Day One

• Exploring how priorities around speed, risk, power access, and workforce availability influence where and how data centres are built across Canada: what does our pipeline look like in 2027 and beyond?
• Defining what hyperscalers, neoclouds, and colocators expect from construction and delivery partners when selecting and delivering Canadian data centre projects
• Clarifying how contractors, utilities, and delivery partners are expected to operate under AI-driven speed, density, and risk requirements during construction execution in Canada

• Balancing site selection factors such as local incentives, proximity to provincial grid capacity, water availability, and utility infrastructure to minimise construction complexity and energization risk
• Comparing regional site characteristics across Canada to identify locations with the most feasible build conditions, reducing downstream construction risk and improving delivery certainty
• Evaluating the impact that freezing conditions in Canada have on soil variability, permafrost risks, and regional ground profiles: what must be considered to reduce uncertainty and inform early site viability decisions?

With community pushback and permitting delays stalling and delaying projects more than ever, walk away with an action plan for:

• Managing municipal, provincial, and federal authority permitting to accelerate approvals and reduce early-stage schedule risk
• Coordinating zoning, land use, and environmental expectations across jurisdictions to de-risk approval outcomes and prevent late-stage redesign or project rejection
• Engaging local indigenous communities early to secure consultation alignment and reduce permitting delays: how do we ensure this is being done in the right way given the complexity and controversy around engagement processes?

Kickstart your conference experience with a burst of energy and connection! In this

fast-paced session, you’ll connect with peers through quick-fire introductions that spark

meaningful conversations that last throughout the conference and beyond.

• Transitioning from air-to-water cooling architectures to support AI workloads above 20kW/rack while maintaining uptime during phased live-site migration
• Upgrading floor PDUs from 208V to 415V to reduce cable losses, improve OEM server compatibility, and increase rack power capacity in operational environments
• Coordinating secondary cooling redundancy, buffer tank integration, and operational readiness planning to reduce thermal, leak, and changeover risk before IT migration begins

With tightening environmental compliance, complex utility coordination, and the need to sequence cooling and water

infrastructure alongside phased builds, walk away with a clear action plan for:

• Navigating evolving Canadian environmental and municipal compliance requirements while coordinating water infrastructure delivery to keep data centre construction schedules on track
• Aligning cooling system selection, utility coordination, and phased construction sequencing to reduce infrastructure bottlenecks and minimise project delivery risk across Canadian sites
• Sharing lessons learned from integrating water infrastructure planning, cooling system coordination, and stakeholder management early to improve constructability, reduce delays, and support long-term operational resilience

Join this session to connect with hyperscalers, colocators, contractors, and delivery partners actively planning or delivering data centre projects within each Canadian region – this is your chance to forge new partnerships and align on real project conditions and priorities. You will discuss local constraints, challenges, and practical solutions directly relevant to your chosen region, helping to inform more collaborative, executable delivery strategies.