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CEE & Europe Webinar Series: Powering Europe’s AI Future — The Strategic Role of the Nordics

The Nordics are fast becoming the backbone of Europe’s AI infrastructure and this session unpacks exactly why hyperscalers are betting big on the region.

In this second session of the w.media CEE & Europe Webinar Series 2026, our expert panel explores the Nordic region’s strategic role in Europe’s AI and hyperscale expansion, covering the renewable energy advantage, accelerating deployments across Sweden, Norway, and Finland, and the power and sustainability challenges shaping the next wave of investment.
Topics include why hyperscalers are scaling multi-site, multi-country strategies in the Nordics, the role of clean energy as a competitive differentiator, and what the region’s growth means for Europe’s broader digital infrastructure landscape.

In this video

Deborah Grey
Deborah GreyModerator
Editor-in-Chiefw.media
Roger Strukhoff
Roger StrukhoffGuest
Chief Research Officer & Editor-in-ChiefIDCA
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan EvansGuest
FounderTotal Data Centre Solutions
Svein Atle Hagaseth
Svein Atle HagasethGuest
Founder & CEOHeim Datacenter
Isabelle Kemlin
Isabelle KemlinGuest
Business & Innovation ExecutiveRISE Research Institutes of Sweden