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From mainframes to quantum frontiers, the data center has always been the silent engine of progress. Our digital foundations are transforming into the most powerful, and most ethical, infrastructure humanity has ever built. This is the story of innovation, energy, and the human drive to shape the digital frontier.

As we move beyond the cloud, one question remains:

How will we build what comes next, with ethics, sustainability, and true symbiosis between humans and nature?

As Europe races toward a digital and green transition, the balance between energy security, technological sovereignty, and industrial competitiveness has never been more critical.

During this session, we explore how the continent can power its expanding digital infrastructure, from AI and cloud to quantum, while staying true to its climate commitments and geopolitical values. How can Denmark and the Nordics lead as the sustainable backbone of Europe’s data economy? And what policy choices today will define the resilience of Europe’s digital future tomorrow?

As data consumption accelerates and energy systems grow increasingly strained, Europe faces a defining question: How can digital infrastructure expand at the pace industry demands while staying sustainable, secure, and globally competitive?

This panel convenes leading voices from industry, government, and research to examine the challenges and opportunities shaping the next generation of European data centers.

This panel will focus on: 

• How can Europe scale its data center footprint while still meeting climate goals and tightening energy requirements?
• What role do aging transmission grids play in constraining AI deployment across Europe?
• With traditional power-build timelines no longer viable, what does this mean for the future of AI growth?
• How can governments, operators, and researchers collaborate to deliver sustainable, resilient, and future-ready infrastructure?
• Can the Nordics—and Europe more broadly—maintain a competitive advantage in the global digital economy while balancing energy security, innovation, and sustainability?

As data centers push the limits of AI and high-performance computing, traditional cooling struggles to keep up. This session explores how liquid cooling delivers higher efficiency, denser performance, and greener operations—unlocking the next generation of sustainable digital infrastructure.

By: Schneider Electric

As Europe accelerates its twin green and digital transitions, Denmark stands uniquely positioned to unite them. With one of the world’s most renewable electricity grids, a growing biomethane network, and strong industrial collaboration, Denmark can pioneer a new model for Net Zero Digital Energy Hubs, data centers that actively support grid flexibility, energy efficiency, and carbon neutrality. 

This panel explores how Denmark can leverage its energy foundations to attract investment, enable innovation, and set a European benchmark for secure, low-carbon, and resilient digital infrastructure:

• How can Denmark’s electricity and biomethane infrastructure support green, flexible data centers at scale?
• How can industry, government, and energy operators collaborate to make data centers active participants in the energy system?
• Will Denmark’s model position the country as Europe’s hub for sustainable digital infrastructure, driving economic growth, innovation, and high-skill jobs?

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Launch of the Danish Data Center Industry’s 2026 market report. This comprehensive guide offers a deep dive into the current state of the industry, project pipelines, investment trends, and market forecasts. Essential for investors, operators, and policymakers, the report provides actionable insights to navigate Denmark’s rapidly evolving digital infrastructure landscape.

• What is the current state of Denmark’s data center market, and where are the key growth areas?
• How are investment trends and capital flows shaping the industry for 2026 and beyond?
• What is the outlook for new projects, expansions, and emerging technologies?
• How can investors and operators leverage these insights to make informed strategic decisions?
• What role does Denmark play in the broader Nordic and European data center ecosystem?

High-performance supercomputing is powering the next generation of AI, driving research, industrial innovation, and digital sovereignty across Europe and the Nordics. As regions compete to host AI “gigafactories,” Europe faces a critical challenge: scaling sustainable, high-performance infrastructure while maintaining competitiveness and security. This session explores the operational, power, and cooling challenges of extreme-scale AI, lessons for European and Nordic data centers, and what AI infrastructure development means for Europe, and for Denmark’s role in the global AI landscape.

During this session we will explore: 

• How next-generation supercomputing and AI clusters are driving industrial and research innovation
• The role of infrastructure in enabling AI sovereignty and European competitiveness
• Power, cooling, and operational challenges of extreme-scale AI environments
• Lessons for Nordic and European data centers in delivering sustainable, high-performance digital capacity
• What AI gigafactories mean for Europe’s industrial landscape, and for Denmark’s opportunity to lead

Denmark is advancing rapidly in AI readiness, with businesses and research institutions moving from experimentation to scaling generative AI applications. As this transformation accelerates, so does the demand for infrastructure capable of supporting high-performance, data-intensive workloads. End users must now scale compute capacity quickly, cost-effectively, and sustainably, while navigating complex regulatory, sovereignty, and energy challenges. From national research centers to enterprise AI platforms, the need for AI-ready data centers is becoming a national priority and a foundation for competitiveness.

