August 28, 2026
Presented by the SEMI Silicon Valley Chapter
Time
7:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT
Location
SEMI HQ
673 S. Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
United States
Data Centers, Eat Your Vegetables: Building Sustainable Foundations for the AI Era
The industry has been feasting on AI growth, performance, and scale, but now must focus on the less glamorous necessities—efficiency, sustainability, materials, power, water, circularity, and supply chain resilience.
The AI boom has created unprecedented demand for compute, power, cooling, advanced materials, and infrastructure. While industry attention has focused on performance and scale, the next phase of growth will require discipline around resource efficiency, environmental impact, and long-term resilience. What are the "vegetables" the industry needs to consume today to ensure healthy growth tomorrow?
Agenda
Friday, August 28, 2026 | Pacific Time
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome Remarks
Introduction
Keynote Presentation
Why Broccoli Matters More than Ever—The AI Diet
The Energy Plate—Powering Growth Without Breaking the Grid
Hidden Ingredients—Which Resources will Become the Industry’s Biggest Bottleneck Over the Next Decade?
Networking Break
Healthy Growth—Sustainability to Business Imperatives
Panel Discussion—From Chips to Chillers: The Sustainable Materials Stack Behind AI
Closing Remarks
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