SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

DAY1

Day 1 – Strategic Summit

Day 2 – Strategic Summit

Day 1 Morning: Policy, Strategy, Market Leadership

08:00 - 09:00

(60 mins)

Registration & Morning Coffee

09:00 - 09:10

(10 mins)

Welcome Address by Conference Chair

09:10 - 9:25

(15 mins)

[Opening Keynote] Europe’s Strategic AI Infrastructure Vision: From Digital Sovereignty to Global Leadership

09:25 - 09:55

(30 mins)

[National Spotlight] National Strategies for Deploying AI Infrastructure

[Host Country Chapter] Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act & Grid Readiness for AI-Scale Data Centres
[France Chapter] France as a Low-Carbon AI Hub: From Low-Carbon Energy to High-Value Digital Leadership
[UK Chapter] Powering a Competitive Britain: Grid Acceleration and Strategic Data-Centre Clusters
[Norway Chapter] Green Power, Strategic Growth: Norway’s Vision for Responsible AI Infrastructure

09:55 - 10:45

(50 mins)

[Visionary C-suite Panel] AI Leadership Vision: Building Bridges Between Hyperscaler, Data Centers, and Utilities, and Technology across Europe and Beyond

Aligning long-term AI load growth with utility planning cycles and regulatory commitments
Structuring strategic partnerships beyond transactional power procurement
Coordinating hyperscaler site selection with national grid expansion and resilience needs
Ensuring investment certainty despite fragmented EU policies and permitting timelines
Creating shared data frameworks for forecasting, grid impact modelling, and scenario planning

Coffee Break & Networking

11:15 - 12:05

(50 mins)

[National Grid Operators Roundtable] Transforming Grids for Next-Generation Digital Infrastructure and Accelerated AI Deployment in Europe

Addressing step-change load profiles from AI clusters and high-density digital campuses
Reforming connection processes and queue management to prioritise system value
Deploying flexibility assets, grid-enhancing technologies, and dynamic operational limits
Harmonising TSO/DSO planning for fast-growing, location-specific digital demand
Coordinating cross-border capacity, interconnections, and security-of-supply for AI hubs

12:05 - 12:25

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon: Building the AI Engine: DC Innovation, Sustainability, and Investment Acceleration

14:00 - 14:55

(55 mins)

[DCs Leadership Panel] Future proofing the next-generation Data Centres: Grid-Readiness, Sustainability, and Asset Management.

Designing sites for grid constraints, reinforcement timelines, and locational limits
Integrating sustainability metrics beyond PUE: whole-life carbon, water, and circularity
Scaling high-density AI cooling and power architectures with reliability and redundancy
Using predictive analytics and AI-driven O&M to improve uptime and asset lifecycle
Building workforce skills across IT, OT, energy systems, and controls engineering

14:55 - 15:15

(25 mins)

[Hyperscaler Spotlight] Google’s €5.5 Billion Bet on Europe’s Future: Building Germany’s AI and Clean Energy Backbone

15:15 - 15:35

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

Coffee Break & Networking

16:05 - 16:55

(50 mins)

[Panel] Unlocking the Power of PPAs: Scaling Renewable-Powered AI Data Centre with Optimised Grid Planning and Clean-Energy

Structuring PPAs that support 24/7 carbon-free operations and load shaping
Matching AI workloads with renewable generation patterns using storage and flexibility
Mitigating curtailment, imbalance cost, and merchant exposure in long-term contracts
Linking PPA strategies with grid planning to alleviate—not worsen—congestion
Ensuring additionality and transparently measuring carbon impact of procurement

16:55 - 17:15

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Smarter Siting and Location Intelligence for Fast-Track Deployment (Reserved for Sponsor)

17:15 - 18:05

(50 mins)

[Panel] Innovating Public-Private Investment Models to Accelerate AI Data Centre and Grid Scaling in Europe

Using blended finance and guarantees to derisk first-of-a-kind digital energy assets
Enabling pre-investment in grid capacity where AI clusters have strategic importance
Designing tariff models that recover infrastructure costs without distorting incentives
Creating “Digital Energy Zones” integrating permits, land use, and transmission planning
Building governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and local acceptance