This panel brings together leaders from research, enterprise, and cloud sectors to explore how Denmark can align innovation, compliance, and sustainability in next-generation compute design.

This panel will focus on:

• How will organisations balance regulatory compliance, energy mandates, and data sovereignty requirements while scaling infrastructure for the AÍ era?
• What are the implications of generative AI adoption for data-center design, compute infrastructure, and business competitiveness
• What can enterprises and research institutions do to meet urgent business and AI-driven demands cost-effectively?
• How will collaboration between operators, end users, and regulators shape resilient, flexible, and efficient AI-ready data centers?
• What strategies can ensure performance, reliability, and environmental responsibility coexist with rapid digital growth?

Data centers are at the forefront of the energy transition, balancing the need for high-performance digital infrastructure with sustainability and net-zero ambitions. This session explores how operators can leverage innovative energy strategies, decentralised systems, electrification, and alternative fuels to optimise operations, reduce carbon emissions, and drive long-term resilience.

By: Siemens 

The Net Zero Innovation Hub (NZHI) accelerates Europe’s journey toward climate-neutral digital infrastructure by connecting climate tech innovators with the data center industry.

This session introduces the NZHI initiative and features pitch presentations from six pioneering startups developing solutions in energy efficiency, heat reuse, circular design, and renewable integration — driving the next wave of sustainable data center innovation across Europe.

Join a fireside conversation with EUDCA exploring the European data center market. This session will provide insights on growth trends, market constraints, and cross-border collaboration opportunities. The discussion will also cover how EUDCA is shaping policy, sustainability, and strategic initiatives to support a resilient and competitive European digital infrastructure.

• What are the main drivers and constraints shaping Europe’s data center growth?
• How are operators, policymakers, and industry bodies collaborating to enable sustainable and scalable infrastructure?
• What initiative and advocacy are needed to align European data centers with energy, regulatory, and digital strategy goals?
• How can the Nordics and Europe maintain a competitive edge in the global digital economy?

Why successful digital infrastructure depends as much on people and place as on power and connectivity. Data centers are more than just digital infrastructure; they are part of the communities that host them. This panel explores how operators can engage with local stakeholders, align with local planning, policy priorities, and contribute to economic, social, and environmental well-being. By understanding that local policy and community sentiment can make or break a project, data centers can become trusted, integrated partners rather than distant industrial neighbors.

This panel will focus on: 

• How can data centers act as a “heart” of their local communities rather than isolated facilities?
• How can operators proactively work with municipalities and regional authorities to anticipate and shape local regulation?
• What strategies can ensure data centers bring tangible economic, educational, and sustainability benefits to residents?
• How can operators communicate openly about energy use, noise, employment, and sustainability to build trust?

The data center industry is evolving rapidly, driven by AI, sustainability demands, and technological innovation. This keynote explores the shift from addressing a static “skills gap” to embracing a continuous skills evolution, where technical expertise, collaboration, and adaptability are equally critical. Through initiatives like CEDCE, Denmark and Europe are shaping programs that combine hands-on learning, mentorship, and cross-sector collaboration to prepare the workforce for tomorrow’s digital infrastructure.

Join this session to discover why, even in the age of AI, investing in skills and education is critical to building a future-ready data center workforce.

AI is driving unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure, and investors, both public and private, are increasingly critical in funding AI-ready data centers that are competitive, resilient, and sustainable. 

This panel explores how capital, capacity, and environmental responsibility can align to meet Europe’s and Denmark’s AI growth ambitions, examining innovative financing models, hyperscale strategies, and cross-sector collaboration to enable infrastructure that supports both business performance and the green transition.

• How can Danish investors support AI-driven digital infrastructure while advancing sustainability and resilience goals?
• What financing models and capital structures are emerging to keep pace with hyperscale and AI-native data center demand?
• How can public and private investment collaborate to realize data centers’ role in the green transition?
• What lessons can Denmark’s engagement in global AI infrastructure projects teach about aligning capital, capacity, and responsible growth?