Register Now for Building the AI-Ready Data Center: Power and Cooling Strategies Virtual Event – Jul 15 – Jul 16, 2026
Virtual Event | July 15–16, 2026
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape digital infrastructure, today’s data centers are facing unprecedented demands for computing power, energy efficiency, cooling performance, and operational resilience. Building the AI-Ready Data Center is a two-day virtual event designed to help industry professionals understand the technologies, strategies, and best practices driving the next generation of high-performance data centers.
Produced by the editorial teams behind Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE, and Lightwave, this online event brings together leading experts to discuss the evolving relationship between power distribution, cooling systems, network infrastructure, security, and AI-driven workloads.
Attendees will gain practical insights into designing scalable, energy-efficient facilities while exploring emerging technologies that improve reliability, operational performance, and return on investment.
| Event Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Building the AI-Ready Data Center: Power and Cooling Strategies |
| Dates | July 15–16, 2026 |
| Format | Virtual Conference |
| Focus | AI infrastructure, power distribution, cooling technologies, networking, security, and data center operations. |
Topics include:
- Artificial Intelligence applications
- Power distribution and energy sourcing
- Cooling technologies and thermal management
- Fiber-optic infrastructure
- Infrastructure density and scalability
- Physical security and cybersecurity
- Modern data center operations
The conference is ideal for professionals involved in every aspect of data center planning, operations, and infrastructure, including data center owners and operators, facilities managers, IT leaders, network engineers, consultants, systems integrators, construction and design professionals, security specialists, and electronics engineers.
Featured technical sessions will examine practical solutions for building AI-ready facilities, including new approaches to high-power DC distribution using Digital Electricity® technology and strategies for improving cooling efficiency through direct evaporative cooling systems. Attendees will learn how these innovations can help reduce infrastructure complexity, improve energy performance, and support higher-density computing environments.
| Featured Sessions | Date & Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Rethinking Data Center Power Distribution: Safe, High-Power DC with Digital Electricity® |
Wednesday, July 15 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Still Efficient, Still Effective: Evaporative Cooling for Data Centers |
Wednesday, July 15 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Throughout the event, attendees will have the opportunity to learn directly from experienced editors and industry experts who cover the latest trends in digital infrastructure, networking, and data center technology.
| Event Hosts | Role |
|---|---|
| Matt Vincent | Editor in Chief, Data Center Frontier |
| Patrick McLaughlin | Editorial Director, Digital Infrastructure Group, Cabling Installation & Maintenance Digital |
| Sean Buckley | Editor in Chief, Lightwave Digital |
Join industry leaders this July to discover innovative strategies, emerging technologies, and practical solutions that will help build more resilient, efficient, and AI-ready data centers for the future.