TL;DR

  • Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit 2026 explored how artificial intelligence, sustainability and increasing compute demand are reshaping digital infrastructure strategy, operations and long-term investment priorities.
  • Speakers from organizations including NTT Global Data Centers, Equinix, STACK Infrastructure, DXC Technology and GEICO discussed topics ranging from global expansion planning and hyperscale growth to AI readiness, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
  • The event brought together data center operators, enterprise leaders, infrastructure providers, and technology companies to examine how the industry is adapting to rising demand for resilient, scalable, and energy-conscious digital infrastructure.

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Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit 2026 brought together more than 1,000 senior executives across the digital infrastructure ecosystem in London on May 20–21 for discussions focused on AI, sustainability, resilience, and the future of data center growth. Through keynote sessions, fireside chats, and executive panels, the summit explored how operators, enterprises, and infrastructure providers are adapting to rising compute demand, evolving operational requirements, and increasingly complex digital infrastructure strategies.

The intersection of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure strategy emerged as a major focus throughout the summit. Alex Bennett, Global Strategy Realisation & Transformation Director at NTT Global Data Centers, discussed how operators are approaching long-term growth planning, balancing resilience and scalability while adapting infrastructure strategies to support changing enterprise and hyperscale requirements. Discussions explored how global portfolios are evolving to meet increasing digital demand without sacrificing operational efficiency.

The growing role of emerging technologies in shaping infrastructure requirements was also explored across multiple sessions. Petrina Steele, Global Lead – Emerging Technologies at Equinix, examined how technologies such as AI and quantum computing are influencing infrastructure planning, connectivity requirements, and long-term digital ecosystem development. Speakers explored how operators are preparing for more data-intensive workloads while supporting increasingly distributed environments.

AI’s growing impact on infrastructure design, performance, and operations also shaped broader agenda discussions. Amy Daniell, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development at STACK Infrastructure, contributed perspectives around how operators are preparing for rapid growth in compute demand, addressing infrastructure scalability challenges and evaluating the long-term implications of AI on data center strategy, capacity planning and operational models.

Security and operational resilience remained important themes as digital infrastructure becomes increasingly interconnected. Richard Wilkinson, Chief Technologist – Europe GIS at DXC Technology, examined cybersecurity preparedness, evolving infrastructure risks, and the technologies organizations are deploying to secure increasingly complex environments supporting AI-driven operations.

To learn more about Data Centre LIVE and to stay updated on future events, visit the events page here.