Upcoming Events & Conferences

Data Center World is one of the largest annual conferences for data center professionals in North America, combining conference programming with an expo hall. The 2026 edition features keynote sessions, an Omdia Analyst Summit, an Innovation Challenge competition, Investor Briefings, and a Public Policy Forum. Organized by Informa Connect in partnership with AFCOM. Held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

DCD>Connect | MENA is DCD's annual conference for the Middle East and North Africa data center market, held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. The 2026 edition runs April 20-21, 2026 and gathers 2,500+ senior leaders. Co-located with the DCD>Investment Forum | MENA, which convenes C-suite operators, developers, financiers, and investors for the Day 2 track.

New for 2026. A "5x5 Lightning Pitches" format gives partners 5 minutes and 5 slides to showcase innovations. A closed-door, three-course lunch focuses on Power, Cooling, and Capacity Planning (invite only). An exclusive executive dinner caps Day 1.

Format. Interconnect Lounges on the expo floor (Lounge 8 hosted Vertiv in 2025), silver service lunch briefings, technology exchange sessions, closed-door debates, a morning 5K run, and an icebreaker networking party.

Featured Speakers (carry-over and confirmed). Kamel Al Tawil, Managing Director MENA, Equinix. Greg Jasmin, Head of International Client Development, Khazna Data Centres. Sreekanth Pisharody, Director of Investments and Financing, DataVolt. Ras Scollay, Director of Data Center Business, Du. Tassos Peppas, Regional Director MEETCA, Vertiv. Charbel Aoun, Power Division Lead MEETCA, Vertiv. Full 2026 speaker roster is not yet published.

Sponsors and Partners. Vertiv (Founding Partner), CommScope, SPP Pumps (Kirloskar Brothers Group), Corning, Roxtec, SEM Shred, Jaymie Scotto & Associates (marketing partner), DataSphere Works, Nomad Futurist, and Airedale by Modine. Formal Diamond/Platinum/Gold tier breakdown not yet public.

Who Should Attend. Regional data center operators and developers, hyperscalers expanding in MENA, sovereign wealth and infrastructure investors, telcos and subsea cable operators, utility and energy partners, engineering and construction firms, and regulatory stakeholders.

Logistics. Venue: Grand Hyatt Dubai, Oud Metha Road, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE. Event dates April 20-21, 2026. TIA partner codes offer complimentary end-user passes and 20% supplier discounts. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 is W.Media's flagship Victorian gathering for the cloud and data center community, held April 23, 2026 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. The single-day event brings together operators, hyperscalers, telcos, investors, and enterprise end users shaping Australia's digital infrastructure.

Programming Focus

• Melbourne and Victoria data center supply, demand, and pipeline
• AI-driven capacity planning and power procurement
• Renewable energy, water use, and sustainability
• Interconnection, subsea cables, and edge deployment
• Cloud migration and enterprise transformation

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators, developers, and REITs
• Hyperscale and cloud buyers
• Utilities, EPCs, and infrastructure contractors
• Investors, lenders, and M&A advisors
• Enterprise IT leaders across Australia and New Zealand

This year’s forum builds on the legacy of NPM’s US Development & Finance Forum, expanding its focus to explore the convergence of power infrastructure, renewable energy, and data center development. Expect 300+ senior-level developers, investors, lenders, advisors, corporates, and utilities for a day of targeted networking and deep-dive discussions with industry leaders shaping the future of energy and data centers.

This promises to be an engaging, content-rich, and networking-driven event for professionals at the intersection of renewable energy, infrastructure finance, and data center development.

Join us for our opening drinks reception on April 27, followed by a full-day conference at 109 West 39th Street, NY, on April 28, 2026.

Platform Frontier Markets Central and Eastern Europe 2026 is the CEE edition of the Platform Markets Group congress series, convening investors, operators, government figures, and digital infrastructure leaders across Central and Eastern Europe. The 2026 edition takes place April 30, 2026 in Vienna, Austria, positioned as the natural gateway city for regional capital formation and cross-border dealmaking.

Programming Focus

• Data centre investment outlook for Central and Eastern Europe
• AI-driven demand and regional compute strategy
• Policy implications and regulatory environment for CEE data centres
• Private equity and infrastructure capital access in the region
• Energy availability, grid constraints, and long-term power solutions
• Edge computing, quantum computing, and emerging workloads
• Site selection across Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, and other CEE markets

Who Should Attend

• Regional data centre operators and colocation providers
• Hyperscale and cloud leaders evaluating CEE markets
• Private equity, infrastructure funds, and credit investors
• Government officials, regulators, and policy advisors
• Real estate developers and land owners
• Utilities, power developers, and energy partners
• Law firms and consultants active in CEE digital infrastructure

Logistics

Vienna, Austria. Full venue, agenda, and registration details published at platform-markets.com/frontier-cee. Registration is open for 2026.

