Connect | London // Tech Showcase: Finding showstoppers earlier, the role of AI in data center site selection | Civarea

Data center site selection is becoming increasingly complex. Teams must evaluate power, permitting, water, environmental risks, community dynamics, connectivity, and other constraints across multiple candidate sites, often under significant pressure to move quickly. Yet critical issues can still surface late in the process, after months of diligence and significant resources have already been committed. 

This session explores how AI can help bring critical intelligence forward by analyzing complex site data, surfacing potential risks earlier, and helping teams focus their expertise on the sites and questions that matter most. Through a practical discussion with industry leaders, we’ll examine where AI is delivering value today, where it still falls short, and how AI and human expertise can work together to enable faster, better-informed site selection decisions.