Connect | Virginia // Major Panel: Cold, hard limits - Rethinking cooling in the age of 1MW racks

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Speakers

Sebastian Araya

Sebastian Araya

Lead Data Center Engineer, Salesforce

Jim Marsh

Jim Marsh

Director of Key Accounts, Munters

Dan Loosemore

CEO, InfraXmedia

Santosh Mudunur

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Microsoft

AI is breaking every record, but it’s also breaking the thermal envelope.

As hyperscalers race to support 1MW racks and ultra-dense compute, traditional cooling methods are working overtime. Liquid cooling is gaining traction, with new research from Microsoft showing it can reduce data center emissions by up to 21%. But that study focused on general-purpose chips, not the power-hungry AI accelerators driving today’s infrastructure surge.

Add to this the growing water and power demands in already stressed regions like Northern Virginia, and the industry faces a pressing challenge: how to scale AI responsibly without overheating the planet or the grid. This session explores how hyperscalers, colos, and innovators are reengineering the cooling playbook to stay ahead of the curve. Join this session to learn about:

  • Scaling at speed: Can liquid cooling ramp up fast enough to meet AI’s infrastructure demands?
  • Future innovation: What shifts are needed to support 1MW racks and beyond?
  • Added benefits: Can advanced cooling reduce emissions and water stress at the same time?