Explore the Agenda
9:00 am Check-In & Morning Coffee
10:00 am Workshop A
Defining the Edge to Understand the Market Opportunity
- Establishing a practical definition of edge infrastructure across the industry to align stakeholders around a common understanding of the market opportunity
- Examining real-world edge deployments across carrier hotels, micro data centers, enterprise campuses and telecommunications infrastructure to translate industry definitions into practical applications
- Distinguishing how edge differs from hyperscale facilities in terms of size, location, customer base, and deployment objectives to better position infrastructure strategies for future growth
- Exploring the evolving edge ecosystem of developers, operators, enterprises, telecommunications providers, and infrastructure investors to understand who is shaping the future of the market and where partnerships are forming
12:00 pm Lunch & Networking
1:00 pm Workshop B
Understanding Why Edge Matters Now to Capitalize on the Next Wave of AI Infrastructure
- Examining why AI inference, real-time analytics and latency-sensitive applications are creating demand for distributed compute infrastructure
- Evaluating how factors like power constraints and permitting challenges for hyperscale campuses are accelerating interest in smaller, more distributed edge deployment models
- Exploring how edge deployments support faster speed to market and revenue generation to demonstrate clear ROI and secure stakeholder buy-in for edge projects
- Understanding how edge infrastructure enables organizations to maintain control of sensitive data to strengthen security and improve data sovereignty
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments
3:30 pm Workshop C
Panel Discussion: Navigating Community Pushback to Change the Narrative, Build Public Trust & Accelerate Project Approvals
- Identifying how the industry can collectively address concerns around power, water, sustainability, and community impact to improve stakeholder confidence in distributed edge infrastructure and reduce opposition to local Edge deployments
- Exploring how edge deployments can help reshape perceptions of data centers by demonstrating smaller-scale, community-oriented infrastructure that delivers tangible local and economic benefits
- Developing engagement strategies that clearly communicate the local value of edge infrastructure to build trust with policymakers, regulators, and local communities to accelerate future deployment opportunities