Mark Gillard

Director and Data Centre CEO

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Biography

Mark is a Director and the Data Centre CEO for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), where he leads the delivery of hyperscale data centres and supporting infrastructure. With a strong track record in digital and energy infrastructure, Mark drives site selection, development, and strategic partnerships to enable deployment of data centre campuses where and when they are needed.

Prior to joining CIP, he served as EMEA Land Development Director at Microsoft, overseeing the delivery of hundreds of megawatts of data centres into construction across 15 countries. He also held senior roles at Ørsted, managing over 5 GW of renewable energy, grid and real estate projects globally. Mark’s career began in telecoms real estate, including Vodafone’s site selection, permitting, and network joint ventures. CIP is a global leader in energy investment, specialising in the development and construction of large-scale and complex power infrastructure. With EUR 33 billion under management, its pipeline includes 150 GW of wind, solar PV, biomass, energy-from-waste, storage, data centres, transmission, microgrid, advanced bioenergy, and Power-to-X technologies.

Speaking at..

Event Name: Data Centre

Presentation Title: Hyperscale Horizons – Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Massive Growth

Date of Presentation: 05/02/2026

Time of Presentation: 10:15 am

Presentation Stage Name: Hyperscale, Edge, and Infrastructure Resilience

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