A week of conversations on data center infrastructure, water stewardship, climate technology, capital, and responsible AI growth.
When
September 21–24, 2026
Where
New York City
Bruce is speaking at
Climate Week schedule
Speaking appearances are highlighted. Each stop links to the organizer's current registration or event page.
Monday, September 21
11:30 AM–2:00 PM ET
11:30 AM–2:00 PM ET
605 3rd Ave, Floor 2
Cross-sector practitioners discuss data center water stewardship and the practical work of decarbonizing portfolios of long-lived facilities.
Registration and event detailsMonday, September 21
2:00–7:00 PM ET
2:00–7:00 PM ET
3 West Club, 3 W 51st St
A curated gathering of family offices, fund managers, and founders working across climate, energy, resilient infrastructure, and frontier technology.
Registration and event detailsTuesday, September 22
9:00–11:00 AM ET
9:00–11:00 AM ET
Morrison & Foerster LLP, 250 W 55th St
A Climate Salon workshop on decarbonizing infrastructure while building for resilience. Bruce joins the expert innovators helping lead the audience roundtable discussions.
Registration and event detailsTuesday, September 22
12:00–3:30 PM ET
12:00–3:30 PM ET
AICPA & CIMA, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
An interactive University of Oxford and AICPA & CIMA case session on the trade-offs between AI growth, energy and water demand, and corporate sustainability commitments.
Registration and event detailsTuesday, September 22
4:15–7:00 PM ET
4:15–7:00 PM ET
Rivian, 461 W 14th St
Programming on the AI data center economy and Southern clean-tech accelerators, followed by the Super South Climate Week NYC reception.
Registration and event detailsWednesday, September 23
1:00–3:00 PM ET
1:00–3:00 PM ET
Dream Downtown, 355 W 16th St
MIT researchers and spinouts present technologies designed to reshape data center performance, followed by a cross-sector discussion on operational, economic, and community constraints.
Registration and event detailsWednesday, September 23
3:30–5:00 PM ET
3:30–5:00 PM ET
75 Rockefeller Plaza
A Ceres session for institutional investors on direct and indirect data center water risks, including site selection, cooling design, regional clustering, electricity generation, and financial exposure.
Registration and event detailsThursday, September 24
10:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
10:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
New York City
A summit on the physical footprint of digital infrastructure and the financial and governance tools needed to manage its effects on water, power, land, and communities.
Registration and event detailsBring Bruce a data center water constraint, a cooling tower project, or a question about recovering cooling water without reverse osmosis.