Data Centre Services, Ecosystems & Business Models

Chairpersons welcome and opening remarks.

In AI infrastructure, network design now determines whether a cluster delivers. As AI environments outgrow traditional cloud architectures, buyers and operators need to understand how latency, packet loss, congestion, bandwidth, and power efficiency shape real-world performance. Without that understanding, organizations risk investing in expensive clusters that fall short of expected performance and returns.
This technical session shows how to design networks around the demands of AI workloads rather than traditional cloud assumptions. It explains the concepts and requirements of scale-up, scale-out, and scale-across networking and where each fits, and examines how UEC, MRC, effective congestion management, and LPO/CPO optics will shape performance and power efficiency in future deployments. Attendees will leave equipped to ask sharper questions before committing to large-scale AI infrastructure.

As the demand for AI workloads accelerates, data centre construction is entering into a race to deliver capacity faster, more efficiently, and at greater densities than ever before. Community Pledge is imperative in building data centre. It requires a rethink of a community pledge to the traditional approach of data centre campuses and facilities builds – it demands a fully integrated, end-to-end build approach with Community First in the core design. This keynote session will explore how design strategies provides communities social benefits in new deployments while ensuring a success for Data Centre construction time to market and supply chain integration.

Key topics include:

· How to align EMEA community pledge to support new build of data centres
· How to support community interests in data centre lifecycle design
· How to ensure EMEA thrive with Data centre investments for training, jobs creation, grid infrastructure and environmental stewardship

The enterprise edge compute market is not a future opportunity, it is a race already underway, and the finishing order is being determined right now. This session takes an unvarnished look at the competitive dynamics reshaping the edge infrastructure landscape across Europe, and asks a question every player in the room should be able to answer: where do you stand in the ecosystem, and are you moving fast enough?

Abhay Kumar examines why telcos, despite holding the most defensible physical infrastructure position in the market, are at risk of ceding their structural advantage to hyperscalers and alternative providers. He explores the commercial and organisational barriers slowing operator commitment, the enterprise buying signals that are already pointing to a consolidation of vendor choice, and the ecosystem model that is emerging as the most viable path to monetising edge infrastructure at scale.

As AI infrastructure expands across the Nordics, data centre design must balance resilience, sustainability and performance in some of the world’s most challenging environments. This session explores the architectural, civil and structural considerations behind building AI-ready facilities that can withstand extreme climates while supporting the next generation of digital infrastructure.

Modern data centres face a complex landscape of operational, technical, and strategic challenges—from energy constraints and cooling demands to scalability, security, and cost pressures. This panel brings together industry leaders to discuss how organizations are tackling these hurdles, sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices to optimize performance, ensure resilience, and drive long-term value.

As demand for digital infrastructure continues to surge, developing the next generation of data centres requires a holistic approach that balances cost, performance, and sustainability. This session will explore the key challenges shaping data centre expansion — from power availability and connectivity to site strategy, scalability, and environmental impact. Attendees will gain insights into how operators, technology leaders, and developers are navigating these factors to build resilient, efficient, and future-ready facilities.

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks.