GPC Infrastructure Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Gauri Potdar will join industry leaders at PowerUp Data Centers – Investment 2026, taking place October 27–29 in McLean, Virginia. Potdar will participate in the panel, “Assessing Strategies for AI Data Center Development: Needs, Timing, and Risk,” on Wednesday, October 28, from 8:30–9:30 a.m. The discussion comes as developers, investors, and infrastructure providers evaluate how power availability, capital requirements, project schedules, and development risk are reshaping decisions around new AI infrastructure.

This event brings together data center developers and operators, power providers, infrastructure funds, private equity firms, lenders, and other stakeholders involved in financing and developing large-scale data center and energy projects. The program will explore the capital stacks, deal structures, bankability considerations, funding gaps, and risk allocation strategies influencing whether projects can advance from development to financial close.

Potdar will bring GPC Infrastructure’s perspective on one of the most consequential elements of AI data center development: securing reliable power on a timeline that supports the broader project. Through its Energy as a Service model, GPC provides an integrated approach to onsite power that addresses development, financing, equipment procurement, engineering, and operations. This approach can provide developers with an alternative path when utility interconnection timelines, transmission constraints, or long lead equipment create uncertainty around energization.

Learn more about the event and explore the full agenda to hear from Potdar and other leaders examining how the data center and energy sectors can address capital, risk, and power requirements as the next generation of digital infrastructure moves forward. 

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