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SUMMARY:Data Centres and Strategic Autonomy: Securing Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
DESCRIPTION:On 6 October 2026\, the Law and Tech Research Cluster of the Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) hosted an event exploring the critical intersection of data centre governance\, strategic autonomy\, and European digital sovereignty. As data centres rapidly become the essential physical backbone of artificial intelligence and the cloud economy\, identifying appropriate regulatory strategies is crucial to securing the EU’s technological autonomy while maintaining market competitiveness. \nFollowing the official opening by the Ambassador of France in Ireland\, HE Céline Place\, the event featured a presentation of the initial findings from the Irish-French Ulysses project “Governing Data Centres\,” led by DELI Deputy Director Dr Edoardo Celeste and Prof Thomas Le Goff of Télécom Paris. A multi-stakeholder roundtable brought together academics\, representatives from Irish and French public authorities\, and digital industry leaders for a dynamic exchange on policy\, infrastructure\, and governance challenges. \nThis event was a unique networking opportunity for researchers\, legal experts\, policymakers\, and industry professionals interested in the infrastructural foundations of AI and the strategic efforts shaping Europe’s digital future. \nVenue: Law Society of Ireland\, Blackhall Place\, Dublin 7 \nDownload the programme  \nModerator: Ana Luiza Klingl \n18.00–18.15 — Welcoming Remarks \n\nHE Céline Place\, Embassy of France in Ireland\nBoris Selak\, Law Society of Ireland\nFabio Pietrobon\, Italian-Irish Chamber of Commerce\n\n18.15–18.30 — Presenting the “Governing Data Centres” Project \n\nDr Edoardo Celeste\, Dublin City University and Deputy Director of DELI\nProf Thomas Le Goff\, Télécom Paris\n\n18.30–19.15 — Multistakeholder Roundtable\nModerator: Prof Marie-Luce Paris\, University College Dublin \nSpeakers: \n\nMichael Cohen\, OVH Cloud\nTara Keane\, Department of Enterprise\, Tourism and Employment\nPeter Lantry\, Equinix\nMarta Maroni\, Maastricht University\nTom Nico\, Telecoms Regulatory Authority of France (ARCEP)\nMartina Petrosino\, Enel X\n\n19.15–19.30 — Q&A\nModerator: Prof Alberto Quintavalla\, Erasmus University Rotterdam \n19.30–20.00 — Wine Reception
URL:https://digitalconstitutionalism.org/event/data-centres-and-strategic-autonomy-securing-europes-digital-sovereignty/
CATEGORIES:Networking Session,Public Event,Roundtable
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