Conference Day Two
Wednesday May 8, 2024
7:00 am Breakfast & Morning Networking
7:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Reimagining Design & Construction Through Innovation
7:40 am Adapting to the Evolving Data Center Landscape in Response to AI Technologies to Mitigate Rising Density & Latency Challenges
Synopsis
- Focusing on generative design to identify changing demands and innovations that enable faster project delivery
- Addressing challenges related to AI inference models to ensure low-latency operations run smoothly to meet demands of real-time AI applications
- Looking towards the next stage of AI: how is inference going to affect the way we design and construct data centers?
8:20 am Optimizing Construction With Cutting-Edge Data & Technologies to Increase Productivity, Safety & Profit
Synopsis
- Exploring visual-based progress tracking, the utilization of 360 photogrammetry and modelling comparisons to offer detailed monitoring of construction progress
- Harnessing automation and robotics in the field to streamline processes and supplement labor
- Exploring upcoming technologies that improve efficiency of construction without compromising quality and safety
9:00 am Addressing the Need for Standardized, Yet Flexible Data Center Designs to Accommodate Evolving Customer Demands
Synopsis
- Identifying owner requirements across their portfolio to understand the challenges for designing in different regions
- Understanding how standardized designs can accommodate increasing density while maintaining flexibility to stay adaptable to customer demand
- Addressing how a standardized approach can secure supply chain reliability, ensuring consistency of materials and products
9:40 am Autodesk Sponsored Session
Optimizing Project Delivery
10:10 am Morning Refreshments
10:50 am Evolving Construction Contracts & Delivery Models to Enhance Collaboration, Mitigate Risk & Improve Mutual Value of Partnerships
Synopsis
- Promoting equitable relationships between contractors and owners to foster a more cooperative project environment: how can each partner optimize strategies for agile project delivery
- Enhancing contracts with risk assessments to ensure fairness and avoid bearing all cost-related risk
- Standardizing communication and data transfer protocols in contracts to efficiently exchange information throughout the project lifecycle
- Exploring different delivery models such as design-build, design-assist and IPD to innovate the way we build
Clients & Colocators
Designers
Mechancial Trades
Electrical Trades
General Contractors
Structural Trades
Modular Firms
11:30 am Company Specific Audience Breakouts:
Synopsis
This networking session will be a time for all attendees to split into groups based on their company-type to meet and discuss the biggest challenges, innovations, and latest developments advancing data center construction within your specific niche.
12:00 pm Panel: Optimizing Project Oversight to Manage Schedule With Efficiency & Quality Assurance
Synopsis
- Strategically selecting and building teams to ensure alignment, collaboration and commitment to project success
- Fostering team engagement and buy-in to consolidate realistic and achievable project timelines
- Utilizing cutting-edge tools and methodologies to reduce schedule while maintaining high-quality standards
- Implementing an effective continuous improvement loop to meet schedules, every time
12:00 pm The Owners’ Perspective on Data Center Quality & Commissioning: What Do You Need to Do to Meet Client Expectations?
Synopsis
- Discussing current owner and end user priorities to guide quality management programs
- Creating a robust plan to integrate quality management and commissioning activities into every stage of the project lifecycle
- Evaluating how owners can better interface with general contractors and trade partners to build an iterative process coordinated by all project partners
12:40 pm 4 Trends Impacting Your Data Centers
Synopsis
- AI – The physical: Power & Cooling, Networking & Cabling, Weight
- Blockchain – Driving adoption: Regulation, Identity management, Bitcoin exchange rate
- Digital Twin – APIs, Tools & Standard: NVIDIA vs Meta, Omniverse Metaverse, Business vs Gaming
- 5G/6G – Connections: CapEx resuming slow growth, Migration to 5G up strongly, FWA, RedCap, IoT
1:30 pm Networking Lunch
Expediting Speed to Market
2:30 pm Managing Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Enhance Project Timelines
Synopsis
- Implementing agile project management methodologies to adapt to evolving market conditions and maintain project timelines
- Collaborating across stakeholders to identify supply chain bottlenecks and establish realistic timelines to counter the delays in materials and products
- Understanding your critical path to know whether your project is on track or not to adjust work accordingly
3:10 pm Panel: Exploring Factors Driving Unprecedented Data Center Expansion to Stay Ahead in the Booming Western Market
Synopsis
- Exploring innovations like AI, modular and liquid cooling: what are owners seeing on the horizon that all project partners need to be cognizant of?
- Projecting growth in the next 5-10 years to reflect on future strategic initiatives
- Understanding how data centers serve as catalysts for driving innovation in other industries