Barcelona, April 28, 2026 — The 2026 OCP EMEA Summit, hosted by the Open Compute Project, is set to open at the CCIB in Barcelona on April 29–30. Focusing on sustainable data centers, AI infrastructure, and open-tech ecosystems, the event brings together global leaders to discuss industry trends.

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As OCP’s premier EMEA event, it focuses on "Sustainable, AI-Driven, and Open" solutions to drive real-world tech deployment. The program features eight key topics, like AI cluster, liquid cooling, energy efficiency, heat recovery, open networking (SONiC), and Open Rack (ORV3), alongside two specialized tracks. It aims to tackle the region's most pressing issues: data center sustainability and the massive demand for AI computing power.

Green Technology and AI: Focusing on Real-World Implementation

Focusing on sustainability and AI infrastructure, the summit is organized into four main sections: the Main Forum, breakout sessions, the Innovation Village, and the Future Technologies Symposium. Key highlights are as follows:

  • Sustainability Priority: Addressing EU regulations, the event explores practical paths like carbon accounting, immersion cooling, and heat recovery for cost-efficient compliance.
  • AI Infrastructure Revolution: Sharing expertise in modular AI clusters, hardware-software optimization, and disaggregated architectures for large-scale AI deployment.
  • Open Ecosystem Results: The Innovation Village showcases OCP-certified hardware and open-source solutions across servers, storage, and networking.
  • Future Tech Outlook: The Future Technologies Symposium targets innovations with a 5-year outlook, covering areas like advanced cooling and chiplet interconnects, offering a $10,000 award for top papers.

Global Leaders Gather to Build an Open Computing Ecosystem

With an expected turnout of 10,000+ professionals and 140+ exhibitors, the summit brings together a diverse mix of data center operators, cloud providers, and chip makers. Over 60% of attendees are engineers or executives from North America, APAC, and EMEA. *

Operating as a strictly offline, closed-door event, the summit serves as a premier platform for technical networking and business deals. Its goal is to scale OCP open standards across EMEA and foster global synergy in the open hardware world.