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The AI industrial revolution is building a physical epicenter in West Texas. Here, molecules will become bytes at previously unimagined scale, requiring investors, operators and community leaders to align around the transformation and define what gets built, and who benefits.

The West Texas Digital Infrastructure Summit, presented by Cool Vector, is the most important gathering of stakeholders to the reinvention of the Permian Basin — a one-day networking and learning opportunity for senior decision-makers across energy, capital markets, telecom, real estate, technology and government. The event is invitation-only, with limited, vetted ticket sales. If you fit our delegate profile, please apply to attend here.


Partners



Lead Partner

Five Point is a private equity and infrastructure investor focused on investments within the North American water management, surface management, powered campus, and sustainable infrastructure sectors. LEARN MORE

Lead Sponsor

Data centers sit at the core of the modern world— storing, processing, and delivering information across the globe. Yet the risk landscape behind that flow is equally complex. Lockton's Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure Practice brings clarity and certainty across your full risk ecosystem. LEARN MORE

Sponsors

KPMG provides strategic, financial, and operational advisory for digital infrastructure, with a core focus on data centers, cloud transformation, AI-driven computing demands, and physical-to-digital asset integration.

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Integrated water infrastructure for long term E&P success. LEARN MORE

Empowering energy and industry through strategic land management. LEARN MORE

A small team of experienced professionals that develop major energy and infrastructure projects.
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Event Partners

Cloud2Ground is a power-first AI infrastructure advisory firm helping investors, operators, and developers align land, power, capital, and customer demand to create bankable, execution ready platforms. LEARN MORE

A global strategic communications
firm with deep local roots in the world’s key corporate and financial centers. LEARN MORE

A globally recognized, award-winning Public Relations strategic advisory and consultancy serving the global digital infrastructure industry.
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A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to making the world of digital infrastructure accessible to all.
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A coalition of industries and groups from across the Texas economy working to modernize and expand the state’s infrastructure. LEARN MORE

Contact Us For Sponsorship Opportunities

David Snow

david@elatromme.com

Preliminary Agenda



February 16, 2027

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pre-event social

February 17, 2027

8:00 am

Event Registration, Breakfast Networking

Welcome

9:00 am

David Snow

David Snow, Founder, Cool Vector Media

Keynote

9:05 am

Digital Infrastructure and the Future of the Global Economy

Keynote

9:30 am

The Reinvention of the Permian Basin Will Change the World

David Capobianco

David Capobianco, CEO, Five Point Infrastructure Bio ➜

10:00 am

Panel Discussion

What Does ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Power Mean for Texas Energy?

Data center demand and access to ERCOT
How to build your own power generator
How Behind-the-Meter affects economics
Giving back to the grid
A bridge or a permanent solution?

Case Study

10:45 am

How We're Building a Data Center in West Texas

12:00 pm

Lunch / Networking

Lunch Keynote

12:30 pm

How Texas Takes the Lead in Digital

1:30 pm

Facilitated Group Conversations

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session A: West Texas Water is Key

Breakout Session B: Digital Infrastructure in the Institutional Portfolio
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Jeff Eaton

Jeff Eaton, Partner, Five Point Infrastructure Bio ➜

Breakout Session C: NeoClouds at Home on the Range

Hadassa Lutz

Hadassa Lutz, Founder & Managing Partner, Cloud2Ground Bio ➜

2:30 pm

Networking Break

3:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Capital Markets and Win-Win Partnerships

Capital markets for digital infrastructure
Deal structures and market terms
Who bears which risks?
Investment grade vs. non-investment grade

3:45 pm

Panel Discussion

Digital Infrastructure: What's In It for the People of Texas?

Community engagement
Common misperceptions
Political influences
Structuring win/win developments with community

Phillip Koblence

Phillip Koblence, Board Chair, OIX · CEO, Critical Ventures Bio ➜

Ilissa Miller

Ilissa Miller, CEO, iMiller PR Bio ➜

4:30 pm

Networking Cocktails

Event Ends

6:00 pm

Advisors



David Capobianco

Jeff Eaton

Founder & CEO
Powerbridge

Bio
➜

Partner
Kekst & Co

Bio ➜

Nabeel Mahmood

Phillip Koblence

Co-Founder & CEO
Nomad Futurist

Bio ➜

Board Chair, OIX • CEO
Critical Ventures

Bio ➜

Hadassa Lutz

Ilissa Miller

Founder & Managing Partner
Cloud2Ground

Bio ➜

CEO
iMiller PR

Bio ➜

Michael Harling

John Stilwell

CEO & Managing Partner
Five Point Infrastructure

Bio ➜

Partner
Five Point Infrastructure

Bio ➜

Alex Hernandez

Daniel Yunger

Executive Vice President, Partner
Lockton Companies

Bio ➜

Managing Partner, Houston
KPMG

Bio ➜

Speakers



David Snow

Jeff Eaton

Founder
Cool Vector Media

David Capobianco

Partner
Five Point Infrastructure

Bio ➜

Alex Hernandez

CEO & Managing Partner
Five Point Infrastructure

Bio ➜

Founder & CEO
Powerbridge

Bio ➜

Michael Harling

John Stilwell

Phillip Koblence

Executive Vice President, Partner
Lockton Companies

Bio ➜

Managing Partner, Houston
KPMG

Bio ➜

Hadassa Lutz

Board Chair, OIX • CEO
Critical Ventures

Bio ➜

Founder & Managing Partner
Cloud2Ground

Bio ➜

Ilissa Miller

CEO
iMiller PR

Bio ➜

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Houston Grand Hotel - River Oaks.

Reserve your hotel room at the special event rate

Address:  Houston Grand Hotel - River Oaks, 1919 Briar Oaks Ln, Houston, TX 77027

Rate: $365/night (plus applicable taxes)

Cut off date for the special event rate: Wednesday, January 27, 2027.

West Texas Digital Infrastructure Summit
17 February 2027 · Houston Grand Hotel - River Oaks, Houston, Texas
The West Texas Digital Infrastructure Summit is produced by Cool Vector LLC.
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