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Keynote StageGlobal AI investment is projected to exceed hundreds of billion of dollars annually, yet public scrutiny has never been higher. As power demand surges, this keynote explores how operators can build trust, secure social license and scale responsibly in the AI era.
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- Keynote
Keynote StageFor more than half a decade, cloud adoption has been defined by hyperscalers. While the hyperscalers still represent over 90% of the cloud market, the rise of AI and requirements for training large models has led to the emergence of neoclouds. With over 100 neocloud operators globally, varying at size and operational maturity, hear from the leading players in the space and their strategies for success in an ever-growing market.
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- Energy
Stage 1Forecasts from the IEA suggest data centres could almost double their electricity consumption between 2025 and 2030, reaching over 945TWh, which is just under 3% of total global electricity demand. This panel will assess the global outlook for procuring power for data centre deployment.
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- Energy
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- Energy
Stage 1Traditional AI infrastructure is fragmented across a power company, real estate developer, data centre operator and cloud platform provider. Moving towards vertical integration means streamlining these segments into one, even with the potential of operating as Virtual Power Plants.
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- Energy
Stage 1Renewables accounted for more than 90% of global power capacity additions in recent years. As AI-driven demand accelerates, long-duration storage has emerged as a critical tool in delivering firm clean power. This panel discusses which technologies, business models and partnership will define the next phase of deployment.
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- Energy
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- Energy
Stage 1Nuclear energy is moving from boardroom discussion to deployment planning for data centers. This session examines the realities of powering data centres with nuclear and explores the path from concept to execution.
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- Energy
Stage 1The insatiable demand for power presents a massive commercial opportunity for utilities and IPPs but necessitates caution in when entering very large long-term power supply arrangements.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Data centre design is increasingly complex, and so future-ready data centres must be adaptable rather than designed around a fixed set of assumptions. This panel will evaluate the current state of data centre design, and how operators achieve true flexibility.
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- AI Infrastructure
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3With AI infrastructure investment expected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars this decade, chip architecture is becoming a key determinant of data centre strategy. As custom silicon proliferates, operators must decide how to balance performance, flexibility, capacity planning and supply-chain risk.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Neoclouds are a relatively new breed of company, cashing in on the AI training and inference boom. Some are focussed on securing power and building data halls, others are gobbling chips – some are doing both. With hundreds of companies purporting to be neoclouds in the past few years, this panel will consider which of those will win, and which will lose.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3The thermal design power of GPUs and accelerator is making liquid-cooling a necessity. This panel looks specifically at Direct-to-chip (DTC) liquid cooling and the impact it has on AI infrastructure.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3As AI workloads and densities continue to accelerate, operators are looking towards innovative solutions to meet performance and efficiency demands. Immersion cooling is posited to be a key component to this.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3AI data centers face significant risks from liquid cooling failures which can lead to costly downtime and performance issues. This panel will evaluate the most prominent risks associated with liquid cooling, and how they can be prevented.
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- The License to Operate
Stage 2As data centres have exploded from a previously hidden existence, community pushback continues to grow. Unlike similar industries, there’s no single point of authority who ensures the sector develops responsibly.
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- The License to Operate
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- The License to Operate
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- The License to Operate
Stage 2Anti-data centre sentiment points towards the amount of water a single chat GPT search consumes. This panel will go behind the headline and discuss the positive shift and technological innovations in water use for data centres.
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- The License to Operate
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- The License to Operate
Stage 1With the increased focus on energy efficiency on data centres, innovative solutions regarding waste heat are in the limelight. This panel will explore the current landscape for operators and utilities and what needs to happen for widespread adoption.
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- Delivery
Stage 2The competition for skilled data centre professionals is rife. From mechanical and electrical engineers to construction and project managers – the ability to bring new capacity online is fundamentally limited by the workforce.
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- Delivery
Stage 2As of 2025, 70% of global data centre capacity resides in existing buildings. Operators are increasingly turning to retrofits to unlock capacity further, maximise existing assets and modernise infrastructure.
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- Networking
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- Networking
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Fuel cells promise low-carbon, resilient power for data centres, but can they compete on cost, scale and reliability? Explore deployment models, financing pathways and how waste heat can unlock additional value.
