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COMPUTE SUMMIT
Compute Summit is a focused, full-day side event at the 7th Energy Tech Summit dedicated entirely to the future of digital infrastructure.
Taking place on Day 2, April 16, 10 AM to 4 PM at Euskalduna Conference Centre, (Compute stage) it brings together the entire digital infrastructure ecosystem for five high-density panel discussions and the Compute Challengers pitch competition.
Open to all Energy Tech Summit attendees.
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ABOUT THE EVENT
As AI workloads scale and energy demands intensify, digital infrastructure has moved from a supporting role to the centre of the energy transition conversation. Compute Summit was created to give this topic the dedicated space it deserves - a curated one-day programme held within the Energy Tech Summit, bringing the most pressing questions in the sector into sharp focus.
The agenda spans five panel discussions covering the full spectrum of the industry: Europe's widening investment gap with global hyperscalers, the engineering and capital challenges of building giga-scale AI campuses, renewable energy and grid strategies, water sustainability, and the infrastructure design decisions that will define the next decade. Speakers and participants represent the entire ecosystem — operators, developers, hyperscalers, investors, and the startups pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
The afternoon closes with Compute Challengers, a live pitch competition where early-stage companies present next-generation solutions to the infrastructure and energy challenges tackled throughout the day — putting innovation directly in front of the decision-makers in the room.
JOINED BY
Hyperscalers
Colocation operators
Scaling computing startups
Big tech
Infrastructure investors
Energy companies
AGENDA
| Time | Format | Session title |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Remarks | Day opening |
| 10:05 - 10:40 | Panel | Europe is left behind: Hyperscalers spend 1/10th of capex in Europe, how can we change that? |
| 10:40 - 11:15 | Panel | Blueprint to 100MW+: How can Europe build, power and deliver its first giga-scale AI campus? |
| 11:15 - 11:50 | Panel | Designing versatile infrastructure for cloud, AI, and emerging compute workloads |
| 11:50 - 12:25 | Panel | Location meets power: How grid access and renewables drive data center site decisions? |
| 12:25 - 13:00 | Panel | Designing for water sustainability: Can we make data centres water neutral? |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Networking | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:55 | Pitches | Startup pitches - Compute Challengers |
| 15:55 - 16:00 | Remarks | Closing remarks |
Event details:
When: Day 2 (April 16), 10 AM to 4 PM
Where: Euskalduna Conference Centre
