Upcoming Events & Conferences

DCD>Connect | Virginia is DCD's annual event for the world's largest data center market, held at Lansdowne Resort & Spa in Loudoun County. The 2026 edition runs November 3-4, 2026 and convenes 1,800-2,500+ senior professionals, 200+ exhibitors, and 150-250+ speakers working on Virginia's data center buildout. A closed-door DCD>Leadership Summit for C-suite executives is co-located on November 4.

Programming Focus. Northern Virginia data center development and land constraints. Dominion Energy interconnection timelines and transmission buildout. Gas-to-power and behind-the-meter generation. AI infrastructure and liquid cooling retrofits. County-level zoning, community opposition, and permitting (including continued debate on HB 1601 and Ashburn fiber constraints). Investor activity, M&A, and refinancing. Fiber, subsea cables, and interconnection.

Featured Speakers (2025 carry-over; 2026 roster pending). Santiago Suinaga, CEO, Infrastructure Masons. Cyre Mercedes Denny, VP iMasons LatinX and Global Program Director, Schneider Electric. Mara Ervin, Stonebridge. Laura Ware, Building Infrastructure Group. Terri Schiavello, Corning. Robin Starcher, Stella Power Co. Marie Purkert Schneider, Kimley-Horn. Abisola Oladapo, CoreLoop Advisory.

Exhibitors and Partners (confirmed for 2026). Ekinops (booth 124). Cadence (booth 51). Piller/Langley Holdings (Bergen Engines and Piller ShieldX). EnerSys. DDC Solutions. Senko Advanced Components. BAPI HVAC. Ascent. Henderson Engineers. Jenbacher. Compass Datacenters. DC BLOX. First American (2025 Armed Forces Breakfast sponsor, likely returning). DCD>Academy.

Networking. Icebreaker Party. DCD 5K run. Pickleball tournament. Golf tournament. Under-30s cocktail hour. Silver Service lunch briefings. Technology Exchanges. Closed-door debates. iM Armed Forces Breakfast. iM Women Welcome Lunch. iMasons Community Connections Networking Hour. Student and Military Community Next-Gen Workforce Session. Opening "Badge Collection and DCD Connect Virginia Open" reception.

Co-Located Events. DCD>Leadership Summit on November 4 (C-suite, closed-door). iMasons Member Summit historically held morning of Day 1.

Who Should Attend. Data center developers and operators active in Northern Virginia, hyperscalers and colocation teams, utility and generation partners, infrastructure investors and lenders, engineering and construction firms, and county and state policy stakeholders.

Logistics. Venue: Lansdowne Resort & Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg, VA 20176. Event dates November 3-4, 2026. General pass is complimentary per GovEvents; Leadership Summit access requires a paid upgrade. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

DCD>Connect | Brasil is DCD's Portuguese-market conference for the Brazilian data center industry, held at the Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel. The 2026 edition runs November 4-5, 2026 and is expected to draw 2,600+ professionals, 170+ speakers, and 160+ exhibitors. Three co-located events run in parallel, including DCD>Compute | Brasil, with an expo zone featuring three dedicated content stages.

Programming Focus. Data center development across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and emerging Brazilian markets. Hyperscaler expansion and cloud region buildout. Power procurement, renewable PPAs, and Brazilian grid interconnection. AI-era data center design and GPU capacity strategy. Subsea cable landings and domestic connectivity. Capital flows and local M&A activity. Past panel topics include "O boom dos data centers e da IA no Brasil," "A busca pelo triângulo da eficiência (PUE, CUE e WUE)," and AI-era data center design.

Featured Speakers (2025 carry-over; 2026 roster pending). Glaucia Piccolo Rosalen, CFO, Microsoft. Marcos Siqueira, CRO, Ascenty. Cesar Gomes, Vice-Presidente, Cloudera. Eduardo Reigada, COO, NextStream. Philippe Coura Vivia, COO, Elea Data Centers. Rafael Garrido, CEO, 247 Data Centers. Rodrigo Abreu, CEO, Omnia Data Centers. Eduardo Pereira, Director of Connectivity, Ascenty. Alex Sasaki, Technology Applications Director, Vertiv. Francisco Degelo, Business Development Manager, Vertiv.

Partners and Exhibitors. Stulz Brasil (exhibitor). WDC Networks (promotional partner). ABDC (Associação Brasileira de Data Centers, strategic partnership with DCD). ABEPREST (members receive 20% off via code ABEPREST20). ASHRAE Brasil. Infrastructure Masons. Nomad Futurist. Munters Data Center Technologies. Vertiv (recurring panel sponsor). Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). Deerns. Dinak.

Co-Located Events. DCD>Compute | Brasil. Three-stage Expo Zone.

Who Should Attend. Brazilian data center operators and developers, hyperscalers and cloud providers, utility and energy partners, infrastructure investors and REITs active in Brazil, engineering and construction firms, AI and compute buyers, and regulatory stakeholders.

Logistics. Venue: Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Avenida das Nações Unidas 12559, Brooklin Novo, São Paulo, SP 04578-903, Brazil. Event dates November 4-5, 2026. ABEPREST20 discount code for Vendor Pass and General Admission. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

SC26 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, held November 15 to 20, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The 2026 edition carries the theme "HPC Unites." Co-sponsored by ACM/SIGHPC and IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on High Performance Computing (TCHPC), with IEEE Computer Society celebrating its 80th anniversary at this edition.

SC is the premier annual gathering for supercomputing, HPC systems, and increasingly, AI infrastructure at scale. Conference program runs Sunday through Friday; exhibition floor runs Tuesday through Thursday (November 17 to 19).