Data Centers Private Equity East is a single-day event focused on the intersection of data center infrastructure and private equity investment. Attendees include institutional investors, operators, and developers. Speakers and sponsors include Blackstone, DigitalBridge, Partners Group, Compass Datacenters, CloudBurst Data Centers, and firms like Akerman, Duane Morris, and Arup. Topics cover infrastructure equity, project financing, real estate development, and commercial property considerations in data center markets. Held at the Union League Club in New York.

DCD>Connect | Southern Europe is DCD's annual conference for Iberia and the broader Southern European data center market, now in its 18th edition. The 2026 event runs May 6-7, 2026 at the Palacio Municipal at IFEMA Madrid (new venue after prior editions at Eurostars Madrid Tower) and convenes 2,500+ professionals, 180+ international speakers, and approximately 200 partner companies. DCD is reportedly considering rebranding the series to "DCD>Connect Southwest Europe."

Guest Country and Region. 2026 features Portugal as guest country, highlighting the Sines and Lisbon subsea hubs, and Catalonia as guest region, positioning Barcelona as a Mediterranean interconnection node.

Format. Three simultaneous content stages plus two specialized forums. The AI Impact Forum focuses on AI-driven data center planning and optimization. The ESG Forum covers sustainability, energy, and efficiency. The co-located DCD>Investment Forum (Southern Europe) connects investment funds and financial teams with cloud executives. A new DCD>Compute | Madrid track runs in parallel for IT infrastructure manufacturers.

Featured Speakers (confirmed and carry-over). José Luis Friebel, Managing Director International and Chief Growth Officer, DCD. Emilio Díaz, President, SpainDC. Jorge Lis, Global Segment Leader Data Centers, ABB. Hervé Hellez, Secure Power Europe and France Strategy Leader, Schneider Electric. Sheriff Rizkalla, President, IDA (Italian Data Center Association). Expected continued presence from major investors and operators including AWS (€15.7B Aragón investment), Microsoft (€10B), Blackstone, Azora, and Sanca.

Sponsors and Partners. Schneider Electric (Main Partner). CommScope. Munters (Booth 8, sponsoring panel "Cooling the Next Generation Data Center: Where Air and Liquid Systems Meet"). Vaisala (Booth 28, environmental monitoring). The Wave Data Centers. SpainDC (host association). Dutch Data Center Association. TIA. Fedit (Spanish Federation of Technology Centres). Portman Partners. 2025 exhibitors expected to return include Vertiv, ABB, Iron Mountain, Corning, RDT Ingenieros, and VID FIREKILL.

Networking. VIP dinners, wine tastings, live shows, curated one-on-one private meetings, exclusive cocktail receptions, and dedicated executive networking spaces.

Logistics. Venue: Palacio Municipal, IFEMA Madrid, Avenida de la Capital de España 7, 28042 Madrid, Spain. Accessible via Metro Line 8 (Feria de Madrid), buses 73, 112, 122, and 828. TIA partner codes offer complimentary end-user passes and 20% supplier discounts; Munters offers a "munters-guest" code. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

Indonesia Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 runs May 7, 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta under the theme "Shaping the Future for Indonesia 4.0: Data Centers at the Core of Digital Transformation." Organized by W.Media, the convention expects roughly 1,500 attendees, with ~40% international participation and ~65% identified as key decision makers or end users.

Programming Focus

• Indonesia's data center pipeline across Jakarta, Batam, and Greater Jakarta
• AI and cloud demand from public sector and enterprise buyers
• Power, land, and permitting challenges for hyperscale build-out
• Submarine cable landings and cross-border interconnection (SIJORI corridor)
• Sustainability, PUE, and renewable sourcing in Southeast Asia

Who Should Attend

• Data center operators, developers, and colocation providers
• Hyperscalers and cloud platform buyers
• Government regulators and policymakers
• Banks, lenders, and infrastructure investors
• Enterprise IT and telecom leaders across Indonesia

The Tech Capital International Finance Forum and Global Awards, IFF26, is once more coming to London in May 2026. This is a must-attend event for digital infrastructure professionals worldwide, with a focus on addressing pressing global financial issues and expanding the digital infrastructure economy. The forum offers a unique platform for networking and exchanging groundbreaking ideas, providing attendees with the opportunity to expand their professional network and gain expertise. With a combined market cap exceeding US$1.6 trillion, the event is the ultimate platform for industry leaders to convene, inspire, and forge valuable connections.

This fifth annual gathering unites 400+ data centre, fibre, edge, AI, cell towers, new tech, energy, finance, investment, and legal leaders from 40 nations under the theme "Connecting Capital, Creating Future."

DICE National is a three-day data center investment and development conference organized by Bisnow. The 2026 edition runs May 12 to 14 at the Bethesda North Marriott in Rockville, MD, with over 1,000 attendees expected.

Programming includes 20+ panels covering AI infrastructure, power strategy, site selection and permitting, workforce talent, network edge design, and supply chain procurement. Speakers include executives from AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, CyrusOne, Digital Realty, Equinix, Blackstone, Partners Group, and GI Partners.

Registration is $1,299.