Copenhagen 2026

Rethinking Data Center Delivery

The unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure is exposing the limitations of the traditional data center delivery model.

For decades, data centers have been designed, procured, and constructed as bespoke development projects, optimized for individual work packages and maximum client control. While effective at smaller scales, this approach is increasingly challenged by the industry's need for build speed, quicker deployments of capacity, predictability, and global scalability.

If the industry is to build faster and deploy capacity quicker, the question is whether we should continue treating data centers as projects at all.

Other highly complex industries solved similar challenges decades ago through industrialization, standardized supply chains, integrated delivery models, and product-based thinking.

As demand accelerates, the data center industry must explore whether a similar evolution is required.

Could the future of data center delivery be less about managing projects and more about manufacturing integrated products?

Is the market ready to procure data centers as fully integrated products?

Datacenter Changemakers Denmark
Episode 1

Back in Copenhagen is Datacenter Changemakers Denmark, our live talk shows with the people who are changing the face of the data center industry. The most pressing issues facing the digital infrastructure sector will be discussed. 

In this episode:

Thylander — Rethinking the Data Center Model

A data center produces compute, flexibility and heat, but only compute travels. The rest either stays where the building stands or is wasted. We take one real Danish project — 11.5 MW on a port industrial estate — and check all three: What is contracted, what is merely identified, and what is still assumed? And with power supplied through a microgrid, how much of this load needs the public grid at all?

Guests include:

Anders Saaby - CTO, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Claus A. Nielsen - Business Development Director, DIN Forsyning

Uffe Winther - Managing Director, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Anders Frich Mathiesen – CEO, Thylander Data Centers; Chair, Danish Data Center Industry

Empowering the Future of AI Data Centers from Grid to Chip

AI is not just increasing power demand; it is reshaping how data centres are designed.

Higher rack densities, new cooling paradigms, and tighter energy constraints require infrastructure to be viewed as a single connected system rather than as separate components.

In this session, Delta Electronics explores the “Grid to Chip” perspective, examining how power distribution, energy storage, UPS technology, and cooling must align from the utility entry point down to the processor level to support scalable, efficient and future-ready data center environments.

Air Cooling in the Age of AI: Limits, Options, Reality and Outlook

AI workloads are driving higher power densities and fundamentally changing the requirements for air cooling in data centers. Operators and designers are increasingly facing uncertainty: Is air cooling still sufficient? How much airflow is realistically achievable? And how do rising loads and changing operating profiles affect cooling concepts in both greenfield and brownfield projects? This uncertainty is clearly reflected in daily project work through a growing number of design iterations, system comparisons, and operating point evaluations.

This presentation explains how AI is actually impacting air cooling in data centers, where the real technical and building-related limits are, and which room-based air cooling concepts are viable today. It also places liquid cooling in context, showing why air cooling remains essential for handling residual heat, infrastructure layout, and space utilization. Based on a real project example, the session demonstrates how cooling concepts can be selected in a structured and practical way, taking into account building constraints, available space, CAPEX, OPEX, and carbon footprint. It shows why air cooling remains a core element of modern data center design, even in the age of AI.

Building at Scale: The Future of Data Centers in Denmark

Hosted & moderated by Liselotte Lyngsø, founder of Future Navigator.

With:

Andrei Soloviev – Sales Manager Nordic-Baltic, Victaulic

Carl Ove Larsen – Senior Market Director, Søren Jensen engineering, board member DDI

Anders Frich Mathiesen – CEO, Thylander Data Centers; Chair, Danish Data Center Industry

Data Center Security: Where AI Lives and How We Keep It Safe

AI is transforming the world, but behind every model and breakthrough is physical infrastructure that must be protected. As data centers expand to meet unprecedented demand for AI compute, securing who can access these critical environments has never been more important.
In this session, Erik Nord explores how data centers can rethink physical access by making your face your credential. Learn how privacy-first facial authentication can strengthen security, reduce reliance on badges and shared credentials, and deliver intelligent access built for the scale and demands of modern data centers.
Discover how Alcatraz is helping protect where AI lives and the infrastructure powering what comes next.

How Do We Accelerate Decarbonization?

This updated presentation, reflecting a lot of new tests, is our response to the Net Zero Data Centers RFI, which is focused on identifying innovative, sustainable, and scalable backup power solutions to support the future of digital infrastructure.

Nordic Data Centers in a Global Context: Trends, Challenges, and Comparisons

The Nordic data center industry is evolving rapidly, shaped by sustainability initiatives, AI-driven demands, and workforce shortages. This session presents key findings from the latest industry survey, comparing trends in the Nordics with other global markets. We will explore how the region stands out in areas like energy efficiency and regulation, while also addressing challenges shared with the rest of the world.

Join us for a data-driven discussion on the future of data centers in the Nordics and beyond.

Built on Modular DNA, Designed for Future Scale: Leadership Datacenter’s HyperFrame™ & ePOD Approach

 
Built on Modular DNA, Designed for Future Scale showcases Leadership Datacenter's vision for next-generation digital infrastructure. The presentation introduces the HyperFrame™ and ePOD concepts, demonstrating how standardized, prefabricated modules enable rapid deployment, flexible expansion, and long-term scalability. It explains how a modular approach reduces project complexity while creating resilient, AI-ready data center platforms that can adapt to future demands.” Presented by Holger Zultner (Managing Director) and Mathias Köster (Lead of POD Solutions).

From Power Availability to First MW: Unlocking Faster Growth in the Nordics

The Nordics have become one of the most attractive destinations AI-driven data center development. However, securing power is only the first step. The real challenge is converting available power into operational IT capacity as quickly and efficiently as possible.
 
