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Women in Data Centres: Pushing the Industry Beyond Inclusion

Datacentremagazine · · 883 words · By Saffron Humphreys
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The article reports on a panel discussion at Data Centre LIVE featuring female leaders in the digital infrastructure sector. The participants discussed the impact of AI on talent shortages, the evolution of technical roles, and the need for greater integration of women into senior leadership and mainstream technical conversations.

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Women in Data Centres: Pushing the Industry Beyond Inclusion The “Women in Data Centres” panel at Data Centre LIVE was less about diversity targets and more focused on the operational reality facing digital infrastructure.

Why it matters

Held on Day 2 of the two-day event, the session featured leaders from across the data centre ecosystem.

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This included Kyndryl’s Suzanne Cockaday, Kao Data’s Lizzy McDowell, JLL’s Catriona Shearer, GEICO’s Rebecca Weekly and Yondr Group’s Eve McIlvaney.

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The article reports on a panel discussion at Data Centre LIVE featuring female leaders in the digital infrastructure sector. The participants discussed the impact of AI on talent shortages, the evolution of technical roles, and the need for greater integration of women into senior leadership and mainstream technical conversations.

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Claim 1: “Suzanne Cockaday, Vice President, UKI Cloud and Core Enterprise and Z Cloud Practices Lead, Kyndryl”
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Confirmed by Data Centre Magazine, Cyber Magazine, and a Kyndryl social media post regarding her recognition in the Top 100 Women in Data Centres.
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web search NEUTRAL — Suzanne Cockaday. Vice President, UKI Cloud and Core Enterprise and Z Cloud Practices Lead. Kyndryl. Women in Data Centres."Data Centre LIVE is the go to virtual event for anyone to stay ahead of the …
https://datacentremagazine.com/events/tech-and-ai-live/data-…
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web search NEUTRAL — SpeakersRebecca Weekly VP Infrastructure Engineering, GEICOVice President, UKI Cloud and Core Enterprise and Z Cloud Practices Lead, Kyndryl
https://cybermagazine.com/events/tech-and-ai-live/data-centr…
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web search NEUTRAL — We’re proud to celebrate Suzanne Cockaday, Vice President, Cloud, Core Enterprise & zCloud, Kyndryl UK and Ireland, on being recognised in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women in Data Centres 2026.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kyndryl_progresswithpurpose-t…
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Claim 2: “Eve McIlvaney, VP Global Procurement, Yondr Group”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference from Datacentremagazine and multiple web results (Cyber Magazine and Data Centre Magazine) listing her as VP Global Procurement at Yondr Group.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Eve McIlvaney, VP Global Procurement at Yondr Group, will discuss how procurement strategies are evolving
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/why-attend-women-in-data…
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Claim 3: “The panel's moderator, Villie Xeni, Commissioning & Engineering Director at MiCiM Ltd”
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Villie Xeni's role as Commissioning & Engineering Director at MiCiM and her role as a panelist/moderator for the Women in Data Centres session are confirmed by Data Centre Magazine, LinkedIn, and Cyber Magazine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Villie Xeni, Commissioning & Engineering Director at MiCiM (Credit: MiCiM). Villie Xeni: bridging engineering and delivery excellence.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/meet-the-women-driving-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Featuring: Villie Xeni, Commissioning & Engineering Director, MiCiM Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting, JLL Rebecca Weekly, VP Infrastructure Engineering, GEICO Eve McIlvaney, VP …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/data-centre-live_datacentre-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Villie Xeni. Commissioning & Engineering Director, MiCiM Ltd. Highlighting the contributions of women in the sector, this session explores leadership, career development, and inclusion strategies.
https://technologymagazine.com/events/tech-and-ai-live/data-…
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Claim 4: “Rebecca Weekly, VP of Infrastructure Engineering at GEICO”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference from Datacentremagazine and web results from Cyber Magazine and Data Centre Magazine (via the London Summit panel list).
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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier. It depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(novel)
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web search NEUTRAL — Hi, I'm Rebecca Zamolo and I create fun and inspiring videos with my daughter Zadie and husband Matt. I love my connecting with all of you in my #ZamFam and hope that watching my videos makes your ...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfw8x3VR-ElcaWW2Tg_jgSA
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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson. A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoid…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0032976/
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Claim 5: “The “Women in Data Centres” panel at Data Centre LIVE was held on Day 2 of the two-day event”
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While web results confirm the existence of 'Data Centre LIVE' and a 'Women in Data Centres' panel, the provided evidence does not specify which day of the event the panel was held on. One result mentions a 2025 date, but not the specific day for the panel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Data Centre LIVE will take place on 25 March 2025. Everything you need to know ahead of the return of Data Centre LIVE next year.
