Buses will depart from the front of the hotel lobby for attendees that signed up and confirmed for the tour. Security check-in will be conducted upon arrival at the site. Photo IDs are required for security check-in.

Attendees will participate in a guided tour of the STACK Infrastructure MIL01 Campus to explore its infrastructure, security protocols, and operational practices.

The bus will transport attendees back to the hotel following the conclusion of the tour.

Tour attendees will meet for a working lunch to note best practices and opportunities for improvement observed during the data center tour.

Moderators: Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Chris Brown, Chief Technology Officer, Uptime Institute
Daniel Bizo, Research Director, Uptime Institute
Dr. Owen Rogers, Senior Research Director, Uptime Intelligence

AI is transforming data center requirements, making resiliency more critical than ever as workloads become denser, power demands increase, and downtime becomes increasingly costly. This workshop will explore the value of resiliency in the AI era and examine practical strategies for ensuring data centers can withstand disruptions while maintaining performance, availability, and business continuity.

 

Kiran Shah, COO, Uptime Institute
Scott Killian, VP, Uptime Network

Official welcome and introductory remarks to commence the conference.

Moderator: Doug Donnellan, Research Analyst, Uptime Institute
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Chris Brown, Chief Technical Officer, Uptime Institute
Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst, Uptime Institute

Uptime Institute presents the popular panorama session, where the panelists and delegates discuss trends, events, and outages affecting the digital infrastructure industry.

An opportunity for attendees to network over dinner and drinks.

Dr. Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director, Uptime Intelligence

The rapid growth of AI and digital infrastructure is pushing data centers into unprecedented territory, creating new challenges around capacity, power availability, and energy supply. This session will explore the forces reshaping data center growth and examine how operators, utilities, and other stakeholders can navigate constraints while meeting rapidly increasing demand.

Moderator: Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute
Elliott Bermudez-Galton, Head of Europe, True Group

As data center energy consumption grows, the cost and security of electricity are becoming increasingly important considerations for operators and investors. This session will examine evolving energy pricing trends, supply risks, and strategies for securing reliable and economically sustainable power for critical data center operations.

Liam Newcombe, SVP Energy & Product Strategy, GreenScale Data Centres

The rapid growth of AI workloads is introducing unprecedented power demands and load fluctuations that challenge traditional grid infrastructure and data center power systems. At the same time System Operators and Regulators have realized that data center loads present stability challenges to the grid. A wave of new ‘Fault Ride Through’, power quality and grid support service requirements for connecting Data Centre loads to the grid is sweeping across Europe & the US. This session will explore what’s driving these changes, and how data center design is changing to accommodate these new requirements.

Time allocated for attendees to take a quick break.

Daniel Bizo, Senior Research Director, Uptime Intelligence

As AI and high-density computing push thermal requirements to new levels, the role of traditional air cooling is being reevaluated. This session will explore the future capabilities and limitations of air-cooled IT, including where it can remain viable and how evolving technologies may extend its usefulness in next-generation data centers.

Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence

AI workloads are driving unprecedented power densities and introducing new challenges for data center commissioning. This session will explore how liquid-cooled load banks can be used to realistically simulate AI loads, validate cooling and power systems, and improve confidence that infrastructure will perform as designed before deployment.

Dr. Rand Talib, Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence

Extreme weather is increasingly testing the assumptions data centers were designed around. This presentation looks at how operators can assess their actual operating headroom and use existing infrastructure more strategically when conditions approach design limits.

 

Lunch break for all attendees.

Rose Weinschenk, Research Associate, Uptime Intelligence

The rapid expansion of data centers is generating growing scrutiny around energy consumption, water use, land use, and impacts on local communities. This session will examine the drivers behind the data center backlash and explore how operators can address community concerns, improve transparency, and build greater trust.

Dr. Owen Rogers, Senior Research Director, Uptime Intelligence

The rapid expansion of AI training is creating significant demand for compute, power, cooling, and capital investment. This session will examine the economics behind AI training workloads, including infrastructure costs, utilization, energy requirements, and the factors that influence the overall business case for AI.

Max Smolak, Senior Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence

The rapid adoption of AI is changing data center energy consumption, resource requirements, and environmental impacts, creating new challenges for sustainability reporting. This session will explore how AI-driven growth affects key sustainability metrics, reporting practices, and the transparency organizations need to demonstrate environmental performance.

Short recess for attendees.

Roberto Cella, KEYPERS 1101
Nick Archer, Regional Technical Director, Europe & UK, Uptime Institute

Data center resilience is often pursued through additional redundancy, automation and layers of protection intended to eliminate human error. However, when these measures become over-engineered, the resulting complexity can create more interfaces, procedures and operating states that are themselves more difficult to understand and manage, potentially increasing rather than reducing the opportunity for human error. The discussion will focus on engineering discipline, maintainability, operational clarity and the role of training and tested procedures in achieving resilient outcomes.

Clint Sherratt, Head of Technical Development, CNet Training – An Uptime Education Company
Amber Villegas Williamson, Principal Consultant, Uptime Institute

Training a large and diverse data center workforce provides valuable insight into the skills, knowledge, and behaviors required for reliable operations. This session will share lessons learned from training thousands of technicians, highlighting common gaps, effective training approaches, and strategies for building competency and confidence.

Max Smolaks, Senior Research Analyst, Uptime Intelligence
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director, Uptime Intelligence

As data center energy consumption continues to grow, waste heat is increasingly being viewed as a potential resource rather than simply a byproduct. This session will explore the technologies, business models, and practical considerations for capturing and reusing data center waste heat while addressing challenges such as heat quality, economics, infrastructure, and demand.

Moderator: Scott Killian, VP, Uptime Network

An open forum for attendees to engage with experts and peers on pressing issues in the data center industry. Participants are encouraged to share insights, pose questions, and discuss innovative solutions in a collaborative learning environment.