Upcoming Events & Conferences

Data Center World Power is AFCOM's dedicated conference on the intersection of data centers and power, produced by the team behind the flagship Data Center World event. The 2026 edition runs September 21-23, 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center outside Dallas. The event is structured around utility coordination, power sourcing, grid constraints, and on-site generation strategies for AI-era capacity planning.

Programming Focus. Power sourcing and capacity planning for hyperscale and AI workloads. Utility interconnection timelines and coordination with ISOs. Behind-the-meter generation, nuclear and SMR pathways, and gas-to-power strategies. Grid constraint mitigation and transmission investment. Energy efficiency and sustainability benchmarks. Supply chain and equipment lead times for power systems. Microgrid and on-site storage architectures.

Keynote Speakers. Chris Crosby, CEO, Compass Datacenters. Mike Dunleavy, Governor, State of Alaska. Woody Rickerson, Senior VP and COO, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). David Bell, VP of Utility and Microgrid Development, VoltaGrid. Michael McNamara, Co-Founder and CEO, Lancium. David Holmes, Global Industries CTO and Energy Lead, Dell Technologies.

Format. Three-day program combining keynotes, solution-driven panels, an exclusive site tour, a power-focused agenda, and a golf networking event. Data Center World Power is being expanded internationally with planned editions in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Brazil.

Who Should Attend. Data center developers and operators managing power procurement and siting. Utilities, ISOs, and generation developers serving hyperscale load. Behind-the-meter and microgrid developers. Corporate energy and sustainability leaders at hyperscalers and colocation firms. Infrastructure investors evaluating power-constrained markets. Policy and regulatory stakeholders shaping interconnection rules.

Logistics. Venue: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051. Three-day program September 21-23, 2026. Organized by AFCOM (Informa Connect).

DCD>Connect | LATAM is DCD's flagship Latin American data center conference, held at the Barceló Maya Grand Resort in Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya. The 2026 edition runs September 22-23, 2026 and convenes 1,800+ senior leaders, up from 1,400 in 2025. Co-located with DCD>Compute | LATAM and DCD>Investment | LATAM.

Featured Speakers (2025 carry-over; full 2026 roster pending). Cora Nogueira, ESG and Real Estate Manager, Elea Data Centers. Ana Franco, Regional Director Americas, Infrastructure Masons. Gonzalo Atán Concha, Country Manager Chile, NextStream. Gleysson Araújo, CEO, Everest Digital. Rafael Garrido, CEO, 247 Twenty Four Seven Data Centers. David Kandel, Belimo. Alberto Ríos, Nokia.

Agenda Themes (carry-over from 2025). "Standardize, adapt, innovate — Rethinking data center design for global delivery." Data center cooling solutions. Reliable data center networks. "Countdown — Will we achieve the 2030 agenda goals?" (debate format).

Programming Focus. Data center development across Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and secondary LATAM markets. Hyperscale and AI infrastructure expansion. Nearshoring-driven demand and connectivity to the US. Subsea cable landings and regional fiber. Power, renewable energy, and regulatory frameworks. Capital flows into LATAM digital infrastructure.

Partners. IGSA (Mexican DC manufacturer). Vertiv. DataSphere Works. Nomad Futurist. Infrastructure Masons. Caribbean Datacenter Association. TIA. Formal sponsor tier breakdown not yet public.

Co-Located Events. DCD>Compute | LATAM (IT infrastructure and AI compute track). DCD>Investment | LATAM (investors, lenders, and developers).

Pricing. End-users receive complimentary passes with TIA code; suppliers get 20% off via TIA20. Exact tier pricing not published publicly.

Who Should Attend. LATAM data center operators and developers, hyperscalers and cloud providers, subsea cable and carrier operators, utility and renewable energy partners, infrastructure investors, engineering and construction firms, and regional regulators.

Logistics. Venue: Barceló Maya Grand Resort, Carretera Federal Chetumal-Puerto Juárez Km 266.3, Xpu-Ha, Quintana Roo 77750, Mexico. Event dates September 22-23, 2026. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

YOTTA 2026 is a three-day digital infrastructure conference held September 28 to 30 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. The 2026 edition relocates from the MGM Grand (prior host) to Caesars Forum to accommodate expected attendance of 6,000+ AI and digital infrastructure leaders. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics (DCD), YOTTA positions itself as a cross-silo gathering where compute, network, telecom, data center, and energy tribes converge on shared problems.

The 2026 edition sharpens focus on AI-first infrastructure, bringing together operators, hyperscalers, enterprise leaders, energy executives, investors, builders, and policymakers.

Programming Focus

• AI infrastructure and compute density
• Power generation and grid interconnection
• Capital formation and investment risk
• Design and operational resilience
• Policy and public-private alignment
• Cross-silo collaboration across compute, network, telecom, data center, and energy

Advisory Board

Advisory board members represent OpenAI, Oracle, Schneider Electric, KKR, Xcel Energy, GEICO, and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Yotta is led by CEO Rebecca Sausner.

