Network World's guide to data center, I&O, and network conferences around the world.
Credit: Samuel Ponce / Shutterstock
Ready to travel to gain hands-on experience with new networking and infrastructure tools? Tech conferences – in person and virtual – give attendees a chance to access product demos, network with peers, earn continuing education credits, and catch a celebrity keynote or live entertainment. Check out our calendar of upcoming network, I&O, and data center conferences, and let us know if we’re missing any of your favorites.
February 2026
- Cisco AI Summit, San Francisco, California: February 3
- Cisco Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands: February 9-13
- Gartner CIO Leadership Forum, Phoenix, Arizona: February 23-24
March 2026
- Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain: March 2-5
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Mumbai, India: March 9-10
- Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, London, U.K.: March 9-10
- Compute Summit, Barcelona, Spain: March 10-11
- Enterprise Connect, Las Vegas, Nevada: March 10-12
- Nvidia GTC AI, San Jose, California: March 16-19
- APEC 2026, San Antonio, Texas, March 22-26
- DCD>Connect, New York City: March 23-24
- RSAC, San Francisco, California: March 23-26
- ISC West, Las Vegas, Nevada: March 23-27
- Domopalooza, Salt Lake City, Utah: March 24-27
April 2026
- Data Center World, Washington, D.C.: April 20-23
- Google Cloud Next, Las Vegas, Nevada: April 22-24
- American Data Centers Forum, Houston, Texas: April 23-24
May 2026
- SalesForce Tableau Conference, San Diego, California: May 5-7
- SANS Security Central, New Orleans, Louisiana: May 11-16
- HackMiami 1101, Miama, Florida: May 12-16
- Data Center Expo, San Jose, California: May 18-19
- TechEx North America, San Jose, California: May 18-19
- Dell Technologies World, Las Vegas, Nevada: May 18-21
- Cisco Live, Las Vegas, Nevada: May 31-June 4
June 2026
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 1-3
- MLCon, San Diego, California: June 1-5
- AI Summit, London, England: June 10-11
July 2026
- SANSFIRE, Washington, D.C.: July 13-18
August 2026
- Black Hat USA, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 1-6
- DEF CON, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 6-9
September 2026
- Dreamforce, San Francisco, California: September 15-17
October 2026
- infra/STRUCTURE 2026, Las Vegas, Nevada: October 6-8
- Gartner IT Symposium | Xpo, Orlando, Florida: October 19-22
- Oracle AI World, Las Vegas, Nevada: October 25-28
November 2026
- KubeCon | CloudNativeCon, Atlanta, Georgia: November 10-13
December 2026
- The AI Summit New York, New York City: December 9-10
