2026 Conference Tracks
Call For Proposals Now Open
Speak at Data Center World 2026
Dynamic speakers are integral to the Data Center World conference program. For 2026, we are looking for new, unique, and engaging industry topics.
Whether you are a first-time speaker at Data Center World or returning, now is the time to submit your proposal for consideration for the 2026 conference program.
Do you have a topic that you are passionate about? Perhaps you have an interesting case study to share or a unique solution to a data center challenge? We want to hear from you!
SUBMIT BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
This track focuses on IT advancements that have recently begun to impact the data center, providing a practical look at emerging technologies and processes. You’ll hear about the most buzz-worthy topics in the news and takeaway an understanding of how they may affect current and future business norms. Separating fact from hype, you’ll learn from experts who will help you and your team navigate these ever-changing technologies. Legacy vs generative AI and its effect on IT operations, design, construction, and maintenance.
- Networking innovation for the AI era
Scale up networking for GPU clusters
Optical connectivity for AI clusters and co-packaged optics
Data center interconnection and fiber innovation
- High Voltage Power Distribution for AI (e.g. 800V DC)
Open compute design frameworks
Solid State Transformers
Battery backup innovation
MW-level rack power distribution
Bringing DC into the Data Center
- Hybrid Cooling Strategies (air and liquid)
2-phase liquid cooling
Room and facility-level CDUs and CDU clustering
Hyper-efficient cooling designs
- Next gen IT (e.g. AI computing and storage roadmaps)
Next-Gen GPU/Accelerator Architectures - GB300, B100/B200 successors, and domain-specific AI accelerators.
Alternative architectures for AI computing
Memory and storage innovation for AI
Quantum computing
- Data center operations innovation
Predictive & prescriptive maintenance using AI
Energy power management systems innovation
DCIM innovation and software tools for efficient operations
Risk, governance, security, and explainability in operational AI systems.
Automation/Robotics
- The next data center frontier
Nuclear-powered data centers
Data centers in space
Extreme Environment Deployments
Data Center BUILD
This conference track explores how companies are designing and building out their data center architectures for maximum efficiency and performance. We’ll include topics on community relations, outfitting, operating, control, maintaining a data center, as well as monitoring operations of assets, and provide expert advice across the spectrum of data center management.
Software tools for data center design
Power & cooling design for AI
Securing multi-gigawatt capacity in constrained markets
Securing capacity in constrained markets
Build, upgrade, retrofit
Site selection
Master-planned DC Campuses
Community relations
Capacity planning or optimization
Modular data centers & skidded infrastructure (incl. all prefabrication)
Micro data centers
Building a gigawatt and multi-gigawatt data center campus
Rapid-deploy AI infrastructure (e.g. data center tents)
Labor & recruiting
Local, national and international compliance on energy, AI ethics and carbon
Data center incentives
Colocation, Hyperscale & Cloud Innovation
This track explores the latest information on colocation, edge computing, cloud strategies and on-premise architectures. We’ll also include topics on application development, systems integration, and workload management.
On-premises public and private cloud infrastructure
Colocation provider selection criteria
Edge computing planning and management
Colocation planning and management
Colocation for AI (high-density colocation)
Managing capacity in volatile AI demand cycles
Existing and emerging managed services
Public cloud evolution (GPU-aaS, serverless, tools)
Multi-Tenant AI Infrastructure Models
MLOps (including shared MLOps and managed services)
AI in the cloud
Provider sustainability metrics
Workload/Cloud Repatriation
Private cloud
Sovereign cloud/ sovereign AI
Power Sourcing & Sustainability
This track covers the important issues that impact management of a sustainable mission-critical facility including how data center operators consume and conserve energy, and best practices in tracking carbon emissions. This year we’ll go deeper into how the insatiable demand for power will push innovation in a variety of new technologies including solar, wind, nuclear and more. We’ll also cover sustainability topics related to the characteristics of scope 1, 2, 3 emissions.
Power sourcing for sustainability and power challenged markets
On-premises power generation and microgrids
Cooling techniques that lower power consumption
Power consumption and management for electrical/mechanical systems
Water usage
Legal restriction on water use for industrial cooling
Regulatory impact
Sustainable water consumption strtegies
Renewable and low carbon energy sources
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact on data centers
Decommissioning legacy equipment, electronic waste, responsible disposal
Rate reduction programs (grants, rebates)
Carbon emissions tracking and accountability
Tracking of carbon emissions throughout the supply chain
Energy-as-a-service
Facilities as net power contributors (i.e. Carbon-Negative Data Centers)
