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​Agenda: Data Center Investing and Planning Summit – May 13-14, 2026

​Dates: May 13-14, 2026
Location: 7 World Trade Center, New York City

​​Attending this Summit offers unparalleled opportunities to connect with industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers shaping the future in the explosive data center and digital infrastructure world.

​Agenda: Data Center Investing and Planning Summit – May 13-14, 2026

​​Dates: May 13-14, 2026
Location: 7 World Trade Center, New York City

​​Overview

​​Join top data center executives, developers, designers, utilities, investors, and policy experts for an exclusive summit focused on the future of U.S. data center expansion.

​Day One May 13th : Strategy, Policy, and Planning Day One will focus on the strategic and systemic foundations required to meet the demanding energy and infrastructure market needs in the flourishing data center world. Topics included will be policy and regulation, investment and financing, land use, water resources, grid resilience planning, design and development, workforce development, and the impacts of artificial intelligence and other technologies.

​Day Two May 14th: Onsite Power Generation & Enabling Technologies Day Two will focus on the evolving technologies for onsite power generation and energy systems, including small modular reactors (SMRs), fuel cells, hydrogen, microgrids, battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar, geothermal, TENS, natural gas, and emerging heat capture and advanced cooling technologies.

​​Confirmed Speakers

• ​​​Rajiv Bazaj, VP, Energy & Sustainability Solutions, Constellation LinkedIn

• ​Bill Thomas, Chief Energy Officer, CleanArc Data Centers LinkedIn

• ​Matt Kittell, Senior Financial Specialist, Societe Generale LinkedIn

• ​Jim Costello, Head of Real Estate Economics, Chief Economist, MSCI LinkedIn

• ​Sheila Oviedo, Head of Climate Risk Products, S&P LinkedIn

• ​Radhika Mehrotra, Head of Data & Channel Partnerships, Americas, CDP LinkedIn

• ​​Peter Hoegler, Senior Manager Data Center Solutions, EDF Power Solutions North America LinkedIn

• ​​Kelsyn Rooks, Dir. of Strategic Accounts - AI Solutions, Cupix LinkedIn

• ​​Jon Williams, Chairman & CEO, Viridi LinkedIn

• ​​Ambroise Lalloz, Director of Strategic Development, First Block LinkedIn

• ​​Dr. Malio West, Senior Partner, Global Accounting LinkedIn

• ​​Aundre Oldacre, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, AoRa Development LinkedIn

• ​​Dennis Garrett, CEO, Blue Lake Clean Energy LinkedIn

• ​Brian Weed, VP Critical & Controlled Env. Services, GDI Integrated Facility Services LinkedIn

• ​Jay Peck, Managing Partner, Brookhaven Sustainability LinkedIn

• ​​Eric Bosworth, Principal, Thermal Energy Insights LinkedIn

• ​Matthew Kaplan, VP of Geothermal, Brightcore Energy LinkedIn

• ​Fulya Kocak, CEO & Founder, Fulya Kocak, LLC LinkedIn

• ​David Deutsch, COO, New Power Solutions LinkedIn

• ​Hassan Saleh, CEO, VTV Energy LinkedIn

• ​Kelly Bacon, Principal, Vice President, Buildings + Places, AECOM LinkedIn

• ​Matt Short, Chief Commercial Officer, Paddle Energy LinkedIn 

• ​David Sattler, CEO SCDesign LinkedIn

• ​Larry Skennion, CEO, Green Panther Advisory LinkedIn

• ​Alexander Schneider, Regional Sales Manager, Voltus LinkedIn

• ​Scott Donachie, CEO, Decarb Summits LinkedIn

• ​Nidhi Chadda, Founder & CEO, Enzo Advisors LLC

​​Data Center Summit Agenda

​May 13, 2026 - Day One

​8:00 AM – 8:50 AM | Registration & Networking

​8:50 AM – 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

​9:00 AM – 9:40 AM | Data Center Investing & Strategic Planning: From Permitting to Full Operations

• ​Larry Skennion (Moderator), CEO, Green Panther Advisory LinkedIn

• ​Kelly Bacon, Principal, AECOM LinkedIn

• ​Bill Thomas, Chief Energy Officer, CleanArc Data Centers LinkedIn

• ​Matt Short, Chief Commercial Officer, Paddle Energy LinkedIn 

​9:40 AM – 10:00 AM | Open Slot

​10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Balancing Data Center Expansion: Addressing Equipment Reliability and Energy Efficiency

• ​Scott Donachie (Moderator), CEO, Decarb Summits

• ​Brian Weed, VP, Critical & Controlled Environment Services, GDI Integrated Facility Services

​10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee & Networking

​11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Embracing AI from a Developer’s Perspective

• ​​Aundre Oldacre, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, AoRa Development LinkedIn

​11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Building High-Density Data Centers with Lower Environmental Costs Using Spatial Intelligence

• ​Kelsyn Rooks, Dir. of Strategic Accounts - AI Solutions, Cupix LinkedIn

​12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Lunch & Networking

​12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | The Importance of Hyperlocal Data Collection to Assess Water Risk for Data Centers

• ​Nidhi Chadda, Founder & CEO, Enzo Advisors LLC (Moderator)

• ​Sheila Oviedo, Head of Climate Risk Products, S&P LinkedIn

• ​Radhika Mehrotra, Head of Data & Channel Partnerships, Americas, CDP LinkedIn

​1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Decarbonization Opportunities for Legacy Data Centers: Optimizing Existing Cooling Infrastructure

• ​David Sattler, CEO SCDesign LinkedIn

​1:20 PM – 1:40 PM | Nuclear and Data Center Convergence: How Société Générale Sees Partnerships, Financing Structures, and Risk Mitigation Shaping Bankable, Large-Scale Deployments 

• ​Matt Kittell, Senior Financial Specialist, Société Générale LinkedIn  

​1:40 PM – 2:00 PM | Land, Leasing, and Real Estate Models

• ​Jim Costello, Head of Real Estate Economics, Chief Economist, MSCI LinkedIn

​2:00 PM | Closing Remarks

​May 14, 2026 - Day Two: Technology Showcase & Roundtables

• ​Showcasing leading technology companies

• ​Industry roundtable discussions

​Agenda details: https://luma.com/9ouwc89o

​Why Attend?

​You’ll gain actionable insights from top experts and discover the latest advancements in decarbonization, data center planning, and long-term strategy. Engage in candid discussions that drive commercial partnerships and uncover new approaches to growth, sustainability, and operations.

​This summit attracts a curated audience of:

• ​Data center operators and developers

• ​Cloud and hyperscale executives

• ​Power and utilities specialists

• ​Consultants and engineers

• ​Investors and financial institutions

• ​Government officials

• ​Legal advisors

​The result is a high-value environment for networking, collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and discovering new business opportunities.

​For more information and registration, visit: decarbsummits.com