The right people, already here.
The right people, already here.
Ventures, operators, investors, and institutions across the AI-energy stack — in one room. Not more networking. Fewer, better conversations with people who can actually help.
Future of AI Infrastructure
Sonoma Coast, California · October 2026
Supported by
The future of AI will be shaped by the infrastructure that powers it
We find ourselves at a pivotal juncture.
As AI scales, energy, water, and grid capacity are becoming defining constraints on its growth. What began as a software conversation is now a real-world infrastructure challenge shaping the future of data centers, utilities, industrial systems, local communities and sociopolitical debates. Simultaneously energy use is also becoming a core driver of AI economics — influencing the cost of compute globally.
The question is not whether new infrastructure will be built. It is whether we can build it in a way that serves both people and the planet. Enter our private gathering this October.
Ensuring a more resilient and sustainable backbone for the AI era is not only a moral imperative, it’s also an unprecedented business opportunity
In October 2026, on the Sonoma Coast, Unreasonable Group and Barclays are bringing together a cohort of a dozen of the world’s most disruptive growth-stage CEOs leveraging technology to ensure a more sustainable and resilient AI infrastructure (“Fellows”). We will align these Fellows with a small group of hand-picked financers, advisors, and industry executives across the value-chain of AI (“Mentors”). The aim is simple: ensure the people and innovations positioned to build the future of AI infrastructure come together to deepen trust and rapidly accelerate the adoption and scalability of novel solutions.
A cohort of privately invited growth-stage CEOs — beyond the pitch deck and already building across one or more of four themes:
- Power Generation, Storage & Grid Capacity
- Data Center Energy & Efficiency
- Water, Cooling & Resource Efficiency
- Materials, Circularity & Resource Recovery
Senior operators and investors whose experience helps these CEOs make better decisions, forge the right relationships, and move faster. Business is not business; business is people.
If your work touches hyperscale computing, power and grid, cooling and facilities, materials and electronics, or deployment capital — you belong at the table.
Collaborating towards a better future
No panels, no pitches — an intimate innovation studio for the entrepreneurs and executives building the infrastructure behind AI. After nearly two decades of hosting private gatherings that drive market transformation, our team at Unreasonable has come to believe that we only innovate at the rate at which we build trust. This Lab is our opportunity to do that with a curated room of the world’s top science-based solutions and the executives and investors who have the ability to shape the AI era.
A collaborative advantage.
A collaborative advantage.
No single company solves this alone. Fellows and Mentors work alongside peers from hyperscale computing, utilities, power, manufacturing, semiconductors, and climate and AI investing.
Meals that Matter
Meals that Matter
All meals are prepared by our in-house chef team and will be aligned with your dietary preferences. Meal time is designed with intention — we believe the dinner table is where deeper conversations happen, trust is built, new relationships are formed, and unlikely ideas are born.
Experience, not a presentation.
Experience, not a presentation.
No panels, speeches, or slides. Come ready to listen, speak candidly, and help. We handle the details so you can be fully present.
The people around the table
At the center of the Lab are a dozen Unreasonable Fellows — growth-stage CEOs already building and scaling solutions for more resilient and sustainable AI infrastructure.
We will then wrap these Fellows with a curated group of Mentors from hyperscale computing, power and grid infrastructure, cooling, facilities, materials, electronics, and deployment capital. Our partners at Barclays bring deep sector expertise, a global client network, and a shared belief in the power of disruptive entrepreneurs to create lasting change.
Beyond the walls of the Lab, Unreasonable provides all Fellows with a global community of lifelong support and a broader network of more than 1,210 Mentors. Today, Unreasonable supports 587 ventures across 48 countries. Together, they have raised $24 bn, mitigated 173,515,870 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, generated more than $23 bn in revenues and are supporting over 2 m jobs.
We are grateful to our global community of 1,210 mentors — from Nobel Laureates to renowned executives & policy makers
-
Arianna Huffington
Founder of The Huffington Post & Thrive Global. Author of 15 books.
-
Megan Smith
3rd CTO of the United States, Former Advisor to Obama, Former VP at Google
-
Matt Mullenweg
Founder of WordPress (powers ~25% of the internet)
-
Kamran Elahian
High Tech Entrepreneur with 3 Unicorn IPOs, Chair of Global Innovation Catalyst
-
Elizabeth Littlefield
Advisor; Former CEO of the Development Finance Corporation; Former Director of World Bank
-
Jigar Shah
Director at U.S. Department of Energy; President of Generate Capital
-
Beth Comstock
Author and Former Vice Chair at GE
-
Hunter Lovins
TIME Magazine Hero & President of Natural Capitalism Solutions
-
Janiece Evans-Page
CEO, Tides Foundation
-
Tom Chi
Founder of Prototype Thinking, Lab Director of the Planet, Former Lead at Google X
"Unreasonable is a bit like the TED conference on steroids… But where TED brings luminaries together for a day or two to discuss a particular problem plaguing the world, Unreasonable focuses on the start-up businesses offering solutions to those problems."
— Forbes
Meet the Fellows
We handpicked and privately invited a select group of growth-stage CEOs who are building the physical systems that make AI possible — ensuring its growth is more resilient, sustainable, and economically viable.
We selected solutions across 4 main categories: Power Generation, Storage & Grid Capacity; Data Center Energy & Efficiency; Water, Cooling & Resource Efficiency; and Materials, Circularity & Resource Recovery.
Blue Frontier
Unlocking Building, Utility, and AI Infrastructure energy constraint through Air Conditioning
View Profile »
Daniel Betts
Founder & CEO
Desolenator
Desolenator offers data centers options to turn waste heat directly into water purification and help them become water positive
View Profile »
William Janssen
COO
Emrgy
Transforming global water infrastructure into sources of distributed renewable energy and water conservation.
View Profile »
Emily Morris
Founder & CEO
EQuota Energy
Unlocking carbon savings and safety in global grid and industrial infrastructure
View Profile »
Charlotte Wang
Founder
Fourth Partner Energy
India’s leading full services renewable energy generator with a portfolio of over 3.5GW of solar, wind and BESS
View Profile »
Saif Dhorajiwala
Co-founder and Executive Director
Headspring
Data-driven power conversion for next-generation AI data centers
View Profile »
Sam Hoshino
Founder & CEO
KETOS
Delivering the Future of Water Intelligence through Robotics automation and AI-driven insights that transform industrial operations & orgs.
View Profile »
Meena Sankaran
CEO & Founder, KETOS Inc.
Regrow Ag
Accelerating Agricultural Resilience through Regenerative Agriculture
View Profile »
Anastasia Volkova
Co-Founder & CEO
SmartHelio
Building AI agents that keep clean energy infrastructure running
View Profile »
Govinda Upadhyay
CEO
Splight
Unlocking up to 100% extra firm grid capacity
View Profile »
Fernando Llaver
Cofounder & CEO