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Data Center World
April 20-23, 2026
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.
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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 21 Tuesday | 10:00 am
Beyond CFD: Unlocking Data Center Resilience with Co-Simulation
Speaker: Nick Gmitter  (DLB Associates)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 11:00 am
Spark Session: 3 Ideas for Building Data Centers Faster
Speakers: Mark Hamilton  (TECfusions), Joel Ogren  (Assured Communications), Scott John  (Target Hospitality)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Spark Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 1:00 pm
Scaling the Data Center Industry: A Siskel & Ebert-Style Critique of White Papers on Meeting Explosive Demand
Speakers: Doug Mouton  (Mouton Services), Sean James  (NVIDIA)
Location: Ballroom C
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 2:00 pm
Managing Data Center Growth: A Public Sector Perspective
Speakers: Buddy Rizer  (Loudoun County Economic Development), Bryan Rothamel  (Culpeper County), Christopher G Morris  (State of West Virginia), Garrett Wright  (Rankin First Economic Development), Chris Pumphrey  (Signal Ventures GA, LLC), Reena Brilliot  (City of Santa Clara)
Location: 202A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
There's No Such Thing as a Free Ride: The Real Costs of Free Cooling
Speaker: Christopher Muller  (AAF International)
Location: 207A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 10:00 am
From Kits of Parts to Market Ecosystems: A Systems View of Industrialized Construction
Speakers: Amy Marks  (Compass Datacenters), Marc Paolicelli  (RK Industries, LLC), Shahab Ahmed  (Siemens)
Location: 202A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 1:30 pm
How Solid-State Transformers Accelerate Time to Usable Compute and Enable the Next Generation of Data Centers
Speaker: Greg Tremelling  (Amperesand)
Location: 207A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Winning Over the "Not In My Backyard" Crowd
Speaker: Parker Slaybaugh  (Virginia Connects/LINK Public Affairs)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 3:30 pm
Designing for 100kW Racks: How Modular Pods Accelerate the AI-Ready Data Center
Speakers: Thomas Humphrey  (Schneider Electric), Amy Marks  (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Ballroom C
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
The Great Buildout: Risk, Hype, and the Future of Data Centers
Speakers: Rachel Rosenfeld  (Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP), Doug Powers  (KKR Infrastructure), Lisa Youngers  (Edgeconnex), Colby Cox  (DC Byte), Brandie Williams  (Data Center Mission Critical)
Location: 202A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 23 Thursday | 10:15 am
Automation Advances in Data Center Physical Security
Moderator: Steve Caroselli  (Orion Entrance Control, Inc.)
Speakers: Jimmy Lindsey  (Cipher Digital, Inc.), William Joe Fallon, AVSEC PM, RCDD, ESS, PSP, CISSP  (Faith Group, LLC), Mike McGovern, PSP®  (Orion Entrance Control, Inc.)
Location: 207B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Risk-Informed Decisions: Considering Blast Hazard Scenarios in Operational Continuity of Data Centers
Speakers: Travis Holland  (Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants), Alok Dua  (Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session