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Friday May 29, 2026 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Policymakers, industry experts and journalists explore how the surge in AI infrastructure translates into jobs and investment. Their conversation also  confronts why some state and local leaders are pushing back on proposed data centers among concerns including  accompanying environmental challenges.
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Daniel Goetzel

Harvard Fellow & President, Chalant Strategies
Daniel Goetzel is a Fellow at Harvard and the president of a boutique innovation and economic development consulting firm that advises AI infrastructure companies, venture funds, universities and governments on economic development and innovation strategy. He has published extensively on how cities... Read More →
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Ari Peskoe

Director, Harvard Electricity Law Initiative
Ari Peskoe is the Director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard Law School. He writes and teaches about the regulation of companies that generate, deliver, and sell electric power. With Eliza Martin, he co-wrote a report entitled Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepa... Read More →
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Ella Nilsen

Climate Reporter, CNN
Ella Nilsen covers climate-related policy from the White House, Congress, and agencies.

She joined CNN from Vox where she covered the White House and the Biden administration’s climate and infrastructure plan.

She also covered Congress and the 2018 and 2020 elections. Prior to Vox, she reported on Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in the 2016 primary at the Concord Monitor... Read More →
Friday May 29, 2026 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
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