DCN Toronto 2026 > Agenda

Agenda

08:00 - 09:00

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10

Hall 1

Welcome Address

9:10 - 9:50

Hall 1

Canada’s AI moment: Building the powerhouse in the North

Hall 2

AI Sovereignty in Canada: What will it take to be crowned king ?

9:55 - 10:30

Hall 1

When hydropower dries up: Navigating the next energy challenge

Hall 2

Maple leaves and megawatts: Measuring true data center sustainability

Hall 3

Canada: The new frontier for global data center growth

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:35

Hall 1

Liquid limits - Can cooling tech keep up with AI’s heatwave?

Hall 2

From server racks to city blocks: Canada’s waste-heat revolution

Hall 3

Taking the plunge: Innovative cooling for Canada's data centers

11:45 - 12:20

Hall 1

Watts up, Canada? Recharging the grid for the digital age

Hall 2

Charging ahead: How battery innovation boosts data center resilience

Hall 3

Scaling up: Canada’s data centers in the age of Enterprise AI

12:25 - 13:00

Hall 1

From bits to bricks: Streamlining Canada’s data center supply chain

Ciarán Forde
VP of Strategic Accounts & Alliances, EMEA at Eaton

Hall 2

East vs. west: Who wins Canada’s next data center boom?

Hall 3

Raising the bar: Building Canada’s AI-ready data centers

13:00 - 14: 00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:35

Hall 1

Direct Current, clear advantage: Powering smarter data center operations

Hall 2

Northern lights, secure bytes: Protecting Canada’s digital hubs

Hall 3

Developing talent for Canada’s evolving data center industry

14:45 - 15:20

Hall 1

Balancing scale and speed: Canada’s strategy for AI inference

Hall 2

Data Sovereignty - Is this a catalyst or constraint for the Cloud?

Hall 3

Ontario and beyond: Exploring the quantum frontier

15:30 - 16:05

Hall 1

Tuning in: The future of Canada's 5G network

Hall 2

The fiber fast lane: Accelerating Canada’s data center connectivity

Hall 3

Public power, private growth: Who’s driving Canada’s data center boom?

16:10 - 17:30

Networking Drinks