Program Kickstart Europe 2026

February 3 

14.30 - 17.00 - Kickstart Invest

17.00 - 22.00 - Welcome Evening​

February 4

9.00 - 10.00 - Reception

PLENARY PROGRAM

10.00 - 10.15
Welcome & Opening - Stijn Grove

10.15 - 10.40
Europa vs Amerika 

10.40 - 10.50
An Outlook on the European Data Center Market

10.50 - 11.20 
Defining Europe's strategic position in the AI era 

11:20 - 11:50
Technology Insights by key suppliers

11:50 - 11:55
Closing - Stijn Grove ​

11.50 - 13.00 - Lunch 

TRACK A: AI Infrastructure

13:05 - 13:40
Scaling for the AI Era: Strategies for Rapid Expansion Without Compromise

13:45 - 14:20
Chip market perspective on high compute power and cooling

14:25 - 15:00
Inference AI

TRACK B: POWER & Sustainability

​13:05 - 13:40
Powering data centers in congested Tier 1 markets

13:45 - 14:20
Data Centers as critical infrastructure, no room for downtime

14:25 - 15:00
Smart Data Centers for Rapid AI Expansion

TRACK C: FINANCE & INVESTMENTS

​13:05 - 13:40

13:45 - 14:20

14:25 - 15:00

TRACK D: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS

​13:05 - 13:40
Power challenges throughout Europe

13:45 - 14:20
Tier 1 data center markets: A policy makers perspective 

14:25 - 15:00
Rising markets: South of Europe

15:00 - 15:25 - Coffee Break 

TRACK A: AI Infrastructure

15:25 - 16:00
Liquid cooling in the AI era 

TRACK B: POWER & Sustainability

15:25 - 16:00
Decarbonizing the data center industry in Europe​

TRACK C: FINANCE & INVESTMENTS

15:25 - 16:00

TRACK D: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS

15:25 - 16:00
​Rising markets: Eastern Europe  

16:00 - 17:30 - Closing Drinks