28 November from 16.00-18.00 

Agenda: 

16.00 Welcome and introduction 

16.30 Topic 1: Joint Nordic collaboration on public policy priorities: 

As the voice of the data center industry, how can we collaboratively advocate for sound and forward-thinking public policies across the Nordics that promote:

• ·     Greater access to clean energy
• ·      A highly skilled and diverse technology workforce
• ·      Competitive tax and regulatory structure
• ·      Pragmatic land use and zoning regulations

Evening Dinner, 28 November 18.00-21.00

 

Nordic Board Workshop part 2, 29 November from 09.00-12.00

Location: 

08.30 Welcome 

09.00 Topic 2: Branding the Nordics as an international data center hub. 

• ·         How can we approach a joint branding?
• ·         Joining up on international events.
• ·         Should we have a landing page for our collaboration?
• ·         Partnership opportunities (e.g., Nordic Council of Ministers)
• ·         Joint Nordic event?

10.30 Break and Networking

11.00 Topic 2: Strengthening the future workforce: Furthering data center skills and education in the Nordics. 

• ·         How do we strengthen the regional data center workforce?
• ·         What initiatives are out there that we can collaborate on?
• ·         Exploring funding opportunities with trade schools (EU/National/Nordic)