Connect | London // Live Stream - Main Stage 2026
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Energy Summit Stage | Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Investment Forum Main Stage - Gallery 1 | 2nd Level
- Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Talks Stage - Connect Show Floor | Ground Level
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Opening Major Panel: Europe’s precision strategy - Can a purpose‑built digital continent still compete globally?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Bruce Stephenson
Chief Development Officer, HSCALE
Managing Director, Telehouse
Manuel Greisinger
General Manager, Google Distributed Cloud, EMEA, Google
Greg Roberts
Data Centre Sector Lead, Ramboll
Co-Founder & Board Member, Yotta Events & DatacenterDynamics
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Major Panel: The new European data center map - What’s the strategy outside FLAP‑D?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Penny Madsen
Vice President - Strategy Research, STACK Infrastructure
Svante Horn
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Scandinavian Data Centers
Russell Poole
CEO, Apto
Jess Simmonds
EMEA Lead - Global Infrastructure Energy and Location Strategy, Google
CEO, DCD
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AWS Keynote - Scaling faster, reducing complexity, and blast radius
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Manager, Colocation Engineering EMEA, AWS
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Major panel: Will the race for speed break data center supply chains?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Pre-Construction Director, Equans Data Centers
Global Technical Programe Manager, Google
Ilker Esener
SVP of Design & Supply Chain Strategy, Bulk Infrastructure
Martin Kemp
Director, Regional Procurement EMEA, Equinix
Head of Channels, DCD
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Major Panel: The Net‑Zero reality check - Can gigawatt-scale digital expansion align with climate goals?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Construction
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President, Secure Power & Data Centres, UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric
Svein Atle Hagaseth
CEO & Founder, Heim Datacenter
David Hall
CTO, Tillion Data Centers
Alberto Ravagni
CEO, Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers
CEO, DCD
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Major Panel: Blended reality vs hype - The real demands of liquid cooling
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Operating Officer, Verda
Tom Bosmans
Business Development Manager EMEIA, BAC
Wouter Mezger
COO, Penta Infra
Jose Farrona Maldonado
Senior Solutions Engineer, Prime Data Centers
Steven Campbell-Ferguson
Global Product Design Lead, NTT Global Data Centers
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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Major Panel: Securing onsite power - What does responsible deployment look like in the AI era?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Adrian Del Maestro
Vice President, Global Energy Markets, AECOM
Liam Newcombe
SVP Product, Energy Strategy & Innovation, GreenScale Data Centers
CEO, S.A.S Transition
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
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Major Panel: The AI operations pivot - What does a high density facility demand from your organization?
- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Alistair Barnes
Mechanical Engineering Principal, CloudHQ
Roberto Leoni
CTO, Mediterra Datacenters
James Feeney
Vice President AI / HPC Data Centre Strategy and Development EMEA, Salute
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
