Datacloud Global Congress

Connect with digital infrastructure decision-makers, explore industry developments, build partnerships and pursue business opportunities through a global congress and its related events.

Helps digital infrastructure leaders understand demand, delivery risks and practical actions that could unlock investment and support industry growth.

Datacloud Global Congress

Datacloud Global Congress is an annual event for senior leaders across data centres, AI infrastructure, cloud, power, finance and connectivity. Held in Cannes, it combines conference sessions, networking and deal-making, with sponsorship and exhibition opportunities. Related programme offerings include the Digital Infrastructure Finance and Investment Summit and the Datacloud Awards. Registered attendees can use the Techoraco Events networking app to identify contacts, arrange meetings and plan their event experience. The 2027 event runs from 2–4 June, with pre-event activities on 1 June, at the Palais des Festivals.

Category: Industry Conferences

• Connect With Senior Digital Infrastructure Decision-Makers
  Meet senior leaders from across the global digital infrastructure ecosystem, including operators, hyperscalers, investors and utilities, to develop partnerships and discuss business opportunities.
• Reach Senior Decision-Makers
  Connect with a senior-level audience spanning hyperscalers, data centre operators, cloud providers, investors and energy innovators.
• Explore Emerging Industry Topics And Perspectives
  Attend sessions and forums addressing developments and decisions shaping digital infrastructure, with contributions from industry speakers and leaders.
• Find Contacts And Arrange Event Meetings
  Search for relevant attendees, message contacts and arrange meetings in advance. Attendees can also manage availability, update profiles and plan their event experience through mobile apps or a browser-based desktop platform.
• Increase Brand Visibility
  Showcase your organization at an influential industry gathering and build recognition among a targeted audience.
• Generate Leads And Partnerships
  Build relationships with organizations seeking solutions, investment, growth opportunities and collaboration across digital infrastructure.
• Evaluate Digital Infrastructure Investment And Financing
  Explore capital allocation, investment trends, project bankability and financing structures, including private credit, preferred equity, debt capital markets and securitisation. The programme also examines power-related investment risks, permitting and community risks, liquidity and ownership pathways.
• Showcase Your Brand To Industry Decision-Makers
  Sponsorship and exhibition participation offers organizations ways to present their brands, expertise and solutions, contribute to conference content and build relationships with senior executives, hyperscalers and investors.
• Showcase Solutions On The Floor
  Present your organization and solutions through an exhibition stand, with the option to enquire about preferred event-floorplan space.
• Share Expertise On Stage
  Present your expertise to senior executives, hyperscalers, investors and policymakers through speaking and content opportunities.
• Build Investment Connections And Exchange Perspectives
  Meet participants involved in digital infrastructure investment and financing, and use networking and roundtables to discuss investment, insurance, bankability and regional markets. Chatham House Rule discussions provide a forum for candid market perspectives.
• Choose Summit And Awards Access
  Select pass options that combine the main congress with access to the Investment Summit, the Datacloud Awards ceremony, or both. Qualifying pass holders can attend the awards ceremony.
• Meet Participants Across Global Markets
  Engage with an international audience spanning the companies and sectors that build, power, finance and operate digital infrastructure.
• Build Connections Beyond Conference Sessions
  Participate in daily networking events, community meetups and social activities to connect with other attendees outside the formal conference programme.
• Tailor And Promote Your Event Presence
  Work with the event team on a sponsorship presence aligned with your goals, and use marketing assets or a personalised banner to communicate your involvement.
• Enjoy The Awards Evening
  Attendees covered by the relevant package can join the welcome drinks reception, enjoy a three-course dinner with wine and take part in evening entertainment.

Digital Infra Leaders Report 2026

Produced from the invitation-only Digital Infra Leaders Summit at Datacloud Global Congress in Cannes, this 34-page executive summary captures the thinking of CEOs, capital allocators and operators from more than 40 influential digital infrastructure organisations. It draws on pre-session survey data and structured workshop discussions to examine demand, technology, power constraints, community acceptance, stakeholder influence and actions that could unlock the next phase of investment. Featured contributors include AWS, Equinix, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, Meta, CyrusOne, Digital Realty and DigitalBridge.

Category: Market Research Reports

• Access Insights From Senior Industry Leaders
  Gain perspectives gathered from senior executives and workshop discussions at the invitation-only Digital Infra Leaders Summit, including contributors from organisations such as AWS, Equinix, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google and Meta.
• Understand Power Constraints On AI Deployment
  Review analysis of grid access, interconnection timing and power availability, including why power visibility is lower than demand visibility and what operators, utilities and governments need to do differently.
• Identify Markets And Assets Positioned For Demand
  Understand the report's analysis of the likely shape and location of demand over the next three to five years, including markets and asset types positioned to capture it.
• Map Who Controls And Bears Project Risks
  See how influence and downside are distributed among operators, capital providers, hyperscalers, governments and the energy sector, and why explicit risk-sharing is important to bankability.
• Explore Actions To Unlock Infrastructure Investment
  Review practical solution categories identified by summit participants and the stakeholders they say need to lead action, including grid coordination, behind-the-meter generation, permitting reform and new generation capacity linked to infrastructure demand.
• Assess Technology Value And Obsolescence Risks
  Explore how technology may create value across digital infrastructure while also introducing obsolescence risks, and compare perspectives on infrastructure intensity, power and policy.
• Evaluate Community Risks To Project Delivery
  Understand how local opposition can affect project delivery and why community acceptance is becoming a significant consideration alongside permitting and financing.
• Assess Value Drivers And Investment Uncertainties
  Use the report's analysis of value creation and uncertainty to understand factors that could influence digital infrastructure investment decisions.