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
- 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, 2026 – Closing date for public comments on the UK government consultation on accelerating electricity grid connections
- April 15-17, 2026 – UK Energy Storage Conference UKES26. University of Edinburgh
- April 20, 2026 - Closing date for public comments on the UK government consultation on downstream oil sector
- April 21, 2026 - National Growth Debate. Good Growth Foundation. Westminster. London
- April 21-22, 2026 - FutureNet World. InterContinental O2. London
- April 21-22, 2026 - AWS Summit. ExCel. London
- April 27-28, 2026 – Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026. London
- April 27- May 1, 2026 – Manchester Tech Week. Central Convention Centre. Manchester
- 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 Transformation 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, 2026 – 2026 King’s Speech
- May 13-14, 2026 – All-Energy Exhibition & Conference. SEC Glasgow
- May 14, 2026 – Digital Transformation Conference. London
- May 15, 2026 – London Venture Capital Summit. Guildhall. 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. Olympia. London
- 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 - Cross-Sector Battery Showcase - Advancing Innovation Across Industries. InnovateUK. Leicester
- 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 the year 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.