Every Drop Counts: Navigating Water Challenges in Manufacturing and Data Centers

This panel explores the critical role of water as a resource in manufacturing and data center operations. Historic manufacturing centers, including steel production in the Great Lakes and chemical refining in the Gulf Coast have reduced water consumption over the last several decades. Conversely, rapid scaling over the last six years made data centers into a key stressor to water supplies, drawing water from 90% of U.S. watersheds and increasing total withdraws by 35% since 2018.

What lessons can be learned from industrial manufacturing and transferred to data center growth severely impacting water supplies of towns and cities across the U.S.? Join our esteemed panel of speakers discussing the potential knowledge transfer of facility location, collaboration with utilities and waste managers, and technical innovations between manufacturing hubs and data centers.

Agenda:

3:30-4:30 pm: Welcome and networking (Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails)

4:30-5:30 pm: Panel discussion, with audience Q&A

5:30 pm: Open discussion and networking

Location: Wilson Sonsini offices: 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304