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Power availability, substation readiness, water sourcing and reuse, permitting and community acceptance are shaping where data centers can be built—and whether projects move forward at all. This webinar explores how disconnected planning across power, water and permitting introduces risk, and how an integrated approach can help teams achieve power, water and long-term resilience.

Watch this webinar to discover:

  • How infrastructure readiness and resources such as power, water, permitting and community acceptance are now the defining factors for speed to market
  • How early, integrated decisions impact whether sites secure power and water on schedule
  • How leading owners and developers are planning earlier in the lifecycle for evolving constraints shaping data center feasibility, especially around water and power
  • Insights from Rebecca Ryan, Founder of NEXT Generation Consulting and a globally recognized futurist, best-selling author and economist
 

Data center infrastructure certainty—99.999% availability

Meet the panelists

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Travis Marcus, PMP

Data Centers Transformational Growth Leader

Travis leads strategic growth in the data center sector, bringing extensive experience in hyperscale and mission-critical infrastructure delivery.

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Joe Ayoub, PE

Industrial Unit Technical Delivery Manager

Joe is a technical services manager overseeing project scope and cost estimates, serving as a liaison across industrial leadership, project teams and technical disciplines.

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Barbara Melcher, PE, BCEE

Senior Project Manager

Barbara is an environmental engineer with 25+ years of experience delivering complex water infrastructure projects and leading global water due diligence for data center development.

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Greta Zornes, Ph.D

Management Specialist

Greta draws upon over 20 years of experience in engineering and project management for the planning, design, and commissioning of water reuse and treatment facilities.

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