Bespoke Panel: Rise of the AI corridor
20 May 2026
Digital Infra Stage, Global Innovation Arena, Prince George's Exhibition Hall, Lower Level, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
AI & Data Infrastructure
As AI becomes a strategic national priority, new infrastructure models are emerging to address growing concerns around resilience, security and community impact, putting AI corridors at the centre of the next phase of digital infrastructure development. Experts will discuss:
- The strategic rationale behind AI corridors and how they differ from traditional hyperscale data centre models
- The Genesis Mission Project: objectives, architectural principles and lessons for future AI infrastructure deployment
- How AI corridors offer a more secure, resilient alternative to high‑latency, publicly constrained power and water infrastructures
- The role of federal leadership following President Trump’s late‑2025 Executive Order encouraging new AI infrastructure developed in partnership with communities, users and owner‑operators
- What this shift means for states competing to attract AI investment and infrastructure‑led economic growth
- Implications for investors, operators and policymakers as AI Corridors move from concept to implementation

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