Event Agenda
Explore the Conversations Driving America’s AI Infrastructure Future
From power and energy to cooling, construction, operations, and leadership strategy, Data Center Americas delivers practical insights for the professionals building the next generation of digital infrastructure.
The rapid growth of AI is creating unprecedented demand for data center capacity, power, cooling, and operational excellence. Data Center Americas brings together industry leaders to share strategies, lessons learned, and forward-looking perspectives on the challenges shaping the future of digital infrastructure.
Explore the agenda to discover keynotes, educational sessions, panel discussions, and networking opportunities designed to help attendees navigate an evolving industry landscape.
Keynote: Building the AI Factory: How a Franchise Model is Paving the Way
As surging compute demand outpaces traditional data center timelines, building for the future demands a fresh approach. In this keynote, Applied Digital CEO and Co-Founder Wes Cummins reveals how the company's franchise-style blueprint is pioneering…
Topic/Track: Keynote
The Social License to Build: Securing Community Trust for the Next Generation of Data Centers
The data center industry is racing to meet unprecedented demand, but its ability to scale is increasingly constrained by something that cannot be solved through engineering or capital alone: public acceptance. Across the U.S. and…
Topic/Track: Builders
Panel: Nuclear Deployment for AI at Scale
AI is creating unprecedented demand for reliable, high-density power, putting new pressure on the data center industry to find energy solutions that can scale quickly. This panel will examine the practical path toward nuclear-powered data…
Topic/Track: Energizers
Waste to Data: Power, Cooling and AI Capacity
The expansion of AI infrastructure is creating challenges that go well beyond access to electricity. This session explores Waste to Data, an approach developed in Brazil that integrates urban waste recovery, firm power, cooling and…
Topic/Track: Energizers
Executive Fireside Chat: Powering AI - How Project Finance and M&A Are Reshaping Data Center Development
Artificial intelligence is transforming data center development, financing, and acquisitions. As hyperscale demand accelerates, reliable power has become critical to project viability, investment decisions, and transaction strategy. This session will explore how project finance and…
Topic/Track: Energizers