RM Connect Launches with Executive Lunch Exploring Liquid-to-Chip Technology
Bringing industry leaders and technical specialists together to share knowledge, challenge thinking and advance solutions.
AI data centre cooling is becoming an increasingly important consideration as computing demands evolve. Against this backdrop, Robert Mann launched RM Connect | Connected Thinking with an exclusive Executive Lunch on 22 October 2026 at Park Hyatt Sydney, exploring The Evolution of Liquid-to-Chip Technology.
The invitation-only roundtable brought together industry leaders and technical specialists to discuss some of the increasingly complex challenges facing data centre infrastructure.
With no presentations or sales pitches, the event was designed to encourage open conversations, shared expertise and fresh perspectives.
Exploring Liquid-to-Chip Technology for Evolving Data Centre Demands
As AI workloads place increasing demands on data centre infrastructure, advanced cooling solutions are becoming an important consideration for the industry.
Liquid cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip cooling, are playing an increasingly important role in supporting high-density computing environments. Their adoption brings technical and operational considerations that extend beyond the cooling technology itself, particularly in the design, construction, commissioning and ongoing operation of critical infrastructure.
The roundtable provided an opportunity to explore these challenges, drawing on the knowledge and experience of specialists from across the industry.
With contributions from Michael Salem and Tony De Francesco from MODL, and Mark Roberts from Castrol, the discussion covered several important considerations:
- Evolving industry standards, testing and validation.
- Design, construction and commissioning challenges.
- Long-term reliability, maintainability and lifecycle considerations.
- The importance of collaboration across industry disciplines.
The discussion highlighted how interconnected these challenges are, and the value of bringing different perspectives together to explore solutions.
As data centre cooling technologies continue to evolve to support increasingly demanding workloads, collaboration between engineering disciplines, technology providers and industry specialists will remain important in addressing these challenges.
Connecting Great Minds
RM Connect is a Robert Mann initiative designed to bring together industry expertise through meaningful conversations and collaboration.
Through its Connected Thinking series, Robert Mann aims to create opportunities for industry leaders, decision-makers and technical specialists to exchange ideas, challenge conventional thinking and share knowledge on the issues shaping the industry.
The initiative reflects Robert Mann’s belief that the best engineering solutions come from bringing the right people and expertise together.
Our inaugural Executive Lunch marked the beginning of RM Connect | Connected Thinking, and we look forward to continuing these conversations in 2027.
RM Connect | Connecting great minds.
See the highlights from our inaugural Executive Lunch on the Robert Mann LinkedIn page.