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7:00 am Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:10 am Advancing Data Centers: Opening Remarks
8:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Leading the Global Transition to AI-Ready Infrastructure
8:30 am Bridging Chip-to-Rack Constraints with Data Center Design to Enable AIReady Cooling
- Translating rising chip-to-rack power densities into facility design requirements to ensure your data center can seamlessly support current and next-generation AI workloads without costly retrofits
- Understanding and anticipating scaling constraints across thermal, power and liquid cooling systems to design infrastructure that is resilient, efficient and ready for higher density deployments
- Aligning server-level innovation with facility design strategies to close the gap between OEM requirements and data center capabilities, enabling faster deployment and future-proofed operations
9:00 am Panel: Navigating Regulatory Pressures to Address Water, Power & Noise Constraints in Dense Urban Environments
- Balancing intensifying scrutiny on water usage, noise and emissions with the need to accelerate permitting timelines
- Designing cooling systems that proactively meet evolving municipal requirements on cooling tower noise, blowdown discharge and air quality to secure first-time approval
- Future-proofing designs against evolving codes and emerging standards to maintain compliance, reduce uncertainty and avoid stranded infrastructure
9:30 am Speed Networking
10:00 am Morning Refreshments
Advancing High-Density Infrastructure Through Scalable Engineering
10:30 am Case Study: Harnessing Modularization for Repeatable & Scalable Cooling Designs
- Designing modular, interchangeable cooling systems to adapt to evolving chip densities and enable flexible transitions between air and liquid cooling without overcommitting to a single approach
- Standardizing modular cooling architectures and design frameworks to reduce engineering complexity and accelerate deployment
- Integrating modularity into whole-of-facility design to ensure systems can be expanded, reconfigured or upgraded without major redesign
11:00 am Optimizing Chiller Design & Operation to Maximize Efficiency, Reliability & Performance in High-Density Data Centers
- Optimizing chiller selection, sizing and control strategies to handle fluctuating AIdriven loads while maintaining efficiency at part-load conditions
- Managing chiller performance across hot, humid summers and cold winter conditions to avoid derating, maintain capacity and ensure year-round reliability
- Integrating chillers with liquid cooling systems and higher return temperatures to enhance efficiency and support high-density deployments
11:30 am Overcoming Water Loop & Structural Constraints to Enable High-Density Liquid Cooling Deployment
- Addressing chilled water loop limitations driven by municipal supply, heat rejection capacity and environmental constraints that can delay or block projects
- Evaluating how legacy mechanical systems including pumps, valves, heat exchangers and cooling towers limit the adoption of higher temperatures and increased flow rates
- Managing pipe weight and structural loads to support dense liquid-cooled deployments without costly reinforcements
- Selecting lightweight, chemically resilient piping to enable higher-density racks while maintaining hydraulic performance
12:30 pm Networking Lunch Break
Driving Project Delivery from Design Through Commissioning
1:30 pm Panel: Defining Cross-Stakeholder Responsibilities to Transform Project Delivery
- Aligning roles and clarifying ownership of key decisions across hyperscalers, colocators, engineers, manufacturers and contractors early to reduce miscommunication and improve delivery outcomes
- Bridging technical language gaps between stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of requirements, risks and performance targets
- Integrating EPC and construction expertise into mechanical design to ensure cooling systems are practical, constructible and aligned with real-world installation and commissioning constraints
2:00 pm Optimizing Site Selection to Manage Market Pressures, Reduce Delays & Improve Project Viability
- Understanding site-specific climate conditions to inform cooling strategy selection, economization potential and overall system efficiency
- Determining water availability and quality to select appropriate heat rejection methods and ensure long-term cooling system performance
- Aligning site selection with available power capacity to design mechanical systems that operate efficiently within constrained energy envelopes
2:30 pm Commissioning & Effectively Controlling Liquid Cooling Systems to Ensure System Reliability & Reduce Rework
- Evolving commissioning practices to address liquid cooling sensitivities including contamination, air management, filtration and system flushing
- Evaluating the role of liquid-cooled load banks in validating performance, ensuring clean commissioning processes and reducing operational risk
- Optimizing control strategies to manage dynamic AI workloads, improve load tracking and maintain system stability
- Aligning commissioning, controls and operations to ensure systems perform as designed, reduce inefficiencies and enable long-term reliability
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
Cooling Design for Humid & Urban Environments
3:30 pm Audience Discussion: Designing Cooling Systems for Eastern Markets to Manage Extreme Climates & Dense Urban Environments
- Designing for hot, humid summers and freezing winter conditions to ensure reliable year-round performance while avoiding efficiency losses and freeze-related risks
- Optimizing system selection and improving efficiency across varying regional conditions
- Integrating economization strategies and higher liquid cooling temperatures to reduce compressor reliance and lower energy consumption
- Deploying flexible, decentralized cooling approaches to maintain efficiency across variable temperatures, population-dense grids and regional water availability
4:00 pm Case Study: Leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Optimize Design, Improve Capacity Planning & Enhance Cooling Performance
- Applying CFD across plant layout, data hall design and cooling systems to optimize airflow, validate performance, prevent thermal interactions and ensure efficient heat removal in high-density environments
- Simulating high ambient temperatures, humidity and wind interactions to confirm generator, chiller and liquid cooling sizing
- Leveraging CFD insights across commercial and sales functions to better communicate performance, justify design decisions and support more competitive, data-driven proposals
4:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:00 pm Speaker Meet & Greet
Continue the conversations shaping the future of data center cooling in an informal networking session designed to connect attendees directly with speakers and industry leaders. Ask questions, exchange ideas, explore shared challenges and help move the conversation forward alongside the people driving innovation across the industry.