Preliminary Agenda
Provisional Start & End Times:
March 3rd: 7am-6pm
General Themes
An Introduction To Financing Data Center Power (Pre-conference virtual sponsored event)
- Macroeconomics & demand drivers
- Different investable power assets and their opportunities
- Asset valuation methodology
- The data center choice
- The capital stack
- Early-stage, growth and venture financing
- Joint ventures
- Hyperscalers, funds and capital
Government Policy, Incentives & Regulatory Risk
- FERC & ISO grid streamlining update
- Land-use complexities
- Financing the nuclear industry
- Addressing the industry challenges and path forward
- The latest local government regulations and incentives to be aware of
- Regulatory approvals for stakes and takeovers
- How should we be thinking about carbon reporting and ESG disclosure mandates?
- NEPA reform and is the federal government really solving permitting bottlenecks
The Data Center Energy Infrastructure Confluence… Macroeconomic & Demand Drivers
- Non-rate complexities, cash management and negotiation points
- Cutting into margins… Update on the energy component supply chain, interconnection delays and queue reform
- Is there an AI power bubble? First, is there an AI bubble?
- How resilient is data center power to the ups and downs of an economy?
- “Traditional funding sources are inadequate to meet future investment needs:” Is there enough private equity and debt to jump in?
- Short-term fixes and long-term planning: Balancing bridge solutions with scalable energy platforms
- How much dry powder is out there?
- Interest rate sensitivity and capital costs impact
- The latest, deals, structures and implications
Different Power Assets, Economic Models & Structuring Your Platform To Maximize Returns & Flexibility
- Internal strategy and capital structuring
- How to build or scale a platform across asset types
- Comparing economic models: merchant vs. contracted, regulated vs. deregulated
- Investor lens: platform design, risk allocation, and capital stack optimization
- Exit strategy & monetization pathways
- Tax credit integration
- Platform vs. asset-level investments
- Operational leverage and risk scaling across geographies, technologies and regulatory regimes
- Co-investments and syndication structures
- Risk and obsolescence
Valuing Data Center Power Assets & What Is Driving Premiums In Today’s Market
- How is marketing thinking about behind the meter vs. PPAs’?
- EBITDA and other numbers out there
- As interconnection queues grow how will valuation grow?
- Pricing risk for different sub-industries and markets
- Counterparty strength and credit risk
- Recent transactions and valuation premiums
- Potential exits and valuation models
Financing
Fueling The Future Of Data Center Power: Underwriting & Managing Those Risks
- Chips, power and future demand
- Nuclear energy: Is the comeback for real?
- Future power needs as an industry and capacity planning
- Energy future proofing strategies
- Modeling load growth
- Technology risk & asset obsolescence
- And if the Democrats return to power…
- Pricing in the risk of delayed energization, curtailment, or lack of transmission access
- Building in financial optionality to manage long-duration risk
- Underwriting multiple exit paths and protecting against future yield compression or demand softening
- Managing energy price spikes
The Debt & Equity Capital Stack
- Stargate, other mega deals and how they are financing the power stack
- Working with firms who don’t want to give up their equity
- How is your underwriting changing?
- Private credit vs. infrastructure players
- Using preferred equity, convertible debt, mezzanine, and tax equity to unlock flexibility and returns
- How changing interest rates, covenant structures, and lender appetite are reshaping deal terms
- How tax credit rules are influencing stack design and investor participation
- How platforms are planning for future liquidity events
- Comparing return expectations, hold periods, and risk tolerance between infra funds and private credit players.
Early-Stage Equity, Growth & Venture Capital: Where Is The Capital Flowing?
- Who is doing what? In which sectors are you seeing deals?
- ESG and government linked-funding
- Late vs. early stage vs PE
- Capital stack evolution across stages
- What late-stage investors and strategics are looking for — and how early-stage investors are positioning for liquidity
- How macro conditions like rates, LP appetite and tech cycles are affecting early-stage fundraising and growth equity pricing
An In-Depth Look At The Joint Venture Structure: From The Headline Mega Deals To The Smaller Bread & Butter
- Who is doing what?
- Who bears energy performance risk? Construction and EPC risk? How about regulatory risk?