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- Keynote
Keynote StageAI demand is widely accepted as real, but value creation remains less certain. To sustain the current level of AI infrastructure capex, the industry would need to generate approximatively $6 trillion in annual AI-driven revenue creation. This panel will shed a light on where demand is coming from, where ROI is being actualised, and what future demand looks like.
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- Keynote
Keynote StageThe Bank for International Settlements used its 2026 Annual Report to name circular financing alongside a potential AI capex bust and sovereign debt fragility as one of the three biggest risks to global financial stability. The deal structure of circular financing has now grown from an analyst concern to a central-bank concern. This panel will unpack circular financing and assess the risks it poses to the development of digital infrastructure.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Previously batteries had served a sole purpose of bridging power, in between the grid and backup systems, leveraged in the case of outages. Today, the use cases broaden into peak-demand management, grid services, and for managing cascading impacts of GPU loads.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Millions of dollars are invested in generators for backup power, but often the quality of the fuel is overlooked. Poor fuel quality is sat unnoticed until the real outage occurs.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Grids across Europe are facing an unprecedented energy crunch, largely due to an explosive surge in demand from AI data centres. With connection queues extending up to 7 and 10 years in major European hubs, an estimated 650 billion euros in grid infrastructure investments will be required between 2025 and 2030.
-
- Energy
Stage 1 -
- Energy
Stage 1Data centres lose energy at every power conversion stage. Could 800V DC be the answer? This panel examines adoption timelines, stranded AC infrastructure and what operators need to rethink.
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- Energy
Stage 1
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3The AI race isn't just about chips. With thousands of optical links connecting next-generation clusters, network architecture is becoming a strategic decision. Should operators bet on CPO, LPO or pluggables, and can the optics supply chain keep pace with demand?
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3On 30th July, the European Union launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI gigafactories across Europe, led by the industry and supported by up to 20billion euros in EU and national funding. At the same time, private players including Nvidia and Microsoft are investing 10billion euros in a facility in Portugal. This panel sheds a light on the state of Europe in the race for AI domination.
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3In May 2026, SoftBank alone committed an investment of $75billion into gigawatt data centre developments in France. A month later, Data4 launched their largest facility in the country. While environmental concerns raise questions over further developments, the real risk lies in concerns over sovereignty and foreign dependence.
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- AI Infrastructure
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3According to the OECD, 18 member countries with the EU have now adopted dedicated national quantum strategies. Federal agencies including the National Science Foundation in the US are focused on supporting the ecosystem required to commercialise quantum technologies. This panel will address the outlook for quantum infrastructure and how it sits within the broader digital infrastructure discussion. -
- AI Infrastructure
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- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Google prepares to launch its first experimental satellite carrying AI computing hardware into orbit, it’s first major step in making its Project Suncatcher a reality. Starcloud, valued at $2.3billion, put a satellite carrying an Nvidia H100 trip into orbit last November. Such news begs the question, what does the future look like for extra-terrestrial data centres?
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- Connectivity
Stage 3Power has overtaken fibre in data centre site selection strategies, but the bulk of the fibre buildout has occurred where consumer markets are strongest rather than where high resilience digital infrastructure can underpin data centre clusters. This panel will explore how connectivity needs to evolve for new AI infrastructure and where we’re lagging.
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- Connectivity
Stage 3A great deal of attention is on large AI facilities, but by 2030 inference is forecast to grow at a 79% CAGR compared to 2025. Importantly, inferencing facilities need to be near people and businesses they serve.
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- Delivery
Stage 2The biggest disconnect in the industry is the gap between announced projects and genuinely funded developments, with many developments publicly announced before critical commercial agreements are signed. Importantly, market participants mistake pre-development activity for active projects creating unnecessary market noise and a distorted perception of actual demand.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2The data centre industry is moving at unprecedented pace, with focus primarily on speed of execution. This panel discusses an often overlooked yet critical piece of the puzzle: commissioning. -
- Delivery
Stage 2As AI transforms data centre operations, software is becoming as critical as hardware. With over 80% of enterprise data projected to be processed autonomously by AI-driven systems, operators must build trusted data foundations, navigate new ownership models, and ensure compliance while unlocking faster, smarter infrastructure delivery.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2As demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow, construction projects are scaling across the globe. These complex high-value facilities increasingly require a strong foundation of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management.