18:05 - 19:30

(85 mins)

SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

Day 1 Morning: Policy, Strategy, Market Leadership

Registration & Morning Coffee

Welcome Address by Conference Chair

[Opening Keynote] Europe’s Strategic AI Infrastructure Vision: From Digital Sovereignty to Global Leadership

[National Spotlight] National Strategies for Deploying AI Infrastructure

[Host Country Chapter] Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act & Grid Readiness for AI-Scale Data Centres

[France Chapter] France as a Low-Carbon AI Hub: From Low-Carbon Energy to High-Value Digital Leadership

[UK Chapter] Powering a Competitive Britain: Grid Acceleration and Strategic Data-Centre Clusters

[Norway Chapter] Green Power, Strategic Growth: Norway’s Vision for Responsible AI Infrastructure

[Visionary C-suite Panel] AI Leadership Vision: Building Bridges Between Hyperscaler, Data Centers, and Utilities, and Technology across Europe and Beyond

Aligning long-term AI load growth with utility planning cycles and regulatory commitments

Structuring strategic partnerships beyond transactional power procurement

Coordinating hyperscaler site selection with national grid expansion and resilience needs

Ensuring investment certainty despite fragmented EU policies and permitting timelines

​Creating shared data frameworks for forecasting, grid impact modelling, and scenario planning

Coffee Break & Networking

[National Grid Operators Roundtable] Transforming Grids for Next-Generation Digital Infrastructure and Accelerated AI Deployment in Europe

Addressing step-change load profiles from AI clusters and high-density digital campuses

Reforming connection processes and queue management to prioritise system value

Deploying flexibility assets, grid-enhancing technologies, and dynamic operational limits

Harmonising TSO/DSO planning for fast-growing, location-specific digital demand

​Coordinating cross-border capacity, interconnections, and security-of-supply for AI hubs

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon: Building the AI Engine: DC Innovation, Sustainability, and Investment Acceleration

[DCs Leadership Panel] Future proofing the next-generation Data Centres: Grid-Readiness, Sustainability, and Asset Management.

Designing sites for grid constraints, reinforcement timelines, and locational limits

Integrating sustainability metrics beyond PUE: whole-life carbon, water, and circularity

Scaling high-density AI cooling and power architectures with reliability and redundancy

Using predictive analytics and AI-driven O&M to improve uptime and asset lifecycle

​Building workforce skills across IT, OT, energy systems, and controls engineering

[Hyperscaler Spotlight] Google’s €5.5 Billion Bet on Europe’s Future: Building Germany’s AI and Clean Energy Backbone

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

Coffee Break & Networking

[Panel] Unlocking the Power of PPAs: Scaling Renewable-Powered AI Data Centre with Optimised Grid Planning and Clean-Energy

Structuring PPAs that support 24/7 carbon-free operations and load shaping

Matching AI workloads with renewable generation patterns using storage and flexibility

Mitigating curtailment, imbalance cost, and merchant exposure in long-term contracts

Linking PPA strategies with grid planning to alleviate—not worsen—congestion

​Ensuring additionality and transparently measuring carbon impact of procurement

[Keynote] Smarter Siting and Location Intelligence for Fast-Track Deployment (Reserved for Sponsor)

[Panel] Innovating Public-Private Investment Models to Accelerate AI Data Centre and Grid Scaling in Europe

Using blended finance and guarantees to derisk first-of-a-kind digital energy assets

Enabling pre-investment in grid capacity where AI clusters have strategic importance

Designing tariff models that recover infrastructure costs without distorting incentives

Creating “Digital Energy Zones” integrating permits, land use, and transmission planning

​Building governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and local acceptance

Cocktail Reception and Networking

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Creating shared data frameworks for forecasting, grid impact modelling, and scenario planning

Coordinating cross-border capacity, interconnections, and security-of-supply for AI hubs

Building workforce skills across IT, OT, energy systems, and controls engineering

Ensuring additionality and transparently measuring carbon impact of procurement

Building governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and local acceptance

28-29 September 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
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