DCD>Global Awards 2026
About the Event
DCD>Global Awards is the data center industry's long-running global awards ceremony, held annually at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The 2026 gala takes place December 9, 2026 as a black-tie dinner and ceremony, broadcast live worldwide and drawing approximately 1,500 industry professionals. Entries open April 2026 with free submission. The ceremony is historically hosted by a well-known comedian (Richard Ayoade hosted in 2025).
Award Categories (2025, expected to recur in 2026). Edge Data Center Project of the Year. Asia Pacific Data Center Project of the Year. Middle East and Africa Data Center Project of the Year. Latin America Data Center Project of the Year. North American Data Center Project of the Year. European Data Center Project of the Year. Mission Critical Tech Innovation Award. Energy Impact Award. Environmental Impact Award. Community Impact Award. Data Center Workforce Initiative of the Year. Data Center Construction Team of the Year. Data Center Operations Team of the Year. Young Mission Critical Engineer of the Year. Data Center Woman of the Year. Editor's Choice Award. Outstanding Contributor.
2025 Category Sponsors (indicative base for 2026). Mercury Engineering (Headline Partner). Huawei (APAC Project). ZincFive (North American Project). Global Commissioning (European Project plus patron). Designer Group (Tech Innovation). RED (Energy Impact). Equans Data Centers (Environmental Impact). Cleveland Cable Company (Community Impact). DCD>Academy (Workforce). Grundfos (Construction Team). Airedale by Modine (Operations Team). Kirby (Young Engineer). Anord Mardix / Flex (Woman of the Year).
2025 Notable Winners (for context). BDx Data Centers with Nvidia (Edge). Bridge Data Centres (APAC). Pure Data Centres with Laing O'Rourke (MEA). Elea Data Centers with Hyphen (LatAm). Crusoe with AlfaTech (North America, Abilene TX). Start Campus with Schneider Electric (Europe, Sines 1.2GW). Ciena with Meta (Mission Critical Innovation). RE24 with Keppel Data Centres (Energy). atNorth (Environmental). Microsoft with United Way of Hyderabad (Community). Scala Data Centers (Workforce). Princeton Digital Group (Construction Team). Chindata Group (Operations Team). Arwa Alali, Khazna (Young Engineer). Karen Petersburg, PowerHouse Data Centers (Woman of the Year). Joe Kava (Outstanding Contributor).
Charity Partner. War Child (2025). Each patron table includes a £500 donation to the charity partner.
Pricing. Patron Table (table of 10, ringside): £10,300, inclusive of £500 charity donation. Category Sponsorship (premium table of 10 in front of stage plus year-round branding): price on request. Individual seat pricing not publicly listed.
Who Should Attend. Data center operators, developers, engineering and construction firms, vendors and suppliers, investors, and individual industry leaders entering or attending the awards.
Logistics. Venue: JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 7TN, United Kingdom. Event date December 9, 2026 (single-day gala). Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.