What Can You Expect at Advancing Data Center Retrofits?
Advancing Data Center Retrofits 2026 is the only dedicated, peer-led forum focused on helping data center owners, operators, design teams and contractors modernize live facilities, increase capacity and prepare legacy infrastructure for AI-ready workloads. Across three days of technical case studies, interactive sessions and candid peer exchange, you’ll explore how to unlock capacity within existing data centers, integrate new power, cooling and critical systems with legacy infrastructure, and deliver complex upgrades without compromising uptime. Expect practical insight into managing risk, sequencing work, overcoming site constraints, and aligning design, construction and operations teams to deliver data center retrofit projects with confidence.
Technical Case Studies
Real project deep dives showing how data center retrofit programs are being designed and delivered at scale, with practical lessons on what worked, what didn’t and how teams navigated live-site constraints.
Panels & Peer Discussion
Hear how owners, operators, engineers, contractors and delivery partners are approaching retrofit challenges, improving collaboration and making better decisions across complex upgrade programs
Audience Discussions
Take part in candid conversations designed to help you benchmark approaches, share challenges and learn directly from peers working on active data center retrofit projects.
Key Benefits of Attending
Upgrade Live Facilities Without Compromising Uptime
Learn how retrofit teams are sequencing power, cooling and infrastructure upgrades around active operations to reduce risk and keep critical environments running.
Plan Smarter from Day One
Benchmark how owners, operators, engineers and contractors are aligning earlier to avoid redesign, reduce rework and build more coordinated retrofit programs.
Keep Retrofit Projects Moving
Discover practical approaches to managing dependencies, evolving requirements and site constraints so upgrade programs stay on track.
Enable Phased Delivery with Temporary Systems
Explore how temporary power and cooling strategies can support phased construction while protecting operational continuity.
Strengthen Vendor Coordination
Hear how teams are improving procurement, vendor alignment and onsite control to overcome lead times and delivery complexity.
Attending Companies Include
Who Should Attend?
As retrofit programs become central to capacity growth, success depends on how effectively design, construction & facilities operations teams align from the outset. Join us to connect with the leading hyperscalers, colocators, design firms and contractors sharing how retrofit programs are planned, coordinated & delivered in practice.
Design & Engineering Teams
- Assess real‑world site constraints earlier to avoid rework and redesign later
- Develop buildable designs that integrate with existing infrastructure
- Learn how peers are balancing performance, flexibility & long‑term scalability
Construction & Delivery Teams
- Improve how projects are phased and sequenced to reduce delays and disruption
- Strengthen coordination across contractors, vendors & operators onsite
- Deliver upgrades with greater certainty despite evolving requirements and constraints
Facilities & Operations Teams
- Manage change and maintain reliability while increasing capacity
- Develop retrofit programs that can be executed consistently across your data center portfolio
- Learn how peers are increasing capacity while minimizing risk to live environments
Explore the Full Event Guide
- 18+ Expert Speakers from Meta, Microsoft, Black & Veatch, Clayco, & more
- 80+ Operators, Engineers, Construction Leaders & Retrofit Experts
- 10+ Hours of Dedicated Networking Opportunities
- Additional Networking with 800+ Leaders from Advancing Data Center Construction East
Explore the Agenda
Gain practical insight into upgrading live data center environments, from expanding constrained sites to integrating new systems with legacy infrastructure.
Partner With Us
Align your brand with the data center decision-makers tackling upgrade, redundancy and efficiency challenges across existing facilities.
Join Data Center Experts
Connect with hyperscalers, colocators, design firms and contractors modernizing live facilities, minimizing risk and unlocking capacity without full rebuilds.