April 14 - 17, 2025
Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington, D.C.
Call for Proposals is Open!
Attention Speakers! The data center industry has hit the mainstream. For 2025, our focus will be on data center IT infrastructure, mission-critical facilities management, new power designs and solutions, emerging construction practices, and the tools and technologies needed to become an AI factory. So, bring your ideas, new concepts, and emerging technologies that'll directly impact our ever-changing digital infrastructure community.
Proposals accepted until September 20, 2024.
Designed by and for Data Center Professionals
Connecting the Industry with Sustainable and Innovative Data Center Solutions
The Data Center industry is at an inflection point. Demand is multiplying while supply is constricting. The workforce is turning over and how we get things done is evolving. Sustainability and political unrest are of greater consideration than they have ever been. Enter Data Center World 2024: The only global industry event that combines real world, practitioner and thought leader expertise with in-depth research and data, and access to a full spectrum of solution providers driving the data center and digital infrastructure industry forward.
Our 4-day program features:
- 70+ Conference Sessions
- 130+ Speakers
- Pre-Conference Training
- Omdia Analyst Summit
- Innovation Challenge
- Exclusive Keynote Speakers
- Unparalleled Networking
- Over 200 Exhibiting Vendors
- Intensive Workshops
- Event Experiences
- And so much more!
No other event covers the breadth of data center industry challenges and opportunities like Data Center World. This is a must attend event for you to confront market shifts head on and connect with individuals who can help solve your most pressing challenges and deliver answers. Use Data Center World as a key building block for accelerating your strategic plans.
By attending Data Center World, data center professionals and leading technologists will take away a wealth of insights designed to propel careers, businesses, and the industry forward. Engage with peers, innovators, future talent, and leading organizations to become a market-mover in a digital economy where the data center is critical for all operations.
Meet Our 2024 Keynote Speakers
Rian Bahran, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Nuclear Technology and Strategy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Nancy Novak
Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters
Phanney Kim Brevard
Chief Strategy Officer & CIO at ETAP a brand of Schneider Electric
Ali Fenn
President, Lancium
Bill Kleyman
Program Chair, AFCOM & DCW, Apolo.us
Jennifer Majernik Huffstetler
Chief Product Sustainability Officer, Intel
Laura Smith
CVP Engineering Solutions, AMD Fellow
Network
Mix and mingle with other leading industry professionals. Data Center World offers more networking opportunities with peer professionals and industry luminaries than any other event of its kind.
Explore
Solution providers will be on hand to demonstrate products and services you can compare in real time to help you optimize your data center strategy and make the right decisions for your company.
Learn
Improve your data center management skills and stay current with educational sessions, including keynotes, panel discussions, case study presentations and exclusive workshops.
2025 Conference Tracks
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 educational programming focuses on addressing challenges like legacy vs generative AI, cooling technologies, finding alternative energy sources, colocation, and adoption of automation in the data center.
Data Center World 2024 Conference Highlights
We all know it's essential to keep up with the day-to-day management of the data center. Still, staying informed about what lies over the horizon that might seriously impact your data center's performance is also critical. Stay ahead of the curve, and prepare to manage people, processes, and technologies in new and innovative ways.
- Focusing on the Future - From the Metaverse and Virtual Reality to Liquid Cooling, we'll share ways to apply future technologies to modern use-cases
- Data Center BUILD - In its second year, this 2-day summit at Data Center World is dedicated around data center construction and design, from site-selection to material procurement to implementation.
- New! Certified Data Center Professional Training. This 2-day course is designed to expose participants to the key components of the data center.
- Careers, Networking, and+ Development - We will hear from, literally, the future of the data center industry. This 2024 conference program offered new sessions, workshops, and internship opportunities.
- Omdia Analyst Summit - The AI Data Center – Evolution or Revolution? is the hot topic of 2024. The Summit featured expert data center and cloud Analysts who will cover the latest technical observations and market forecasts and a deep dive into what data center operators should bear in mind as they address the unprecedented demand for AI.
- Expanded Expo Hall Hours - So many exhibitors, so little time! You asked for more time to visit with exhibitors and we made this happen. With over 200+ solution providers to meet with and learn from, expanded expo hours will enabled you to visit with all of them!
- PowerUp Program - Due to tremendous success, Data Center World brought back the PowerUp Program for a third consecutive year. This initiative educates and motivates students currently in technical or electrical fields of study.
Expo Hall - Solutions for Your Data Center Challenges
As disruptive technologies such as cloud, edge computing and IoT drive rapid change across all sectors, the data center remains at the core of business infrastructure.
Data Center World's Expo Hall is the only place to find the key data center technology providers displaying their solutions in one location. Network with leading solution providers and uncover all the latest technologies, products and services your company needs.
At Data Center World 2024, we hosted over 220 exhibitors, including: VoltaGrid, DDC Cabinet Technology, CoolIT, Eaton Corporation, Vertiv, Legrand, Hubbell Inc., Virginia-Georgia Transformer, and more!
Omdia Analyst Summit
The hot topic in the data center industry is artificial intelligence (AI) but does every data center operator need to invest in the headline-grabbing server clusters and infrastructure needed to train large language models? AI science is evolving fast with a distinct focus on efficiency and accelerated AI training. Data center operators need to find the balance between prematurely overspending on white elephant projects and quickly capturing the end-user demand for AI applications.
Omdia’s Cloud and Data Center Research Practice returned for its third annual Analyst Summit, presenting a third party, vendor-agnostic perspective on industry and technology trend. During the 2024 event the team shared its latest technical observations and market forecasts, and took a deep dive into what data center operators should bear in mind as they address the unprecedented demand for AI.
Real Answers For Today's Data Center Issues
Data Center World isn’t just a conference. It’s an opportunity to get hands-on time with leading solution providers, attend technical labs, and speak with a collective of like-minded and connected individuals who are shaping the future of the data center industry. By attending Data Center World, you’re making an investment in your career as well as an investment in your company’s success.
Network with the smartest and most innovative people in the data center industry
Access to the latest data center technologies
Learn new concepts for managing and expanding your data center that save your company money
Learn new efficiencies in energy control that both improve the environment and lower costs
Be among the first in the industry to learn about new product launches
Learn how to keep costs down as your data center needs and workload expands