https://datacentremagazine.com/technology-and-ai/data-centre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Women in the Data Center Industry. Wednesday was International Women's Day—and an opportunity to both celebrate women's achievements as well as highlight ongoing inequity.He lives with his wife, Danie…
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/data-center-new…
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web search NEUTRAL — A data centre in Georgia being built in a forest clearing with the flat land going off into the distance. Huge data centres are being built across the state of Georgia. We tend to think of the cloud a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o
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Claim 6: “Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing & Critical Careers Founding Partner, Kao Data”
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Confirmed by Datacentremagazine, Kao Data's own reporting, Data Centre Review, and LinkedIn.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lizzy McDowell’s career in the digital infrastructure sector was a happy accident, but it quickly became her calling. Now, as Marketing Director at Kao Data, she is the driving force behind the ‘Criti…
https://www.intelligentdatacentres.com/2025/08/12/from-unpla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lizzy McDowell. Director of Marketing at Kao Data and the driving force behind Critical Careers.Critical Careers will keep telling these stories because the more visible they become, the harder they a…
https://datacentrereview.com/2026/05/resilience-and-the-wome…
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web search NEUTRAL — View Lizzy McDowell MCIM’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.View mutual connections with Lizzy. Lizzy can introduce you to 10+ people at Kao Data.
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lizzymcdowell
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Claim 7: “This included Kyndryl’s Suzanne Cockaday, Kao Data’s Lizzy McDowell, JLL’s Catriona Shearer, GEICO’s Rebecca Weekly and Yondr Group’s Eve McIlvaney.”
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Multiple independent sources (Cyber Magazine and Data Centre Magazine/London Summit pages) list Catriona Shearer, Rebecca Weekly, Eve McIlvaney, and Suzanne Cockaday as participants in the panel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Catriona Shearer , Global Head of Data Centre Consulting, Data Center Solutions at JLL. Rebecca Weekly , VP of Infrastructure Engineering, GEICO. Eve McIlvaney , VP of Global Procurement, Yondr Group.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-centre-live-london-summi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Catriona Shearer. Global Head of Data Centre Consulting - JLL Data Centre Solutions, JLL. Rebecca Weekly. VP Infrastructure Engineering, GEICO. Eve McIlvaney. VP Global Procurement, Yondr Group. Suzan…
https://cybermagazine.com/events/tech-and-ai-live/data-centr…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Kyndryl, being part of the Carbon Literacy Initiative has also been very important to me. I have been able to share the knowledge I have acquired during the programme, both in my role at Kyndryl as…
https://wearetechwomen.com/inspirational-woman-suzanne-cocka…
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Claim 8: “Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting at JLL Data Centre Solutions”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference from Datacentremagazine, as well as independent web results from Data Centre Magazine, DCD, and Datacloud Global Congress.
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web search NEUTRAL — Catriona Shearer, Global Head of Data Centre Consulting, JLL Data Centre Solutions.What to expect at Data Centre LIVE. Over 1,000 attendees are preparing for Data Centre LIVE 2026 and this year is eve…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/data-centre-live-2026-me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Global Data Centre Consulting lead, JLL. Catriona’s role within JLL’s Data Centre business is to drive client value and growth at a strategic level by ensuring our data centre consulting proposition, …
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/profile/catriona-shear…
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web search NEUTRAL — Global Head of Data Centre Consulting, JLL.Catriona’s past experience includes Head of Data Centre Operations at a top-tier global colocation provider; leading a Consultancy business; Sales leadership…
https://www.datacloudglobalcongress.com/speakers/catriona-sh…
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Claim 9: “Data Centre Magazine's Top 100 Women in Data Centres celebrates leaders making moves in the data centre industry.”
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While a Kyndryl post mentions Suzanne Cockaday being recognized in 'Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women in Data Centres 2026', the general description of the list's purpose is only present in the claim and not explicitly detailed in the provided search results (which focused on data definitions).
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of DATA is factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. How to use data in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data
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web search NEUTRAL — In this context, data represents the raw facts and figures from which useful information can be extracted. Data is collected using techniques such as measurement, observation, query, or analysis, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data
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web search NEUTRAL — Data is a collection of facts, numbers, words, observations or other useful information. Through data processing and data analysis, organizations transform raw data points into valuable insights that …
https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/data
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.