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Data Centres Private Equity Europe
1st October, 2026
Hilton London Tower BridgeLondon, UK
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Day One - 01/10 - GMT

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07:00 - 08:00
Exhibitor set-up
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08:00 - 08:40
Registration & breakfast
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08:45 - 09:30
The European data centre investment thesis: Why now and what’s next?
  • We’ll set the tone with a state of the market panel that will discuss how accelerating demand for cloud, AI, automation, and digital services is reshaping the European landscape
  • Why does Europe remain a top-tier destination for institutional investors and capital despite rising infrastructure constraints?
  • How do risk-adjusted returns compare across hyperscale, colocation, and edge data assets across the continent?
  • Which macroeconomic and geopolitical factors will define the next wave of European investment?
  • Laurentiu Prodan - Senior Director, Investments, CVC DIF
  • Svein Atle Hagaseth - Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Heim Datacenter
  • Izzy Woolgar - Director, Data Centre Energy, Octopus Energy
  • Michael Youtsos - Partner, Leon Capital
09:30 - 10:15
Power is the new land: Solving Europe’s most critical infrastructure constraint

Rather than a traditional panel discussion, this session will feature two groups of industry leaders debating the proposition: Investors should avoid markets without guaranteed long-term power access. Audience polling before and after the debate will measure the changing perspectives.

  • Vassil Karaivanov - Associated Partner, BAC
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10:15 - 11:00
Networking break
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11:00 - 11:10
Beyond the FLAP-D markets spotlight series #1: Madrid & Barcelona
11:10 - 11:30
Audience townhall: Spotlight series #1
11:30 - 12:15
The delivery dilemma: conquering supply chain and development risks with timelines
  • Hossein Nouri - Managing Director and Projects Executive Director, Petro Power Construction
12:15 - 12:45
Europe’s plan for data centre energy storage and alternative power
  • Kevin Sanders - Division Officer, Ramboll
  • Gianluca Boccanera - Global Managing Director, Starlight Energy
  • Thomas Volder - Program Lead, Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers
  • Chris Dravers - VP Commercial, Last Energy
11:30 - 12:15
Capital structures and deal lab workshop
12:15 - 12:45
Talent, operations, and building the team behind the asset
  • Umaima Haider - Senior Lecturer - Computer Science & Digital Technologies, University of East London
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12:45 - 13:45
Networking lunch
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13:45 - 14:15
Cooling at scale: Rethinking thermal management for the AI data centre era
  • David Bradley - Regional Director, Ireland, Legrand Data Center Solutions
14:15 - 14:45
Redesigning data centres for a new compute era
  • Alpesh Doshi - Managing Partner, Redcliffe Capital
  • Ekaterina Almasque - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, BlankPage Capital
14:45 - 14:55
Beyond the FLAP-D markets spotlight series #2: The Nordics
  • Svein Atle Hagaseth - Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Heim Datacenter
14:55 - 15:15
Audience townhall: Spotlight series #2
15:15 - 15:45
Achieving data sovereignty: Decoupling Europe’s reliance on allied operators
  • Gavin Cunningham - Partner, Flywheel Capital
14:15 - 14:45
The flexible data centre: Turning computational load into a renewable energy tool
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15:45 - 16:15
Networking break
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16:15 - 16:25
Beyond the FLAP-D markets spotlight series #3: Emerging Southeastern Europe
  • David Sanders - EMEA Regional Director, DatacenterHawk
16:25 - 16:45
Audience townhall: Spotlight series #3
16:45 - 17:15
Beyond AI: Quantum computing’s impact on data centres, cloud, and infrastructure investment
  • Jamaria Kong - Managing Director, TowerBrook Capital Partners
  • Harshit Krishna - Head of CorpDev and Capital Strategy, Multiverse Computing
  • Ekaterina Almasque - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, BlankPage Capital
17:15 - 17:30
Keynote Address
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17:30 - 18:30
Networking cocktail reception
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18:30 - 18:35
Exhibitor tear-down
18:30 - 18:35
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