14 October 2026 | 10:30-12:30 | InterContinental London, The O2

Open to registered attendees* on a first-come, first-served basis, capped at 100 attendees. Contact joe.sewell@techoraco to secure your place.

Data centre projects across Europe are being delayed, refused, or escalated to government intervention. The challenge isn't technical: it's trust. When communities are asked, the industry hasn't yet answered with one voice. This forum brings operators, local government, working press, and communications leaders into the same room to diagnose real points of friction and leave with a unified, practical response the industry can stand behind.

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Who this is for:

This is essential for leaders who own the challenge of community trust and planning approval. You will join:

  • Data centre operators and facility development teams

  • Hyperscalers and major cloud platforms

  • Communications, ESG and public affairs leaders

  • Investors and development partners

  • Local and national government representatives

  • Working press covering the sector

What you will be discussing:

  • Prosperity and place: how data centres create real, measurable local economic impact and what communities need to hear

  • Environment and neighbours: water and energy concerns, land use, and how to address them with credibility

  • Climate and natural resources: framing data centre infrastructure as part of climate infrastructure, not a burden on it

  • Grid, power and resilience: how power requirements feed into realistic infrastructure narratives

  • Digital sovereignty and security: explaining why critical infrastructure matters to national interests

  • Behaviour change: how the industry restructures engagement to put community trust on equal footing with commercial performance

What you will walk away with

  • A shared set of commitments the industry can stand behind in public
  • Clear answers to the questions communities are actually asking
  • Frameworks for community engagement proven to accelerate approval and build local support
  • Peer networks across operations, communications, policy and local government
  • A collective position the industry can carry into planning rooms, council chambers and the press
  • Actionable next steps for your organisation and the sector at scale
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