Connect | Virginia // Leadership Discussion: How are leaders separating AI hype from sustainable business models?

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Speakers

Laurance Lewis

Laurance Lewis

Global Commercial Officer, NTT Global Data Centers

Karen Petersburg

Vice President of Data Center Development & Construction, American Real Estate Partners (AREP)

  • How significant are labour shortages across the US? Are we coming to an inflection point of craft labour and how will it impact construction capabilities?
  • Examining how real estate developers are navigating the market's current frenzy - is the land on option bubble set to burst? Which players will remain?
  • Analysing the viability of "AI factories" as new chips are seemingly housed in potentially outdated traditional data centers
  • Are the ambitious expansion plans in regions like Virginia aligned with realistic power availability and the evolving requirements of next-generation AI workloads?