-
- Delivery
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- Delivery
Stage 2Data centre owners and their construction partners face intense pressure to deliver data centre projects on schedule. JLL estimates that nearly 100 gigawatts of new capacity will come online between 2026 and 2030.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2 -
- Delivery
Stage 2Data centre demand is soaring across the globe. Recent analysis from JLL suggests the industry will double to achieve 200GW of capacity by 2030, as part of a $3tn investment supercycle. How can the construction industry build these data centres fast enough when already stretched for capacity, skills and materials?
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- Networking
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- Networking
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Stage 2
A dedicated forum showcasing the next generation of companies shaping AI, data centres and digital infrastructure. This interactive session combines founder pitches, investor and operator perspectives and peer-to-peer discussion, giving attendees early access to emerging technologies.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageThe data centre sector is projected to increase by 97GW between 2025 and 2040, doubling in size over a give-year period. The Americas is the largest region, with a projected 17% supply CAGR, APAC will achieve 12% CAGR, and EMEA 10% CAGR. This panel unites global operators to discuss where we’ll see developments in the coming years, and how each region is innovating in the AI race.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageGlobal investment in AI infrastructure will hit a record $31.6 trillion through to 2050 according to baseline projections in PwC’s Global Data Centre outlook. This panel will assess how investment strategies region by region and where power is affordable, reliable and scalable.
-
- Keynote
Stage 1This interactive closing keynote will bring together industry leaders to reflect on the biggest opportunities, risks and lessons from the week before opening the floor to the audience. Through live polling, audience Q&A and candid discussion delegates will discuss what moves the industry needs to make to continue prospering in 2035.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Across the US, 2300 GW of generation capacity is stuck in queues. Only 13% of projects from 2000-2019 ever reached commercial operation, with a staggering 77% being withdrawn. This panel assesses the current state of the US grid, solutions to lengthy interconnection queues, and the future of load flexibility.
-
- Energy
Stage 1 -
- Energy
Stage 1From the Elk Hills oil fields to the Permian Basin – many developers are proposing to build data centres in or near active oil and gas fields boasting ready to access power. This panel will assess current projects and whether this is the solution in procuring power for DCs.
-
- Networking
-
- Keynote
Keynote Stage -
- Keynote
Keynote Stage -
- Keynote
Keynote StageGlobal AI investment is projected to exceed hundreds of billion of dollars annually, yet public scrutiny has never been higher. As power demand surges, this keynote explores how operators can build trust, secure social license and scale responsibly in the AI era.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageFor more than half a decade, cloud adoption has been defined by hyperscalers. While the hyperscalers still represent over 90% of the cloud market, the rise of AI and requirements for training large models has led to the emergence of neoclouds. With over 100 neocloud operators globally, varying at size and operational maturity, hear from the leading players in the space and their strategies for success in an ever-growing market.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Forecasts from the IEA suggest data centres could almost double their electricity consumption between 2025 and 2030, reaching over 945TWh, which is just under 3% of total global electricity demand. This panel will assess the global outlook for procuring power for data centre deployment.
-
- Energy
Stage 1.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Traditional AI infrastructure is fragmented across a power company, real estate developer, data centre operator and cloud platform provider. Moving towards vertical integration means streamlining these segments into one, even with the potential of operating as Virtual Power Plants.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Renewables accounted for more than 90% of global power capacity additions in recent years. As AI-driven demand accelerates, long-duration storage has emerged as a critical tool in delivering firm clean power. This panel discusses which technologies, business models and partnership will define the next phase of deployment.
-
- Energy
Stage 1 -
- Energy
Stage 1Nuclear energy is moving from boardroom discussion to deployment planning for data centers. This session examines the realities of powering data centres with nuclear and explores the path from concept to execution.
