Amy Garner
Vice President Workforce Planning & Strategy Vantage Data Centers
Seminars
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Panel Discussion: Building Capability at Scale: Developing Data Center Talent Without Compromising Reliability or Uptime
9:20 am
- As data center footprints expand rapidly, which development and enablement strategies are proving most effective in accelerating time to productivity for new roles, sites, and teams?
- How are people teams designing repeatable, scalable development models that work across multiple locations, partners, and operating environments, rather than site‑by‑site solutions?
- What workforce design choices around skills mix, leadership coverage, shift structures, and handovers are most critical to protecting safety, reliability, and uptime as programs grow?
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Discover: Fixing Career Visibility at Hyperscale: How Vantage Data Centers is Using Workforce Development to Improve Retention & Build Long Term Capability
1:50 pm
- Diagnosing career development as the primary driver of regretted attrition by analyzing exit data and identifying that 42% of employees leaving Vantage cited lack of career growth, creating a material risk to workforce stability as data center operations expanded rapidly
- Introducing simple, structured development plans across data center roles to restore visibility and confidence in progression, contributing to a reduction to around 2% of exits citing career development as a reason for leaving, without over engineering programs or adding operational drag
- Positioning workforce development as a core lever for sustainable growth by treating career pathing and development clarity as foundational infrastructure alongside hiring, while longer term workforce development strategy continues to mature in parallel with hyperscale expansion
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Develop: What Are the Most Effective Ways to Prevent Regretted Attrition as Growth & Pressure Intensify?
2:30 pm
This interactive Q&A explores how organizations are reducing avoidable exits during periods of rapid expansion by addressing the conditions that most often drive people to leave. The discussion examines how clarity, consistency, and leadership presence influence whether employees stay engaged and committed under sustained pressure, and how retention outcomes improve when these factors are treated as part of the operating environment rather than standalone HR initiatives. Participants will compare how different organizations are identifying early warning signs and intervening before disengagement turns into attrition.
