> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Powering the Digital Future: Broadband Breakfast Summit Captured in Photos - URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/powering-the-digital-future-broadband-breakfast-summit-captured-in-photos/ - Published: 2025-04-01T14:39:12.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-04T18:04:16.000Z - Description: The photo gallery captures not just the presentations, but the engaging conversations and networking at the event. - Author: Quinn Nghiem - Tags: Data center summit, Data Center, DCS2025, #no-flux, #$, #no-ads WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 – Last Thursday's Broadband Breakfast summit on ["Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband"](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/data-centers-nuclear-power-and-broadband-program/) brought together the brightest minds in industry, policy, and energy to tackle America's power challenge – and the photo gallery captures not just the presentations, but the engaging conversations and networking that made this event truly special. ## Join Broadband Breakfast Free sign up for Broadband Community, join Breakfast Club to see videos! Sign up Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. Learn about 'Data Centers, Nuclear Energy and Broadband'. ## Event Highlights & Photo Gallery Our photo gallery will take you behind the scenes of each session, showing the dynamic interactions that don't make it into the articles. ### Rep. Randy Weber: Nuclear Power as the Data Center Solution ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN1-3.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN1-1.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN1-2.JPG) Rep. ****Randy Weber** (R-Texas) made a compelling case for nuclear energy as the solution to data centers' growing power demands, citing Department of Energy projections that electricity use by data centers could triple by 2028. [Rep. Randy Weber: More Nuclear Power for Data CentersBig tech companies have been pursuing nuclear power as electricity demands increase.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-395.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastJake Neenan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/DSC01060-1-2.JPG)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/rep-randy-weber-more-nuclear-power-for-data-centers/) ### Rep. Chuck Fleischmann: Small Modular Reactors for On-Site Power ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN2-1.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN2-4.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/KN2-3.JPG) The "Nuclear Congressman" ****Rep. Chuck Fleischmann** made his passionate case for small modular reactors and the interactions with industry representatives that followed his speech. [‘Nuclear Congressman’ Says Small Modular Reactors Key to Data Center GrowthWith AI, broadband, and cloud infrastructure stressing the grid, Fleischmann wants to put nuclear reactors on-site.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-396.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastJericho Casper![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/DSC01353-1-2.JPG)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/nuclear-congressman-says-small-modular-reactors-key-to-data-center-growth/) ### Christopher Guith: Manufacturing's Overlooked Role in Energy Demand ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/SA1.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/SA2.JPG) Chamber of Commerce's ****Christopher Guith** argued that manufacturing, not data centers, is the primary driver behind surging energy demand. [Manufacturing Behind Surging Energy Demand for Data Centers, Says U.S. Chamber OfficialGuith said natural gas was a key factor in keeping electricity affordable.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-398.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastClara Easterday![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/maxresdefault--2--1-1-2.jpg)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/manufacturing-behind-surging-energy-demand-for-data-centers-says-u-s-chamber-official/) ## Panel 1: Permitting Reform Takes Center Stage ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-2.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-5.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-8.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-10.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-11.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P1-16.JPG) During the lively panel discussion moderated by Axios's ****Daniel Moore**, Idaho National Laboratory's ****Brian Smith**, Boundary Stone's ****Fatima Maria Ahmad**, Google's ****Ewelina Czapla**, WBK's ****Stephen Snyder**, and INCOMPAS ****Chip Pickering** debated permitting challenges, plus the networking break that followed. [AI’s Energy Appetite Is Growing; Permitting Delays Could Starve ItOutdated permitting systems could stymie nuclear projects needed for tomorrow’s data centers, panelists said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-397.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastJericho Casper![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/DSC01172-1-2.JPG)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/ais-energy-appetite-is-growing-permitting-delays-could-starve-it/) ## Panel 2: Confronting the "Choke Points" ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/PN2-12.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/PN2-5.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/PN2-13.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/PN2-15.JPG) X-energy's ****Carol Lane**, ITER's ****Laban Coblentz**, Virginia Department of Energy's ****Julianne Szyper** and former head of the USDA's Rural Utility Service ****Andy Berke** identified key bottlenecks in America's energy future, with ****Drew Clark** moderating the panel. [Panelists Warn of ‘Choke Points’ in America’s Nuclear Energy FuturePermitting delays, transmission backlogs, siting fights, and supply chain gaps top the list.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-399.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastJericho Casper![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/DSC01301-1-1-2.JPG)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/panelists-warn-of-choke-points-in-americas-nuclear-energy-future/) ## Panel 3: Building Internet Exchanges Across America ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P3-1.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P3-4.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P3-6.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P3-8.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/P3-9.JPG) Network Technologies Global's ****Ron da Silva**, NTT's ****David Jeppsen**, IXP pioneer ****Hunter Newby**, Arelion's ****Art Kazmiercza** discussed rural connectivity, highlighting the fourteen states currently lacking Internet Exchange Points, moderated by Connected Naton's ****Brent Legg**. [More Internet Exchanges Necessary for Rural Areas: ExpertsLatency experienced by users is dependent in part on their distance from internet exchange points.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/icon/breakfast_media_llc_logo-400.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastJake Neenan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/thumbnail/DSC01411-2.JPG)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/more-internet-exchanges-necessary-for-rural-areas-experts/) ## Networking Moments: Where Connections Were Made Some of the summit's most valuable exchanges happened away from the podium: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW4.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW5.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW6.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW15.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW13.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW22.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW24.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW25.JPG) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/2025/04/NW1.JPG) Our photographer captured the energy and engagement during breaks, lunch, and before and after the formal program ## Access the Full Event Whether you are a long-standing member of the Broadband Breakfast Club, or joined as part of your in-person registration (3 months' access), or signing up for the webinar (1 month access), you have UNLIMITED ACCESS to the [videos of Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband Summit](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/data-centers-nuclear-power-and-broadband/). 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