M&A and Financing Strategies in the AI-Era: Understanding Data Center Demand and Design

Agenda - Day 1

12:20 – 13:10

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. 

  • Chair

    Elles Houweling
    Senior Reporter
    TMT Finance

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    Asher Genoot
    CEO
    Hut 8

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    Matthew DeNezza
    CFO
    Crusoe Energy

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    Ali Fenn
    President
    Lancium

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    David Rench
    CFO
    Applied Digital

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    Jennifer Huffstetler
    Chief Product Sustainability Officer
    Intel