Data Centre Event to Spotlight Women Leading Digital Infrastructure

Datacentremagazine · May 12, 2026 · 572 words · By Saffron Humphreys

Professional Development Diversity and Inclusion Industry Innovation

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What to know about Professional Development

The article promotes a 'Women in Data Centres' panel at the Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit. It introduces the panel's speakers and their professional backgrounds, emphasizing the link between inclusive cultures and industry innovation.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 10

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

Why Attend: Women in Data Centres Panel at Data Centre LIVE As the data centre industry evolves, conversations around talent and inclusion are becoming just as important as discussions about AI and infrastructure scale.

Why it matters

At Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit, the “Women in Data Centres” panel will bring those conversations to centre stage, highlighting the voices helping shape the future of the industry from every angle.

Common ground

Taking place at Exhibition White City in London, the session will explore how businesses can build stronger, more innovative and more resilient organisations by creating inclusive cultures and expanding opportunities across the sector.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Professional Development story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Among the speakers is Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting at JLL?
How does this story connect Professional Development with Diversity and Inclusion over the next few days?

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confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Among the speakers is Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting at JLL”

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Three independent sources (DCD, Datacloud Global Congress, and Data Centre Magazine) confirm Catriona Shearer is the Global Head of Data Centre Consulting at JLL.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
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Claim 2: “At Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit, the “Women in Data Centres” panel will bring those conversations to centre stage”

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While web search results confirm the existence of 'Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit', none of the provided evidence mentions a 'Women in Data Centres' panel specifically.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Data centers are critical infrastructure for the storage and proce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a populati…
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Claim 3: “Eve McIlvaney, VP Global Procurement at Yondr Group, will discuss how procurement strategies are evolving”

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Three independent sources (LinkedIn, Equilar, and The Official Board) confirm Eve McIlvaney is the VP Global Procurement at Yondr Group.

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web search NEUTRAL — View the executive profile of Eve McIlvaney, VP Global Procurement at Yondr Group, on Equilar ExecAtlas to see current and past work history and gain access to Eve McIlvaney's network of 13 business c…
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web search NEUTRAL — I am a passionate and empathetic global leader with experience across EMEA, AMER and APAC, currently serving as Vice President, Global Procurement at Yondr. I specialise in building and scaling procur…
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/eve-mcilvaney

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about the role of Eve McIlvaney, Vice President Global Procurement at Yondr Group. Full bio on The Official Board.
https://www.theofficialboard.com/biography/eve-mcilvaney-1gd…

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Claim 4: “The session also features Suzanne Cockaday from Kyndryl”

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The search results for 'Suzanne Cockaday' returned results for a Leonard Cohen song and no mention of a person affiliated with Kyndryl.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 19, 2014 · Leonard Cohen - Suzanne #leonardcohen #suzanne #lyrics #vinyl #art #music Today's Record \ Leonard Cohen / Songs of Leonard Cohen
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web search NEUTRAL — Suzanne Lyrics Suzanne is the first track on Leonard Cohen’s 1967 debut album: Songs of Leonard Cohen. It was first published as a poem in Cohen’s 1966 collection “Parasites of Heaven”.
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web search NEUTRAL — " Suzanne " is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s. First published as a poem in 1966, it was recorded as a song by Judy Collins in the same year, and Cohen perform…
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Claim 5: “Also joining the panel is Rebecca Weekly, VP of Infrastructure Engineering at GEICO”

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Multiple sources, including Data Centre Expo and Nomad Futurist, confirm Rebecca Weekly is the VP of Infrastructure Engineering at GEICO.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since September 4, 2025, a series of widespread demonstrations began in the Philippines, with the largest protests occurring on September 21 at Rizal Park and Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila and at the P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chamath Palihapitiya (born 3 September 1976) is a Canadian and American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He founded and leads Social Capital, which he launched in 2011 after serving as a senior ex…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born 11 October 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), a…
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Claim 6: “Join us at Exhibition White City in London on 20-21 May for Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit”

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Multiple cross-references from Datacentremagazine confirm the event takes place on May 20-21 at Exhibition White City in London.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Join us at Exhibition White City on May 20-21 for Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/join-the-debate-shaping-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Join us at Exhibition White City on 20-21 May for Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/why-attend-the-global-da…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Join us at Exhibition White City in London on 20-21 May for Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/data-centre-live-whos-le…

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Claim 7: “Taking place at Exhibition White City in London”

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Multiple independent web search results from Technology Magazine and Data Centre Magazine confirm the event is located at Exhibition White City in London.

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Claim 8: “She has also held leadership roles within the Open Compute Project”

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Multiple sources confirm Rebecca Weekly's leadership roles at the Open Compute Project, including serving as Chair of the Board of Directors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Open Compute Project (OCP) is an organization that facilitates the sharing of data center product designs and industry best practices among companies. Founded in 2011, OCP has significantly influe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI Group PBC, doing business as OpenAI, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC…
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Claim 9: “Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing and Critical Careers Founding Partner at Kao Data, will bring an important people-focused perspective”

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The search results for 'Lizzy McDowell' returned results for a singer named Lizzy McAlpine, with no mention of a Director of Marketing at Kao Data.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Catherine McAlpine (born September 21, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McAlpine began gaini…
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web search NEUTRAL — By connecting, you agree to receive news and updates from Lizzy McAlpine and Sony Music Entertainment. For more information on how we use your data, please see the links below.
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web search NEUTRAL — The deluxe album 'Older (and Wiser)' is out now.
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Claim 10: “Moderating the session is Villie Xeni, Commissioning & Engineering Director at MiCiM Ltd”

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No evidence was found for Villie Xeni or MiCiM Ltd in the provided search results.

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