- Governance and control: Board representation, exit rights and performance milestones
- Platform deal execution
Where’s The Entrance Or Exit? M&A, Recaps, IPOs & Other Strategic Alternatives
- Where are you starting to see rollups?
- ABS & CLO options
- Stakes vs. whole company acquisitions
- Vertical integration strategies
- Power service providers have been selling at elevated multiples over the past few years… Will this continue?
- Minority recaps, structured equity, PIPS and Pre-IPO positioning
- Are SPACS & reverse mergers still viable?
- Who are some natural exit sources?
- Strategic vs. financial buyer appetite
- Selling individual assets vs. platforms and the in-between
Perspectives
Financing The Power Part of The Project: The Data Center Owner Plenary
- Are you looking to financing the energy asset separately or bundled with the data center? What is the impact on ROI, tax equity and operational control?
- Behind-the-meter vs. off-site power and is your on-site your primary, bridge or backup system?
- Owning vs. leasing choices/energy as a service models
- Looking at sustainability, renewables, tax credits & ESG
- ALL in Risk: Structuring Capital Around Energy Commitments
- Looking for stranded power and securing generation sources
- Underwriting the risk of grid instability, interconnection queue position, curtailment, or delayed energization
- Long-term energy asset strategy
The Large Fund/Equity Investor Power Financier Plenary
- How do you view standalone vs. bundled assets on pricing, structuring, control and exit?
- Growing your data center portfolio: Which sectors are you building companies?
- Platform vs. asset-level investment strategy
- What are your favorite verticals?
- Return expectations, hold periods and geography favorites of different investment categories
- Co-investments and joint ventures
- What are your investors thinking about? ESG and return plenary
- Exit strategy and liquidity planning
The Data Center Power/Power Equipment Finance Officer Capital Point of View
Bringing together CFOs and senior finance executives from top power generation, equipment, and energy infrastructure firms to share their capital markets perspective on powering their companies’ and the data center boom. We are looking forward to unpacking how they’re structuring deals, managing risk, and aligning with private equity and infrastructure capital
- How do you view standalone vs. bundled assets on pricing, structuring, control and exit?
- Capital stack strategy: How power equipment and generation assets are being financed and the return expectations of investors
- CapEx vs. Opex strategies
- The joint venture structure
- Underwriting long-duration assets and managing obsolescence
- Where is your risk and how are you underwriting it?
Investments/Sub-Markets
A Trip Around The Data Center Power Sub-Asset Types & Where You Should Be Investing
- External market mapping and investment targeting
- Regional and asset-specific preferences
- Sub-markets: backup power, microgrids, interconnection, clean energy PPAs
- Investor lens: market selection, competitive dynamics, and deal flow
- Risks and risk management: White and black swan risk
- Where is the future growth and relative value?
Core Energy Infrastructure & Generation (Interactive un-panel format)
This $100 billion market represents a core investment thesis for infrastructure and energy-focused funds. The panel will explore how data center demand is driving capital into traditional generation assets, grid modernization, and physical systems — with a focus on platform roll-ups, asset-backed strategies, and long-duration yield plays attractive to PE investors.
Resiliency & Storage Systems (Interactive un-panel format)
With $50 billion in addressable market value, this session will spotlight the surge in investor interest around grid resiliency, backup power, and storage technologies. From battery platforms to modular backup systems, the discussion will highlight where growth equity and infrastructure capital are flowing — and how sponsors are underwriting reliability as a premium asset class.
Clean Energy & ESG Platforms (Interactive un-panel format)
This $40 billion segment is a magnet for ESG-aligned capital, climate tech venture funds, and infrastructure investors seeking long-term decarbonization exposure. The panel will examine how data centers are adopting nuclear, wind, solar, and geothermal — and how investors are structuring deals around the changing tax equity environment, PPAs, and platform scalability.
Digital Energy & Services Tech (Interactive un-panel format)
A $65 billion market at the intersection of energy and software, this panel will explore how venture and growth equity investors are backing the next wave of digital infrastructure — from energy analytics and IoT to simulation and digital twin platforms. Expect insights into valuation trends, exit pathways, and how data center operators are driving enterprise adoption.
