KickStart Europe Conference

The session curated by Huawei “How to meet Carbon Footprint Goals with Rising Demand “ is now on our YouTube-page! Sustainability targets are essential for the development of the data center ecosystem, and the source of energy need to de decarbonized to change the public opinion towards the data center market. The rising demand creates opportunities to combine different technologies to ensure data center developers are capable of catching up with these huge demands. This was all discussed during Kickstart Europe. Watch the panel discussion now: https://lnkd.in/eTVn8inp

The panel discussion "Powering the Future: Navigating Europe's AI-Driven Energy Demand," curated by Schneider Electric at Kickstart Europe 2025, is now online! As energy demands skyrocket due to AI-driven data centers, the panel explored strategies to tackle grid challenges, rising costs, and community resistance. It also highlighted innovative solutions like onsite renewables and small modular reactors to future-proof data centers. 🎥 Watch the full session on our YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/e4P8E2_v

"Liquid Cooling Revolution: A Roadmap to Realization" Is the implementation of liquid cooling finally taking flight? This panel explored the latest developments from (chip) manufacturers and discussed with data center operators how they are adopting these solutions. Key topics such as scalability, standardization, and balancing cooling capacity with energy efficiency were covered. Watch this panel with: Carlo Brouwer, Jan-Willem Beekmans, Arnout van der Riet, Koenraad Zirkzee, and Rutger de Haij van de Haij now on our YouTube page. https://lnkd.in/eq8FRHaM

Andy Davis and Pieter Schaap recorded a podcast live at Kickstart Europe 2025! Listen to the second episode 'The Power Half Hour' now.

Watch 'Technology Insights by Key Suppliers' now on our YouTube page! The final session of the morning program at Kickstart Europe featured a dynamic interview with key suppliers from the data center ecosystem. Here they shared their vision for the 'Next Generation' data centers. STULZ , Schneider Electric, and Huawei presented their ideas on sustainability, innovations, and building a 'future-proof' ecosystem. The video is now online: https://lnkd.in/e4EmAWn4

Andy Davis and Pieter Schaap, from Soben, spoke to Douglas L. and Dr. Béla Waldhauser during Kickstart Europe 2025. They spoke about investments and the future of data centers. Watch the full episode on YouTube : https://lnkd.in/erukX8CN

The interesting C-level panel "Discussion: An Outlook on the European Data Center Market” from the Kickstart Europe Conferece is now available to watch online! Engage in a deep dive into the European data center market, as these industry leaders share their perspectives and strategies for the future. Watch the full panel discussion on our YouTube-page: https://lnkd.in/eVAw5dSH

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 🔥 Just one week ago, more than 2.000 visitors from the digital infrastructure industry gathered in Amsterdam for the 8th edition of Kickstart Europe! Discover all the photos of the Welcome Evening & Conference Day on our website: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eS9_ETMj Mark your calendar for Kickstart Europe 2026: 🗓️ - February 3 & 4

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🌟 More than 2000 people from all over the world gathered in Amsterdam for one of the largest networking events in the data center industry. In addition, for the second year in a row, the conference was completely sold out! We would like to thank all our speakers, attendees and especially all our event partners for two memorable days! Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn so you don't miss the after movie and more pictures from the conference.   

The Conference Day is on the rise 🚀  During the morning program, all visitors listened to various keynotes and panel sessions. After the opening words from Stijn Grove and Vivianne Bendermacher, Kevin Restivo, MBA from CBRE Data Center Solutions presented the market outlook on the European Data Center Market. The European C-Level Data Center panel was one of the highlights in which Dick Theunissen (EdgeConneX), Michael Goh (Iron Mountain Data Centers), Douglas L. (Kao Data) and Konstantin Hartmann (NTT Global Data Centers) discussed their vision on the trends and challenges in the data center industry. After the Finance & Investment panel, curated by NIBC Bank, the morning program was closed by the Technology Insights in which Carlo Brouwer (STULZ Benelux), Marc Garner (Schneider Electric) and Sanjay Kumar Sainani (Huawei Digital Power) shared their insights from their business perspective. In the afternoon, we have an extensive program with many panel discussions!