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2025 Agenda

The inaugural DPX program will feature a groundbreaking lifecycle framework to address the collision between data center growth and grid modernization. Structured around three critical phases—Site Selection, Development, and Operations—the agenda integrates cross-sector dialogue, regulatory alignment, and technical innovation.

Check back for updates – additional details and speakers will be added as they are finalized.

Tuesday, October 28

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Opening Keynote Breakfast

• The $2 Trillion Challenge
  A high-level framing session that Explores AI-driven power demand, infrastructure costs, and market alignment. 

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9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Lifecycle Phase 1: Site Selection

• Grid Modernization Under Pressure
  Examines grid constraints, transmission delays, and market structure impacts. 

• Fixing the Front Door 
  Tackles interconnection delays, co-location barriers, and cost allocation models. 

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10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Networking Break & Solutions Showcase

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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Lifecycle Phase 2: Development

• Streamlining Permitting
  Focuses on regulatory delays, local opposition, and environmental compliance. 

• Advancing On-Site Power
  Covers SMRs, hybrids, and geothermal for data center resilience and flexibility. 

• Financing the Future 
  Highlights new models for financing resilient, community-facing infrastructure. 

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Networking Lunch & Solutions Showcase

• Open networking alongside a curated set of infrastructure solution providers. Vendors will have an opportunity to showcase tools for forecasting, dispatchable capacity, permitting workflow automation, and on-site generation or storage solutions.

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2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Lifecycle Phase 3: Operations

• AI-Driven Grid Modernization
  Showcases AI for forecasting, demand management, and stakeholder transparency. 

• Designing Resilient Sites
  Explores modular site design, edge computing, and water strategy integration. 

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3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Networking Break & Solutions Showcase

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4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Forward Planning

• State Regulatory Innovation
  Highlights how states manage growth, protect ratepayers, and share benefits.

• Planning in Crisis Mode
  Scenario panel on legal, financial, and operational fallout from delays.

• Collaborative Infrastructure Planning
  Explores how trust, risk sharing, and community input shape successful projects.

• Closing Keynote: Federal Action and Industry Synthesis
  Federal outlook on permitting, transmission, cost allocation, and policy.

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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Networking Reception

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*Schedule subject to change.

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