NDCC 2026 / 21-22 September / Scandic Fornebu, Oslo
Norwegian Data Center Conference 2026
Two days. On 21 September the national picture: power, grid, nature and the value Norway keeps. On 22 September the value chain that builds it.
Announced speakers
Stanislav Prybytko
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Ukraine
Fredrik Solvang
Conference host, day 1
Marianne Wilhelmssen
State Secretary, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance
Kjetil Lund
Director General, NVE
Stian Jenssen
CEO, Nscale
Jon Gravråk
CEO, Bulk Infrastructure
John-Eivind Velure
Director General, Nkom
Truls Gulowsen
Environmental campaigner
Rosalie Poen
CEO, Lyse
Speakers from NVE, Statnett, Statkraft, Lyse, Menon, EdgeConneX, Norconsult, PwC, Arctic Securities, Enterprise Ireland and the operator side also join the programme. More names follow.
Monday 21 September / NDI Annual Conference
The Digital North
Norway has cheap power, a cold climate and a location that matters more than it did five years ago. Day 1 asks what that position is worth, and what it will take to keep it.
Held in NorwegianSimultaneous interpretation into English throughout. Headsets are handed out at registration.
Registration, coffee and exhibition
Building value for Norway
Where Norway stands: the government's position, the numbers behind the industry, and the companies building the infrastructure.
Opening
Fredrik Solvang
Host, welcome and introduction film
Reynir Jóhannesson
CEO, NDI
Keynotes
Marianne Wilhelmssen
State Secretary, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance
Stian Jenssen
CEO, Nscale
Jon Gravråk
CEO, Bulk Infrastructure
John-Eivind Velure
Director General, Nkom
Panel discussions
Where does the opposition stand on power and digital infrastructure?
Politicians from Høyre and Fremskrittspartiet, to be announced
What does the datacenter industry actually leave behind in Norway?
All keynote speakers
Lunch and exhibition
Energy and grid
No power, no data centers. Grid capacity, connection queues and the build out of generation and transmission.
Special address / 13:15 / 15 minutes
Stanislav Prybytko
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Ukraine has spent four years keeping a country online while its power and telecom networks were being hit. Prybytko holds the digital infrastructure portfolio and has run that work from the inside, from redundancy and dispersed capacity to rebuilding under fire. It is expensive experience, and Norway has reason to listen to it.
Keynotes
Kjetil Lund
Director General, NVE
Halvor Lie
Senior Vice President, Customer and grid connection, Statnett
Pelle Gangeskar
Country Manager Norway, Hscale
Emil Schwabe-Hansen
Vice President Asset exposure management Nordics, Statkraft
Rosalie Poen
CEO, Lyse
Panel discussion
Does Norway have the power and the grid for the next wave?
Keynote speakers from NVE, Statnett, Hscale, Statkraft and Lyse
Commentators
Ole Petter Pedersen
Commentator, Europower
Ellen S. Viseth
Commentator, Teknisk Ukeblad
Anders Lie Brenna
Commentator, EnergiWatch
Break and exhibition
Let's impress Truls
The industry gets one shot at impressing Truls Gulowsen. Operators present what they actually build in Norwegian terrain, and Truls then responds openly on where the industry stands.
The industry makes its case
Five operators confirmed. More to be announced.
Stine Bjønnstu Holthe
Head of Sustainability, Bulk Infrastructure
Trond Johannessen
Chief Executive Officer, Skygard
Geir Erik Almquist
Head of Technical Solutions Norway, Vaultica
Torkild Follaug
Sustainability Director, Green Mountain
Haakon Bryhni
Chairman, Tydal Data Center
Truls responds
Truls Gulowsen
Environmental campaigner
Gets the last word on the presentations: what convinces him, and what does not.
Panel discussion
Did we impress you? Where industry and nature actually conflict, and where they do not.
Operators and Truls Gulowsen
Conference dinner
Limited seats.
Tuesday 22 September / Supplier Day
The Value Chain
Host and moderator: Tore Svanes
Day 2 belongs to the companies that make data center development possible: what operators demand, what Norwegian suppliers can deliver, and who will build the next wave.
Held in EnglishThe full day 2 programme runs in English. No interpretation needed.
Registration, mingling and coffee
Welcome and opening of day 2
Tore Svanes and Reynir Jóhannesson, NDI
From greenfield to operational data center
The practical realities of developing modern data centers, and the role suppliers play in infrastructure, permitting, construction and sustainability.
› Site selection, permitting and authorities
› Power availability and grid capacity
› Design, engineering and scalability
› Construction and speed to market
› Sustainability and efficient development
Keynote: Building at scale, what data center developers need from their partners
Anders Hilt, EdgeConneX
Keynote: Stepping up to the challenge, how Norwegian contractors can win in data centers
Skjalg Lund, Backe Industry
Two short speeches, five minutes each
Morten Luneng, Norconsult / Jonas Alexandersson, Æge Energy
Panel: What are the biggest bottlenecks facing data center development in Norway today?
Moderator: Tore Svanes
Anders Hilt / EdgeConneX
Skjalg Lund / Backe Industry
Jonas Alexandersson / Æge Energy
Torgeir Brovold / Verne
Christian Thordarson / ABB
Elevator pitches, six companies
Five minutes each. Companies announced on the day.
Break and exhibition
Strengthening the Norwegian supplier ecosystem
As global investment accelerates, suppliers differentiate through innovation, expertise and collaboration. How can the Norwegian ecosystem capture more value at home and abroad?