Programming Focus

• High-performance computing systems and architectures
• AI and machine learning at scale, GPU and accelerator platforms
• Networking, interconnect, and data movement (InfiniBand, Ethernet, optical)
• Storage, file systems, and parallel I/O
• Programming models, languages, and tools for HPC
• Scientific applications and domain science
• Cloud and converged HPC/AI infrastructure
• Sustainability, energy efficiency, and facility design
• 43 accepted workshops, research e-posters, tutorials, and technical program sessions

Who Should Attend

• HPC and AI system architects and researchers
• National lab and university computing center staff
• Data center operators managing HPC/AI facilities
• Hardware vendors: silicon, systems, networking, storage
• Software vendors and open-source communities in HPC/AI
• Facility engineers working on dense cooling and power delivery
• Students and early-career scientists (dedicated programs and scholarships)

Logistics

Venue: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616. Registration opens July 8, 2026. Co-sponsored by ACM, SIGHPC, IEEE Computer Society, and TCHPC.

SC26 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, held November 15 to 20, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The 2026 edition carries the theme "HPC Unites." Co-sponsored by ACM/SIGHPC and IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on High Performance Computing (TCHPC), with IEEE Computer Society celebrating its 80th anniversary at this edition.

SC is the premier annual gathering for supercomputing, HPC systems, and increasingly, AI infrastructure at scale. Conference program runs Sunday through Friday; exhibition floor runs Tuesday through Thursday (November 17 to 19).

Programming Focus

• High-performance computing systems and architectures
• AI and machine learning at scale, GPU and accelerator platforms
• Networking, interconnect, and data movement (InfiniBand, Ethernet, optical)
• Storage, file systems, and parallel I/O
• Programming models, languages, and tools for HPC
• Scientific applications and domain science
• Cloud and converged HPC/AI infrastructure
• Sustainability, energy efficiency, and facility design
• 43 accepted workshops, research e-posters, tutorials, and technical program sessions

Who Should Attend

• HPC and AI system architects and researchers
• National lab and university computing center staff
• Data center operators managing HPC/AI facilities
• Hardware vendors: silicon, systems, networking, storage
• Software vendors and open-source communities in HPC/AI
• Facility engineers working on dense cooling and power delivery
• Students and early-career scientists (dedicated programs and scholarships)

Logistics

Venue: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616. Registration opens July 8, 2026: https://sc26.supercomputing.org/registration/ Co-sponsored by ACM, SIGHPC, IEEE Computer Society, and TCHPC.

RE+ 2026 is the 21st edition of North America's largest clean energy event, held November 16 to 19, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Organized by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) through RE+ Events, the show draws 40,000+ attendees and 1,300+ exhibitors across solar, energy storage, hydrogen, EV infrastructure, grid edge technology, and wind. Full-conference education begins Monday, November 16; the exhibit floor opens Tuesday, November 17. This is the first year RE+ anchors at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where it will run from 2026 through 2028.

Programming Focus

• Utility-scale and distributed solar
• Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
• Hydrogen and emerging fuels
• EV infrastructure and charging
• Grid edge, microgrids, and DERMS
• Wind energy
• Clean energy finance, policy, and tax credits
• Data center power procurement and large-load interconnection

Who Should Attend

• Data center developers and hyperscale power procurement teams
• Utilities, ISOs, and grid operators
• Independent power producers and renewable developers
• Corporate PPA buyers and sustainability leads
• Investors, lenders, and tax equity providers
• EPCs, OEMs, and solar/storage manufacturers

Logistics

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Registration: events.seia.org/re-plus

W.Media Asia Awards 2026 is the region's annual gala recognizing leaders, projects, and vendors across APAC's cloud and data center industry. The 2026 ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 27, 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM (GMT+8). The awards cap W.Media's annual program of conventions and summits and bring together operators, hyperscalers, vendors, and investors across Southeast Asia, North Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.

Program

• Recognition of operators, developers, and vendors across APAC
• Project of the year categories (colocation, hyperscale, edge)
• Individual and team leadership recognition
• Sustainability and innovation awards
• Networking reception with regional industry leaders

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators, developers, and REITs
• Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and telecoms
• Mission-critical vendors and consultants
• Investors, advisors, and media

Note

Venue for the 2026 Bangkok edition is to be confirmed by the organizer.

Datacloud Asia is the Asia edition of the Datacloud series, co-located with International Telecoms Week (ITW) Asia and infraXchange Asia. The 2026 edition runs December 2-3, 2026 at the Shangri-La Singapore and convenes digital infrastructure, carrier, and cloud ecosystems from across Asia-Pacific.

Programming Focus

• Data center development in Singapore, Johor, Batam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea
• Hyperscaler and AI infrastructure expansion in APAC
• Subsea cable routes, landing stations, and regional peering
• Carrier wholesale, capacity trading, and cross-border connectivity
• Power, grid, and sustainability constraints for APAC data centers
• Sovereign cloud, regulation, and data residency

Co-Located Events

• ITW Asia
• infraXchange Asia

Who Should Attend

• APAC data center operators and developers
• Hyperscalers and cloud providers
• Carriers, wholesale voice and data providers, and subsea operators
• Tower companies and edge infrastructure teams
• Infrastructure investors, REITs, and advisors active in APAC
• Regulators and telecom policy stakeholders

Logistics

Venue: Shangri-La Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore. Organized by Datacloud / ITW (techoraco Limited, London).

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.