Co-located at the National Construction Summit, Host in Ireland's Industry of Substance campaign kicked off with their Data Centre and Critical Infrastructure Expo. The event was held at CityWest on 2nd May 2018. 

David McAuley chaired a panel discussion energy in data centres. Panellists included Kirby Group, EnerNOC, and Starline.

Titled "Ireland, Data Centres and Energy", this was an expansive discussion covering the opportunities, risks, myths and next steps for the Data Centre industry in terms of Energy.