This session explores how modular infrastructure & integrated thermal solutions can accelerate deployment and shorten the path to the first operational megawatt. Beyond speed, the session also addresses two key priorities for the Nordics: sustainability and operational efficiency. It will demonstrate how rapid deployment can be combined with energy-conscious design, leveraging heat recovery and intelligent optimization to create long-term value.

Grid Interactive UPS : Improving Grid Resiliency & Sustainability

As renewable energy adoption and AI-driven power demand continue to reshape the energy landscape, data centers are emerging as a critical resource for grid stability. Join Schneider Electric to explore how Grid Interactive UPS technology enables data centers to support Fast Frequency Reserve (FFR) services, helping improve grid resilience while maintaining uninterrupted uptime. Discover real-world use cases, the latest innovations in Galaxy UPS solutions, and how data centers can contribute to a more sustainable, flexible, and decarbonized energy future.

Behind the scene, designing and commissioning started from north of Sweden and spreading across the globe. Tragedy from up close is a comedy from afar
 

Barrage is a passion-driven organization with a solution-building mindset. We build and manage custom-designed data centers and cloud infrastructure that keep AI, Web3, and high-performance services running smoothly. From concept to deployment, our team handles everything – from site research and electrical design to server installation and long-term system support. 

With 14+ years of experience and over 13 data centers delivered and hundreds of megawatts of computing capacity in operation, we help our partners run faster, scale smarter, and remain reliable. Whatever the future you are building - we'll make sure it runs.

Commissioning for AI-Readiness

Whether you are building, retrofitting, or evaluating vendors, join this technical, field-tested look at what it takes to commission AI-Ready infrastructure successfully—drawing on lessons learned from commissioning real AI workloads in engagements Uptime Institute has served as an independent consultant, so your teams can anticipate — and providing you with the risks, how to validate performance, and apply proven practices before learning them the hard way. AI is rewriting the rules of data center delivery. With rack densities reaching 40–400 kW, capacity topping 500 MW, direct liquid cooling, and GPU workloads that swing violently between idle and peak, conventional commissioning no longer goes far enough. This presentation covers how to integrate the novel technologies of an AI facility into a rigorous and comprehensive commissioning program that delivers systematic quality assurance through owner handover. We will go over the five commissioning test levels with a focus on Levels 4 and 5 and tackle the challenges unique to AI: simulating volatile GPU power profiles with purpose-built load banks, validating still-maturing liquid-cooling systems, integrating IT and facility testing under compressed timelines, and planning through to decommissioning. 

Beyond Batteries: The Missing Piece of Data Center Energy Storage

How is energy storage improving data center flexibility and efficiency? This talk introduces the role of different storage solutions in the sector, followed by a real-world example from an innovative thermal battery at the La-Flex project, where a thermal battery has recently been installed at DTU Risø Campus in Denmark.

Datacenter Changemakers Denmark
Episode 2

Datacenter Changemakers Denmark is our live talk show with the people who are changing the face of the data center industry. The most pressing issues facing the digital infrastructure sector will be discussed. 

In this episode:

Power Struggle: The Role of Data Centers in Denmark's Energy Future

As AI and digitalisation drive rapidly increasing electricity demand, data centers are emerging as both a challenge and perhaps also a solution. How will the new system for prioritizing grid connections proposed by the Danish government’s affect Denmark’s as an attractive location for data centers? And how can data centers contribute to grid stability, load balancing, and heat reuse, while managing their growing electricity demand?

Guests:
John Booth – Consultant, Carbon3IT Ltd
Anders Christian Krüth Overvad – Chief economist, IDA

Merima Dzanic – Head of Strategy & Operations, Danish Data Center Industry

Anders Storgaard – Member Danish Parliament, Spokesperson on Climate, Energy, Utilities and Housing for the Conservative People’s Party

A Sovereign & Secure Denmark

As geopolitical tensions rise and data becomes increasingly valuable, industry leaders and policymakers must determine how Europe can stay secure and achieve digital sovereignty. What are the crucial steps that must be taken to ensure Danish and European data stays secure and accessible? What are the practical challenges of reducing dependency on foreign tech giants while maintaining service quality for end-users, and how can new regulations and investments shape the future of Europe's digital autonomy?

Guests:
Mette Louise Kaagaard – Commercial CAIO, Group Director, Netcompany
Signe Ravn-Højgaard – Direktor & co-founder, Digital Infrastructure Think Tank
Anders Storgaard – Member Danish Parliament, Spokesperson on Climate, Energy, Utilities and Housing for the Conservative People’s Party

Beyond Net Zero: Carbon Capture in the Data Center Industry

In the race in getting carbon neutral – or even negative – carbon capture is the new frontier. How far along is this technology, what are the technical challenges in implementing it at data centers, and what to do with the captured carbon? We'll explore the viability as a business case.

Guests include:

Jørgen Nielbæk – Senior Management Consultant, Varde Municipality

Carl Ove Larsen – Senior Market Director, Søren Jensen engineering, board member DDI

Supercomputing the Future: AI, GEFION & the Nvidia Revolution

From Denmark's cutting-edge GEFION supercomputer to Nvidia's pivotal role in powering the AI boom, we’ll explore how high-performance computing is reshaping science, industry, and innovation.

Guests include:

Christian Binow Lassen – Solution Architecture at NVIDIA for Healthcare / Life Sciences & Scientific Computing, Nvidia

~ The programme may be subject to change ~