The 5th annual DDI Awards will be held on 12 November 2026 in Moltkes Palæ. The DDI Awards highlight great innovations, cutting-edge technologies, partnerships, projects, and teams making a difference in the region.
DDI and the 2026 category sponsors are proud to announce the shortlists for the 2026 DDI Awards.
The DDI Awards take place on 12 November 2026 in Moltkes Palæ. The awards and ceremony are sponsored by Lead sponsor Grundfos and category sponsors ABB, Data Center Gruppen, Schneider Electric, Legrand, Søren Jensen and the DDI Board.
The picture is from last year’s DDI Awards 2025, held at Moltkes Palæ.
A total of six awards will be given to people and projects who have made a difference in the regional industry. The categories are Sustainable Data Center Project, Technology Innovation, Team of the Year, Digital Transformation Project, Young Talent and Dedication Award.
Sustainable Data Center Project - sponsored by Legrand
This category focuses on the industry's journey toward a climate-positive future; recognizing projects that can demonstrate significant savings on their carbon footprint. From innovative energy efficiency to new approaches to partnership, the judges will evaluate projects that have sustainability at the very core.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:
- Digital Realty
- SDU Bitten/Danfoss
- Microsoft
The Sustainable Data Center category is sponsored by Legrand.
Technology Innovation - sponsored by Schneider Electric
Technology innovation is at the core of developing the data center industry of the future. The award celebrates cutting-edge innovation across the entire data center stack. From design, power distribution, cooling, cabling, and security, to operational and monitoring systems - and beyond.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:
- Kemp & Lauritzen
- Digital Realty
- Shiptown
The Technology Innovation award is sponsored by Schneider Electric.
Team of the year - sponsored by DataCenterGruppen
The operations, construction, or design Team of the Year Award acknowledges excellence and collaborative achievements within the operational realm and teams who have showed commitment to delivering data center construction projects in a manner where all expectations were exceeded.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:
- Digital Realty - Copenhagen Engineering Operations Team
- Digital Realty - Copenhagen Property & Remote Hands Team
- Thylander
The Team of the year category is sponsored by DataCenterGruppen.
Digital Transformation Project - sponsored by Søren Jensen
The Data Center Digital Transformation award recognizes organizations who are paving the way forward in the digital transformation in Denmark.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:
- Kemp & Lauritzen
- Zealand Pharma
- Hvidovre hospital
The Digital Transformation Project category is sponsored by Søren Jensen.
Young Talent of the Year - sponsored by ABB
This award celebrates young aspiring talents under the age of 32, who are contributing to the industry – from mechanical and engineering, to data center systems, like IT architecture, and software disciplines.
The following individuals have been shortlisted for the award:
- Emil Frier, Digital Realty
- Kastriot Gashi, Schneider Electric
- Josef Stanek, Google
The Young talent award is sponsored by ABB.
DDI Dedication Award - sponsored by the DDI board
In addition, DDI will present the DDI Dedication award to a thought-leader in the industry. The award is intended to celebrate an individual for their exceptional contribution to the data center ecosystem in Denmark. This award is nominated and selected by the DDI Board.
Thank you to the judges
DDI would like to extend a thank you to the category sponsors and the independent judges panel for their support:
Karin Angus from Enterprise Ireland, Alberto Ravagni and Thomas Volder from Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers, Ann Wingård and Pär Åberg from Swedish Data Center Industry, Rene Lyngø from Data Center Gruppen, Isabelle Kemin from RISE/Swedish Data Center Industry, Max Smolaks from Uptime Institute, Brian Ditlev from Legrand, Sebastian Bøtcher from Schneider Electric, Lars Christian Bojen Nielsen from UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole, Bjørn Rønning from Norwegian Data Center Industry, Jørgen Bjerg from ABB, Mette Lundberg from IT-Branchen, Mette Beck-Nielsen from Digital Dogme, and Carl Ove Larsen from Søren Jensen.
For more information regarding the event and the awards, please contact:
Camilla Grabowski Hansen
Communication & Partnership Manager
camilla@datacenterindustrien.dk
+45 70 35 11 42
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Camilla Grabowski Hansen
Communication & Partnership Manager
camilla@datacenterindustrien.dk
+45 70 35 11 42