Connect | New York // Major Panel: The sustainability imperative - Safeguarding data centers in an uncertain future
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- Main Stage
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
SVP of Energy and Sustainability, Switch
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
Sr. VP, Portfolio Management, CAMS
Chairman and CEO, Archer Datacenters
Principal, Sustainability & Resilience Strategy, Ramboll
Director, Technology Sustainability, Salesforce
How do you plan for the future in an era of uncertainty? With increasing scrutiny on energy use, emissions, and resources, data centers face a never-ending task of balancing performance & sustainability, in a world where nothing stands still for long.
How will the USA’s second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord impact the sustainability landscape? Extreme weather is here, and New York City's $119 billion sea wall is a stark reminder of the risks ahead. This panel tackles two intertwined challenges: how data centers can achieve both sustainability and resilience within their own space, and look at how they can navigate changing regulations and dwindling resources. The urgency is clear.
- Situational severity: What lessons were learned from previous extreme weather events?
- Future-proofing: Strategies for site selection, design, and risk mitigation in flood-prone and storm-impacted regions
- Holistic sustainability: Addressing resource use, emissions, and the environmental and social impact of expanding data center footprints.