Building on the momentum of its sold-out 2024 edition, Platform Global 2025 returns with a newly curated programme focused on three pivotal themes: AI Capex Requirements, Risk, and the Energy Transition—issues set to shape the future of digital infrastructure investment.
Investor interest in data centres is soaring, with US-based construction alone contributing an entire percentage point to GDP growth in Q1 this year. Yet, as scrutiny from regulators, governments, and the public intensifies, and AI accelerates demand, both investors and operators must deepen their understanding of this increasingly complex ecosystem.
Platform Global 2025 promises high-impact, insight-driven content designed to equip stakeholders with the tools needed to navigate this volatile landscape—balancing operational complexity, risk mitigation, and financial returns.
With AI revolutionising digital infrastructure, the financial implications are staggering. According to McKinsey, capital expenditure totalling nearly $7 trillion will be required by 2030 to meet global AI-driven data centre demand. Platform Global 2025 addresses this transformation head-on, offering invaluable perspectives on how the industry is adapting to this unprecedented growth opportunity.
Another key theme is the energy transition, which presents both a regulatory challenge and an investment opportunity. With AI projected to drive a 165% surge in data centre power consumption by 2030, stakeholders must grapple with increasing scrutiny and a heightened need for sustainable strategies. The event will explore how this shift impacts financing, operations, and long-term viability in the sector.
Risk—always central to investor concerns—takes on new dimensions amid geopolitical tensions and sovereignty issues. The programme features expert-led sessions that will offer practical insights on managing these challenges within digital infrastructure portfolios.
Platform Global has rapidly earned its reputation as a premier industry gathering. It brings together senior leaders across private equity, data centre operations, legal, real estate, connectivity, energy transition investment, advisory services, and government sectors.
Hosted once again in the picturesque Mediterranean town of Antibes/Juan-les-Pins, the event is as renowned for its executive-level networking as for its substantive content. In 2024, 69% of attendees were at C-suite level, and 2025 will retain its exclusive format, with numbers capped at 700 to preserve quality interactions. Attendees can also look forward to premium networking opportunities, including a gala dinner and awards ceremony.
“The event has grown to become a recognized quality forum for deal makers in the data center industry,” commented Gregory Gerot, Managing Director of Platform Markets Group. “The quality of our content and networking is reflected in the fact that the event sold out in 2024. In response to feedback from delegates, we have again limited the attendee numbers to a maximum of 700 people for 2025.”
Registration is now open. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the most influential conversation in digital infrastructure investment.