The data center industry is scaling at unprecedented speed—but the workforce needed to sustain it isn’t. Mission-critical roles remain unfilled, the technical workforce is aging out, and the U.S. faces a 300,000+ skilled-trades shortage that threatens project delivery, operational resilience, and long-term growth. Power, land, and capital may dominate headlines, but the real most underestimated constraint is becoming clear: who is going to build and run the infrastructure of the digital economy?

This interactive three-hour working session brings together operators, developers, educators, talent leaders, and policymakers to move beyond awareness and start building solutions. Participants will examine what workforce strategies are actually working, where the biggest gaps remain, and how cross-sector partnerships can scale talent pipelines before the shortage becomes an industry bottleneck.

This is not a “listen-and-leave” panel. Attendees will leave with actionable frameworks, partnership models, and a regional roadmap—plus a network ready to move from conversation to implementation. If the industry is serious about sustaining its growth, solving the workforce challenge starts here.