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Data Center Summit

Nov. 17-18, 2025
Austin, Texas

About the Data Center Summit

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025 - Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Where: Austin, Texas

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NAIOP is exploring the surge in data center development, including critical needs for energy, impacts to surrounding areas, and the intricate needs of this specialized property type.

This invitation-only summit for c-suite developers and owners will focus on interactive and practical content, fostering opportunities for meaningful connections. This event will provide significant value to attendees and will help advance the conversation around the future of data center real estate.

 

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Agenda

*Agenda is subject to change.

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Monday, November 17
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. CT Reception
Tuesday, November 18
8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. CT Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. CT Welcome and Introductions
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CT Keynote
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CT Powering Up: Satisfying Data Center Energy Needs
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. CT Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT Financing Strategies and Capital Market Trends
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT Evolution of Data Center Design
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT Inside the Data Center Development Process
2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. CT Breakout Discussions and Group Insights
2:50 p.m. - 3 p.m. CT Wrap-up

Featured Speaker

Jesse LeCavalier
Cornell University / LECAVALIER R+D

Jesse LeCavalier is a designer and researcher interested in infrastructure and logistics. He is the author of The Rule of Logistics: Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment (University of Minnesota Press, 2016), and his work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the MoMA, the Canadian Center for Architecture, the Oslo Triennale, and the Seoul Biennale. LeCavalier is associate professor of architecture at the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning where he directs the NYC-based Master of Science in Advanced Urban Design (MSAUD).

 

Best Practices in Data Center Development

Best Practices in Data Center Development e-book is a practical guide for real estate developers entering the North American data center market. It examines best practices, key considerations, and actionable insights to help developers navigate this specialized field with confidence and foresight.

Written by industry experts from Ware Malcomb, FCL, Henderson Engineers, Kimley-Horn, Vorys and Vista Site Selection, this 60-page e-book outlines the essential components of data centers, market dynamics, collaboration with stakeholders including local governments, and principles of design and construction.

 

 

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[Watch] NAIOP Insights: Essentials of Data Center Development

 

There are key differences in how data centers are designed and developed compared to other industrial developments, as well as critical and challenging needs for power. Explore what is driving the growth in demand for data centers and the geographic regions that are currently seeing the most data center activity, and learn how investors are approaching data center projects and how the market will evolve in the next few years.

Presented by Michael Cody, Director, Industrial Cold & Food at Ware Malcomb.

This NAIOP Insight was filmed at CRE.Converge 2024.

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