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 - 13.30 Keynote presentation: The Stargate Norway Project, delivered by Aker-Nscale
Petter Tømmeraas, Data Center Services, Aker

13.30 - 14.00 Panel: Data Centers, Data Sovereignty and the Nordics
Henrik Hansen, CEO, DDI
Halvor Bjerke, CEO, Green Mountain (Norway)
Ingeborg Kahlbom Wathne, VP, Development, Statkraft
Kristine Dahl Seidel, CEO, Microsoft Norway
Signe Ravn Højgaard, CEO Digital Infrastruktur

14.10 - 14.40 Panel: Powering AI: Time to Market, Grid Collaboration & Nordic TSO Insights
Stefan Nilsson, Sales & Marketing manager, Conapto (Sweden)
Atle Haga, Vice President Strategy & Development, Stack Infrastructure
Jon Gravråk, CEO Bulk Infrastructure

14.40 - 15.10 Panel: Energy Ecosystem Around Data Centers – Is There a Business Case?

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
Alberto Ravagni, CEO, Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers

16.40 - 17.10 Panel: Nordic Vision 2030: AI, Infrastructure & Sustainability Roadmap 
Ann Wingård, CEO, SDIA
Henrik Hansen, CEO, Danish Data Center Industry
Reynir Jóhannesson, CEO, Norwegian Datacenter Industry
Veijo Terho, CEO, FDCA

17.10 - 19.00 Mingle Reception

Program subject to change.