Johannesburg, 18 May 2026
Lisbon – DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, will host the 3rd edition of Atlantic Convergence – in partnership with the other founders, AtlasEdge, EllaLink, Interfiber Networks, MEO Wholesale Solutions, and Nokia – from September 29 to October 1, 2026, at Pátio da Galé in Lisbon, Portugal.
The event will bring together CEOs from the entire digital infrastructure value chain, alongside visionaries, policy makers, experts, and industry leaders from both sides of the Atlantic.
The full agenda is available here, and the list of confirmed speakers can be found here.
Atlantic Convergence positions Portugal as a “digital port” and strategic hub for infrastructure connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Over the course of two days, a packed schedule will explore key areas such as submarine cables, space infrastructure, high-density AI data centers, and data sovereignty, among other critical topics.
Atlantic Convergence provides a platform for networking opportunities with more than 700 C-Level attendees from 580 companies and institutions and 58 countries.
The event is structured to maximize the convergence between policy decision-making and technical execution through the integration of high-level discussions on digital sovereignty policies and emerging transatlantic data corridors, as well as a strategic focus on network resilience and preparing infrastructure for AI use cases.
Key Topics to be discussed in the 3rd Edition:
- AI-enabled future: What does an AI-enabled future look like? Which scenarios are being explored by governments, researchers & experts on the impact of AI on economies, geopolitics, security, and society?
- Security, Resilience & Sovereignty of Critical Digital Infrastructure: As AI becomes the backbone of our economies & private lives, what are the new risks and how can we jointly secure the Atlantic’s digital arteries & data flows from growing cyber‑ and geopolitical threats?
- Emerging Technologies & Network Evolution: 5G-advanced, Open RAN, LEO systems, and other emerging technologies: How can they be integrated and what will they change in next‑generation infrastructure?
Confirmed Key Speakers
Confirmed key speakers include Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX; Ana Figueiredo, CEO of Altice Portugal; Rod Evans,EMEA VP – Supercomputing & AI at NVIDIA; Ismael Clemente, CEO of MERLIN Properties; Mark Tinka,Managing Director ofTransmissionCo; Tesh Durvasula, CEO of AtlasEdge; Matthieu Bourguignon,SVP Europe, Network Infrastructure at Nokia; Mohamad Ibrahim, CEO of Interfiber Networks; Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a leading expert in hybrid threats and geoeconomics; and Sabine von der Recke, Board Member of OHB SE, among others.
“Lisbon is now a global interconnection hub – a gateway to Europe and the world, and an ideal location to discuss digital infrastructure in the Atlantic. Atlantic Convergence is not just about what the Internet does, but where it lives and how it is protected,” said Ivo Ivanov CEO of DE-CIX. “We are designing the digital highways that will sustain the global economy and the security of the European Union over the next decade.”
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