Nordic Investment Forum
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A newly curated forum connecting Nordic digital infrastructure developers, grid operators and energy companies with Global players investing in and powering the AI revolution

This specially curated Forum focuses on the strategic role Nordic countries are playing in the global digital infrastructure ecosystem and provides a global meeting space for Nordic players, global investors, operators, neoclouds, GPU specialists, new energy players and other key stakeholders to discuss opportunities across the region.

Nordic countries have set the bar high in aligning renewable energy, infrastructure and sustainability strategies and are continuing to benefit from a wave of AI hyperscale and cloud investment. Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland – as well as the Baltics - have created a foundation for data centre development that is both commercially and environmentally durable and continue to be prominent in attracting significant investment due to their advanced digitization, reliable renewable resources low energy prices, "free cooling“, regionally a mainly natural disaster-free climate, sustainability focus, relatively good connectivity with subsea cables connecting the US and Nordic countries, speedy planning processes, transparent legal systems and a politically stable environment.

The Forum has been developed to enable key stakeholders in Nordic markets to meet global investors, operators, neoclouds, GPU specialists, new energy players to discuss opportunities across the region.

Whether you’re looking to invest in infrastructure, build a Nordic strategy into your overall planning, or want to find out how locating data centres in this region can enhance sustainability initiatives then this forum offers unique insight into an expanding market. Few public reports are available and often show conflicting forecasts but some market estimates suggest a CAGR of around 15% or more by the end of the decade.

Join the discussion to understand what is really happening and why the Nordic markets represent a range of significant growth opportunities.

Please note that this is a separately ticketed event to the main Platform Global agenda and we have a maximum capacity of 100 delegates for this forum. You can add attendance to the forum on the registration page. We will not admit anyone without a separate Nordic Investment Forum ticket on the day.

Registration Opens

Working Buffet Lunch

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Nordic Market Analysis – Meeting Accelerating Data Centre Demand

Establishing the Nordics as a Strategic, Interconnected Data Centre Hub
Analysing where current and future growth is coming from, across AI workloads shifting from training to inference, data sovereignty and private vs public cloud. What additional developments are required to establish the Nordics alongside established FLAP-D markets; what critical bottlenecks still need to be addressed in policy, connectivity, investment and access to power to achieve this?

The Investment Thesis Driving Digital Growth in the Nordics
Exploring the demand drivers behind the latest wave of investment in the region. How has the investment thesis changed in recent years and how is this forecast to evolve? Is AI a temporary wave or structural shift? Can the abundance of clean, cheap power be taken for granted? How do market entry and development strategies from native platforms, M&A and greenfield reflect on how to win? And fundamentally, is there such a thing as the ‘Nordics’ or is this oversimplification?

New Energy Forces to Unlock Nordic AI Power
Access to abundant clean energy has been a clear boost to the region’s growth trajectory. However, how is power generation and capacity keeping pace with exponential demand? How is this impacting investment strategy and opportunities by both power generators and digital operators to ensure sustainable growth and infrastructure integration?

Policy, Power & Planning: Building the Grid Ahead of Demand
Clean, affordable and abundant power has made the Nordics a magnet for AI infrastructure — but capital is no longer the constraint. The grid is. Ready capital is queuing for power that doesn't yet exist. Turning that demand into built capacity now hinges on operators, investors and policymakers coordinating around one question: do we build the grid ahead of demand, or cede the next investment wave to faster markets?

DCX Keynote

From Sovereignty to Community Impact – Capturing the Benefits of Digital Investment for the Region
With the surge of investment across the region data centres are recognised as critical to both economic growth and regional security. However alongside this governments are increasingly focused on ensuring that developments strengthen the local community and contribute to value creation at local and national levels – and focusing regulation to ensure this. From heat re-use and tech incubators to community engagement, workforce development and national security – how is the industry ensuring mutually beneficial growth for the region?

A Datacenter Forum Nordics Talkshow: The Forty-Year Decision
A data center makes three things: compute, grid stability and heat. Only compute travels. For twenty years the industry sold that one and gave the other two away — and it has become expensive. Last quarter, US communities blocked $130 billion of projects. In August Texas froze its connection queue; days later NVIDIA raised half a trillion for the machines. But the machines get replaced every four years. The grid connection, the heat pipe and the town's permission last forty.

Chair’s Concluding Remarks