The Leadership Learns Podcast

Engineering the Future: In Conversation with Dame Dawn Childs, CEO of Pure Data Centres Group

Peter Rabey Season 5 Episode 4

Hear from Dame Dawn Childs, CEO of Pure Data Centres Group, as she discusses her leadership journey, the evolution of engineering and technology, and the challenges of building and operating hyperscale data centres. 

With a distinguished career spanning the Royal Air Force, Merlin Entertainments, Gatwick Airport, and National Grid, Dame Dawn has led multi-billion-pound transformation programmes. She is a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Air League as well as previously being the longest-serving President of the Women’s Engineering Society.

Discussions in the episode:

  • Leadership lessons from the RAF vs. corporate world
  • The biggest challenges facing the data centre industry today
  • Sustainability in data centres: Challenges & opportunities
  • Breaking barriers in engineering & technology
  • The future of AI and its impact on data centres

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