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The Real Estate & Finance Summit, organized today at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan by Il Sole 24 Ore in collaboration with Dils, provided a key opportunity to discuss the outlook of the real estate market. Now in its seventh edition, the event explored the relationship between real estate and finance, analyzing industry trends at both national and international levels. Key topics of discussion included the impact of global economic policies, the role of finance in supporting the real estate sector, the potential of the data center market, the evolution of Operating Real Estate, and the increasing importance of sustainability and digital transformation in investment strategies.
Dils took part in the panel “The Data Center Market in Italy and Its Potential,” sharing strategic insights on one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing segments of the real estate scenario. Giuseppe Amitrano, Founder & Group CEO of Dils, emphasized how the post-2020 period has reshaped global priorities, bringing housing, logistics, and data centers to the forefront. The surge in streaming, gaming, cloud services, and artificial intelligence has driven an unprecedented demand for data storage spaces, solidifying the importance of this asset class in the Italian real estate market. The sector is driven by two key factors: the need for large-scale infrastructure investments and the availability of electrical energy, both heavily influenced by macroeconomic and geopolitical dynamics. While FLAP markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, and Paris) continue to dominate and Dublin is gaining ground, Milan and Italy are at a pivotal moment. With the right conditions, the country has the potential to establish itself as a new reference point on the European data center map.
The event featured numerous high-profile speakers, including Fabio Tamburini, Director of Il Sole 24 Ore, and Federico Silvestri, General Manager of Media & Business at Gruppo 24 ORE and CEO of 24 ORE Eventi, along with contributions from Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the Italian Public Accounts Observatory, and Paola Dezza, Editor-in-Chief at Il Sole 24 Ore.