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators and hyperscalers
• Enterprise IT and infrastructure leaders
• Energy executives and utility planners
• Investors and capital partners
• Design, construction, and engineering firms
• Technology and equipment vendors
• Policymakers and regulators

Logistics

Venue: Caesars Forum, 3911 S Koval Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Registration starts at $795 with early-bird pricing available.

infra/STRUCTURE 2026 is the seventh annual vendor-neutral digital infrastructure executive summit organized by Structure Research, held October 6 to 8 at Wynn Las Vegas. The summit convenes 700+ senior leaders across the internet infrastructure value chain: data center operators, hyperscalers, cloud and colocation providers, "neocloud" and edge platforms, managed hosting, and AI infrastructure specialists.

Unlike a traditional trade show, infra/STRUCTURE is built around private 1:1 meetings, golf outings, and research-driven closed-door discussions rather than exhibition floor traffic.

Programming Focus

• Scaling GPU-intensive cloud and neocloud platforms
• AI infrastructure economics and build-out
• Edge computing growth
• Power, energy sourcing, and sustainability
• M&A, capital formation, and PE activity in digital infrastructure
• Hyperscaler demand and procurement dynamics

Featured Speakers

Structure Research analysts:

• Philbert Shih, Managing Director, Structure Research
• Jabez Tan, Head of Research, Structure Research
• Ainsley Woods, Research Director, Structure Research
• Sacha Kavanagh, Research Director, EMEA, Structure Research
• Swapna Subramani, Research Director, IMEA, Structure Research

Industry executives:

• Wes Cummins, CEO, Applied Digital
• Chris Crosby, CEO, Compass Datacenters
• Joel Morris, Head of Application Compute Planning, OpenAI
• Jason Hoffman, Chief Strategy Officer, Switch
• Craig Scroggie, CEO, NEXTDC

Hyperscale 1:1 Partners

AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Meta, ByteDance, Groq, Lambda

Sponsors

Cornerstone: Citizens Bank

Platinum: Inflect

Gold: Maddox

Silver: Priority Power, Duos Edge AI, Iron Mountain

Industry: EdgeConneX, CyrusOne, OLH Ventures

Networking Receptions: CyrusOne, Inflect

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators, hyperscalers, and colocation providers
• Neocloud and edge platform executives
• AI infrastructure and GPU cloud specialists
• Managed hosting and internet infrastructure providers
• Private equity, infrastructure funds, and strategic investors
• Real estate professionals and developers
• Energy companies and power project developers
• Lenders and debt capital providers
• Vendor executives and journalists

Logistics

Venue: Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Industry pass around $900 with early-bird $1,000 early pricing. Co-located earlier in 2026: infra/CAPITAL Summit (April 15-16, with The Tech Capital).

OCP Global Summit 2026 is the Open Compute Project's flagship annual gathering, held October 12 to 15 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The summit convenes the open hardware and open infrastructure community: hyperscalers, cloud providers, OEMs and ODMs, silicon vendors, and data center operators aligned with OCP's reference designs for rack, power, cooling, networking, and server hardware.

The 2026 edition centers on AI-ready high-density infrastructure, with strong programming around GPU platform design, advanced liquid cooling, high-voltage DC distribution, and modular data center architectures.

Programming Focus

• Open hardware and reference design contributions
• AI-ready, high-density server and rack architectures
• Advanced thermal and liquid cooling systems
• Power delivery: 48V, HVDC, rack-level efficiency
• Modular and prefabricated data center infrastructure
• Silicon, networking, and accelerator ecosystem
• Collaborative engineering workshops and technical deep dives

Who Should Attend

• Hyperscaler and cloud infrastructure teams
• Data center operators and colocation providers
• Hardware OEMs, ODMs, and silicon vendors
• Power, cooling, and thermal technology providers
• Systems and rack-level engineers
• AI and HPC infrastructure architects
• Standards bodies and open-source hardware contributors

Logistics

Venue: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95113. Call for proposals opens May 2026; registration opens June 2026. Speaker list and sponsor tiers not yet published.

Capacity Europe 2026 is the 25th annual flagship event for the global connectivity and digital infrastructure ecosystem, held October 13 to 15 at the InterContinental London – The O2. Pre-event activities run October 12. The 2026 edition expects 4,000+ decision-makers across 90+ countries, with 60% at C-level, VP, or Director — a cross-section of fibre, subsea, cloud, satellite, data centers, mobile networks, and investment firms.

Organized by Capacity Media (part of Delinian), the event functions as a high-density deal-making venue: dedicated meeting infrastructure, 200+ sponsors and exhibitors, and a format built around business conversations rather than broad conference content.

