Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape is entering a critical phase of acceleration, driven by AI workloads, cloud expansion, and the rapid growth of high-density compute. At the same time, the industry is facing increasing pressure on power availability, permitting timelines, construction capacity, and delivery speed.

This environment is fundamentally reshaping how data centers are designed and built. Developers and operators are increasingly adopting industrialised construction methods, modular and prefabricated design approaches, and more integrated end-to-end delivery models to reduce build times and improve predictability. At the same time, engineering teams are navigating complex constraints around grid connections, energy availability, sustainability requirements, and multi-jurisdictional regulation.

The 2026 forum will focus on the real execution challenges behind this transformation, including constructability at hyperscale, electrical and mechanical integration for high-density AI facilities, site delivery strategies under grid constraints, commissioning complexity, and supply chain resilience. It will also address emerging approaches to energy strategy, including on-site generation, storage integration, and advanced infrastructure planning for constrained urban and edge environments.

As demand continues to outpace supply, this forum provides a critical platform for Europe’s senior industry leaders to share practical experience, benchmark delivery approaches, and define how the next generation of data centers will be designed and constructed.