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Talent Shortages in Data Centers in the Age of AI

Nov. 18, 2026
T7: KEYNOTE DATA CENTER
New AI Infrastructure Operating a Data Center Under Constraints

Human challenges are taking on strategic significance as data centers become the invisible foundation of the digital economy and AI. Recruiting, training, and retaining talent in a rapidly growing sector is no longer limited to filling technical positions; it requires rethinking skills, career paths, and work cultures.

This roundtable will explore the tensions between the shortage of qualified professionals, the transformation of jobs driven by AI, and the need for a more human approach to management, while examining the sector’s ability to anticipate rather than merely endure these changes.

● Recruitment under pressure: attracting and retaining rare talent amid rapid growth, increased competition, and a lack of visibility into the roles
● Culture and Management: Building Sustainable Work Environments
● Training for Tomorrow: Adapting Training Programs to the Real Needs of Data Centers
● AI and the Transformation of Roles: The Emergence of New Skills, Hybrid Job Profiles, and Replacement vs. Augmentation of Human Capabilities
● Augmented Skills: The Era of Intelligent Tools
● Inclusion Challenges in the Face of Growing Demand and Increasing Technical Complexity

Moderator
Agnès Le Meil, Executive Director - InfraNum
Speaker(s)
Olivier Karoutchi, Director - Data Center Institute