Agenda - Day 1
M&A and Financing Strategies in the AI-Era: Understanding Data Center Demand and Design
Moderator
Elles Houweling, Senior Reporter, TMT Finance
Speakers
David Rench, CFO, Applied Digital
Asher Genoot, CEO, Hut 8
Jennifer Huffstetler, Chief Product Sustainability Officer, Intel
Matthew DeNezza, CFO, Crusoe Energy
Ali Fenn, President, Lancium
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the landscape of data centers, driving significant shifts in power consumption, capacity needs, and infrastructure design. AI's demand for high-performance computing and real-time data processing is pushing data centers to scale up their power capabilities and optimize energy efficiency. This transformation presents investment opportunities as players seek advanced facilities to support AI-driven applications and begin to focus on data centers with scalable architecture, robust power management, and enhanced cooling solutions to meet the escalating demands.