Upcoming Industry Events

Keynote: Is your infrastructure ready for AI? Design infrastructure that is resilient, flexible, and scalable.

Date: April 17, 2026, 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Speaker: Philip Hu, Managing Director, NAPAC, Uptime Institute

Is your infrastructure ready to meet the demands of artificial intelligence? Explore how to build resilient, adaptable, and scalable systems to meet the stringent requirements of modern AI applications. In this engaging conference, Uptime , with its global experience optimizing over 400MW of AI workloads, discusses key strategies for balancing computing, power, and cooling to support continuous high-performance operation. You will gain actionable insights and develop a comprehensive and systematic design methodology, leaving no critical detail overlooked, allowing you to confidently build and manage future-proof AI environments.

Budućnost Data centara: Tehnologija, energija, regulativa
Uptime Institute entering Serbian market: Tier certifications and AI challenges (co-presented with ENEL PS)

Date: April 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

Speaker: David Zika, Regional Sales Director, Central and Eastern Europe, Uptime Institute

Location: Plenary Session - Hall 1

• As the Balkan data center market continues to grow, Uptime Institute is entering the Serbian market in partnership with ENEL PS, with a focus on customers in Serbia and Montenegro. The presentation will cover the critical role of resiliency in data center design, construction and operations, as well as cybersecurity considerations for non-IT infrastructure.
• David will also explore whether AI represents a challenge or an opportunity for the industry and introduce Uptime Institute's focused service offerings designed to address these emerging demands.

Speaker: Morris Nmor, Regional Lead, Anglophone West Africa, Uptime Institute

Five Data Center Predictions for 2026

Date: April 23, 2026, 14:00-14:25

Location: Stage 3

Speaker: Dr. Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director of Sustainability, Europe, Uptime Institute

Join Tomas Rahkonen for his session on some of the latest developments and challenges currently shaping the industry, looking beyond the more obvious trends of 2026. AI is transforming data center strategies, but its impact remains uneven due to unclear demand, complex infrastructure needs, and long development timelines. Growth in AI workloads will continue to be driven by a small number of large organizations with the resources to deploy high-density systems. Challenges in securing power, managing advanced cooling requirements and capital project delays will persist or intensify. At the same time, AI automation tools will move from pilot projects to operations, delivering measurable efficiency gains. And, as new AI applications begin to show real business value, data center operators will need targeted investments and plan carefully to keep pace.

Panel: From CapEx to OpEx: Re-Engineering the Commercial Model for Modern Data Centres

Date: May 19, 2026, 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Speaker: Jeff Wood, Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute

Flexible contracts and usage-based pricing are transforming how operators manage risk and profitability. This presentation will explore the operational and financial benefits of consumption models, how to embed ESG metrics into pricing strategies, and methods for sharing risk and increasing transparency. Attendees will learn how modern commercial models can drive both business efficiency and customer satisfaction.

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Presentation: Energy Efficiency in Digital Infrastructure: The Opportunity Beneath the Challenge

Date: May 19, 2026, 1:00 - 1:30 PM

Speaker: Jay Paidipati, Vice President of Energy and Sustainability Program Management, Uptime Institute

Energy efficiency is at the heart of building truly sustainable digital infrastructure. While design plays an important role, the way a data center is operated day to day—how energy is monitored, managed, and optimized—has an even greater long-term impact. Improving energy efficiency won’t solve every challenge facing data center operators, but it can address many of them—reducing environmental impact, lowering operating costs, and strengthening operational resilience. Small improvements in how facilities are measured, managed, and optimized can translate into significant savings at scale. This presentation will look at practical steps operators can take to improve their energy efficiency from lessons learned in the field. 

Panel Discussion: Is AI distracting us from the real benefits and uses of Colo’s?

Date: June 23, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Panelist: Eben Owen, Senior Director of Sales, Uptime Institute

DCD>Debate: Machine‑led vs. human‑led - Who should run operations?

Date: October 26, 2026, 13:30 — 14:15

Speaker: Mustapha Louni, Chief Business Officer, Uptime Institute