Data Center Energy Industry Update

About the Event:

 is a one-day executive conference bringing together the full energy ecosystem powering AI infrastructure, with a focus on the South Central United States. Hosted by The Power Connection in partnership with the iMasons Texas Local Chapter, the event unites energy producers, equipment manufacturers, and infrastructure providers with the AI data center developers, builders, and tenants racing to bring massive compute online.

The day covers power procurement, generation and load forecasts, debottlenecking power for AI, siting and scaling data centers in the Southwest, ERCOT large load updates, and power generation innovation, with speakers including:

Pete Cook, Managing Partner, The Power Connection

Nate Franklin, Founder, CEO & President, Pacifico Energy

Ron Gusek, CEO, Liberty Energy

Jim Summers, Co-Founder & CEO, GPC Infrastructure

Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, The Power Connection