Martin Madlo
President of Austrian Data Center Association

Company / Organization:

ADCA

Professional
background

He had the opportunity to lead the development of the Vienna site from a national pioneer to a key European hub for cloud, AI, and connectivity. His tenure at Digital Realty ended after 25 years at the end of December 2025. At the same time, he continued his role as President of the Austrian Data Center Association (ADCA) with full passion – to further promote exchange, sustainability, and innovation within the Austrian and European data center industry.
He remain convinced that a sustainable digital infrastructure is a crucial foundation for the economy, society, and innovation, and he will continue to actively work to shape this vision.

Speaking
session details

Session title: Following EED in live, reused waste heat project in Austria

Session description: EED reporting shame shows us many points where to develope DataCenter’s operation, which parameters to make better. One of the focus points is to use the „waste heat” on an efficiant way. My presentation is about a Waste-heat reference project in Austria. Highlighting the project main decision points, milestones, obstacles and the solutions.