Creating Connections to Support AI, Data Center and Evolution at the Edge

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Location: Bayou AB

Moderator(s)

PC

Peter Cresse

President
Entropy, Inc.
Bonita Springs, Florida, United States

Panelist(s)

Jordan Gross

Director of State Government Affairs
Lumen
ME

Mike Emmendorfer

VP, Technology Solutions
Calix
Rick Talbot (he/him/his)

Principal Analyst
ACG Research
Plano, Texas, United States
Joe W. Baeumel

Vice President, Partner Strategy
KGPCo
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

The explosive growth of AI and data centers is driving a boom in megascale and hyperscale facilities around the country, requiring higher speed and more capacity within and outside of the data center. At the same time, reducing latency is driving the construction of IXCs between networks for optimized traffic exchange and distributed computing at the network edge for time-sensitive applications. A look at the many paths to low-latency and higher performance.