Troutman Pepper Locke is proud to support IMN’s Real Estate Private Funds Summer Conference which will take place June 24-26, 2026, at the Newport Harbor Island Resort, Newport RI. The conference will feature panels and roundtables on the latest trends, fund launches, emerging asset classes, geographical opportunities, and more.

Mary Katherine Rawls will moderate the following panel:
Data Centers: Demand Drivers, AI Requirements & Deep Tech Implications

  • Power availability, land scarcity, and utility interconnection as gating constraints.
  • AI-driven demand for high‑density facilities vs. traditional enterprise DR/storage needs.
  • Capital intensity: cost structure, pre‑leasing, hyperscale negotiations.
  • Technology obsolescence risk and underwriting long-term infrastructure viability.
  • Edge, regional, and hyperscale differences and their investment profiles.