Global Data Centre & Cloud Expo Canada

Powering AI is a dedicated co-located platform at GDCC 2026, bringing together technology innovators, data centre leaders, energy and utility executives, investors, and policymakers to address one of the defining challenges of the AI era: how Canada can build the infrastructure and power systems required to support AI at scale, responsibly. As AI workloads accelerate demand for reliable electricity, advanced data centres, high-performance computing, cooling, connectivity and resilient grids, Powering AI explores the convergence of energy, digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence, with a strong emphasis on building sustainably, efficiently and responsibly. The programme examines the energy challenge of the intelligence age, sustainable AI infrastructure, investment in the infrastructure behind the AI revolution, and the growing importance of water, cooling and resilience. It explores the role of nuclear, natural gas, renewable energy and modern grid infrastructure in powering Canada’s AI ambitions while considering the environmental, economic and community responsibilities that must accompany this growth. Powering AI is where Canada’s AI ambition meets the infrastructure required to make it possible, responsibly.