Connect | Virginia // Panel: Building for uncertainty - Future-proofing data centers in the age of AI
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- Spotlight Stage | Lansdowne Ballroom
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Nicolas Rbeiz
Director, Data Center Deliver Strategy & Perfomance, Microsoft
Stuart Lawrence
SVP AI Innovation, Stream Data Centers
Sweta Dutta
Construction Program Lead, AWS
Chief Design Officer, Sabey Corporation
Head of Global Data Center & Energy Management, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
As a result of AI hardware cycles outpacing construction timelines, developers face the challenge of designing the facilities of tomorrow. This panel brings together operators, engineers, and general contractors to examine how teams are introducing flexibility into new builds across emerging power, cooling, and structural systems.
- Designing for transitions: From AC to DC power distribution and from air to liquid air cooling without complete retrofits
- How are Virginia developers balancing current cost savings with long-term flexibility?
- Balancing over-engineering with financial responsibility
- How are construction contracts being structured to accommodate mid-project changes as the industry evolves?