Powering AI Revolution

Powering the AI Revolution
AI is reshaping the economy, from generative models and autonomous agents to robotics, manufacturing, and Physical AI. Behind every breakthrough sits a question that gets far less attention: where will the energy come from?
The next wave of AI needs huge GPU clusters, more powerful chips, and a fast-growing fleet of data centers. All of that is pushing electricity demand to levels almost no one predicted a few years ago. Governments, utilities, tech companies, and investors are now facing the same question: how do we power the future of intelligence?
We'll dig into:
Can energy generation keep up with AI's appetite for power?
What roles will nuclear, renewables, grid modernization, and storage play?
How will the race for AI leadership reshape global energy markets and national competitiveness?
What does this mean for innovation hubs like Silicon Valley?
Join experts from AI, energy, infrastructure, and tech policy for a conversation about one of the most important and least understood challenges of the AI era.
🎤 Moderated by Michal Lev-Ram, Executive Editor of EDGE, Morgan Stanley🎤 Panelists:
Florian Andreas Kolb, CCO & GM, Intertrust
Sosuke Tanaka, Director General, NEDO Silicon Valley
Ran Bujanover, Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Executive, CEO, ContractSmarts
⁠Kazuhiko Takahashi, Catalight Capital (IOWN Al Fund)

🍽️ Light snacks and refreshments
📅 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM PT📍 Fenwick & West LLP, 801 California Ave., Mountain View, CA 94041
Organized by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California (JCCNC), US-Japan Business Forum Silicon Valley (Keizai Silicon Valley), the Jewish High Tech Community (JHTC), and the German American Business Association (GABA)