Data Centers 5.1 - What Will It Take to Scale This in the Next 5 Years?

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Location: Salon 206/208

Workshop Panelist(s)

Ronak Monga (he/him/his)

Global Sales Development Director - District Energy
Grundfos
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Mark Kindrachuk

President
Intermarket Properties, Ontario, Canada
Paul Zmick

Director
UVA Energy & Utilities
Charlottsville, Virginia, United States
EK

Ellie Kahn

Moderator(s)

Michael Ahern

SVP, System Development
Ever-Green Energy, Inc., Minnesota, United States

Can this scale without subsidies? Standardization (contracts, design, ownership) Role of utilities vs private developers; Regional vs site-specific solutions; Where are the next 5 “breakout markets”?]