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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 20 Monday | 9:00 am
Workshop: 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), Alli Burton  (Development Group from Digital), Amy Garner  (Vantage Data Centers), Chrissy Olsen  (MPINarada), Tiffany Kovaleski  (The GOR Group)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Workshop
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: Ballroom C
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Workshop
Apr 21 Tuesday | 10:00 am
The Day Two Imperative: Automating Data Center Operations Beyond the Build
Speakers: Joel Chakkalakal  (Americase, LLC.), Rob Lawson-Shanks  (MOLG), Avir Kalva  (Critical Risk Solution), Justin Canales  (Meta), Shashank Gupta  (Fleet Data Center)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 11:00 am
Quantum and Post-Quantum Readiness for Secure Data Centers
Speakers: Ankit Gupta  (Exeter Finance LLC), Shilpi Mittal  (Tyson Foods Inc.)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 1:00 pm
AI Bubble: Debunking the Myths and Misconceptions
Speakers: Manoj Sukumaran  (Omdia), Vlad Galabov  (Omdia)
Location: 207A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 2:00 pm
Solving the Unsolvable with the Strangeness of Quantum Computing
Speaker: Austin Lin  (IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee - Quantum Technologies)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 21 Tuesday | 3:00 pm
AI Agents as Your Always-On Electrical Engineers: They don't blink an 'I'
Speaker: Karimulla Shaikh  (Volta Insite, Inc.)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 1:30 pm
Silicon, Models, and Megawatts: Supporting AI Workloads in the Modern Data Center
Speakers: Chris James  (NoesisAI Inc.), Ben Dooley  (NoesisAI Inc.)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 2:30 pm
Spark Session: 3 Ideas Emerging Tech Ideas for Data Center Ops
Speakers: Uri Soroka  (Apolo), Andrew Grier  (Meta), Matt Stevens  (Crom)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Spark Session
Too Hot to Handle? Smarter Data Center Cooling for Smarter Workloads
Speakers: Mauro Atalla  (Trane Technologies), Phill Lawson-Shanks  (Aligned Data Centers)
Location: 202A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 22 Wednesday | 3:30 pm
A Smarter Cooling Journey: From Silicon Die to Ambient with Unmatched with Unmatched Efficiency
Speakers: Shahar Belkin  (ZutaCore), My Truong  (ZutaCore)
Location: 206
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Apr 23 Thursday | 10:15 am
Edge to Insight: Unlocking the Full Value of Data in Your Digital Infrastructure
Speakers: Arlen Nipper  (Cirrus Link), Michael Geuss  (QTS), Christopher Markstein  (Inductive Automation), Matt Sarcopski  (QTS Data Centers), Jason King  (RoviSys)
Location: 202B
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session
Executable Digital Twins and Virtual Commissioning in Data Centers
Speakers: Jessica Huang  (Siemens Digital Industries Software), Antonio Caruso  (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
Location: 207A
Pass Type: AFCOM Solution Provider, All Access Conference, Industry Conference, Standard Conference
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Conference Session