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London/Antibes – 3 August 2026 - The Council of Judges for Platform Global 2026 Awards has announced the shortlist for this year’s Awards. The Awards aim to be globally relevant and give recognition to the most innovative companies and people in the sector. The conference networking beach party and awards presentations will be held on the evening of 8th September and open to all registered attendees.

“This year the Awards received more nominations than ever before. The quality has significantly improved which made judging all the more difficult. The Celebration of Peers is recognised by many as being the pinnacle of awards for the industry and the submissions reflect their value. We very much look forward to the awards evening and to meeting the winners in person”, commented Alex Rabbetts, chair of the Council of Judges.

The shortlist is announced as follows (in alphabetical order):

Data Centre Operator of the Year
Data4
Pulsant
Start Campus

Infrastructure Sustainability Award
Conapto
Green.AG
Telehouse Germany

Legal Transaction of the Year in Digital Infrastructure
Eversheds Sutherland
Gateley Middle East
HSCALE

Leader in Data Centres Award
Sridhar Pinnapureddy. CEO, CtrlS
Ben Pritchard, CEO, AVK-SEG
Gary Watson, Managing Director, Stellanor Data Centers

Digital Infrastructure Investor of the Year Award
CtrlS
DWS
WIOCC Group

Lifetime Award for Contribution to the Digital Infrastructure Industry
Stéphane Duproz, President, SDC Consulting, Board Member, Member of the Executive Committee, center3
Paul Hood, COO, AVK-SEG
Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Board Director and Senior Data Center Advisor

On the evening of 8 September 2026, the data center, cloud and digital infrastructure leadership world will meet in Antibes at the 5th anniversary of Platform Global. All attendees of the event will be invited to a special Beach Party kindly sponsored by Schneider Electric where the Awards will be presented.