DCD>Connect | India 2026
About the Event
DCD>Connect | India is the inaugural DCD>Connect event in India, held at the Fairmont Mumbai near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The 2026 edition runs October 13-14, 2026 and convenes 1,500+ senior digital infrastructure professionals, 120+ expert speakers, and 60+ exhibitors. The program is previewed by Chris Thompson, Head of International Sales at DCD.
Programming Focus. Data center development in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, and emerging Indian markets. Hyperscale and sovereign cloud buildout. Power availability, renewable integration, and state-level data center incentives. Subsea cable landings at Mumbai and Chennai and domestic connectivity. AI infrastructure strategy and GPU capacity. Capital flows into Indian digital infrastructure, including sovereign and REIT activity.
Featured Speakers and Advisory Board. Chirag Bharatia, Director of Infrastructure Services, Oracle Cerner. Bimal Khandelwal, CEO, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India (advisory board). Rajesh Tapadia, CEO, Iron Mountain Data Centers India (advisory board). Full 120+ speaker roster is not yet published.
Expected Participating Operators. Mumbai-based and national Indian operators including Nxtra by Airtel, CtrlS Datacenters, ST Telemedia GDC, Yotta Data Services, NTT Global Data Centers India, Sify Technologies, and Reliance. Participation as speakers or exhibitors not yet confirmed publicly.
Format and Activities. Live entertainment, local culinary programming, and open-bar receptions. Sunrise yoga sessions with equipment provided. Specific session-level agenda and sponsor tiers not yet public.
Who Should Attend. Indian data center operators and developers, hyperscalers and cloud providers, subsea cable operators and telcos, utility and renewable energy partners, infrastructure investors and REITs, and regulatory and policy stakeholders.
Logistics. Venue: Fairmont Mumbai, near Terminal 2, CTS No. 1405, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400099, India. Event dates October 13-14, 2026. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.