Western Europe is the home to the well known FLAPD market. While the main data center hubs of Europe are well established, there is also a new market developing, namely in Belgium. How do these markets compare and what challenges are they experiencing? To what extent are government policies and image issues limiting the growth of the west? All these topics will be discussed in ‘On the Horizon: Western Europe’. The panel is moderated by Sebastien Bonneau (Eversheds Sutherland), and he is joined by Garry Connoly (Host in Ireland), Anna Klaft (German Datacenter Association), Stijn Grove (Dutch Data Center Association), and Friso Haringsma (Belgium Digital Infrastructure Association).