Upcoming Industry Events

Keynote: Sustainability Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Field

Speaker: Edwin Ng, Sales Director, Uptime Institute

Date/Time: August 21, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: Main Hall

Panel: Designing the AI-Ready Data Center: Resilience, Performance, and Real-World Impact

Speaker: Naveed Saeed, Global Service Management, Uptime Institute

Date/Time: August 26 at 1:20-2:05 p.m.

This panel discussion will explore what makes a data center “AI-ready” — not just from a physical infrastructure standpoint, but from a performance, resiliency, sustainability, legal, and operational readiness lens. Designed to help attendees (especially CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Infrastructure, Cloud, and AI) understand what components need to be considered when preparing for AI workload hosting, whether for in-house model development, hybrid deployment, or AI-enabled services.

Speaker: Naveed Saeed, Senior Vice President Professional Services, Uptime Institute

Panel: From Concept to Commercial Adoption to Scale-up

Speaker: Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst

Date/Time: September 8, 2025, 11:00 - 11:40 AM

Track: Yotta High Density Cooling Micro-Summit

Abstract: Scaling liquid cooling from concept to commercial adoption requires innovation, flexibility, strategic execution, the right mix of people, and collaboration. Presenters will explore key phases, from initial design to commercialization and manufacturing scale-up. Discussions will cover engineering challenges, market adoption strategies, operational unknowns, and the critical factors for deployment in AI factories.

Session: AI Ready Data Centers: Engineering the Future of High-Density, Intelligent Infrastructure

Speaker: Ryan Orr, Global Head of Service Delivery

Date/Time: September 9, 2025, 10:20 – 10:30 AM

Abstract: As AI workloads surge, the data center industry is entering a transformative phase, defined by extreme power densities, massive compute requirements for AI and HPC, and an urgent need to scale sustainably. This session offers a review into the design, engineering, and operational imperatives of digital infrastructure. Key topics include advanced cooling solutions for GPU-intensive environments, power provisioning strategies in constrained energy markets, and modular deployment models tailored to rapid AI expansion. Attendees will gain actionable insights to future-proof their infrastructure and align their facilities with the demands of next-generation AI applications.

Panel: Beyond Redundancy: Rethinking Resilience in Digital Infrastructure

Speaker: Chris Brown, Chief Technology Officer

Date/Time: September 10, 2025, 10:45 – 11:35 AM

Track: Risk & Resilience

Abstract: As digital infrastructure becomes increasingly complex and interdependent, traditional notions of failover rooted in hardware redundancy are no longer sufficient. Is there a need for a more integrated, systems-thinking approach that unites application design, data architectures and physical infrastructure strategies? Join industry leaders as they debate how to reframe resilience across the full technology stack.

Panel: The Density Dilemma: AI, Efficiency and the Sustainability Paradox

Speaker: Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst

Date/Time: September 10, 2025, 2:00 – 2:40 PM

Track: 100x Efficiency

Abstract: As AI drives unprecedented compute densities, are we becoming more efficient – or just shifting the burden? In this panel, leading scientists unpack the paradox at the heart of AI infrastructure: the tension between performance gains and sustainability goals. Join us for a critical look at thermodynamics, hardware evolution and the energy trade-offs shaping the next generation of intelligent systems.

Panel: The 100X Panel: Step Changes in Efficiency

Speaker: Dr. Owen Rogers, Senior Research Director for Cloud Computing

Date/Time: September 10, 2025, 3:05 - 3:45 PM

Track: 100x Efficiency

Abstract: Incremental gains are no longer enough. As infrastructure strains to support AI-scale workloads, exploding data growth and escalating energy constraints, the next wave of innovation demands big steps, not band-aid fixes. We’ll look at the compute, the storage and the network to understand what a 100x leap in efficiency could actually look like, and where it might come from.

Panel Discussion: South Korea’s Digital Foundation for Resilience and Performance

Speaker: Philip Hu, Managing Director, North Asia

Date/Time: September 19, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:10 PM

Abstract: As South Korea continues to enhance its digital ecosystem, resilience and reliability in AI data center systems becomes critical for new developments. This panel will explore how Korea’s highly advanced digital infrastructure provides a secure region that encompasses new operational standards.

Revolutionizing Critical Infrastructure Security in 2025: The New Three-Layered Defense and Future-Ready Strategies

Date: October 16, 2025 at 15:15

Speaker: Lanre Rotimi, Cybersecurity Program Manager, Uptime Institute