Connect | Southern Europe // The Connect Experience

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Southern Europe’s flagship event connecting the data center ecosystem to design, build & operate sustainable digital infrastructure for the AI era

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Join 2,500+ of your peers in the heart of Madrid and build lasting connections through unique and memorable networking activities!

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    Icebreaker Party

    Experience, live music, nibbles and an open bar with 2,500+ of your peers

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    Incredible Networking Experiences

    Connect with your peers through exclusive private dinners, live shows, wine tastings, VIP briefings and much more, combining leisure and meaningful professional connections

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    Join the Conversation with 180+ Experts

    Dive into inspiring sessions across our stages, where top industry speakers explore the latest trends and challenges shaping digital infrastructure

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    Hosted Networking Lunches

    Enjoy a lunch with your peers while discussing the key challenges facing operators across Southern Europe

Compare innovative solutions from the industry's leading vendors, all in one place

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  • End-User/Specifier

    May 6-7 Free

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    Connect | Southern Europe

    For end-users within the digital infrastructure industry

    ¿Quién cumple los requisitos?

    ✅ End-users within the data center industry from Enterprise and Hyperscale

    ✅ End-users specializing in IT, Compute, Storage or Networking

    ✅ Technical roles from Colocation Operators

    ✅ Specifiers of data center technology & services (technical roles) from AECs (Architects, Consulting Engineers, Contractors), Systems Integrators and Energy Utilities

    ✅ Procurement teams

    ¿Quien no cumple los requisitos?

    ❌Sales & Marketing Professionals

    ❌Technology or Service Vendors

    ❌Resellers

    ❌Recruitment Firms

    Detalles adicionales

    End-User/Specifier passes include access to both days of DCD>Connect | Southern Europe on May 6-7.

    You will also be invited to private activations included hosted lunches, cocktail hours and briefings (subject to availability) and have the ability to book meetings via the event app.

    Complimentary food & beverages are provided throughout the event.

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  • General Admission

    May 6-7 €995 + IVA

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    Connect | Southern Europe

    For digital infrastructure analysts and sales & marketing professionals

    ¿Quién cumple los requisitos?

    ✅ Sales & Marketing Professionals from: Colocation & Cloud Providers, AECs (Architects, Consulting Engineers, Contractors), Systems Integrators and Energy Utilities

    ✅ Digital Infrastructure Investors/Analysts

    ✅ Law Firms & Professional Advisory Services

    ¿Quien no cumple los requisitos?

    ❌Technology or Service Vendors 

    ❌Resellers

    ❌Recruitment Firms

    Detalles adicionales

    General Admission pass provides you with access to both days of DCD>Connect | Southern Europe on May 6-7. You can schedule meetings through the event app and scan leads directly at the event. Complimentary food & beverages are provided throughout the event.

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  • Vendor Pass

    May 6-7 €2395 + IVA

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    Connect | Southern Europe

    For technology vendors, service vendors, resellers and recruiters

    ¿Quién cumple los requisitos?

    ✅ Technology or Service Vendors

    ✅ Resellers

    ✅ Recruitment Firms

    Detalles adicionales

    This pass provides you with access to both days of DCD>Connect | Southern Europe on May 6-7. You have access to all of the open sessions and networking, and have the ability to schedule meetings through the event app and scan leads directly at the event. Purchasing multiple Vendor passes If you wish to purchase multiple passes for your team, event sponsorship could provide you more value, as all of our packages include passes for your team members and enhanced access to the event app. Please contact: [email protected] for the best rates.

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  • Investment Forum Pass

    May 6 €995 + IVA

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    Investment Forum | Southern Europe

    Connect | Southern Europe

    For operators, investors and the supporting ecosystem involved in investment, financing and M&A activity

    ¿Quién cumple los requisitos?

    ✅ Leaders from Digital Infrastructure Investment and Finance
    ✅ Senior executives from Hyperscale, Colocation or Cloud Services companies
    ✅ Law Firms, Consultancy & Advisory Services Involved in Deal flow

    ¿Quien no cumple los requisitos?

    ❌ Technology or Service Vendors

    ❌ Resellers

    ❌ Recruitment Firms

    Detalles adicionales

    This pass provides you with access to the DCD>Investment | Southern Europe event. Your pass also includes access to both days of DCD>Connect | Southern Europe on May 6-7 running concurrently at the Palacio Municipal | IFEMA MADRID.

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Tech Discovery opportunites in-depth...

Welcome to the DCD 5x5 pitch sessions; where innovation meets precision. You'll enjoy rapid-fire pitches from technology providers across the industry, where each partner has 5 minutes and 5 slides to deliver their boldest ideas and game-changing solutions.

