High-Density AI Data Center
Cooling & Thermal Management
Where Real-World
Cooling Challenges
Get Solved
As AI workloads push rack densities to unprecedented levels, cooling has become the defining constraint in data center design and operations.
The industry is now moving beyond theoretical design into large-scale deployment, where real-world challenges are emerging. Operators are dealing with commissioning delays, CDU failures, leak risks, unstable performance under load, and retrofit strategies that do not perform as expected.
GPU-based infrastructure introduces fundamentally different thermal behaviour compared to traditional computing. Higher and more concentrated heat loads, rapid workload variability, and increasing rack densities are reshaping cooling system requirements.
Set in Dallas, TX, the event addresses performance under sustained high ambient temperatures, water constraints, and ERCOT-driven infrastructure considerations — bringing regional operating realities into the core of the agenda.
Real-World Deployment & Performance Gaps
CDU failures, commissioning delays, integration breakdowns, and the gap between design assumptions and live operation at scale.
Managing AI-Driven Thermal Demands
GPU-dense heat management, thermal intelligence, predictive control systems, and cooling operations under water constraints.
Scaling Cooling Infrastructure & System Design
Cooling AI architecture, cost-effective infrastructure, and whether current systems can keep pace with AI workload demands.
Power, Water & Energy Constraints at Scale
Extreme Dallas conditions, heat rejection bottlenecks in high ambient environments, and navigating ERCOT grid constraints.
Join industry experts to explore the realities of deploying and operating cooling systems at scale — what works, what fails, and what needs to change.
Networking
Opportunities
Future Bridge is proud to offer ample networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful connections and facilitate interactions among attendees.
Pre-arranged 1-to-1 face meetings, an evening drinks reception, and up to 6 hours of structured networking built across both conference days.
The agenda includes a networking break featuring pre-arranged 1-to-1 face meetings during a Coffee and Ice-breaking session. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in focused discussions, exchange ideas, and establish new relationships in a relaxed and informal setting.
Topics to be Discussed
- CDU failures, leak risks, and integration breakdowns in live environments
- Commissioning delays and multi-vendor coordination challenges
- Performance gaps between design assumptions and real operation
- Transient load response and system instability risks
- Control system limitations during rapid workload shifts
- Observed vs modelled cooling performance gaps
- Thermal excursions and recovery challenges
- Upgrading legacy facilities with modern cooling and power systems
- Thermal zoning to isolate high-density racks from traditional loads
- Techniques for reducing mechanical/electrical losses in older sites
- Phased retrofit strategies to maintain uptime and operational continuity
- Sustained high ambient temperatures and cooling efficiency impact
- Policy for Water & Electricity sourcing
- Designing systems for peak summer performance, not averages
- Regional considerations shaping infrastructure decisions
- Managing Cooling tower and dry cooler performance at >35°C
- Challenges in exporting or repurposing waste heat
- Exploring Thermal Energy Storage as a strategy for load shifting
- System derating and loss of capacity during peak heat events
- Grid limitations and their impact on cooling system design
- Load curtailment scenarios and thermal risk exposure
- Interdependency between electrical and thermal resilience
- Operational decision-making in constrained grid environments
- Integrating BESS to support cooling loads and manage grid constraints
Our Sponsors
Companies showcasing their solutions at the 9th High-Density AI Data Center Cooling & Thermal Management Summit.
Who Should
Attend?
C-Level Officers, Vice-Presidents, Directors, Leads, Managers and Heads responsible for data center operations, cooling, and infrastructure.
Senior leaders across operations, technology, engineering, and infrastructure planning from data center operators and solution providers.
Video Testimonials
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Elevate your brand and connect with 100+ senior data center decision-makers. Limited packages available — contact us today.
The 9th High-Density AI Data Center Cooling & Thermal Management provides an excellent platform to elevate your company's profile, showcase your innovative solutions, and enable high-value networking with key decision-makers across the data center cooling and thermal management sector.
Enquiries
We offer a range of sponsorship tiers — from presenting partner to exhibition stand — each designed to match different visibility goals and budgets.
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What Attendees Say
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Fantastic, perfect balance of networking and education in an open, honest setup. The process were excellent.
Really good well organized event. Presenters dinner was a nice touch, networking sessions interactive & plentiful.
Amazing, very well planned. Great group of sessions and presenters.
The attendance of this event made it well worth it — in particular, the sustainability directors from data center companies.
Great balance between information and networking.
Amazing! Really enjoyed the smaller size and ample encouragement and time for networking.
Very positive. I found the networking breaks to be incredibly helpful, and was able to absorb a lot of new information about the data center industry.
Nice on the smaller side, but well-run and the ability to easily approach people for conversation.
Fantastic group of presenters – great networking.
Very informative, learned a lot about the energy side of data centers.
I really enjoyed the conversations & learning more about the data center realm.
Well organized and great range of topics discussed. Smaller size made it good for networking and connecting with all speakers.
Great event. Very informative speakers. Very well run.
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Previous Events
Insights, highlights, and key takeaways from our past data centre summits.
5th Data Center Design, Engineering & Construction Summit: Recap
4th U.S. Data Center Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Summit: Recap
3rd Data Centre Design, Engineering & Construction Summit: Key Takeaways
2nd Data Centre Design, Engineering & Construction Summit: In-Depth Rewind
Data Centre Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Summit: Event Highlights
2nd Net Zero Data Centre Summit Europe: Detailed Recap
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