FountainHead RI: The Intelligence Economy — AI, Energy & Capital Summit
Powerful convening on AI & data center infrastructure. Rare opportunity to engage directly w/ the people shaping where and how it is built.
FountainHead RI is hosting a national, cross-state convening focused on how states across the U.S. are preparing for the next wave of AI and data center infrastructure, from power and siting to permitting, capital, and climate constraints. While hosted in Rhode Island, this event is designed for state officials, developers, utilities, investors, and enterprise leaders working across multiple states, offering a rare opportunity to engage directly with the people shaping where and how AI infrastructure gets built.
This event is guaranteed to bring together some of the area's top business and community leaders to learn, grow, and connect.
Opening Remarks (Commencing at 5 pm EST)
Stefan Pryor - Rhode Island Commerce Secretary
Jerry Wang - Executive Chairman, Faraday Future
Shannon Gilkey - Rhode Island Commisioner of Post Secondary Education and Member of the State's AI Task Force
Panel Topics:
Panel 1: From Policy to Power: How Institutions Are Betting on AI Infrastructure
Moderator - Vanessa Alvarez, Former Data Center Efficiency Leader, Microsoft
• Marc Powell — Managing Director, US Infrastructure, Alvarez & Marsal - [email protected]
• Lucio Montes — Data Center Manager, Amazon - [email protected]
• Benjamin Dynkin — Head of AI Governance for Global Markets, Barclays
• Marc Powell — Managing Director, US Infrastructure, Alvarez & Marsal
• Lucio Montes — Data Center Manager, Amazon
Panel 2: Competing to Win: What States and Companies Must Do to Lead the AI Infrastructure Race
Moderator: Andrej Danis— Head of Americas, Digital Infrastructure & Telecom, AlixPartners
• Steven Brown — VP of Global Digital Energy, Schneider Electric
• Anne Zink — CEO & Founder, 5x5
• Arnell Milhouse — CEO & Co-Founder, yconic
Location: Rhode Island Convention Center
Sponsors & Speakers Include:
Rhode Island Commerce, Schneider Electric, Alvarez and Marsal, Mericka Group, Lydonia, CVT, Colossal, Alix Partners, Barclays, Amazon