Data centres: the new backbone of real assets

16 Sept 2026
Real Assets Plenary
  • How investors are approaching data centres as a real assets strategy, including the convergence of real estate and digital infrastructure, the rise of hyperscale demand and operational intensity?
  • Where key risks and opportunities lie, from power-constrained markets and AI-driven demand to land scarcity, grid access, sustainability requirements and evolving tenant demands
  • What capabilities and platforms are needed to succeed and how can real assets teams leverage cross-aisle expertise in energy, development and operations to create value?
Speakers
Siobhán Nagle
Siobhán Nagle, Managing Director - Digital Infrastructure EMEA Ltd
Nic Firzli
Nic Firzli, Executive Director - World Pensions Council
David Emes
David Emes, Head of Infrastructure Capital Raising - L&G
David Bloom
David Bloom, Chairman - Kao Data