Fast-paced and impactful, these on-stage presentations are where the future of digital infrastructure takes shape. Post-presentation, you can follow up with speakers on the show floor, getting your key questions on their pitches answered 1-2-1.

You've heard the experts, now join this corresponding dynamic networking session to continue the conversation and ensure meaningful connections that support your business goals:

  • Meet the expert speakers to get your questions answered
  • Connect with peers to discuss the key talking points
  • Uncover the technology solutions to the challenges presented in the debate

Content aligned to your core challenges

Across a series of expert-led major panel discussions, chatham-house rule debates, interactive workshops, and closed-door lunch briefings you can tailor your agenda to the challenges most pertinent to you, uncovering innovative solutions and strategies that can enable you to drive your business forward.

In every session, you'll uncover the latest best-practice to fine-tune your operations, with plenty of opportunity for Q&A and peer-to-peer collaboration!

Our Management & Operations channel delves into key aspects of optimizing and securing the performance of modern data centers. It covers topics such as DCIM, real-time monitoring, and advanced data management strategies, combined with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, automation, and digital twins, all of which are reshaping operational efficiency. Additionally, it explores comprehensive approaches to cybersecurity, physical security, and risk mitigation, with a strong focus on minimizing downtime. The channel also emphasizes the importance of professional training and innovative solutions to address the growing talent shortage, offering practical insights to navigate these challenges effectively.

Our Design & Construction channel focuses on best practices and the latest trends in planning and developing data centers. It covers essential topics such as site selection, permitting, architectural and technical design, and creating infrastructures tailored to business needs. Additionally, it explores advanced construction methods and the development of high-density data centers, optimizing space and resource utilization. A key emphasis is placed on adhering to ESG principles, integrating sustainable energy, operational efficiency, and socially responsible construction practices that respect communities and the environment.

Our Markets & Investment channel examines the economic dynamics driving the data center industry, covering key topics such as strategic investments, mergers and acquisitions, and the development and consolidation of emerging markets. It delves into the exponential growth of hyperscale data centers, which are reshaping the global landscape with their capacity and scalability. The channel also highlights green investments and financing, showcasing projects that prioritize sustainability and adherence to ESG criteria, paving the way for a more responsible and efficient future in the industry.

Our Power & Cooling channel explores the most advanced technologies and strategies to ensure efficiency and reliability in data centers. It focuses on the adoption of innovative cooling systems that maximize performance while minimizing resource consumption. The channel also examines the evolution of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, highlighting cutting-edge solutions for backup and protection of critical IT loads. Additionally, it addresses energy efficiency management, analyzing current and emerging metrics that enable operators to optimize consumption and meet sustainability goals.

Our Edge & Networks channel focuses on the trends and challenges surrounding the development of Edge infrastructure, essential to meeting the growing demands for real-time data processing in the region. It explores the impact of 5G deployment and how this technological advancement, alongside the pivotal role of telcos, is transforming connectivity and enabling new use cases across diverse sectors. Additionally, it examines the evolution of connectivity and interconnection within digital infrastructure, highlighting solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce latency, and foster collaboration across distributed data ecosystems.

Our Energy & Sustainability channel examines the key strategies and technologies driving a more sustainable future for the data center sector. It explores how regulation, transparency, and the ESG agenda are reshaping operational practices to meet increasingly stringent environmental and social standards. The channel also highlights the role of grid-interactive data centers in decarbonization and the development of more efficient and resilient energy capacity. Additionally, it focuses on the circular economy, emphasizing energy transition, resource reuse, and environmental protection as essential pillars for reducing environmental impact and promoting long-term sustainability.

Our Cloud & Hybrid IT channel focuses on strategies and solutions for managing the complexities of IT infrastructure in modern environments. It covers capacity planning needed to support next-generation workloads, ensuring performance and scalability. The channel explores the hybrid approach, highlighting the benefits of operating in a multicloud environment that combines the best of public and private clouds to meet diverse business needs. It also emphasizes risk management, governance, and compliance, offering key tools and practices to ensure security, reliability, and alignment with cloud regulations.

Our Compute & Storage channel explores the trends and challenges associated with the essential infrastructure of data centers, highlighting the growing demand for data storage driven by the rise of Big Data, artificial intelligence, and global digitalization. It also addresses the evolution of computing densities, enabling the maximization of performance and capacity in more compact spaces to meet intensive processing needs. This channel provides a comprehensive view of how to manage and optimize computing and storage resources to meet both current and future requirements.