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  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT
    Data Centers 0.0 - Setting the Stage: Why Data Centers and District Energy Are Converging Now
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    8:10 AM - 8:40 AM EDT
    Data Centers 1.0 - Session 1: Powering Policy: Unlocking Pathways for Data Center Heat Reuse
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    8:10 AM - 8:40 AM EDT
    Data Centers 1.1 - Can Policy Actually Drive Heat Reuse at Scale?
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Panelist: Mark Spurr – FVB Energy Inc.
    Workshop Panelist: Max Lauretta
    Workshop Panelist: Emily Kent
    Moderator: Michael Ahern – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.
    Moderator: Mitch S. DeWein, CEM – CHA Consulting, Inc.
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    8:40 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Data Centers 2.0 - Session 2: At the Source: Engaging Data Center Developers in Heat Recovery
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    8:40 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Data Centers 2.1 - Closing the Loop: Practical Integration of Data Center Heat into District Energy Systems
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Presenter: Ronak Monga (he/him/his) – Grundfos
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    9:00 AM - 9:20 AM EDT
    Data Centers 2.2 - Developing Community and Data Center Synergies with District Energy: New Development in Chicago’s Bronzeville Neighborhood
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Presenter: Emily Kunkel, P.E. (she/her/hers) – Thornton Tomasetti
    Workshop Presenter: Ahmad Shams – CenTrio
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    9:20 AM - 9:40 AM EDT
    Data Centers 2.3 - From Bytes to BTUs: How Corix and SFU are Unlocking Data Center Heat Recovery
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Presenter: Samson Tam, PEng, MBA – Corix
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    9:40 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Data Centers 2.4 - Harnessing AI Data Centre Waste Heat for Low-Carbon District Energy Systems
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Presenter: Niall Pidgeon – FVB Energy Inc.
    Workshop Presenter: Mark Kindrachuk – Intermarket Properties
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Data Centers 3.0 - Session 3: From Concept to Commissioning: How Projects Actually Get Built
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Data Centers 3.1 - Making It Happen: Turning Data Center Energy Opportunities into Operating Projects
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Panelist: Geoff Bares – CenTrio
    Workshop Panelist: Emily Kunkel, P.E. (she/her/hers) – Thornton Tomasetti
    Workshop Panelist: Samson Tam, PEng, MBA – Corix
    Workshop Panelist: Niall Pidgeon – FVB Energy Inc.
    Workshop Panelist: Peter Ronson
    Moderator: Mitch S. DeWein, CEM – CHA Consulting, Inc.
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers 4.0 - Session 4: What's Next: Building Momentum in a Rapidly Evolving MarketSession 4: Market Trends, Policy Developments, and the Data Center Opportunity
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers 4.1 - The State of Play: Data Centers, Heat, and Policy Signals Data Heat Report
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Presenter: Gerard MacDonald, P Eng (he/him/his) – Reshape Strategies
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers 5.0 - Session 5: What's Next: Scaling from Pilot to Platform
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers 5.1 - What Will It Take to Scale This in the Next 5 Years?
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Workshop Panelist: Ronak Monga (he/him/his) – Grundfos
    Workshop Panelist: Mark Kindrachuk – Intermarket Properties
    Workshop Panelist: Paul Zmick – UVA Energy & Utilities
    Workshop Panelist: Ellie Kahn
    Moderator: Michael Ahern – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.
    Data Centers Workshop
  • Tuesday, Jun 23rd
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers 6.0 - Session 6: Break-Out Session
    Location: Salon 206/208
    Data Centers Workshop