Dame Dawn Childs
Chief Executive Officer,
Pure Data Centres Group
Dawn is the CEO of Pure Data Centres Group building and operating hyperscale data centres. Before joining Pure she led a multi-billion transformation programme for National Grid across both the gas and electricity transmission businesses. This followed several senior engineering appointments as: the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments with responsibility for engineering delivery and standards across the worldwide portfolio of theme parks; and the Head of Engineering at Gatwick Airport. She joined Gatwick after 23 years as an Engineering Officer in the Royal Air Force.
She is a Trustee of several charities focussed on D&I and is also Chair of the iMasons D&I Committee.
She was honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession and was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to engineering in the King’s New Years Honours 2023.
Sessions
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06-Mar-2024Data Centre Design and Build & Physical Security TheatreReshaping the Industry Narrative: From Toxic Dumps to Climate Change Champion, becoming the career path of choice
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06-Mar-2024Data Centre World Keynote : Global Strategies: People, Environment & InnovationNavigating Uncertainty – How do we Deliver the Data Centre Capacity needed in this Uncertain World?