Data Centers & National Security Summit 2026

Defense Strategies Institute’s Data Centers & National Security Summit will convene senior leaders, top experts, and strategic decision makers from across the Commercial Sector, Federal Government, DoW, National Labs, and Academia for in-depth discussions on powering and securing critical data center infrastructure in support of national security. This forum aims to explore the technologies and strategies that ensure data centers operate efficiently and securely, with a focus on power management, cooling systems, and operational resilience. The AI boom is driving an unprecedented global build-out of digital infrastructure, with trillions of dollars flowing into data centers that will power the next generation of economic growth, defense capabilities, and technological leadership. As computing capacity, energy availability, and infrastructure security become strategic assets, understanding the intersection of data centers and national security has never been more urgent. Powering data centers is now a critical national security issue, underpinning essential sectors including defense, finance, healthcare, telecommunication, etc. The Summit will bring together leaders from government, industry, and academia to address power, energy, and cooling challenges, offering insights on emerging energy solutions, securing and scaling data center infrastructure, networking strategies for AI-scale workloads, public-private partnerships, innovative power and cooling solutions, sector-specific approaches, sustainability, grid resilience, and cost management for next-generation facilities.