The University of Wyoming -- in partnership with headline sponsors CoreWeave, TerraPower
and Torus -- will present a “Data x Power” summit in Jackson Hole Wednesday-Thursday,
April 1-2.
With a theme of “Where Hyperscalers Meet the Next Generation of Energy,” the private
working summit will convene senior leaders who are shaping the future of artificial
intelligence (AI) infrastructure and energy systems.
The closed-door gathering will bring together about 50 senior leaders from hyperscale
technology companies, energy developers, government officials and academia. Participants
will distill lessons from Wyoming’s energy and digital campus projects; define frameworks
for pragmatic adoption; and translate insights into investable pathways for scalable,
energy-secure AI infrastructure.
The program features high-level panels and roundtable discussions on Wyoming’s competitive
advantages: ample land and siting readiness; firm power pathways, including nuclear
projects such as TerraPower’s Natrium reactor; streamlined permitting; no state income
tax; a cool climate; and a skilled industrial workforce.
Confirmed participants include Gov. Mark Gordon; senior officials from the U.S. Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Region 8; and leaders from Google, Microsoft,
Meta, AWS, CoreWeave, TerraPower, Torus and other hyperscalers and energy innovators.
“Wyoming’s long history as an energy powerhouse has always placed us at the center
of the nation’s most consequential infrastructure conversations, and the rise of AI
presents a new chapter in that story,” says summit host Jacob Hochard, the Knobloch
Associate Professor of Conservation Economics in the UW Haub School of Environment
and Natural Resources. “By bringing together the innovators building the digital future
with those who power and govern it, we honor our land-grant tradition and ensure the
benefits of technological transformation strengthen Wyoming’s economy, workforce and
communities for generations to come.”
Paul Bonifas, of 9H & GeneCo Datacenters, who leads the 9H/GeneCo side of Project
Buckhorn -- a joint venture with Panattoni Development Company -- is co-host of the
summit.
“While many Western states face growing power constraints and regulatory hurdles,
Wyoming stands apart as a uniquely prepared destination for large-scale data infrastructure,”
Bonifas says. “This summit convenes leaders to explore how Wyoming can lead at the
intersection of energy and digital infrastructure, signaling clearly that the state
is ready to power the next generation of AI and data infrastructure.”
“‘Data x Power’ embodies the University of Wyoming’s mission to convene industry,
policymakers and educators to explore practical opportunities for the state,” says
Haub School Dean John Koprowski.
The summit is presented with industry headline co-sponsorship by CoreWeave, TerraPower
and Torus. The Haub School and UW’s College of Business are academic sponsors.
For more information or participant inquiries, visit https://dataxpower2026.com/ or email Hochard at jhochard@uwyo.edu.
