Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Alexander Hendry

Partner

Baker Botts

Alexander
Alexander

Alexander Hendry is a Partner and the Head of Baker Botts’ Technology practice in the Middle East. He provides strategic advice on business-critical, first-of-their-kind technology transactions, and the negotiation and drafting of complex technology contracts. Renowned for his involvement in some of the world's largest, most significant, and most pioneering technology deals, Alexander has gained recognition as a "Rising Star" and a "Key Lawyer" for Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) by The Legal 500 EMEA (2023). Alexander advises clients globally on legal and commercial issues relating to technology and intellectual property, with a particular focus on space and satellites, digital infrastructure, AI and other highly disruptive technologies, energy, defense, fintech, enterprise IT, outsourcing, and data privacy. His expertise includes M&A and joint ventures, entertainment, sports, and media contracts, and technology regulatory compliance. Alexander holds an APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (APM PFQ) from the Association for Project Management and has completed CodeClan's "Coding for Professionals" course.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
15:00
Digitalisation & Technology Innovation Sessions Digitalisation & Technology Theatre 15:00 - 15:30
Power struggle: data centers, energy, and sustainability

Data generation and use are increasing. Technology is becoming ever more compute-hungry. Demand for energy is soaring. But sources and uses of energy are under more scrutiny than ever before. This presents the technology industry with a seemingly intractable problem. True to form, technology companies are turning to innovative solutions to solve it.

Attendee Insights:

Learn how technology companies are innovating the energy sector, and how energy regulations, as well as technology regulations, are shaping data center strategies.

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