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08:00
  1. Arrival & Registration Opens
    50 mins
08:50
  1. Welcome from Datacloud
    Conference Room
    5 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
08:55
  1. Advisory board chairman opening statement
    Conference Room
    5 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
    Mark Acton
    Mark Acton, Head of Technical Due Diligence - Future-Tech and Data Centre Alliance (DCA)
09:00
  1. Opening Keynote: EU efficiency package for data centers
    Conference Room
    20 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
    The European Commission will be putting forward a Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package in Q1 2026 - together with the Strategy Roadmap on Digitalisation and AI - the aim of which is to achieve carbon-neutral data centres by 2030. The implications of this package could be significant for key stakeholders, including investors and operators of data centres.
09:20
  1. Keynote speech: How to triple data center capacity to build ‘AI gigafactories’
    Conference Room
    50 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
    The European Commission has launched ambitious plans, including the construction of four ‘AI gigafactories’, supercomputers dedicated to training advanced AI models, made possible by a public-private ...
10:00
  1. Keynote panel: Water resilience through digital innovation
    Conference Room
    45 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
    Cloud infrastructure and data centres serve a dual purpose-as responsible water users and as key enablers of water innovation. This session will address the EU Water Resilience Strategy considering th ...
10:45
  1. Fireside chat with a TSO
    Conference Room
    15 mins
    • Setting the scene, policy and regulatory developments
11:00
  1. Morning Networking break
    30 mins
11:30
  1. In-country focus roundtables
    Conference Room
    60 mins
    • Country spotlights
    Interactive roundtables delving into the specific nuances of key European data centre markets. The roundtables will explore national policies influencing energy discussions, power constraints and oppo ...
12:30
  1. Networking Lunch Break
    70 mins
13:40
  1. Panel: EU efficiency package for data centres
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
    EU has adopted several regulatory instruments, and recently announced that in Q1 2026 it will propose a new Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package alongside the Strategic Roadmap on Digitalisation and ...
14:20
  1. Impact Presentation
    Conference Room
    10 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
14:30
  1. Panel: Demystifying practical applications for nuclear energy
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
    SMRs ability to provide stable, low-carbon energy could play a vital role in transforming the energy landscape.  What is the timeline including permitting and licensing  What are the regulations and h ...
15:10
  1. Impact presentation
    Conference Room
    10 mins
15:20
  1. Afternoon Networking break
    Exhibition area
    30 mins
    • Networking
15:50
  1. Panel: Is AC or DC power better suited for tomorrow’s high-density computing needs?
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
    AC has dominated commercial and data centre power distribution for decades due to its ease of transmission and standardized equipment. DC power is gaining momentum as AI workloads push traditional inf ...
16:30
  1. Panel: AI-powered optimisation software solutions
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
    Utilising the latest AI technologies can help to provide real-time operational visibility you need to remove thermal and power risk, optimize cooling capacity, minimize energy waste, and help to achie ...
17:10
  1. Closing Remarks
    Conference Room
    5 mins
    • Energy sourcing and sustainability challenges
17:15
  1. Networking Drinks Reception
    Exhibition area
    75 mins
    • Networking
08:30
  1. Arrival & Registration
    Exhibition area
    30 mins
    • Fitting the puzzle pieces together, grid connection, energy provision
09:00
  1. Welcome from Datacloud
    Conference Room
    5 mins
    • Fitting the puzzle pieces together, grid connection, energy provision
09:05
  1. Keynote panel: The European grid perspective
    Conference Room
    45 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    How can data centres contribute to the energy system?   Co-locating energy plans, long term investment certainty  What’s the growth plan for transmission/distribution   Grid access – Managing the queu ...
09:50
  1. Keynote panel: How can data centres be active, intelligent participants in the energy ecosystem?
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Data centres are evolving beyond their traditional role as passive energy consumers. In an era defined by climate urgency, grid instability, and the decentralisation of energy, a new paradigm is emerg ...
10:30
  1. Impact presentation
    Conference Room
    10 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
10:45
  1. Impact presentation
    Conference Room
    10 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
11:00
  1. Morning Networking break
    Exhibition area
    30 mins
    • Networking
11:30
  1. Panel: Power Shift: Alternative energy solutions a deep dive
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    PPAs and hourly-matched green procurement  Geothermal & hydro in Nordic locations  Green hydrogen fuel-cell pilots for back up - maturity, costs, and recent pilots  Fusion power – how far away are we ...
12:10
  1. Panel: European PPA market – Is it fit for purpose?
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Europe signed only 280MW of renewable energy PPAs in May, representing the lowest capacity of PPAs signed in Europe since 2020, according to Pexapark’s monthly ‘PPA Times’ report. This is also an almo ...
12:50
  1. Networking Lunch Break
    Exhibition area
    70 mins
    • Networking
14:00
  1. Panel: What does it take to build an efficient, circular data centre?
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Circular data centres can optimise power, cooling, predictive performance, and scaling.   Explore the practical steps required to increase circularity in data centres from design to end-of-life as we ...
14:40
  1. Impact presentation
    Conference Room
    10 mins
    • Community engagement and key takeaways
15:40
  1. Closing Keynote: How are we moving the dial in data centre energy provision
    Conference Room
    40 mins
    • Community engagement and key takeaways
    This session outlines key milestones upcoming in the next 12 months that we are working towards as an industry. We will discuss the major takeaways from the course of the event and outline the top 3 p ...
    Mark Acton
    Mark Acton, Head of Technical Due Diligence - Future-Tech and Data Centre Alliance (DCA)
    Michael Winterson
    Michael Winterson, Secretary General - EUDCA
16:20
  1. Closing Remarks Datacloud Energy Europe 2026
    Conference Room
    10 mins
    • Community engagement and key takeaways
    Mark Acton
    Mark Acton, Head of Technical Due Diligence - Future-Tech and Data Centre Alliance (DCA)
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