Connect: Data Center x Construction 2026
Meet the DC owners, investors, contractors, engineers, technology vendors and startups – everyone building and operating the infrastructure of tomorrow.
CCO
A leader, project manager and design manager with more than 25 years of experience in the HVAC and construction industry. Continuous development has always been both his mindset and a necessity — shaping strong technical insight and a holistic understanding of complex building and infrastructure projects.
Leads commercial strategy, revenue growth and value chain development across industrial and mission-critical environments. His focus is to position the company as a trusted, high-performance partner — combining technical depth with commercial discipline and scalable execution.
During a structured transition phase, Bjornar continues to finalize selected key projects through full operational delivery, ensuring continuity, performance and a strong platform for long-term expansion. This dual perspective strengthens his ability to bridge strategy and execution.
With extensive experience across the full project lifecycle, engages confidently in both technical and commercial discussions at decision-making level.
Focused on industrial projects, data centers and technically complex environments where structure, trust and performance define success.
Principal Program Manager
CEO
Jørn Skaane joined Lefdal Mine Data Centers in 2012 as Managing director. He participated in Lefdal pre-project as a representative for the largest utility company in Norway, Hafslund ASA. Before heading into the datacenter industry, Jørn Skaane worked as Managing director of Hafslund IT AS, an IT operation company specializing within the energy industry. Jørn Skaane is educated at Oslo Handelshøyskole.
VP Project Delivery
Project executive with 20+ years’ experience leading large-scale capital projects in datacenters, energy, and industrial developments. Skilled in shaping execution strategies, contract frameworks, and organizational structures to enable high-performing teams and deliver results. Recognized as a structured, solution-oriented leader thriving in complex and dynamic environments.
Chief Commercial Officer
Oscar brings over 18 years of experience helping organizations navigate digital transformation, with senior roles at AWS, Microsoft, and Atea placing him at the forefront of cloud technology across the Nordics. In 2025, he made a deliberate shift from the cloud layer to the critical infrastructure that powers it, joining Skygard as Chief Commercial Officer.
Skygard is Norway’s sovereign data center company, backed by Telenor, Hafslund, and HitecVision, and built on three non-negotiable pillars: security, sovereignty, and sustainability. Oscar works at the intersection of all three — connecting public sector bodies, enterprises, and hyperscalers with infrastructure designed for the demands of an uncertain geopolitical climate.
He is a committed advocate for keeping Norwegian data under Norwegian control and believes that sustainable infrastructure is not a compliance exercise but a competitive advantage. Skygard’s Oslo facility runs renewable energy with a PUE below 1.2, and its waste heat currently warms up 12,000 Oslo homes. For Oscar, that last number says everything about what responsible digital infrastructure looks like in the Nordics.
CTO
Born as technology optimist. Bachelor as Cybernetics Engineer, decades ago. 57years old soon, aiming for three digits. Spends time with family, gaming with the kids (teens) and my petrol-based hobbies.
Live in Aurskog, a beautiful place in the forest, centered between Oslo and the Swedish border. Love the smell of petrol, but are also a fan of renewables, and have solar panels on the roof, automatic underfloor heating with wood chips and commutes with an electric car.
Worked over ten years with critical life support systems in the healthcare business before switching over to the even more critical datacenter business in 2012.
10 years with Digiplex, 3 years with Stack Infrastructure, and now one year so far with CTS Nordics as CTO.
Was a key driver for switching over to full scale Li-ion batteries at Digiplex in 2016 and establishing the heat re-use plant at Digiplex/Oslo in 2018, and now focusing on the best way to enable AI infrastructure with CTS as a D&B company.
Founder and CEO
Petter M. Tømmeraas is the Founder and CEO of Data Center Consulting, a company that delivers services in the AI and Data Center space. In Aker Nscale Petter was Managing Director Data Center Services and was responsible for building a data center strategy for Aker and then executing on it. Prior to joining Aker and Nordkraft to be part of developing Aker Nscale Petter served as the CEO of AQ Compute(now Hscale), responsible for building a leading European data centre provider.
Petter has more than 25 years of experience in the data centre industry, working in top management positions in companies like Orange, Basefarm, Green Mountain and KPNQwest. The Norwegian Data Center Industry was founded by Petter and he served as the first Chairman of the Board of the association. Getting more talent into the data center industry is something that is important and Petter is working voluntarily on the Broad Group Talent in Tech program as one of the founders. Petter holds a degree in International Business.
