DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMITS IN STRATEGIC DATA CENTER ECOSYSTEMS
DATA CENTERS - A Supercharged Growth
The physical foundation of today’s digital economy
$4 trillion
Total market value of the data center industry by 2030
945 TWh
Size of the global data center power footprint by 2030
19.2%
CAGR of AI Inference Workloads by 2030
40%
Overall data center capacity demand from AI workloads by 2030
Data Center Nation Events
DCN Warsaw 2026
The Polish data center market is booming, driven by robust digital transformation and cloud adoption. Capacity is set to surge from 441.8 MW in 2025 to 713.3 MW by 2030. This growth is driven by colocation and cloud investments, with colocation revenue alone projected to hit $477.2 M in 2026.
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DCN Zurich 2026
The Swiss data center market is a hub of innovation and growth, projected to reach USD 2.78 billion by 2027. This upward trajectory is fuelled by Switzerland’s unique advantages, including access to free cooling, secure and reliable power supply, robust connectivity, and a global reputation for technical excellence.
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DCN Riyadh 2027
Join the Leading Event for the Data Center Industry in KSA Following the success of DCN Riyadh 2026, which saw 1,000+ data center leaders, 105 speakers, and 106 sponsors in attendance, DCN returns to Riyadh in 2027 as the Kingdom’s flagship gathering for the data center ecosystem.
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DCN Paris 2027
Data Center Nation Paris is more than an event – it’s a catalyst for growth and innovation in the French data center landscape. Bringing together key decision-makers, innovators and investors, it’s the essential meeting point for those driving progress in one of Europe’s fastest-growing data center markets.
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DCN Milan 2027
Data Center Nation Milan is the defining meeting point for Italy’s data center ecosystem. With the Italian data center market forecast to grow at 11–12% CAGR through 2030, and total capacity expected to scale from over 1 GW to more than 4 GW by 2030, Italy has firmly positioned itself as one of the fastest-growing and most strategic data center markets in Europe.
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DCN Toronto 2027
The Canadian data center market continues to accelerate as one of North America’s most dynamic growth opportunities. The sector is projected to reach approximately $16.8 billion by 2030, supported by sustained double-digit growth driven by AI adoption, hyperscale expansion, cloud services, and increasing demand for sustainable digital infrastructure.
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DCN Stockholm 2027
The Nordics are one of Europe’s fastest-growing data centre markets. With regional operational capacity forecast to grow from 1.32 GW to 1.82 GW by 2031, investment is accelerating as hyperscalers, colocation providers and AI infrastructure developers expand across the Nordics.
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Cloud-out and Edge-in trends are fuelling geographically distributed data center growth. Here’s a high level view of the markets we operate in.
Overarching Data Center Content
DCN Events cover the full spectrum of drivers that seamlessly impact the entire data center value chain.
Digital Infrastructure
Design & Build
Data Center Networking
Critical Cooling & Power
Modular & Prefabricated
Management & Automation
IT
AI Training & Inference
Neo Cloud
Edge Computing
Multi-cloud Strategies
Quantum Computing
Investment
Site Selection
Energy Procurement
Regulation
Leasing Strategies
Commercial Rollout
Built for the Entire Data Center Ecosystem
For Operators, Hyperscalers & Enterprise End Users
Connect with the leaders responsible for data center strategy, capacity planning, development, operations, facilities, IT infrastructure and procurement.
Gain practical intelligence from industry peers, benchmark your plans against the market and meet the partners that can help you secure power, accelerate delivery, support AI-ready infrastructure and operate more efficiently.
For Technology & Service Providers
Put your solutions in front of a highly targeted audience of operators, hyperscalers, enterprise buyers, developers, AECs and procurement decision-makers.
Through exhibiting, sponsorship, thought leadership and curated networking opportunities, DCN helps vendors generate qualified leads from buyers with full budget sign-off.
For AECs, Consultants & Technical Specifiers
Join the architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, project managers and procurement specialists influencing how tomorrow’s data centers are designed and delivered.
DCN provides direct access to operators, developers, utilities and technology providers, helping specifiers understand emerging requirements and discover new solutions.
For Investors, Developers & Policymakers
Access the insight and relationships needed to understand where digital infrastructure growth is happening and what could accelerate or constrain it.
Meet operators seeking capacity and power, developers bringing new sites to market, investors deploying capital, utilities planning future demand and policymakers shaping regulation.
