Speakers & VIP Guests | Future Grid & AI Data Centres Europe 2026

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28-29 September 2026 | Frankfurt, Germany

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2026 SPEAKERS

Early Confirmed World-Class Strategic Visionaries at FGDC2026

Thomas Jarzombek

Parliamentary State Secretary for Digital Transformation & Government Modernisation

Thomas Jarzombek

Parliamentary State Secretary for Digital Transformation & Government Modernisation

Federal Ministry for for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS)

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union

European Investment Bank

Arshad Mansoor

President & CEO

Arshad Mansoor

President & CEO

EPRI

Basil Scarsella

Chief Executive Officer

Basil Scarsella

Chief Executive Officer

UK Power Networks

Marten Bunnemann

Chief Executive Officer

Marten Bunnemann

Chief Executive Officer

E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions

Mario Suykerbuyk

Chief Information Officer

Mario Suykerbuyk

Chief Information Officer

TenneT

Ana Quelhas

EVP, Chief Hydrogen and Data Center Officer

Ana Quelhas

EVP, Chief Hydrogen and Data Center Officer

EDP

Kari Suominen

Chief Information Officer

Kari Suominen

Chief Information Officer

Fingrid

Niclas Damsgaard

Chief Strategist, System Operator Division

Niclas Damsgaard

Chief Strategist, System Operator Division

Svenska kraftnät

Jesper Abildgaard Nielsen

Vice President, Digital Products & Business Development

Jesper Abildgaard Nielsen

Vice President, Digital Products & Business Development

Energinet

Luiz Novaes

SVP & Chief Procurement Officer

Luiz Novaes

SVP & Chief Procurement Officer

Statnett SF

Christina Mertens

Vice President of Business Development EMEA

Christina Mertens

Vice President of Business Development EMEA

Virtus Data Centres

Rod Evans

EMEA VP, Supercomputing & AI Cloud Infrastructure

Rod Evans

EMEA VP, Supercomputing & AI Cloud Infrastructure

NVIDIA

Cara Mascini

Chief Sustainability Officer

Cara Mascini

Chief Sustainability Officer

Switch Datacenters

Oliver Franz

Chair of the Distribution and Market Facilitation Committee

Oliver Franz

Chair of the Distribution and Market Facilitation Committee

Eurelectric

Stephan Segbers

Chief Sales Officer and Board Member

Stephan Segbers

Chief Sales Officer and Board Member

RheinEnergie AG

Dr. Latifa Yakhloufi-Konstroffer

CFO Business Unit

Dr. Latifa Yakhloufi-Konstroffer

CFO Business Unit

Simens Energy

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Global Leaders Shaping the Future of Energy & Digital Infrastructure

Steve Lim

NTT Global Data Centers

Steve Lim

Senior Vice President, Marketing and GTM Strategy

NTT Global Data Centers

Mirko Pracht

50Hertz

Mirko Pracht

Director of Digitalisation in System Operations

50Hertz

Axel Kießling

TenneT Germany

Axel Kießling

Senior Principal Digital & Organizational Transformation

TenneT Germany

Marco Matarazzo

Equinix

Marco Matarazzo

Director of Facility Operations

Equinix

David Hall

Tillion Data Centers

David Hall

Chief Technology Officer

Tillion Data Centers

Daniel Bentham

Vantage Data Centers

Daniel Bentham

Senior Vice President, Energy, EMEA

Vantage Data Centers

Neal Kalita

NTT Global Data Centers

Neal Kalita

Senior Director, Power & Energy

NTT Global Data Centers

Andre Franco

Data4group

Andre Franco

Technical Investment Director

Data4group

Andreas Rathmann

CyrusOne

Andreas Rathmann

Director, Power and Energy

CyrusOne

Ben Gliwa

Bulk Infrastructure

Ben Gliwa

Vice President Engineering, Asset Management Operations

Bulk Infrastructure

Olivier de Nomazy

Data4 Group

Olivier de Nomazy

Head of Market Intelligence & Energy Sourcing

Data4 Group

Roy Maxwell

Kevlinx Data Centers Holding

Roy Maxwell

Director ESG & Products

Kevlinx Data Centers Holding

David Adkins

National Grid

David Adkins

Head of Network Architecture and Strategy

National Grid

Matti Heikkinen

Helen Sähköverkko Oy

Matti Heikkinen

Head of Sales, Large Customers

Helen Sähköverkko Oy

Arūnas Jurgelaitis

Litgrid

Arūnas Jurgelaitis

Head of Procurement

Litgrid

Dr Georgios Papaefthymiou

Elia Grid International (EGI)