-
- Energy
Stage 1The insatiable demand for power presents a massive commercial opportunity for utilities and IPPs but necessitates caution in when entering very large long-term power supply arrangements.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Data centre design is increasingly complex, and so future-ready data centres must be adaptable rather than designed around a fixed set of assumptions. This panel will evaluate the current state of data centre design, and how operators achieve true flexibility.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3 -
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3With AI infrastructure investment expected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars this decade, chip architecture is becoming a key determinant of data centre strategy. As custom silicon proliferates, operators must decide how to balance performance, flexibility, capacity planning and supply-chain risk.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Neoclouds are a relatively new breed of company, cashing in on the AI training and inference boom. Some are focussed on securing power and building data halls, others are gobbling chips – some are doing both. With hundreds of companies purporting to be neoclouds in the past few years, this panel will consider which of those will win, and which will lose.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3The thermal design power of GPUs and accelerator is making liquid-cooling a necessity. This panel looks specifically at Direct-to-chip (DTC) liquid cooling and the impact it has on AI infrastructure.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3As AI workloads and densities continue to accelerate, operators are looking towards innovative solutions to meet performance and efficiency demands. Immersion cooling is posited to be a key component to this.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3AI data centers face significant risks from liquid cooling failures which can lead to costly downtime and performance issues. This panel will evaluate the most prominent risks associated with liquid cooling, and how they can be prevented.
-
- The License to Operate
Stage 2As data centres have exploded from a previously hidden existence, community pushback continues to grow. Unlike similar industries, there’s no single point of authority who ensures the sector develops responsibly.
-
- The License to Operate
Stage 2 -
- The License to Operate
Stage 2 -
- The License to Operate
Stage 2Anti-data centre sentiment points towards the amount of water a single chat GPT search consumes. This panel will go behind the headline and discuss the positive shift and technological innovations in water use for data centres.
-
- The License to Operate
Stage 2 -
- The License to Operate
Stage 1With the increased focus on energy efficiency on data centres, innovative solutions regarding waste heat are in the limelight. This panel will explore the current landscape for operators and utilities and what needs to happen for widespread adoption.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2The competition for skilled data centre professionals is rife. From mechanical and electrical engineers to construction and project managers – the ability to bring new capacity online is fundamentally limited by the workforce.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2As of 2025, 70% of global data centre capacity resides in existing buildings. Operators are increasingly turning to retrofits to unlock capacity further, maximise existing assets and modernise infrastructure.
-
- Networking
-
- Networking
-
Fuel cells promise low-carbon, resilient power for data centres, but can they compete on cost, scale and reliability? Explore deployment models, financing pathways and how waste heat can unlock additional value.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageAI demand is widely accepted as real, but value creation remains less certain. To sustain the current level of AI infrastructure capex, the industry would need to generate approximatively $6 trillion in annual AI-driven revenue creation. This panel will shed a light on where demand is coming from, where ROI is being actualised, and what future demand looks like.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageThe Bank for International Settlements used its 2026 Annual Report to name circular financing alongside a potential AI capex bust and sovereign debt fragility as one of the three biggest risks to global financial stability. The deal structure of circular financing has now grown from an analyst concern to a central-bank concern. This panel will unpack circular financing and assess the risks it poses to the development of digital infrastructure.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Previously batteries had served a sole purpose of bridging power, in between the grid and backup systems, leveraged in the case of outages. Today, the use cases broaden into peak-demand management, grid services, and for managing cascading impacts of GPU loads.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Millions of dollars are invested in generators for backup power, but often the quality of the fuel is overlooked. Poor fuel quality is sat unnoticed until the real outage occurs.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Grids across Europe are facing an unprecedented energy crunch, largely due to an explosive surge in demand from AI data centres. With connection queues extending up to 7 and 10 years in major European hubs, an estimated 650 billion euros in grid infrastructure investments will be required between 2025 and 2030.
-
- Energy
Stage 1 -
- Energy
Stage 1Data centres lose energy at every power conversion stage. Could 800V DC be the answer? This panel examines adoption timelines, stranded AC infrastructure and what operators need to rethink.
-
- Energy
Stage 1
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3The AI race isn't just about chips. With thousands of optical links connecting next-generation clusters, network architecture is becoming a strategic decision. Should operators bet on CPO, LPO or pluggables, and can the optics supply chain keep pace with demand?
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3On 30th July, the European Union launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI gigafactories across Europe, led by the industry and supported by up to 20billion euros in EU and national funding. At the same time, private players including Nvidia and Microsoft are investing 10billion euros in a facility in Portugal. This panel sheds a light on the state of Europe in the race for AI domination.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3In May 2026, SoftBank alone committed an investment of $75billion into gigawatt data centre developments in France. A month later, Data4 launched their largest facility in the country. While environmental concerns raise questions over further developments, the real risk lies in concerns over sovereignty and foreign dependence.
