Built For: Operators/Investors/ Data Centres/Cloud & AI Infrastructure/Subsea/Strategy & Transformation Leaders.

The Market Forces Stage is where the leaders shaping Europe’s digital infrastructure market come to understand what happens next.

As AI demand accelerates and connectivity, cloud and infrastructure investment converge, the pressure on operators, investors and infrastructure providers is increasing fast. This stage is designed to help you understand where the market is moving, where investment is flowing, and how the industry is adapting to the next phase of growth.

This is where the industry’s biggest commercial, strategic and geopolitical questions get unpacked.


 

 

4000
decision makers
90+
countries across connectivity, cloud, AI infrastructure and investment.
25
Trusted by the global connectivity industry for 25 years.

WHY THE MARKET FORCES STAGE MATTER

The market is changing faster than ever.

AI infrastructure demand, cloud growth, fibre expansion, investment pressure, regulation and geopolitical shifts are reshaping how digital infrastructure gets built, financed and monetised across Europe and beyond.

The companies that understand these shifts first will move faster than the market.

The Market Forces Stage gives you direct access to the operators, investors, cloud platforms, infrastructure providers and policymakers shaping the future of connectivity.

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• A clearer understanding of where digital infrastructure investment is heading across Europe
• Insight into how AI demand is reshaping connectivity, cloud and data centre strategy
• Visibility into the partnerships, platforms and business models driving the next phase of growth
• Direct access to the operators, investors and infrastructure leaders shaping the market
• Strategic insight into regulation, resilience, geopolitics and future infrastructure demand
• New opportunities for partnerships, expansion and commercial growth

WHAT WERE TACKLING

  • Networks for the AI era - Who builds, who pays and who captures the upside as infrastructure demand accelerates?
  • Automating the network - What is genuinely driving efficiency, speed and new revenue and what is still hype?
  • Monetising AI beyond connectivity - Where are the next revenue streams emerging as operators move beyond traditional network models?
  • Trust, sovereignty and resilience - Why security, ownership and control are becoming major commercial differentiators.
  • Monetising intelligence, data and customer experience - How operators and platforms are turning insight, trust and customer relationships into competitive advantage.
  • Who controls the customer relationship in an AI world? - Operators, platforms or AI assistants? The battle for ownership and influence is already underway.

WHO YOU’LL MEET

Meet senior decision makers from across:
• Carriers and telecom operators
• Data centres and cloud infrastructure providers
• Hyperscalers and AI infrastructure leaders
• Investors and financial institutions
• Subsea and international network operators
• Governments, regulators and policy leaders
• Technology, software and infrastructure vendors


 

Beyond the stage

The conversations do not stop when the panels end.

Built into the agenda are interactive networking roundtables designed to help you pressure test ideas, exchange market insight and have direct discussions with the people shaping the industry.

  • Choose from focused discussion tables during each session
  • Led by senior operators, investors and industry experts
  • Smaller group conversations designed for open, practical discussion
  • Focused on real market challenges, opportunities and commercial outcomes

The future of Europe’s digital infrastructure market is being shaped now

The Market Forces Stage is where the conversations, partnerships and strategic decisions defining the next phase of growth come together.

If your business depends on where the market moves next, this is the room you need to be in.