Dr Georgios Papaefthymiou

Principal Power System Development and Operations

Elia Grid International (EGI)

Iliceto Antonio

ENTSO-E

Iliceto Antonio

Convenor of WG "Future Energy System"

ENTSO-E

Leo Simonovich

Siemens Energy

Leo Simonovich

Vice President and Global Head, Industrial Cyber and Digital Security

Siemens Energy

Alberto Ravagni

Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers

Alberto Ravagni

Chief Executive Officer

Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers

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AI Gigafactories Investment & Delivery Forum Speakers

Bernhard Grieb

Economic Development Frankfurt

Bernhard Grieb

Managing Director

Economic Development Frankfurt

Björn-Ove Krahn

Germany Trade & Invest

Björn-Ove Krahn

Director, Startups International

Germany Trade & Invest

Kristin Zwez

Nscale

Kristin Zwez

Managing Director

Nscale

Mehmet Kirisman

IFM Investors

Mehmet Kirisman

Vice President, Infrastructure Private Equity

IFM Investors

Mark Shenton

NIBC Bank

Mark Shenton

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Finance

NIBC Bank

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FGDC2026 Confirmed Technology & Advisory Leaders

Jerome Evans

firstcolo Datacenters GmbH

Jerome Evans

Founder & CEO

firstcolo Datacenters GmbH

Alberto Méndez Rebollo

Plexigrid

Alberto Méndez Rebollo

Chief Executive Officer

Plexigrid

Neil Brown

KKR

Neil Brown

Managing Director, KKR Infrastructure and KKR Global Institute

KKR

Mohamed HOSNY

KfW

Mohamed HOSNY

Technical Advisor, Smart Grids, Green Hydrogen & Energy Efficiency

KfW

Csaba Robert Horvath

Fusion Capital Partners

Csaba Robert Horvath

Partner, RoRE Private Equity

Fusion Capital Partners

James Lapushner

Anacott Capital

James Lapushner

Chief Investment Officer

Anacott Capital

Philipp Schönnenbeck

CMS

Philipp Schönnenbeck

Partner

CMS

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FGDC2026 VIP Guests

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Devrim Celal

Devrim Celal

Devrim Celal

Chief Flexibility & Marketing Officer

Kraken

Maurice Klein

Maurice Klein

Maurice Klein

Commercial Director

Zwart Techniek

Jeroen Cival

Jeroen Cival

Jeroen Cival

Chief Enterprise Architect

Stedin

Minjung Lee

Minjung Lee

Minjung Lee

Commercial Director

Mainova Webhouse GmbH

Simon Hahn

Simon Hahn

Simon Hahn

Business Development Manager

Zwart Techniek

Martin Pausewang

Martin Pausewang

Martin Pausewang

Operations Director

Mainova Webhouse GmbH

Ingo Nyhues

Ingo Nyhues

Ingo Nyhues

Deputy General Manager Energy & Hydrogen Business

Honda Motor Europe

Nils Wetzel

Nils Wetzel

Nils Wetzel

Global Head of TMT

Drees & Sommer

Kai Cvetko

Kai Cvetko

Kai Cvetko

Energy & Hydrogen Busienss

Honda Motor Europe

Di Miao-Weichtmann

Di Miao-Weichtmann

Di Miao-Weichtmann

Partner

Drees & Sommer

Raymond van Amersfoorth

Raymond van Amersfoorth

Raymond van Amersfoorth

Lead Digital Enterprise Architect, Grid Capacity Management & AI

Stedin

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