Keynote Panel: Which future tech innovation will change the digital infrastructure landscape?

02 Jun 2026
Discovery Stage, hosted by Schneider Electric
Green Zone

This session will take out the data centre crystal ball and gaze into the future of disruptive technologies that could rock the landscape as we know it.

  • From quantum to autonomous operations: which emerging technologies have the potential to disrupt the traditional data centre model?
  • How close are these innovations to commercial viability, and which use cases are most likely to drive early adoption?
  • How will future technologies change data centre design?
  • What new infrastructure, skills and ecosystem partnerships will be required to support radically different compute models?
Chairperson
Josh Forman
Josh Forman, Shareholder - Greenberg Traurig
Speakers
Chris Sharp
Chris Sharp, CTO - DIGITAL REALTY
Mike Parks
Mike Parks, Chief Executive Officer - MCIM
Wes Cummins
Wes Cummins, CEO - APPLIED DIGITAL
Wais Jalali
Wais Jalali, Founder, Chairman, CEO - XNRGY