Building Community and Breaking Barriers: Women in OCP with Sung Kim of bp Castrol

In this episode, host Rob Coyle sits down with Sung Kim, Global Head of Technology for Data Center Liquid Solutions at bp Castrol and Co-Lead of Women in OCP, to discuss how a simple observation at an OCP summit sparked a thriving initiative that is reshaping how women are represented across the data center industry.

From founding the Women in OCP group to hosting its first Women and AI luncheon co-sponsored by Nvidia and Lenovo, Sung shares the journey, the challenges, and the collective energy that is driving real change at the industry level.

What You'll Learn

How Women in OCP was founded and why the timing was right

The mission to address gender representation at the industry level — not just within individual companies

How the group is structured, governed, and organized through a bi-weekly planning committee

Key events including the Global Summit breakfast, regional networking sessions, and the Women and AI luncheon

Insights from community feedback: mentorship programs, safe spaces vs. inclusive allies, and geography as a challenge

Plans for 2026 including expanding mentorship and regional chapters

How to get involved and subscribe to Women in OCP updates

Chapters

0:00 — Introduction — Meet Sung Kim, Global Head of Data Center Technology at bp Castrol

0:33 — What Is Women in OCP? — Origin Story and Why It Was Needed

1:44 — Mission and Goals — Driving Industry-Level Inclusion Across the Value Chain

3:38 — Structure, Events, and Community Building — How the Group Operates

6:23 — Challenges and Surprises — Geography, Feedback, and Navigating Inclusion

9:08 — Successes, Looking Ahead, and How to Get Involved with Women in OCP

About Sung Kim

Sung Kim is the Global Head of Technology for Data Center Liquid Solutions at bp Castrol, where she oversees product development, research, testing, and technical partnership activity across a global team spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. At OCP, Sung serves as a Sustainability Co-Lead and is the founder and Co-Lead of Women in OCP, a community initiative dedicated to increasing the visibility, representation, and leadership of women across the data center and technology industry.

About the Open Compute Project

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is a collaborative community committed to redesigning hardware technology to efficiently support the growing demands of data centers. Its members span the entire data center value chain, from hardware manufacturers to hyperscalers, sharing open designs and best practices that advance the industry as a whole.

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