# Dirty Data: The Hidden Climate Cost of Our Digital Lives

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Room 201-202  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Cities & Climate  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Jason Peart** — Chief Operating Officer
- **Anurag Bajpayee** — Ceo And Co-Founder
- **Thomas Sisto** — Co-Founder & CEO
- **Breana Wheeler** — U.S. Director of Operations

Data centers are the invisible engines behind AI, streaming, and cloud computing—but their carbon and resource footprints are growing fast. Decarbonizing these energy-hungry systems takes more than clean power; it requires a full-scale rethink of how we design, build, power, cool, and manage digital infrastructure. This panel brings together leaders in carbon capture, battery storage, green building, water management, and high-performance infrastructure to explore how we can decarbonize the digital world—from the foundations up.

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