Programming Focus

• Metro fibre and interconnection
• Global subsea connectivity
• Data centers and digital infrastructure
• Intelligent infrastructure (AI-driven network automation and operations)
• Cloud, edge, and low-latency service models
• Wholesale voice and roaming
• Infrastructure finance, M&A, and investment

Who Should Attend

• Carrier and telecom executives (fixed, mobile, satellite, subsea)
• Data center operators and colocation providers
• Cloud and hyperscale procurement and network teams
• Infrastructure investors, PE firms, and lenders
• Fibre developers, wholesale buyers, and interconnection providers
• Regulatory and policy leaders
• Technology vendors across network, transport, and AI/automation

Logistics

Venue: InterContinental London – The O2, 1 Waterview Drive, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0TW. Registration: https://events.capacityglobal.com/1PxkQl

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.

IMN Data Centers Private Equity West 2026 is a single-day invitation-focused conference for private capital and institutional investors in data center infrastructure, held October 15, 2026 at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley. This is the inaugural West Coast edition of IMN's Data Centers Private Equity Dealmakers' Forum series, organized by Informa Connect (IMN division, part of Informa PLC). The format runs 100% around data center investing — no operations or construction tracks.

Historical attendance profile skews senior: 60%+ from private equity firms and data center owners; 68% at VP level or above. 60+ expert speakers expected.

Programming Focus

• PE and infrastructure fund deployment into data centers
• Debt structures, tax equity, and credit markets
• Lease structures and long-term contract design
• Hyperscaler demand signals and capacity procurement
• Site selection, power, and development risk
• Exit strategies and M&A in the data center sector

Featured Speakers

Private Equity and Infrastructure Capital:

• Carrington Brown, Senior Managing Director, Affinius
• Geraldine Barlow, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Affinius Capital
• Eric Wittleder, Managing Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield
• Sapna Sorohi, Managing Director, Infrastructure Investing, Goldman Sachs
• Ariana Batori, Principal, Stonepeak Credit
• Abbe Borok, Managing Director, Head of US Debt, BGO
• Ali Harandi, SVP Investment Officer, Prologis

Data Center Operators and Hyperscalers:

• Sonia Hingorany, Head of Data Center Position Optimization, Microsoft
• Michael Ortiz, CCO, Innova Cloud Data Centers
• Kevin Imboden, Global Director, Market Research & Intelligence, EdgeConneX

Sponsors

Platinum: Wesco

Silver: Cloud Centers LLC, Rosendin

Bronze: Arup US, Cox Castle & Nicholson, Data Center Hawk, Deutsche Bank, INNIO Jenbacher North America, Mintz, O'Connor and Associates, Ramboll

Who Should Attend

• Private equity and infrastructure fund GPs and LPs
• Data center owners, operators, and developers
• Lenders, investment bankers, and credit investors
• REITs and real estate capital allocators
• Construction, engineering, and architecture firms
• Technology providers and equipment vendors
• Legal and advisory professionals

7x24 Exchange Fall 2026 Conference is the mission-critical industry's semi-annual flagship event, held October 25 to 28 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country. Organized by 7x24 Exchange International, the non-profit association serving data center and mission-critical operations professionals.

The 2026 fall theme is "The Intersection of AI & Traditional Data Centers," framing how existing facilities adapt to AI workload density, cooling, power, and operational practices alongside net-new AI-dedicated builds.

Programming Focus

• AI workloads and their impact on traditional data center operations
• Power, cooling, and thermal management at high density
• Reliability engineering and fault tolerance
• Mission-critical facility design and commissioning
• Operations, maintenance, and workforce development
• Sustainability, energy sourcing, and efficiency

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators, engineers, and facility managers
• Critical facility designers, consultants, and commissioning agents
• Power, cooling, and UPS technology vendors
• End-users managing enterprise and mission-critical IT
• Hyperscaler and colocation infrastructure teams
• Students and early-career mission-critical professionals (scholarship programs available)

Logistics

Venue: JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, 23808 Resort Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78261. Full agenda, speakers, and sponsors to be announced closer to the event.

Platform Frontier Markets Middle East & Africa 2026 is the MEA edition of the Platform Markets Group congress series, convening senior industry professionals and investors focused on digital infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East. The 2026 edition takes place October 28 to 29, 2026 at the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech in Morocco. Approximately 400 senior attendees are expected. The event is positioned against a backdrop of roughly $15 billion in anticipated MEA data centre investment through 2027.

Programming Focus

• AI data centre deployment across African and GCC markets
• Energy supply, reliability, and regulatory frameworks
• Talent gaps and operational capacity building
• Renewable energy and sustainability strategy
• AI campus developments in GCC states
• Capital access, project finance, and infrastructure funds
• Sovereign digital strategy and policy

Who Should Attend

• Regional data centre operators and colocation providers
• Hyperscalers and cloud providers expanding in MEA
• Infrastructure and sovereign wealth investors
• Government officials, regulators, and policy advisors
• Utilities, power developers, and renewable energy partners
• Real estate developers and construction firms
• Law firms, consultants, and financial advisors active in MEA

Logistics

Venue: Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Av. de la Ménara, Marrakech 40000, Morocco. Full agenda, speakers, and registration details published at digital-infrastructure.com/frontier-africa.