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  1. Conference Room
    • Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
    Global energy demand is forecast to increase from 27k TWh in 2024 to around TWh in 2034 (IEA), with the boom in data centres one of a number of key drivers. As governments and grids derive strategies ...
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    • Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
    At the Digital Infra Leaders’ Forum Europe in June 2024, a group of operator C-suite, and hyperscaler leadership, unpacked global data centre power demand forecasts, many of which vary but are consist ...
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    • Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
    According to McKinsey Global Institute, ‘GenAI is expected to accelerate data centre power demand, potentially accounting for more than 5 percent of Europe’s total electricity consumption by 2030. Wit ...
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    • Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
    AI is the most transformational development in digital infrastructure that we have seen since the creation of the internet. It is dictating conversations in boardrooms around the world, with expectati ...
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    • Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
  6. Morning Networking break
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    • 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 ...
  8. Networking Lunch Break
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    • Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
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    • Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
    As advancements in more power-intensive applications and the growth of AI, data centres are packing more computing power to consolidating workloads. However traditional air-cooling methods are not kee ...
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    • Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
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    • Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
    Why are we seeing workloads move to the Nordics? This session gives an updated overview of data centre growth in the region, answering why businesses are moving AI and HPC workloads to the Nordics, an ...
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    • Workshops
    Modern nuclear reactors promise stable, zerocarbon power, precisely what data centre operators are searching for. However, what remains unclear is whether nuclear will be a viable solution to Europea ...
  14. Afternoon Networking break
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    • Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
    In August, the EUDCA published a whitepaper claiming that ‘nearly 100% of the electricity consumed by IT equipment is dissipated as waste heat.” Over in the UK, TechUK warned earlier in 2024 that oper ...
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    • Workshops
    We need to develop power back up solutions that are sustainable, efficient and render diesel generators redundant. This has been talked about for several years, but progress is slow. The purpose of th ...
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    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Rapid location specific load growth from data centres is creating challenges for grid operators, leading to bottlenecks and moratoriums for data centres in connecting new facilities. With different pl ...
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    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Increasing renewables penetration on European grids presents significant challenges to gridcos, requiring grid balancing solutions. Often with significant on-site generation and storage facilities, da ...
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    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
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    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    Battery energy storage systems are an enabler to supply backup power and are amongst the alternative solutions to lower costs and improve economics of BESS highlighted in this session
  21. Morning Networking break
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    • Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
    This panel brings in multiple expert views on how they see European power prices evolving over the coming years considering political changes and macroeconomic conditions. How can large corporates suc ...
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    • Deep Dives
    Roundtable topics: Strategic and commercial: A. Rethinking redundancy: What is the path to phasing out diesel gensets? B. Data centre-gridco relations: how can we better work together? C. Excellence i ...
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    • Workshops
    Following on from the morning’s sessions, this workshop will discuss the ingredients required to accelerate the provision of grid balancing solutions by the data centre industry. What commercial model ...
  25. Networking Lunch Break
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    • Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
    Regulations such as the CSRD reporting requirements and the EU taxonomy, from the energy efficiency directive aim to drive transparency and improve energy performance and reporting. However, for data ...
  27. Workshop Room
    • Workshops
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    • Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
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    • Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
    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 ...
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    • Fitting the puzzle pieces together, policy & regulation, energy provision