european economics at infra/CAPITAL 2026
european economics will participate in infra/CAPITAL 2026, taking place in Paris on 15 and 16 April 2026 at the Kimpton St. Honoré. The summit brings together leading European stakeholders in digital infrastructure to address the challenges of financing, deployment and scaling of AI infrastructure and data centres across Europe.
Organised by Structure Research and The Tech Capital, the event gathers data centre operators, hyperscalers, investors, financial institutions, specialised real estate players and M&A advisors to analyse the conditions required to develop strategic infrastructure underpinning the artificial intelligence economy.
Our sessions
Marc ISABELLE
🗓 16 April – 10:10 to 10:45
Powering Europe’s AI Future: Public Funding for Strategic AI Projects and Digital Infrastructure
In a context where artificial intelligence is becoming a strategic pillar of global competitiveness, this keynote will analyse the structuring role of European public funding in the development of AI-related infrastructure and industrial projects.
The session will notably cover:
- European initiatives supporting large-scale computing infrastructure, including AI gigafactories dedicated to training advanced models
- Key funding instruments such as InvestAI, IPCEI Artificial Intelligence and IPCEI Compute Infrastructure Continuum
- The mobilisation of large-scale public and private funding to build a resilient and competitive European market
Through a detailed analysis of upcoming opportunities, this session will highlight the conditions under which strategic projects, whether in R&D, first industrial deployment or infrastructure, can secure substantial public funding.
At the core of strategic digital infrastructure financing
european economics is a consulting firm specialised in the public funding of strategic projects across Europe.
The firm supports industrial and infrastructure projects across the entire funding lifecycle, from structuring to securing and monitoring State aid, particularly in capital-intensive sectors such as Cloud, data centres and artificial intelligence.
Since 2009, european economics reports having secured more than €43 billion in public funding for over 250 strategic projects.
Within the framework of IPCEIs, the firm has contributed to more than 140 projects across several Member States, representing over €16 billion in State aid approved by the European Commission.
Participation in infra/CAPITAL 2026 takes place in a context of growing European public policies supporting critical digital infrastructure, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.
Meet us in Paris
Are you attending infra/CAPITAL 2026 and interested in discussing public funding opportunities for your projects in data centres, Cloud, Edge or artificial intelligence?
european economics will be present throughout the event.
Contact us to arrange a meeting.
