BUILDING THE ENERGY- DIGITAL BACKBONE OF THE AI ECONOMY
The Future Grid & AI Data Centres Europe 2026 (#FGDC2026) - Europe's Leading Event at the Nexus of Energy and Digital Infrastructure, held on 28-29 September 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany, will gather 500+ senior leaders from hyperscalers, data centre operators, grid operators (TSOs & DSOs), utilities, renewable developers, technology innovators, investors, government authorities, and smart cities to accelerate the alignment of power and compute infrastructure for the AI era. The summit’s mission is to build a high-performance, low-carbon and scalable energy-digital ecosystem, driving collaborative deployment models, investment mobility, regulatory innovation, and next-generation infrastructure solutions. Designed as a premier leadership and deal-making platform, the event unlocks strategic partnerships, regional expansion insights, capital opportunities, and high-value networking—empowering organisations to secure first-mover advantage in Europe’s AI-powered future.
Join us in Frankfurt to shape the foundational infrastructure that will power the next decade of AI and digital transformation across Europe and beyond!
Thomas Jarzombek
Parliamentary State Secretary for Digital Transformation & Government Modernisation
Federal Ministry for for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS)
Mario Suykerbuyk
Chief Information Officer
TenneT
Luiz Novaes
SVP & Chief Procurement Officer
Statnett SF
Jean-Christophe Laloux
Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union
European Investment Bank
Ana Quelhas
EVP, Chief Hydrogen and Data Center Officer
EDP
Christina Mertens
Vice President of Business Development EMEA
Virtus Data Centres
Arshad Mansoor
President & CEO
EPRI
Kari Suominen
Chief Information Officer
Fingrid
Rod Evans
EMEA VP, Supercomputing & AI Cloud Infrastructure
NVIDIA
Basil Scarsella
Chief Executive Officer
UK Power Networks
Niclas Damsgaard
Chief Strategist, System Operator Division
Svenska kraftnät
Cara Mascini
Chief Sustainability Officer
Switch Datacenters
Marten Bunnemann
Chief Executive Officer
E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions
Jesper Abildgaard Nielsen
Vice President, Digital Products & Business Development
Energinet
Oliver Franz
Chair of the Distribution and Market Facilitation Committee
Eurelectric
Steve Lim
Senior Vice President, Marketing and GTM Strategy
NTT Global Data Centers
Mirko Pracht
Director of Digitalisation in System Operations
50Hertz
Marco Matarazzo
Director of Facility Operations
Equinix
David Hall
Chief Technology Officer
Tillion Data Centers
Daniel Bentham
Senior Vice President, Energy, EMEA
Vantage Data Centers
Bernhard Grieb
Managing Director
Economic Development Frankfurt
Björn-Ove Krahn
Director, Startups International
Germany Trade & Invest
Kristin Zwez
Managing Director
Nscale
Mehmet Kirisman
Vice President, Infrastructure Private Equity
IFM Investors
Mark Shenton
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Finance
NIBC Bank
Strategic Partner
Sustainability Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Sustainability Ecosystem Partner
Gold Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
BRINGING TOGETHER ENERGY, DIGITAL & POLICY LEADERS
SHAPING EUROPE’S AI-POWERED INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE
2026 Supporters
Association Partners
Media Partners
EVENT OVERVIEW
EXHIBITION
The exhibition will feature Europe’s most advanced technologies and solutions across AI infrastructure, power systems, data centres, grids and energy transition.
STRATEGIC CONFERENCE
The Strategic Conference will convene senior government leaders, utilities, grid operators, investors and digital infrastructure executives to examine the policies, partnerships, technologies and capital frameworks required to build a high-performance, low-carbon and resilient energy–digital ecosystem for Europe’s AI-driven future.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION & NETWORKING
An exclusive evening for Europe’s energy, digital and AI leaders to connect, build trust and accelerate strategic partnerships.
MATCHSPARK™ DIGITAL MEETINGS
Curated one-to-one meetings powered by MatchSpark™, enabling high-value connections between project owners, technology leaders and investors.
ACCELERATING THE FUTURE
OF DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
As AI adoption accelerates at exponential scale, electricity demand from data centres across Europe is projected to increase by more than 150% by 2035, while grid connection queues in major hubs now extend 7–10 years—turning power availability into the defining constraint on digital competitiveness.
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