public speaking
Data Center World: Panel on energy efficiency & keynote on regionality
In May 2023, Data Center World invited to give a keynote with my thoughts on regionality & sustainability. In addition I was invited to moderate a panel discussion on energy efficiency with my friends Stijn de Kruijf and Niek van der Pas.
NeosCon: A Vision for Digital Sustainability
The team of the Neos Conference invited me to deliver an inspiring & activating session on Digital Sustainability. You can find the recording below.
Green Coding at the German Digital Strategy Event
Max speaks about Green Coding at the update event of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
Commonwealth - Lesotho: on locally-owned, sustainable digital infrastructure
Enabling the sustainable development of locally-owned digital infrastructure.
Sustainable IT Summit - Düsseldorf
On March 14th, 2023, I hosted the SDIA's Sustainable IT Summit in Düsseldorf. The event was centered on two key themes: Regionality & Sustainability. The main topics: * Creating regional champions - digitalization is done by people and not the cloud, how do we foster regional ecosystems? * What are
Agile Testing Days: Why do we need an environmental footprint for software?
How do we measure the energy & resource consumed by software? Why does it matter? What's the role of software in the global climate crisis?
Panel at Federal Representation of the State of Hessen
In November 2022, the State of Hessen (in which the data center hub of Frankfurt is located) invited me to debate with representatives from Telehouse, Google and the Eco Association on the topic 'data centers - fundamental for a sustainable digitalization?'
AFCEA Forum & Fraunhofer Institute in Wachtenberg
The Fraunhofer Institute invited me to speak at the AFCEA Forum in front of the IT establishment of the German Military &. Defense complex on the role of sustainability in thinking about their IT infrastructure and how resilience and sovereignty can go hand-in-hand with environmental concerns.
Data Center Strategy Summit in Bad Homburg
The Vogel IT Akademie has invited me to speak about Sustainability & Data Centers at their annual summit. Transcript and presentation below. In addition I participated in a debate & panel discussion with Ulrike Ostler and Peter Radgen.
Bits & Bäume: How to measure the environmental impact of software
Can we measure the environmental impact of digital products and services? We think we can, and we are already well on our way towards finding out the true environmental impact of digital products and services.