InfraXmedia brings these together in one integrated proposition. Trusted editorial and events create high-value engagement and generate proprietary behavioural, declared and market signals. We transform those signals into workflow-critical products through three connected platforms: Sales Enablement, Workforce Development and Market Intelligence.
The Data Center Nation Story...
Founded in 2021, Data Center Nation is a leading international events and community platform connecting the people, companies and ideas shaping the global data center industry. Through its flagship summits, awards and year-round content, DCN brings together operators, hyperscalers, investors, developers, technology providers, consultants and other key stakeholders across the digital infrastructure ecosystem. Since launching in Milan in 2022, Data Center Nation has expanded into strategic data center markets across Europe and beyond, creating high-value opportunities for networking, knowledge-sharing, business development and collaboration. Its mission is to support the growth of the industry by connecting the right people in the right markets.
In 2024, InfraXmedia, the parent company of DatacenterDynamics (DCD), acquired Data Center Nation to expand DCD's reach and impact within emerging sovereign data markets.
DCN continues scaling its flagship international events, drawing thousands of data center leaders, speakers, and sponsors globally, and adding Toronto, Stockholm as well as Industry Awards (Milan) to the ever-expanding portfolio.
InfraXmedia: The Definitive Platform for Digital Infrastructure
InfraXmedia connects the global digital infrastructure ecosystem with the intelligence, networks and continuous professional development needed to navigate complexity, make better decisions and accelerate growth.
Across its trusted media, events and learning portfolio, InfraXmedia turns high-value engagement into proprietary signals, actionable intelligence and better commercial, operational and strategic outcomes.
The Ecosystem
Digital infrastructure is the foundation of modern economies. It underpins the internet, cloud, e-commerce, mobile communications and AI, enabling every data-intensive activity. This multi-trillion-dollar sector spans compute, networks, telecoms, data centers, and energy.
InfraXmedia sits at the heart of this ecosystem, helping customers make better buying, selling, investing and operating decisions across the full digital infrastructure lifecycle.
Trusted editorial and events create high-value engagement and generate proprietary behavioural, declared and market signals. We transform those signals into workflow-critical products through three connected platforms: Sales Enablement, Workforce Development and Market Intelligence.
Industry leaders share their thoughts...
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It’s great to be part of Data Center Nation events, where you bring all the right people together. In my opinion, this event in particular has provided tremendous value because it is truly focused on the data center community
Adel Rizk
Vice Chairman - Head of Data Center Division, Edarat Group
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It's very exciting to be in DCN Milan for the fourth time in 2025. It's a very exciting time and demonstration of how DCN has believed in this market and how Milan is becoming the next member of the tier one platform in Europe
Sherif Rizkalla
CEO, Vaultica Data Centers | President, Italian Datacenter Association
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Looking back from last year, Data Center Nation is even better with more people, more interesting panels and more space. It clearly reflects a fast-growing but still emerging market, where the industry is coming together to grow the ecosystem as a whole. I expect the progress we’re seeing here to continue into next year
Sławomir Koszołko
CEO, Atman | Chairman of the Board, Polish Data Center Association
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This joint event between Data Center Nation and the Swiss Data Center Association has grown impressively in just three years, bringing together a strong and engaged industry community. Switzerland’s stable political environment, reliable power infrastructure, and deep academic expertise make it an ideal location for data center growth.
Sergio Milesi
CEO , Gas&Com AG | President, Swiss Data Center Association
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More than 1,000 people registered and attended the event today, including data center operators, vendors, consultants, and others from across the industry. It’s a great success again this year here in Riyadh, and I’m looking forward to being here again next year. The region is rapidly becoming a major data center hub in the Middle East and the GCC in particular
Mustapha Louni
Chief Business Officer, Uptime Institute
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DCN Milan is truly the place to be for the Italian data center industry. It provides a valuable platform for open discussion, meaningful exchange, and constructive challenge around where the market is heading. It’s an ideal environment for shaping the future of Italy’s data center landscape
Emmanuel Becker
CEO, Mediterra Datacenters
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It’s an honour to participate in Data Center Nation and to see how much the event has grown. The level of interest from vendors, suppliers, customers, and the quality of discussions truly reflects where the data center industry is heading. Events like this bring the ecosystem together at a critical moment of growth, innovation, and transformation
Wojciech Stramski
CEO, Beyond.pl
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I think Data Centre Nation Zurich is really the one place where the industry comes together. It's always invigorating and energizing to see the amount of innovation, the drive, the energy that the industry is showing in this time of unprecedented industry development
Roger Süess
CEO, Green Datacenter
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