Building AI Beyond the Data Center

What happens beyond the reliable reach of the cloud is becoming one of the defining challenges of the AI era. In this session, Armada’s Founder & CEO Dan Wright joins Steve Bowsher with introductory remarks from Ernestine Fu Mak. From oil rigs and mines to naval ships and disaster zones, Dan explains how Armada is building modular AI data centers that bring real-time compute to the world’s most remote and mission-critical environments. The conversation explores the rise of sovereign AI, the shift from centralized hyperscale infrastructure to edge computing, and why autonomy, cybersecurity, and energy resilience are reshaping the future of AI deployment. —— This session is part of the “Silicon Valley & The U.S. Government” speaker series. Silicon Valley collaborations with the U.S. government have led to some of the most important technologies in our society. Driven by visionary leaders, these collaborations have overcome regulatory, business, and technological challenges to achieve exceptional innovation. The results of these innovations have addressed national issues and societal challenges. As government and industry collaboration is more important than ever to accelerate private sector innovation and shape the future of technology, join us in hearing the personal accounts of technology experts, business executives, and public service leaders who have paved the way.