The AI data center boom comes at an inflection point for the energy industry as it weighs the urgency of surging power demand with clean energy transition targets. Striking a balance between accelerated AI tools and low-carbon sources to power them is crucial to meet this complex moment in time, and lead in the global race to build next-generation AI infrastructure.
Join Axios House at Climate Week and the UN General Assembly for “Responsibly Powering the Data Center Future,” an event convening leading energy, AI and climate tech voices for conversations that will zero in on the steps necessary to accelerate data center growth, tech innovation, infrastructure development, and power needs while meeting urgent climate goals.
Interviewed by Amy Harder:
- Katharina Beumelburg, PhD, Chief Sustainability & New Technologies Officer, Heidelberg Materials
- Hillery Hunter, GM & CTO, IBM Cloud, IBM Fellow
Interviewed by Nicholas Johnston:
- Gavin Rennick, President, SLB New Energy
Schedule:
- 2:30pm ET | Doors open
- 3:00pm - 3:40pm ET | Mainstage conversations
- 3:40pm - 4:00pm ET | Networking reception
Axios House
335 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017