Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second of the same pass to save 50%.

Ben Longmier (Ambrosia Energy) and Bill Thayer (Bloom Energy) join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. AI may be built in software, but scaling it is becoming a physical-world problem. Every new model, agent, and AI application needs somewhere to run, and an infrastructure connecting them all. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Ben Longmier, CEO of Ambrosia Energy, and Bill Thayer, SVP and Head of Datacenter Solutions at Bloom Energy, come together on the Smart Systems Stage for a conversation on “Where the AI Infrastructure Boom Is Creating Winners.” This industry stage session will examine which constraints are creating durable business opportunities, where new categories are beginning to emerge, and what founders can build as AI moves further into the physical world.

Get your pass now to save up to $100 before rates go up at the door on October 13. Grab a second pass at 50% off. Register now. Much of the AI conversation has focused on models, chips, and applications. But none of them operate in isolation. Scaling AI depends on an expanding physical stack: power generation, grid connections, data centers, cooling, electrical equipment, and the systems required to keep everything running. That creates a different kind of challenge. What happens when demand for compute grows faster than power and infrastructure