Stephen Sandford

Energy Strategy Manager CoreWeave

Seminars

Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Panel: Securing Land With Power Access to Enable Viable Development & Avoid Stranded Projects
1:30 pm
  •  Exploring where viable 100MW+ sites are being secured beyond saturated hubs, and what hyperscalers, colocators, developers, contractors, and project teams can learn from those locations
  • Assessing workforce availability, airport access, climate risk (e.g. hurricanes, flooding), and long-term operational attractiveness across Eastern regions
  • Examining how hyperscalers and colocators are entitling and positioning land for sale, and why many sites still fall short on actual power availability
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Fireside Chat: Accelerating Data Center Growth Through Stronger Utility Partnerships
10:50 am
  • Closing the gap between data center demand forecasts and utility planning in regulated markets
  • Clarifying who pays for transmission upgrades across monopoly utility regions to move grid expansion forward
  • Managing rising power costs driven by aging infrastructure, plantretirements and the shift to gas
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Driving Efficiency Through Power & Cooling Innovation

Panel: Securing Land With Power Access to Enable Viable Development & Avoid Stranded Projects

  • Exploring where viable 100MW+ sites are being secured beyond saturated hubs, and what hyperscalers, colocators, developers, contractors, and project teams can learn from those locations
  • Assessing workforce availability, airport access, climate risk (e.g. hurricanes, flooding), and long-term operational attractiveness across Eastern regions
  • Examining how hyperscalers and colocators are entitling and positioning land for sale, and why many sites still fall short on actual power availability
Stephen Sandford speaker for Advancing Data Center Construction East 2026