DPX Agenda


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

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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

*Schedule subject to change.


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