026

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Individual Ticket
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
28/05/2026 8:00 AM

*SOLD OUT* Powering the Digital Economy: Infrastructure, Energy & Investment in Australia’s Data Centre Boom

Australia’s data centre boom is transforming the digital economy—placing new demands on infrastructure, energy and investment. This breakfast seminar brings together experts to unpack the opportunities, challenges and strategic considerations shaping one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.

 

Australia’s data centre boom is rapidly transforming the digital economy, driving unprecedented demand for infrastructure, energy and capital investment. As cloud adoption, AI and digital services accelerate, data centres are becoming critical national assets—placing new pressure on power supply, planning, sustainability and long-term investment frameworks.

This breakfast seminar brings together industry experts to unpack the opportunities, challenges and strategic considerations shaping one of Australia’s fastest-growing sectors. The discussion will explore how energy security, infrastructure readiness and investment decisions will influence the next phase of growth, and what this means for businesses, policymakers and investors navigating the future of the digital economy.


Speaker Biographies

 

Kate Webster

Chief Financial Officer, Jemena
 

Kate Webster is the Chief Financial Officer at Jemena, a leading Australian energy infrastructure company. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in the energy sector, Kate is recognised as an energy specialist with deep expertise in financial strategy, operational leadership, and regulatory frameworks. Her data-driven approach has been instrumental in guiding Jemena’s growth, supporting the business navigate the energy transition, and ensuring robust financial performance across the organisation.

As a panellist, Kate brings invaluable insights on the future of energy, financial stewardship, and the critical role of data centre connections across the Victorian landscape.

 

Matthew O'Rourke

Head of Infrastructure & Energy Policy ANZ, Amazon Web Services
 

Matt O'Rourke is the head of infrastructure and energy policy in relation to the build out of Amazon Web Services' data centre and network infrastructure in Australia.  He leads AWS’ legislative and regulatory affairs on energy, water, telecommunications, and sustainability to support the development and operation of data centres and the procurement of renewable energy.  Matt has spent the last 25 years working in IT&T policy and regulation across more than 60 countries with infrastructure operators, regulators, and in consultancy. 

 

David Dzienciol

Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, NEXTDC
 

David is a highly accomplished executive with a distinguished career in Australia and across Asia Pacific.

David has extensive experience in the technology industry, including Cloud computing, data centre and colocation, Cloud brokerage services, new market entry and risk management. As NEXTDC’s Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, David is responsible for the end-to-end customer experience and lifecycle and driving the strategic direction for NEXTDC's revenue and customer facing organisation, which comprises the sales, marketing, delivery, security, products, customer experience and customer success teams. 

NEXTDC is widely known for their commitment to providing best-in-class quality and exemplary service to organisations. As a customer-first organisation, David works closely with NEXTDC’s key customers and verticals, leveraging his comprehensive understanding of the customer and industry, to closely align the corporate and customer strategy. David champions a strategic approach to partnering, working closely with NEXTDC’s customers to support their long-term cloud and transformation strategies, and helping them to achieve their desired outcomes. 

David’s focus is building a unified voice of the customer across the organisation, with a close focus on deepening customer engagement and partner relationships. Prior to joining NEXTDC, David was based in Hong Kong as the Vice President and General Manager, at Parallels, a virtualisation and cloud automation technology company. 

Before his time at Parallels, David held several senior positions at Symantec where he achieved tremendous growth and success for the business. David was instrumental in establishing Symantec in ANZ as a leading provider of security and storage solutions. His most recent position was Vice President – Sales (Channel/SMB/GSP) in APJ. Prior to that, David was the Senior Director –Enterprise Sales and Partners in APAC, responsible for driving revenue and operational best practice in the enterprise and channel business across ANZ.

 

Jason Croall - Moderator

Partner, RSM Australia
 

Jason is a Partner in RSM's Melbourne office. Jason has over 25 years’ experience in assurance and advisory services and is considered to be one of our local technical experts who is regularly consulted on complex technical accounting and audit matters.

Jason has extensive experience leading financial audits for both private and publicly listed clients, with turnovers ranging from $50m to $700m. He leads the Energy & Resources team in Melbourne and brings deep sector expertise, together with a strong understanding of the commercial, operational and financial reporting challenges faced by energy and resource organisations. 

Jason’s high level of technical capability enables him to assist clients directly with complex technical accounting and financial reporting matters.

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When
28/05/2026 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
RSM Australia Level 27 120 Collins Street MELBOURNE, VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA
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