Nordic AI Forum 2025 - Powering the future of AI infrastructure in the Nordics

Join leading experts, policymakers, and technology innovators at the Nordic AI Forum for a one-day summit exploring the future of AI-ready infrastructure in the Nordic region. The forum will bring together stakeholders from data centers, energy, connectivity, and policy to discuss how the Nordics can position themselves as a global benchmark for sustainable, resilient, and high-performance AI infrastructure.

Program (subject to change):

13.00 - 13.10 Welcome and introduction

13.10 - 13.20 Ministerial address

• Karianne Tung, Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance

13.20 - 13.45 Keynote: Wartime Innovation: Lessons Learned from Ukraine to build a resilient digital infrastructure

• Natalia Mishnya, advisor on international cooperation to the chair of the State Service of special communications and information protection, Ukraine.

13.45 - 14:00 Keynote presentation: The Stargate Norway Project, delivered by Aker-Nscale

• Petter Tømmeraas, Managing Director Data Center Services, Aker Nscale

14:00 - 14.40 Panel: Data Centers, Data Sovereignty and the Nordics

• Henrik Hansen, CEO, DDI (moderator)
• Halvor Bjerke, CEO, Green Mountain
• Jon Gravråk, CEO, Bulk Infrastructure
• Kristine Dahl Steidel, CEO, Microsoft Norway
• Lisa Reutter, Researcher & Project Lead, Digital Infrastruktur
• Jonas Vermeulen, Director Business Development Datacenter Networks Europe, Nokia

14.40 - 15:10 Panel: Powering AI: Time to Market, Grid Collaboration & Nordic TSO Insights

• Isabelle Kemlin, RISE (moderator)
• Ingeborg Kahlbom Wathne, VP, Development, Statkraft
• Tobias Edfast, Head of Grid Development, Svenska Kraftnät
• Stefan Nilsson, Sales & Marketing manager, Conapto (Sweden)
• Atle Haga, Vice President Strategy & Development, Stack Infrastructure
• Björn Brynjúlfsson, DCI Iceland
• Anders Pousette, Programme Manager, Swedish Energy Agency

15.10 - 15.40 Networking Break

15.40 - 16.00 Keynote: AI Beyond Large Language Models – practical applications in concept development

• Rune Skeide, Owner and Chef, Blaker Skanse Mat & Drikke

16.00 - 16.20 Presentation: European Outlook on Digital & AI Infrastructure – updates from the EUDCA

• Isabelle Kemlin, EUDCA/SDIA

16.20 - 16.40 Presentation: Net Zero Innovation Hub for European Data Centers

• Thomas Volder, Senior Project Leader Net Zero Innovation HUB for Datacenters

16.40 - 17.10 Panel: Nordic Vision 2030: AI, Infrastructure & Sustainability Roadmap 

• Pekka Järveläinen, FDCA (moderator)
• Ann Wingård, CEO, SDIA
• Henrik Hansen, CEO, Danish Data Center Industry
• Reynir Jóhannesson, CEO, Norwegian Datacenter Industry
• Veijo Terho, Chairman, FDCA
• Björn Brynjúlfsson, Chairman, Association of Icelandic Data Centers

17.10 - 19.00 Mingle Reception