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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
Day 1 Morning: Policy, Strategy, Market Leadership
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
Welcome Address by Conference Chair
09:10 - 09:25
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Powering AI at Scale: Rethinking Grid Architecture, Reliability and System Planning
Arshad Mansoor
President & CEO
EPRI
09:25 - 10:15
(50 mins)
[Visionary C-suite Panel] Scaling AI in Europe: How Hyperscalers, Grids, and Data Centres Can Deliver Power, Speed, and Certainty
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Aligning long-term AI load growth with utility planning cycles and regulatory commitments
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Structuring strategic partnerships beyond transactional power procurement
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Coordinating hyperscaler site selection with national grid expansion and resilience needs
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Ensuring investment certainty despite fragmented EU policies and permitting timelines
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Creating shared data frameworks for forecasting, grid impact modelling, and scenario planning
Moderator:
Dario Raffaele
Director A.I. Energy, Resources, Industrials
Deloitte
Panelists:
Marten Bunnemann
Chief Executive Officer
E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions
Arshad Mansoor
President & CEO
EPRI
Mario Suykerbuyk
Chief Information Officer
TenneT
Stephan Segbers
Chief Sales Officer and Board Member
RheinEnergie AG
10:15 - 10:30
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Green AI & Sustainable Infrastructure
Rod Evans
EMEA VP - Supercomputing & AI Cloud Infrastructure
NVIDIA
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 - 11:50
(50 mins)
[European Grid Leaders Roundtable] Future Grids in Europe: AI-Driven Transformation, Flexibility and System Architecture for the Next Energy Era
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Reimagining the future European grid architecture: the evolving role of TSOs, DSOs and integrated utilities
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Consolidating large-scale renewables, electrification and new demand centres across Europe
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Enabling next-generation digital infrastructure, including AI clusters and high-density energy users
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Deploying grid-enhancing technologies, flexibility markets and digital solutions to maximise network capacity
Moderator:
Michael Bouet
Strategic Account Executive
IFS Copperleaf
Panelists:
Mirko Pracht
Director Digitalisation in System Operations
50Hertz (Germany)
Niclas Damsgaard
Chief Strategist, System Operator Division
Svenska Kraftnät (Sweden)
Luiz Novaes
SVP & Chief Procurement Officer
Statnett SF (Norway)
Jesper Abildgaard Nielsen
Vice President, Digital Products & Business Development
Energinet (Denmark)
Kari Suominen
Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President
Fingrid (Finland)
Arūnas Jurgelaitis
Head of Procurement
Litgrid (Lithuania)
Iliceto Antonio
Convenor of WG "Future Energy System"
ENTSO-E
11:50 - 12:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Financing Europe’s AI Infrastructure: From Vision to Bankable Projects
Jean-Christophe Laloux
Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union
European Investment Bank
12:10 - 12:25
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Powering Europe’s AI Future: Infrastructure, Energy Systems and Digital Sovereignty
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Thomas Jarzombek
Parliamentary State Secretary for Digital Transformation & Government Modernisation
Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS)
Luncheon
Day 1 Afternoon: Building the AI Engine: DC Innovation, Sustainability, and Investment Acceleration
14:00 - 14:55
(55 mins)
[Leadership Panel] Future-proofing Data Centres for the Next Generation of Growth: Energy Supply, Sustainability, and Asset Management
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Designing sites for grid constraints, reinforcement timelines, and locational limits
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Integrating sustainability metrics beyond PUE: whole-life carbon, water, and circularity
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Scaling high-density AI cooling and power architectures with reliability and redundancy
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Using predictive analytics and AI-driven O&M to improve uptime and asset lifecycle
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Building workforce skills across IT, OT, energy systems, and controls engineering
Moderator:
Philipp Schönnenbeck
Partner
CMS
Panelists:
Christina Mertens
Managing Director Europe
Virtus Data Centres
Andreas Rathmann
Director, Power and Energy
CyrusOne
Andre Franco
Technical Investment Director
Data4 Group
Marco Matarazzo
Director of Facility Operations
Equinix
Neal Kalita
Senior Director, Power & Energy
NTT Global Data Centers
Sven Dunker
Managing Director
lcmd
James Feasey
Senior Director AI Infrastructure
Edged
14:55 - 15:15
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
15:15 - 15:35
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Powering Europe's AI Growth Responsibly: Building the Energy Ecosystem Behind the Next Generation of Data Centres
Katrin Fuhrmann
Board Member
ENGIE Deutschland AG
Coffee Break & Networking
16:05 - 16:55
(50 mins)
[Panel] Scaling Renewable-Powered AI Data Centres: PPAs, Clean Power Sourcing & Low-Carbon Operations
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Structuring renewable procurement strategies with PPAs
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Leveraging on-site generation for operational resilience
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Linking PPA strategies with grid planning to alleviate—not worsen—congestion
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Ensuring grid stability and optimized energy integration
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Measuring sustainability performance and ESG compliance
Moderator:
Alberto Ravagni
Chief Executive Officer
Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers
Panelists:
Olivier de Nomazy
Head of Market Intelligence & Energy Sourcing
Data4 Group
Roy Maxwell
Director ESG & Products
Kevlinx Data Centers Holding
André Pina
Hydrogen & Data Centers Senior Director
EDP
Katrin Fuhrmann
Board Member
ENGIE Deutschland
Cara Mascini
Chief Sustainability Officer
Switch Datacenters
16:55 - 17:15
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for firstcolo Datacenters
Jerome Evans
Founder & CEO
firstcolo Datacenters GmbH
17:15 - 18:05
(50 mins)
[Panel] Financing Europe’s AI Infrastructure Race: Public-Private Capital Models for Grid, Power & Compute
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Using blended finance and guarantees to derisk first-of-a-kind digital energy assets
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Enabling pre-investment in grid capacity where AI clusters have strategic importance
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Designing tariff models that recover infrastructure costs without distorting incentives
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Creating “Digital Energy Zones” integrating permits, land use, and transmission planning
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Building governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and local acceptance
Moderator:
Oliver Franz
Chair of the Distribution and Market Facilitation Committee
Eurelectric
Panelists:
Dr. Latifa Yakhloufi-Konstroffer
CFO Business Unit
Siemens Energy
Neil Brown
Managing Director, KKR Infrastructure and KKR Global Institute
KKR
Mohamed HOSNY
Technical Advisor, Smart Grids, Green Hydrogen & Energy Efficiency
KfW
James Lapushner
Chief Investment Officer
Anacott Capital
Csaba Robert Horvath
General Partner
RoRE Private Equity Fund
18:05 - 19:05
(60 mins)
Cocktail Reception and Networking
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