NYCW 2026: AI Data Center Roundtable — SkimNews
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- New York Climate Week 2026 will host an AI Data Center Roundtable on September 24 at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus, running from 10:00 to 12:00.
- The roundtable brings together frontline community activists fighting data centers with policy advocates pushing for guardrails against the industry's economic, social, and climate harms.
- Matthew Scherer of the Open Markets Institute will argue that the AI bubble could burst and take the economy with it.
- Clara Vondrich and J.B. Branch of Public Citizen will present federal principles for data centers and AI governance.
- Danielle Fugere of As You Sow will address 'The Investor Dilemma,' while Abre' Conner of the NAACP will detail how communities are stopping data centers.
- Ashlee Thomas of the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will examine private equity financing of data centers, and Holly Alpine of Embedded Emissions will frame Big Tech as 'Big Oil's #1 Accomplice.'
- Saul Levin of the Hum podcast will address the link between data centers and democracy.
Why it matters: The session convenes community organizers (NAACP), federal policy advocates (Public Citizen), and investor-focused groups (As You Sow, Private Equity Stakeholder Project) under one platform at NYCW. With data center expansion continuing despite mounting local opposition, the September 24 roundtable connects frontline resistance directly to proposed federal governance frameworks.
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