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2026 Agenda

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    • power
10:30
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    Goldman Sachs analysts estimate current global demand to be approximately 62 gigawatts, comprised of cloud workloads (58%), traditional workloads (29%), and AI workloads (13%). AI is projected to grow ...
  2. Salle de Presse
    45 mins
    • Blue Zone
    Building on the success of last year’s Lockton hosted all female panel, widely recognised as one of the standout sessions at Datacloud Global Congress, we are building on the strong line up from last ...
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11:15
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centres are responsible for about 1.5%, or 415 Terawatt-Hours (TWh), of the world's total yearly electricity consumption. This has grown by 12% ...
12:00
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    Joint venture partnerships with energy providers are becoming increasingly common with innovative project structures being introduced to help meet demands. Close cooperation with energy providers is a ...
13:10
  1. Le Salon des Ambassadeurs
    20 mins
    • Investment & Finance Forum
    • Gold Zone
    As we continue to embrace digital transformation across all sectors, the demand for data centre capacity is experiencing an unprecedented surge, driven and shaped by AI. To support this growth, substa ...
13:30
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone

    Operators are now facing the prospect of building multiple facilities concurrently, potentially across different site locations, instead of taking up to five years to bring a site online, the average development cycle is down to 18-24 months. A modular approach can help to refine and streamline the process at a time when speed and efficiency are top priorities to service the overwhelming demand for new facilities. 

    • How does a modularity and a programmatic approach help to solve the design challenge; standardised on components, additional manufacturers 

    • What is going to be the winning architecture? 

    • Retrofitting modularity is much more challenging, how does this affect initial planning 

  2. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    15 mins
    • Pink Zone
13:45
  1. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    15 mins
    • Pink Zone

    The data center industry is at an inflection point. As AI workloads accelerate from megawatt to gigawatt-scale operations, the winners are those who standardize to scale fast, deploy smart, and partner strategically.

14:10
  1. Le Salon des Ambassadeurs
    40 mins
    • Investment & Finance Forum
    • Gold Zone
    Separating AI hype from durable demand: How are investors stress-testing AI assumptions? Is AI transforming digital infrastructure as an asset class?   Supply challenges: Is power the real constraint? ...
14:15
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    Lead times for critical equipment continue to extend, geopolitical tensions complicate sourcing, power constraints limit site viability, and sustainability requirements introduce entirely new procurem ...
10:40
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    Different types of DC and how they can be funded: Long term contracts, AI specific data centres  How is all of the capacity going to be used – what is the return on investments  What is the profitabil ...
10:45
  1. Engage Stage, hosted by Equinix
    25 mins
    • Engage Track

    As AI-driven demand accelerates, data center operators face the simultaneous challenge of scaling infrastructure at unprecedented speeds while meeting aggressive net-zero mandates. Sustainability has become equal parts speed to power and designing decarbonization into the core of the energy system without compromising uptime.

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11:00
  1. Salle de Presse
    60 mins
    • Blue Zone
    AI is changing the race in data centers, and the winners will not be those with the most ambition, but those who can bring next-generation capacity online fastest. Power, infrastructure, and execution ...
11:25
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    55 mins
    • Green Zone
    This panel will explore how contracting trends are changing due to the scale of AI gigafactories. Contract terms are varying to spread out the risk between the tenant and the operator. Early terminati ...
11:30
  1. Engage Stage, hosted by Equinix
    45 mins
    • Engage Track
    SMRs ability to provide stable, low- carbon energy could play a vital role in transforming the energy landscape.  • What is the timeline including permitting and licensing  • What are the regulations ...
12:20
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    40 mins
    • Green Zone
    AC has dominated commercial and data centre power distribution for decades due to its ease of transmission and standardized equipment. DC power is gaining momentum as AI workloads push traditional inf ...
13:00
  1. Meetup Lounge
    60 mins
    • Social Calendar
    • Networking

    This informal networking session brings together professionals working across power and energy, from generation and grids to infrastructure, operations, and strategy. Connect with peers to discuss shared challenges, emerging trends, and practical insights in a relaxed, conversational setting. Whether you’re focused on reliability, capacity, sustainability, or innovation, this session offers space to exchange perspectives and build meaningful professional relationships.

13:45
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    The global energy storage industry is growing steadily, fuelled by the world's transition to clean energy.  Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are emerging as a key technology to help data centres ...
  2. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    15 mins
    • Pink Zone

    The demand for high density compute is accelerating, and it’s changing how digital infrastructure is planned, financed, and delivered. In this session, BILT Technology and Cat Electric Power share how today’s projects rely on globally distributed expertise and coordinated decision making. This session will explore the power behind energy intensive crypto mining workloads, how teams manage the practical challenges of executing across multiple countries, and the steps involved in building a resilient, scalable power strategy for next generation compute environments. We will also discuss the need for rapidly deployable and dependable power solutions, and the broader shift toward delivering digital infrastructure in a borderless global economy.

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  3. Engage Stage, hosted by Equinix
    45 mins
    • Engage Track
      Increasing power constraints and ballooning project scale, efficiency improvements are now essential for data centre operations.  How are predictive maintenance software and software-powered cooling ...
14:15
  1. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    15 mins
    • Pink Zone

    This presentation explores how rapidly growing AI workloads are reshaping data center electrical demands and risk profiles. This session examines why advanced power quality measurement and real-time monitoring are essential for maintaining operational stability, protecting high-density GPU environments, and enabling scalable growth. Attendees will gain insight into how intelligent power analytics support resilience,  performance optimization, and long-term infrastructure sustainability in AI-driven facilities.

14:45
  1. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    45 mins
    • Pink Zone
    Across the Nordics, data centers are increasingly being seen and incorporated as part of broader energy systems, rather than as isolated power consumers. While this approach is not yet standard, the r ...
15:00
  1. Engage Stage, hosted by Equinix
    40 mins
    • Engage Track
    The high computing power and rack spacing needs associated with AI data centres will require larger footprints for AI data centres, which in markets with constraints on land availability. Constructing ...
10:45
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    Across the globe, AI factories are rising. This giant data centre has become the new unit of computing, and the way these GPUs are connected defines what this unit of computing can do. One network arc ...
11:25
  1. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    45 mins
    • Pink Zone

    As racks exceed 80–100 kW and hyperscale deployments accelerate, liquid cooling is moving from experimental technology to strategic infrastructure priority.

    This session will explore how liquid cooling impacts facility design, power availability, sustainability goals, and long-term capacity planning, while also addressing the challenges of retrofitting existing sites, managing supply chains, and aligning standards across the industry.

12:15
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone
    The Corporate PPA market experienced a recalibration in 2025. Europe signed only 280MW of renewable energy PPAs in May, representing the lowest capacity of PPAs signed in Europe since 2020, according ...
  2. Innovation Stage, hosted by Verne Global
    45 mins
    • Pink Zone
    As AI adoption accelerates and cloud usage patterns continue to evolve, neocloud providers are emerging alongside hyperscalers as part of a more diverse and specialised cloud ecosystem. Spanning AI hy ...
13:45
  1. Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
    45 mins
    • Green Zone

    Developers are buying up land, supplying power, and selling it for profit. However, this long-term investment requires substantial capital and expertise, with shifting market dynamics focusing on alternative energy solutions and strategic workforce planning.

    This panel will discuss the current landscape, how to differentiate between real versus speculative projects, and make strategic decisions.