Data Center World 2025

The AI revolution has sparked a race to create enough data centers to accommodate the need, intensifying concerns about the resulting environmental impact. Given the share of total resource consumption that cooling requires, that aspect is increasingly part of the conversation, specifically the need to balance the unique demands of data center climates, while minimizing negative impact to local communities. Jill Wyant, CEO of Madison Air, Jay Park, CDO of Digital Edge, and Tim Chadwick, COO of AlfaTech will bring fresh perspectives to an increasingly urgent conversation, sharing insights from a white paper challenging the illusion of Zero Water solutions, and conventional thinking about the best ways to manage data center climates, both inside and outside the facilities.

Takeaway

• A nuanced discussion about challenges in managing data center growth through the lens of resource management, with a wide range of perspectives from the data center ecosystem – from design, to building, to operations, and to cooling
• Perspectives on managing decisions with a 30-year horizon, in an industry in which the only constant is change
• Learn about the Water-Energy Nexus as a framework for decision-making, based on what resources are most and least available for the data center, which varies dramatically build by build
• Clarify the need to align business and sustainability goals, given that ESG and sustainability are ultimately about managing the greatest risks to your business, balancing growth, share gains, and resilience