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Data Center World
April 20-23, 2026
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.
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2026 Event Schedule

Data Center World delivers expert strategy and insight on the technologies and concepts you need to know to plan, manage, and optimize your data center. Data Center World 2026 educational conference programming is focused on the rapidly advancing data center technologies like edge computing, co-location, hyperscale, and predictive analytics – all within a rapidly changing global business climate – in order to give attendees a leg up on their competitors to become the new trailblazers of the data center.

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Apr 20 Monday | 8:00 am
Workshop Breakfast
Location: Level 2 Concourse and 201-207 Hallway and Salons
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Conference Meals
Apr 20 Monday | 9:00 am
Building the Next Generation Data Center Workforce
Speakers: Andrew Fanara  (Casne), Robert Weinman  (International Coaching Federation (ICF)), TJ Ciccone  (Menlo Digital), Josh Labrie  (Northern Virginia Community College)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Workshop
Investor Briefing: Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Christopher Greaves  (Data Center World)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Leadership Workshop: The Now, New and Next in Data Center Infrastructure Management
Speaker: Jad Jebara  (Hyperview)
Location: 202A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Workshop
The Data Center Energy Playbook: Nuclear Solutions for the Digital Economy
Speakers: Brian Smith  (Idaho National Laboratory), Mark Gusakov  (The Digital Infrastructure Alliance; Conn3ct Data), Paul Talbot  (INL)
Location: 201
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Workshop
Apr 20 Monday | 9:05 am
Investor Briefing: Fireside Chat | Investing at AI Scale: How Switch is Building Infrastructure that Lowers Costs and Leads the Market
Speakers: Madonna Park  (Switch), Bill Kleyman  (Data Center World)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 10:00 am
Investor Briefing: Presentation | Charting the AI Roadmap: Keeping Up With Chip Advancements 
Speaker: Vlad Galabov  (Omdia)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 10:30 am
Investor Briefing: Break
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Workshop Break
Location: Grand Lobby Bridge
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Conference Meals
Workshop Coffee Break
Location: Level 2 Concourse and 201-207 Hallway
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Conference Meals
Apr 20 Monday | 10:45 am
Investor Briefing: Panel | Capital on Tap: Will Investment Keep Pace with AI Scaling?  
Speakers: Omer Farooq  (Bank of America), Genevieve Maltais-Boisvert  (DigitalBridge Investment Management)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 11:15 am
Investor Briefing: Panel | How Innovation and Collaboration Fuel the Data Center Ecosystem
Speakers: Kazim Tehir-Kheli  (Viking Data Centers), Lijun He  (GE Vernova)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 12:00 pm
Investor Briefing Lunch
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Workshop Lunch
Location: Level 2 Concourse and 201-207 Hallway and Salons
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Apr 20 Monday | 1:00 pm
Investor Briefing: Panel | Watt's Hot Presentation Series
Speakers: Dave Bell  (VoltaGrid), Dr. Richard Bonner  (Accelsius), Jad Jebara  (Hyperview)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
More Massive Still! Delivering AI-Driven Scale in the Face of Historic Constraints
Speakers: Greg Stover  (Vertiv), Al Nichols  (Silverback Data Center Solutions), Josh Claman  (Accelsius), Kourosh Nemati  (NVIDIA), Nathan Mallamace  (Supermicro), Rob Curtis  (AMD), Sherman Ikemoto  (Cadence Design Systems)
Location: Ballroom C
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale & Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Workshop
Omdia Analyst Summit
Location: 207A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Omdia Analyst Summit
The Trillion Dollar AIDC Boom: From Megaclusters and Microgrids to the Moon
Speakers: Vlad Galabov  (Omdia), Manoj Sukumaran  (Omdia), Alan Howard  (Omdia)
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Omdia Summit
Apr 20 Monday | 1:45 pm
Investor Briefing: Panel | Risk and Resilience: Overcoming Operational and Technology Challenges
Speakers: Jim Simonelli  (Schneider Electric), Matthew Archibald  (nVent)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 2:30 pm
Investor Briefing: Break
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Workshop Break
Location: Grand Lobby Bridge
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Conference Meals
Workshop Coffee Break
Location: Level 2 Concourse and 201-207 Hallway
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Conference Meals
Apr 20 Monday | 2:45 pm
Investor Briefing: Presentation | Navigating a Shifting National Regulatory Landscape 
Speakers: Jane Accomando  (Morgan Lewis), Danielle Burt  (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
Apr 20 Monday | 3:15 pm
Investor Briefing Panel | Not in My Backyard: Diffusing Tensions and Accelerating Approvals 
Speakers: Ernest Popescu  (Metrobloks), Charles Hua  (PowerLines), Gregory Rapisarda  (Saul Ewing), Christopher Greaves  (Data Center World), Darcy Nothnagle  (Steelhead Strategic)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Session Type: Investor Briefing
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Solution Spotlight: D Volt Co.
Location: EXPO Hall, The Uptime Stage, Booth 165
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Session Type: Solution Spotlight