› What operators and customers demand
› Strengths and weaknesses of Norwegian suppliers
› Collaboration versus competition
› Building strong supplier clusters
› Creating international competitiveness
Framing the session
Tore Svanes, host and moderator
Keynote: From local suppliers to European data center partners, the Irish experience
Stephen Cogan, Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Keynote: From potential to position, building Norway's data center supply industry
Rolf Pedersen, Gapit Nordics
Panel: How can Norwegian suppliers become preferred partners in future data center projects?
Moderator: Tore Svanes
Rolf Pedersen / Gapit
Siri Eidet / Vinje Industri
Sigmund Aarflot / Satema
Trond Tronsgård Willard / Green Mountain
Roger Wahlgren / FiberWorks
Frode Kay / Vaultica To be confirmed
Elevator pitches, six companies
Five minutes each. Companies announced on the day.
Lunch and exhibition
Live Podcast: Behind the Cloud
Who will build the data centers? Thirty minutes on the opportunity for Norway's supplier industry, with Rolf Pedersen and Tore Svanes.
How do you get in?
Stian Jenssen, Nscale / Truls Dishington, Green Mountain To be confirmed
Speakers to be announced
From Norway to Europe
Karin Angus, Enterprise Ireland
The billion kroner opportunity
Rolf Pedersen, Gapit Nordics, Tore Svanes and Reynir Jóhannesson, NDI
Building the industry, building the workforce
Norwegian jobs, not just Norwegian megawatts. Where the people come from, and how the shift from construction to operations is staffed.
Bjørn Rønning
Moderator, NDI
Who will build Norway's next industry, and how?
Steffen Dyre Hansen, CEO, The Assessment Company
From projects to industry: building the people, culture and HSE to scale
Irene Vikingstad, Zirkel AS To be confirmed
Debate: What do we need to do together, starting now?
Petr Vasiliev, El og IT Forbundet
Andreas Strømsheim-Aamodt, NHO Elektro
Tore Strandskog, NHO Elektro To be confirmed
Break and exhibition
Is Norway ready for the next wave of data center and AI investments?
AI is driving unprecedented demand. Does Norway have the power, the connectivity, the regulation and the investment climate to stay a leading destination?
› Power, grid capacity and connection processes
› Fiber, redundancy and international connectivity
› Location attractiveness and investment criteria
› Future demand from AI, cloud and digitalisation
Keynote: Beyond the megawatts, what the data center and AI boom could mean for Norway
Kristin Aamodt, PwC Norway and Synne Christine Hangeland, PwC Norway
Keynote: Why here? What it takes to win the next generation of data centers
Svein Atle Hagaseth, CEO and founder, Heim Datacenters
Keynote: Financing the AI infrastructure boom, what does it take to attract capital?
Kristian Løvdal, Arctic Securities
Panel: What must Norway do today to secure its share of tomorrow's investments?
Moderator: Tore Svanes
Kristin Aamodt / PwC
Svein Atle Hagaseth / Heim
Kristian Løvdal / Arctic Securities
Cato Lammenes / Tampnet To be confirmed
Erland Loyd de Flon / FiberWorks To be confirmed
Elevator pitches, six to eight companies
Five minutes each. Companies announced on the day.
Closing of day 2
Reynir Jóhannesson, NDI
Scandic Fornebu / 21-22 September
Hotel and travel
Everything happens under one roof at Scandic Fornebu, twenty minutes from central Oslo and ten from Lysaker station. Rooms, transport and parking below.
Venue
Scandic Fornebu
Martin Linges vei 2
1364 Fornebu, Bærum
Conference hall, exhibition area, dinner and rooms are all in the same building. Registration opens in the lobby from 09:00 on 21 September.
Book a room
Contact Ina
A block of rooms is held for NDCC guests at Scandic Fornebu.
Getting there
About 25 minutes from the city centre
Ruter buses run frequently from Oslo bus terminal and Nationaltheatret towards Fornebu. Get off at Oksenøyveien or Fornebu senter, both a short walk from the hotel. Check live departures and buy tickets in the Ruter app.
Oslo S to Lysaker in about 10 minutes
Local trains and Flytoget both stop at Lysaker. From there it is a five minute bus ride or taxi to Scandic Fornebu, or a walk of roughly 25 minutes. Taxis wait outside the station exit.
Gardermoen to Lysaker, then bus or taxi
Flytoget and the regional trains from Oslo Airport call at Lysaker in about 40 minutes, so there is no need to change in the city centre. A taxi from the airport takes 45 to 60 minutes depending on traffic.
Large garage directly under the hotel
There is plenty of capacity in the garage below the building, so arriving by car is straightforward even on both conference days. Pay on site by app or machine. Exit E18 at Lysaker and follow signs for Fornebu.
Conference dinner 19:00 to 21:30, 21 September
Held in the hotel, so no transport is needed between the programme and the dinner. It is added separately during registration and is included on early bird tickets.
Who to ask
Contacts for the practical side
Stage, tech and speakers
Running order, slides, sound and screens, and the briefing for everyone on stage.
Accommodation and stands
Rooms in the NDCC block at Scandic Fornebu, and everything practical around the exhibition stands.
Press
Accreditation, interviews and comment on behalf of the industry.
Programme and speakers subject to change
Tickets
NDI member
Full conference
21-22 September 2026
excl. VAT
- Both conference days
- Access to exhibition area
- Limited early bird availability
- Conference dinner included
Open to all
Full conference
21-22 September 2026
excl. VAT
- Both conference days
- Access to exhibition area
- Open to all attendees
- Conference dinner available as an add-on
The conference dinner, 19:00 to 21:30 on 21 September, must be added separately during registration, except on early bird tickets where it is included. Questions? Contact us.
Exhibition
20-25
stands at Scandic Fornebu
Put your solutions in front of the people who buy them
Around 450 attendees across both days: operators, decision-makers and buyers from the Norwegian and international datacenter ecosystem.
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