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| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| DAY 1: | Tuesday, February 17th | ORNL Main Campus |
| 11:00 - 11:30am | Arrival & registration | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 11:30 - 12:00pm | Welcome and opening remarks; host overview, update on data center RFP; key announcement and working goals | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 12:00 - 1:30pm | Working Lunch: Keynote Address: Michael Pesin (DOE, Office of Electricity) | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Panel Session 1: Grid Integration: How can large loads operate in a more flexible manner to ensure grid reliability? What are the limitations to making this happen? Moderator: Tom King Panelists: Anish Gaikwad (EPRI) Ken Hester (NVIDIA) Justin Hill (Southern Company) Ray Knotts (TVA) | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 2:30 - 2:45pm | Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:45pm | Panel Session 2: Supply Chain and Critical Materials Moderator: Edgar Lara-Curzio Panelists: Ross Berntson (Indium Corporation) Nedra Hurley (Southwire) Evila Melgoza (Schneider Electric) Dan Thompson (S&P Global) | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 3:45 - 4:00pm | Break | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | Panel Session 3:  Data Center power architectures: what are the limitations to existing power architectures? What options are there for the future? Moderator: Madhu Chinthavali Panelists: Brian Dow (Amperesand) Stephen Johnson (Eaton) Rudy Wang (Delta Electronics) Michael Williams (Infineon Technologies) | ORNL Main Campus: Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms |
| 5:00 - 5:15pm | Walk from Visitor's Center to HPC | Bldg. 5200 to Bldg. 5700 / 5600 |
| 5:15 - 5:30pm | Workshop Updates: Summaries from TM4DC and NG Refrigerants workshops Kashif Nawaz (ORNL) (Food/beverage provided) | Bldg. 5600/5700, Main Street |
| 5:15 - 7:30pm | ORNL Facilities Tours 1) High Performance Computing Center (Frontier supercomputer infrastructure) 2) Thermal testbeds (liquid cooling rigs, immersion tanks) 3) Safeguard & security | Bldg. 5600/5700, Main Street |
| 7:30pm | Adjourn Day 1 Shuttle from ORNL to Turkey Creek hotels provided | |
| DAY 2: | Wednesday, February 18th | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus (Knoxville) Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 8:00 - 8:15am | Check-in | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 8:15 - 8:45am | Keynote: Sparrow Mahoney (STAK Energy) (Coffee / Breakfast) | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 8:45 - 9:45am | Panel Session 4: Powering NGDC Moderator: Joe Hoagland (ORNL) Panelists: Timothy Bright (T5 Data Centers) Mike Marshall (DRG Solutions) Jim Rogers (ORNL) | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 9:45 - 10:00am | Break | |
| 10:00 - 11:00am | Panel Session 5: Securing NGDC; Discuss potential security scenarios and risk to high-demand growth of DCs. Moderator: Mason Rice (ORNL) Panelists: Kenneth Carnes (TVA) Noah Kroloff (GSIS) Ashley Rice (ORNL) Jay Tetreault (ORNL) Bruce Walker (PNNL) | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 11:00 - 11:15am | Break | |
| 11:15 - 12:15pm | Breakout Sessions: (3 tracks) 1) Grid Integration 2) Security 3) Supply Chains and Critical Materials Each track will ask/answer the following: - Define state-of-the-art - Where is industry going? - What are technical gaps? | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 12:15 - 12:45pm | Breakout Sessions Summary Reports | |
| 12:45 - 1:45pm | Working Lunch: Road-mapping Session Defining research and industry's deployment priorities / What can DOE and National Labs focus on to make the most impact? (Structured discussion to shape DOE-aligned priorities. Focus on future calls, pilot demos, and public-private partnerships) | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 1:45 - 2:00pm | Split out into tour groups (4 groups of ~15-20) | |
| 2:00 - 4:00pm | ORNL Facilities Tours: MDF GRID-C | Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) Bldg. 2370 (GRID-C) |
| 4:00 - 4:15pm | Break | |
| 4:15 - 4:30pm | Closing Remarks and Next Steps: Summary of action items, follow-up timeline, and workshop report plan | ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus Bldg. 2350 (MDF) |
| 4:30pm | Adjourn Day 2 Shuttle to hotels and airport (for those leaving) will be provided. Please let ORNL staff know if you plan to use this service so we can be sure to have enough seats/vehicles available. | |
| DAY 3:Â | Thursday, February 19th (General Audience) | ORNL Main Campus |
| 8:15 - 4:00pm | Optional Tours of ORNL (TBD):Â 1) Graphite Reactor 2) SNS Lunch will be provided |