Data Centre Events Timeline

The events list below may interest the UK data centre community.

We periodically update this list, along with other sector and topic timelines, so do let us know any additions or errors

March 2, 2026 – 3rd Annual Energy Transition Summit. The Economist. Intercontinental London O2. London
March 3, 2026 - Robotics Industry Showcase 2026. InnovateUK. Milton Keynes
March 4-5, 2026 – Data Centre World, ExCel London
March 4-5, 2026 – Big Data & AI World 2026. ExCel London
March 4-5, 2026 – Cloud & AI Infrastructure, ExCel London
March 4-5, 2026 – Energy From Waste. Convene Conference Centre, London
March 9-10, 2026 – ECR Net Zero Conference 2026. Birmingham
March 10-11, 2026 – Climate and Energy Summit 2026. Chatham House. London
March 10-11, 2026 – Hydrogen UK's 2026 Conference and Awards. NEC, Birmingham
March 11-12, 2026 – Energy Technology Live 2026. NEC, Birmingham
March 13, 2026 - Closing date for Ofgem consultation on electricity demand connections reform
March 16-17, 2026 – AI Standards Hub Global Summit 2026. Online and Glasgow
March 22, 2026 - World Water Day
March 25-26, 2026 – Datacloud Energy Europe. Brussels. Belgium
March 26, 2026 – Invest North East Lincolnshire: Industrial Connections NEL. British Business Bank. Grimsby Auditorium. Grimsby
March 26, 2026 – RenewablesUK Smart Energy 2026. Europa Hotel, Belfast
March 26, 2026 - Data Centre West & Wales Spring Party. 15 Castle Street, Cardiff
March 31, 2026 – Expected end of UK government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
March 31 - April 4, 2026 – Manchester Tech Week 2026 including DTX Manchester
March 2026 – Provisional closing date for inclusion of projects in Round 11 of the DESNZ Green Heat Network Fund

April 6, 2026 – UK government implements its statutory sick pay and day one rights changes under employment legislation
April 10-11, 2026 – International Conference on Data Science and AI For Social Good and Responsible Innovation (DASGRI 2026). School of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London
April 13-15, 2026 – Generative AI Summit, Novotel London West, London
April 15-17, 2026 – UK Energy Storage Conference UKES26. University of Edinburgh
April 27-28, 2026 – Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026. London
April 28-29, 2026 – UK Technology Specialists Network Conference. UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy. Stratford-upon-Avon
April 28-29, 2026 – Innovation Zero World Congress. Olympia, London
April 29-30, 2026 – Solar & Storage Live London 2026., ExCel London
April 29-30, 2026 – Digital Transformtation |EXPO (DTX) Manchester 2026. Manchester Central Convention Complex

May 11-13, 2026 – Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2026. ExCeL London
May 13, 2026 – National GovTech Show and Exhibition 2026. London
May 13-14, 2026 – All-Energy Exhibition & Conference. SEC Glasgow
May 14, 2026 – Digital Transformation Conference. London
May 18, 2026 – The Great North Investment Summit. Leeds Dock
May 19-21, 2026 – UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), Royal Armories Museum and New Dock, Leeds
May 27-28, 2026 – Connected North 2026. Manchester Central Convention Complex

June 2, 2026 – Government Technology & AI Summit 2026. QEII Centre, London
June 2-3, 2026 – Gas, LNG & The Future of Energy 2026. City of London
June 2-4, 2026 – Datacloud Global Conference. Palaise Des Festivals, Cannes, France
June 3-4, 2026 – Festival of Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering. Smart Manufacturing Week. NEC Birmingham
June 8-12, 2026 – London Tech Week
June 10-11, 2026 – The AI Summit. Tobacco Dock, London
June 10-11, 2026 – Future of Utilities Summit. QEII Centre, London
June 16-17, 2026 – Global Offshore Wind 2026. Manchester
June 18, 2026 - Expected publication of Fostering Effective Energy Transition Report 2026 by the World Economic Forum
June 24, 2026 - Expected publication of Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026 by the World Economic Forum
June 25, 2026 – Digital Innovation Summit 2026. UK Finance. Business Design Centre. London
June 25-26, 2026 – GEN-AI: Global Conference on Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Applications, Impact and Innovations. Bolton Greater Manchester

July 7-9, 2026 – Local Government Association Annual Conference and Exhibition. Bournemouth
July 9-10, 2026 – 14th Computing Conference 2026. Clayton Hotel, Chiswick, London

August 13-25, 2026 - 10th International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (ICCBDC). University of Cambridge
August 26-28, 2026 – International Conference on AI In Healthcare. Imperial College London

September 8-9, 2026 – 8th Artificial Intelligence In Financial Services. Arena. Venue TBC
September 9-10, 2026 – Connected Britain. ExCel London
September 15, 2026 – UK National Data Centre Day
September 23-24, 2026 – DigiGov Expo 2026. ExCel London, Royal Victoria Dock, London
September 23-24, 2026 – Technology for Marketing 2026. ExCel London, Royal Victoria Dock, London
September 29-30, 2026 – World Energies Summit. London
September 29-30, 2026 – UK National Manufacturing Day

October 13-14, 2026 – Central Government Partnership Network CGPN 2026. Radisson Blu Hotel, Heathrow. London
October 24, 2026 – Anticipated publication date for the UN Environmental Programme’s 2026 Emissions Gas Report

November 2-3, 2026 – Future of Utilities Smart Energy Conference, Convene 133 Houndsditch. London
November 4-5, 2026 – Future of AI. FT Live. Online & London
November 23, 2026 – CBI Annual Conference. QEII Centre. London
November 25, 2026 – Electricity Storage Network Annual Conference 2026. The IET, London

December 9-10, 2026 – Fuel Capital, Partnerships and Strategy in Global Energy Conference. Energy Council. London

DISCLAIMER: The above notes on some of the UK events during 2025 that may be of interest to the data centre community should not be taken as accurate or complete. It is purely a prompt to readers to conduct their own research to reach any conclusions, decisions or actions. Readers should always refer to the event organisers for authoritative information.

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