Call for Presentations

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025

As AI and hyperscale data centers rapidly reshape the power landscape, DPX 2025 invites thought leaders, technologists, data center companies, colocation providers, utilities, developers, regulators, legal experts, energy companies, and innovators across the energy and digital infrastructure sectors to submit session proposals for this year’s program.

The Data Center POWER eXchange (DPX) 2025 will take place October 28, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado—the day before Experience POWER, POWER‘s flagship event catered to the global power sector. 

DPX is a high-impact, one-day summit focused on the urgent energy challenges posed by AI-driven data centers and the power sector’s ability to meet surging demand. It will convene senior leaders from utilities, grid operators, hyperscalers, policymakers, and infrastructure developers to collaborate on sustainable, scalable energy strategies for digital infrastructure.

We are seeking original, solution-driven presentations that explore how the power and data center sectors are addressing the unprecedented surge in electricity demand and grid complexity. Sessions should provide insight into technical, market, regulatory/legal, or strategic dimensions—grounded in real-world examples, cutting-edge research, or implementation experience. Sessions should avoid vendor sales pitches and focus on insights that are actionable, applicable, and forward-looking.

All proposals will be reviewed by the DPX 2025 Program Committee, which comprises leaders from the power and digital infrastructure sectors.

Submit proposals addressing one or more of the following key themes:

  • The Data Center Energy Demand Surge: Meeting Exponential Growth
    • AI-driven load forecasting and infrastructure planning
    • Coordination between utilities and data center developers
    • Avoiding interconnection bottlenecks and grid congestion
  • Grid Reliability and Resource Adequacy: Keeping the Lights On
    • Managing large, continuous data center loads
    • Market design innovations and capacity adequacy strategies
    • Co-location with hybrid generation (storage, SMRs, renewables, gas)
  • Infrastructure and Transmission Planning: Clearing Bottlenecks
    • Overcoming transmission constraints and interconnection delays
    • Long-term infrastructure coordination
    • Public-private partnership models for accelerating upgrades
  • Regulatory and Market Frameworks: Aligning Policy with Load Growth
    • State and federal regulatory alignment for data center loads
    • Revisions to OATT/FERC standards and new incentive models
    • Market structures that support investment in flexible, diverse generation
  • Power Generation Strategies: Future-Proofing Data Center Energy Supply
    • Role of nuclear (including SMRs), hydrogen, geothermal, and storage
    • Managing the retirement of fossil assets amid rising demand
    • Integration of advanced generation sources
  • Flexibility, Demand Response, and On-Site Generation
    • Data centers as active participants in grid management
    • On-site generation options: fuel cells, small reactors, batteries, renewables
    • Enhancing real-time market participation and ancillary services
  • Environmental and Sustainability Goals: Balancing Carbon-Free Energy with Reliability
    • Cooling systems, water usage, and emissions-free energy technologies
    • Role of carbon capture in achieving net-zero goals
    • Navigating trade-offs between sustainability and reliability
  • Technology Solutions: AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Grid Integration
    • AI-driven energy optimization and digital twin technologies
    • Cybersecurity risks and protection strategies
    • Integrating advanced analytics into grid/data center operations

Presentation Formats May Include:

  • Technical case studies
  • Regulatory or market analysis
  • Fireside chats or Q&A formats with industry leaders
  • Panel proposals with diverse stakeholder voices

How to Submit:

Please complete the form below by April 30, 2025.

Questions?
Contact [email protected].

We look forward to your submissions—and to building a bold, solutions-driven DPX 2025 together.