The Data Center Marketplace Is Booming, Inaugural Data Center World Europe Unites Data Center and Energy Decision-Makers and Experts in Vienna
Data Center World Europe 2027 took place October 13-15 at VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center in Austria
VIENNA, October 19, 2026--Last week, Data Center World Europe, where data centre developers, AI and cloud providers, energy and utility operators, and solution providers come together to drive the development of an AI-ready, sustainable future, united leading operators, technologists, cloud providers, hyperscalers and energy management innovators over three days at VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center in Vienna, Austria. It was co-located with the leading global network infrastructure event Network X, where data centre developers, AI and cloud providers, energy and utility operators, and solution providers come together to drive the development of an AI-ready, sustainable future, united leading operators, technologists, cloud providers, hyperscalers and energy management innovators.
Tara Gibb, Senior Director, Data Center World Europe said, "The conference tackled the industry's most urgent challenge: transforming Europe's data centre energy landscape. We brought together leaders from across the data center and power ecosystem to exchange actionable strategies and groundbreaking insights that drive measurable results. Attendees left equipped to overcome energy bottlenecks and drive the development of an AI-ready, sustainable future. The demand for data centers is surging, as demonstrated by the significant interest and engagement we saw in the inaugural event."
Keynote and Event Highlights
Svein Alte Hagaseth, Founder and CEO, Heim Datacenter, Amy Daniell, Senior Vice President Strategy & Development, STACK Infrastructure and Christian Zipp, CEO, nexspace data centers delivered the opening keynote "Can Europe triple capacity without breaking the grid?" Bill Kleyman, Executive Chair, Data Center Programs, Data Center World/CEO and Co-Founder, Apolo moderated the session.
Cosmin Georgescu, CEO and Founder, ClusterPower, Jonathan Berney, Managing Partner, Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) and Dado Slezak, Executive Vice President of Energy Capital and Strategy, QTS delivered the keynote address "The AI factory fast track: Europe's emerging model of sovereign, off-grid data centre infrastructure." Kleyman moderated the session.
With four tracks, over 20 conference sessions and more than 60 speakers, the Conference Agenda featured visionary speakers, practical strategies and curated content to empower attendees to drive the creation of an AI-ready future.
Leading solution providers showcased the latest technologies and services driving the future of data centres.