Design For More Efficient Data Centers Webinar

Join us on May 15 to learn how integrating automation and analytics throughout a data center lifecycle can help reduce energy use and environmental impact.

05.15.2025

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET

2 Speakers

Listen in as Gavin Towler, vice president and chief scientist for sustainable technologies, and Alpesh Saraiya, senior director, Data Center Marketing, unveil how integrating automation and analytics throughout a data center lifecycle can help reduce energy use and environmental impact. What we'll explore:

Managing energy use and scaling quickly
Thermal management lifecycle
Minimizing amount and carbon footprint of energy consumed
Other actionable opportunities

Meet the Speakers

Gavin Towler
Vice President and Chief Scientist for Sustainable Technologies

Gavin Towler is the Vice President and Chief Scientist of Sustainable Technologies for Honeywell, with broad technical accountability across Honeywell for driving thought leadership in Sustainable Technologies. Gavin has 32 years of experience of process and product design in the chemicals and fuels industries and has 77 US patents.

Prior to his current role he served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Honeywell UOP and of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies. He is co-author of “Chemical Engineering Design”, a textbook on process design, and is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University and the National University of Singapore, where he helps teach the senior design classes.

Gavin has a B.A. and M.Eng. in chemical engineering from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of the AIChE and a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.

Alpesh Saraiya
Senior Director, Data Center Marketing

Alpesh Saraiya is senior director, data centers in Honeywell’s Building Automation group. In this role, Alpesh leads growth and marketing for the global data center business. With more than 20 years of outcome-driven success managing business growth of secure, connected products across several industries, including data centers, Alpesh is passionate about innovation in sustainability and energy conservation, especially efforts enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Prior to joining Honeywell, Alpesh held various leadership roles working for and advising Silicon Valley CEOs on global strategy, marketing, product and business development. He led the team for webOS Core for LG Electronics’ Smart TVs and other connected IoT applications such as smart home, smart car, wearables and mobile. Other experience includes steering the Genesis Microchip digital TV business to an acquisition exit by STMicroelectronics. Alpesh has also held senior marketing roles at Broadcom and C-Cube Microsystems, as well as R&D positions at IBM.

Alpesh holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Tennessee.

Design For More Efficient Data Centers Webinar

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