-
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3 -
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3According to the OECD, 18 member countries with the EU have now adopted dedicated national quantum strategies. Federal agencies including the National Science Foundation in the US are focused on supporting the ecosystem required to commercialise quantum technologies. This panel will address the outlook for quantum infrastructure and how it sits within the broader digital infrastructure discussion. -
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3 -
- AI Infrastructure
Stage 3Google prepares to launch its first experimental satellite carrying AI computing hardware into orbit, it’s first major step in making its Project Suncatcher a reality. Starcloud, valued at $2.3billion, put a satellite carrying an Nvidia H100 trip into orbit last November. Such news begs the question, what does the future look like for extra-terrestrial data centres?
-
- Connectivity
Stage 3Power has overtaken fibre in data centre site selection strategies, but the bulk of the fibre buildout has occurred where consumer markets are strongest rather than where high resilience digital infrastructure can underpin data centre clusters. This panel will explore how connectivity needs to evolve for new AI infrastructure and where we’re lagging.
-
- Connectivity
Stage 3A great deal of attention is on large AI facilities, but by 2030 inference is forecast to grow at a 79% CAGR compared to 2025. Importantly, inferencing facilities need to be near people and businesses they serve.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2The biggest disconnect in the industry is the gap between announced projects and genuinely funded developments, with many developments publicly announced before critical commercial agreements are signed. Importantly, market participants mistake pre-development activity for active projects creating unnecessary market noise and a distorted perception of actual demand.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2The data centre industry is moving at unprecedented pace, with focus primarily on speed of execution. This panel discusses an often overlooked yet critical piece of the puzzle: commissioning. -
- Delivery
Stage 2As AI transforms data centre operations, software is becoming as critical as hardware. With over 80% of enterprise data projected to be processed autonomously by AI-driven systems, operators must build trusted data foundations, navigate new ownership models, and ensure compliance while unlocking faster, smarter infrastructure delivery.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2As demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow, construction projects are scaling across the globe. These complex high-value facilities increasingly require a strong foundation of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2 -
- Delivery
Stage 2Data centre owners and their construction partners face intense pressure to deliver data centre projects on schedule. JLL estimates that nearly 100 gigawatts of new capacity will come online between 2026 and 2030.
-
- Delivery
Stage 2 -
- Delivery
Stage 2Data centre demand is soaring across the globe. Recent analysis from JLL suggests the industry will double to achieve 200GW of capacity by 2030, as part of a $3tn investment supercycle. How can the construction industry build these data centres fast enough when already stretched for capacity, skills and materials?
-
- Networking
-
- Networking
-
Stage 2
A dedicated forum showcasing the next generation of companies shaping AI, data centres and digital infrastructure. This interactive session combines founder pitches, investor and operator perspectives and peer-to-peer discussion, giving attendees early access to emerging technologies.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageThe data centre sector is projected to increase by 97GW between 2025 and 2040, doubling in size over a give-year period. The Americas is the largest region, with a projected 17% supply CAGR, APAC will achieve 12% CAGR, and EMEA 10% CAGR. This panel unites global operators to discuss where we’ll see developments in the coming years, and how each region is innovating in the AI race.
-
- Keynote
Keynote StageGlobal investment in AI infrastructure will hit a record $31.6 trillion through to 2050 according to baseline projections in PwC’s Global Data Centre outlook. This panel will assess how investment strategies region by region and where power is affordable, reliable and scalable.
-
- Keynote
Stage 1This interactive closing keynote will bring together industry leaders to reflect on the biggest opportunities, risks and lessons from the week before opening the floor to the audience. Through live polling, audience Q&A and candid discussion delegates will discuss what moves the industry needs to make to continue prospering in 2035.
-
- Energy
Stage 1Across the US, 2300 GW of generation capacity is stuck in queues. Only 13% of projects from 2000-2019 ever reached commercial operation, with a staggering 77% being withdrawn. This panel assesses the current state of the US grid, solutions to lengthy interconnection queues, and the future of load flexibility.
-
- Energy
Stage 1 -
- Energy
Stage 1From the Elk Hills oil fields to the Permian Basin – many developers are proposing to build data centres in or near active oil and gas fields boasting ready to access power. This panel will assess current projects and whether this is the solution in procuring power for DCs.
-
- Networking