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Panel - Data Centers at a Cross-Roads: Will Demand Sustain the Financing Surge?

23 Feb 2026
Caribbean Ballroom
Metro Connect 2026 Agenda
  • How are power and grid connectivity constraints impacting pricing for new data center developments?
  • The rise of powered land developers: how to distinguish the legitimacy of new sites
  • Megawatts, gigawatts…braggawatts: how is the risk landscape evolving for data center investment?
Chairperson
Dorina Yessios, Co-Head of Energy and Infrastructure - A&O Shearman
Speakers
Ted Morcarski, Senior Partner, Head of Digital Infrastructure - Novacap
Leanne Starace, Senior Vice President, Global Technical Sales - EQUINIX
Obinna Isiadinso, Global Sector Lead for Data Center Investments - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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