May 27-29, 2025 | San Jose, CA

Powering the Future: Data Centers, AI, and the Grid

May 27, 2025
Regency Ballroom 2
Planning and Utility Collaboration , Partner Events , Grid Resilience and Reliability

To attend this event, you must register separately. This event is free to attend and can be added to your registration when registering, or by visiting the registration resource center to review your existing registration.

Panel 1: Industry case study of powering beneficial load growth
1:30-2:30 PM

This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities of growing demand for data center capacity. The speakers will explore innovative strategies and solutions for rapidly powering data centers, optimizing grid utilization, and delivering benefits to all ratepayers.

Panel 2: Stanford Research roundtable on powering AI
2:30-3:30 PM

The speakers will discuss the Stanford Bits & Watts new flagship program on Sustainably Powering AI. Over the next two years, the program will foster collaboration between Stanford researchers, global utilities, IT companies, and data center developers in addressing the difficulties of meeting the demands of AI while continuing the transition to a cleaner energy future.

In Partnership with Bits & Watts Initiative

Speakers
Liang Min
Liang Min, Managing Director - Bits & Watts Initiative, Stanford University
Larry Bekkedahl
Larry Bekkedahl, Senior VP, Advanced Energy Delivery - Portland General Electric
Peter Freed
Peter Freed, Founding Partner - Near Horizon Group
Amit Narayan
Amit Narayan, CEO - GridCARE
DV Rao
DV Rao, Senior Vice President - Finance and Corporate Development - PG&E
Sara Achour
Sara Achour, Assistant Professor Computer Science & Electrical Engineering - Stanford University
Philip Levis
Philip Levis, Professor, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering - Stanford University
Meagan Mauter
Meagan Mauter, Associate Professor - Stanford University
Khalid Osman
Khalid Osman, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering - Stanford University
Ram Rajagopal
Ram Rajagopal, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering - Stanford University