Explore the Agenda
7:00 am Check-In & Light Breakfast
7:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Adapting EHS Systems for AI & Next-Generation Data Center Risk
8:00 am Reimagining the EHS Role to Improve Data Center Constructability and EHS Execution for the Future
- Defining what the next generation of EHS professionals need to succeed in hyperscale data center construction, from technical safety knowledge to communication, influence and commercial awareness
- Rethinking EHS hiring practices to build teams that can scale with larger campuses, faster delivery models and increasingly complex contractor ecosystems
- Raising the bar for EHS leadership by developing professionals who can move beyond compliance oversight to influence planning, constructability, commissioning and daily project execution
8:30 am Session Reserved for Highwire
8:40 am Strengthening Responsible AI Use in EHS to Improve Safety Performance Through Controlled & Verified Adoption
- Exploring practical AI use cases to improve policy development, safety planning, field observations and access to site safety information
- Reviewing AI-generated safety content to verify accuracy, regulatory alignment and construction-specific relevance before field use
- Building responsible AI adoption across safety teams to improve efficiency without replacing judgement, verification or frontline engagement
9:30 am Morning Networking Break
10:00 am Meet Your Speakers
Meet the experts who led today’s discussions and make the most of the chance to ask follow-up questions and dive deeper into key takeaways. Whether you’re looking to continue the conversation, gain further insights, or simply say thanks, this is your opportunity to engage directly with the voices shaping the agenda.
Track 1: EHS Construction & Commissioning Leadership Strategy
Track 2: EHS Execution During Construction & Commissioning
Track 1: EHS Construction & Commissioning Leadership Strategy
Strengthening Governance, Supplier Oversight & Performance Visibility Across Project Partners
10:30 am Panel: Improving Vendor, Manufacturer & Third-Party Supplier Onboarding Across Complex Project Ecosystems
EHS Director, Corscale
Senior Risk Engineering Consultant, AWS
- Verifying vendor and field technician readiness before mobilization to ensure training, competency and site-specific safety expectations are confirmed before work begins
- Coordinating third-party suppliers through hyperscalers, colocators and GC oversight to integrate vendor activity into sequencing, supervision and project EHS controls
- Clarifying responsibility for vendor supervision and field activity to reduce gaps when suppliers operate outside traditional contractor reporting lines
11:00 am Strengthening Incident Investigation & Lessons Learned to Prevent Repeat Safety Failures
Safety Manager, Duffey Southeast Construction
Safety Director, Duffey Southeast Construction
Senior Manager Health & Safety, Digital Realty
- Improving incident investigation processes to identify underlying causes, contributing factors and missed controls before similar issues reoccur
- Standardizing lessons learned capture and communication to ensure findings are shared across project teams, contractors and future sites
- Turning investigation findings into tracked corrective actions to improve accountability, verify closeout and prevent repeat incidents across future data center projects
11:30 am Improving EHS Performance Measurement, Reporting & Leading Indicators Across Owner/Operators & Delivery Partners
Safety Director, Hoffman Construction
- Standardizing EHS reporting expectations to align owners, GCs and trade partners on data collection, reporting cadence and performance review processes
- Using leading indicators to identify emerging risk through observations, high-risk activity reviews, stop-work trends, near misses, plan quality, and field verification data
- Translating EHS data into action to improve field conditions, contractor accountability and decision-making across future projects
Track 2: EHS Execution During Construction & Commissioning
12:00 pm Networking Lunch Break
Preparing EHS Leaders for the Next Generation of Data Center Delivery
1:00 pm Speed Learning Audience Roundtables
This session will divide attendees into focused groups to share insights and address role-specific challenges in EHS across Construction and Commissioning. Build a clearer understanding of EHS in the project stage most applicable to you and drive collective solutions for reducing risk, strengthening compliance and improving safety performance throughout the data center lifecycle