Connect | Virginia // Major Panel: Can sustainable growth survive the AI gold rush?

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Speakers

Marie Clara Buellingen

Managing Director, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

Bethany Brantley

Global Head of Sustainability, STACK Infrastructure

Ryshelle McCadney

Ryshelle McCadney

SVP - Environmental & Social Risk Management, Citi

Carl Dunaway

Director, Business Development, North Region, Wärtsilä Energy

Tam Pledger

Digital Content Manager, DCD

The conversation around sustainability increasingly appears to be sidelined by the pace of growth and the surging energy demands driven by AI and high-performance computing. The speed-to-market urgency is raising important questions about how the industry can realistically balance rapid expansion with long-term environmental responsibility. 

This panel will focus on whether sustainable growth at scale is achievable, by addressing:

  • Water usage in cooling infrastructure for high-density workloads
  • The future of renewable energy in the industry
  • How do we measure sustainability? The role of metrics such as PUE, WUE, I embodied carbons
  • US & EU: comparing sustainability approaches and identifying best practices
  • Lifecycle and embodied carbon trade‑offs driven by infrastructure design choices