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LOCATION:Braamfontein Campus East 
DESCRIPTION:Powering the AI Economy – Global data centre growth and opportunities for South AfricaSpeaker: Neva Espinoza
<br />Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
<br />Time: 18:00
<br />Format: Hybrid
<br />&nbsp;Speaker:
<br />Ms Espinoza leads the institute&rsquo;s Office of Technology and Transformation, shaping an integrated, enterprise-level function spanning AI, digital strategy, technology and innovation, as data centre-related energy demand drives the most significant energy transformation in a generation.
<br />&nbsp;Lecture description:
<br />The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented growth in data centres worldwide, reshaping energy demand, infrastructure investment and economic competitiveness. In this 75th Bernard Price Memorial Lecture, EPRI Chief Technology Officer Neva Espinoza will examine global trends in AI-driven data centre expansion and their implications for electric power systems.
<br />RSVP by 16 September 2026
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Powering the AI Economy – Global data centre growth and opportunities for South Africa</strong><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Speaker:</span></strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> Neva Espinoza</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Date:</span></strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> Thursday, 17 September 2026</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Time:</span></strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> 18:00</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Format:</span></strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> Hybrid</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Speaker:</span></strong></p>
<br /><p><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Ms Espinoza leads the institute&rsquo;s Office of Technology and Transformation, shaping an integrated, enterprise-level function spanning AI, digital strategy, technology and innovation, as data centre-related energy demand drives the most significant energy transformation in a generation.</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Lecture description:</span></strong></p>
<br /><p><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented growth in data centres worldwide, reshaping energy demand, infrastructure investment and economic competitiveness. In this 75th Bernard Price Memorial Lecture, EPRI Chief Technology Officer Neva Espinoza will examine global trends in AI-driven data centre expansion and their implications for electric power systems.</span></p>
<br /><p><strong><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">RSVP by 16 September 2026</span></strong></p>
SUMMARY:Powering the AI Economy &ndash; Global data centre growth and opportunities for South Africa
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