Sterling Heinz
Risk Manager Amazon
Seminars
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Hyperscaler & Colocator Panel: Navigating the Next Expansion Wave Across Western Hubs to Align With Future Demand & Deployment Plans
8:10 am
- Forecasting regional expansion plans: who is planning new builds, where, with which teams, and on what schedule?
- Understanding future data center demand and growth trajectories to accurately forecast space and power requirements, ensuring capacity planning aligns with long-term needs
- Evaluating the drivers behind data center growth over the next five years: how does cost, speed, reliability, and scalability fit into project goals and how will long-term strategic priorities align with the growing influence of AI and cloud workloads?
Multi-Region Panel
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Accelerating SMR Adoption as a Scalable, Carbon-Free Power Solution
10:50 am
- Tackling common misconceptions about SMRs, and exploring how SMRs fit into broader decarbonization strategies, including their potential and limitations compared to other energy sources
- Exploring timelines, regional expansion plans, and the regulatory and policy shifts needed to speed adoption
- Evaluating operational realities and what the first year of an SMR coming online looks like – scenarios, challenges, and lessons from countries that have already deployed or piloted SMRs and adapting them to the U.S. context
- Exploring contracts, financing structures, and collaborations between hyperscalers, utilities, and SMR providers to bring projects to market
