Moving the World
Moving the World
Podcast Description
Get a front-row seat to the big ideas—and bold moves—reshaping how the world moves. Moving the World dives into the future of logistics, from smarter supply chains and cleaner energy to the tech transforming trade. Join Prologis experts and industry insiders as we connect the dots across real estate, innovation and global commerce. New episodes drop monthly.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores a variety of content themes centered around the logistics sector, including smarter supply chains, clean energy solutions, and technological advancements in trade. Specific episodes, such as the inaugural discussion on 'Tariffs, Tensions & Trade,' highlights critical topics like adapting supply chains to volatile trade policies, the impacts of nearshoring, and automation strategies. Each episode aims to provide actionable insights and forecasts relevant to stakeholders in global commerce.
Get a front-row seat to the big ideas—and bold moves—reshaping how the world moves. Moving the World dives into the future of logistics, from smarter supply chains and cleaner energy to the tech transforming trade.
Join Prologis experts and industry insiders as we connect the dots across real estate, innovation and global commerce. New episodes drop monthly.
We use data centers every day. They have been around for decades. But most people couldn’t tell you what is inside of them or what they actually do.
Lately, they’ve become one of the most debated pieces of infrastructure in the world.
In this episode, Chris Curtis of Prologis and Josh Levi of the Data Center Coalition break down the important role data centers play in our world.
With decades of experience between them, the two talk about how data centers are built, why there are misconceptions around their use of resources and the significant economic impact they can have on local communities.
What’s hype? What does smart growth look like as we all rely on the services supported by AI?
Because data centers are central to our modern economy, it’s time to better understand them.
In this episode:
00:38 – Intro: Meet Josh Levi
01:57 – Data centers in space and the future of digital infrastructure
02:48 – What data centers are and why demand is growing
07:59 – How data centers support daily life, business and AI
14:04 – Energy demand, grid investment and power costs
22:04 – Community concerns, misinformation and the need for facts
26:30 – Local impact: Jobs, tax revenue and community opportunity
32:04 – The next decade of data center growth
33:40 – Why the industry needs to tell its story better
34:41 – Closing thoughts
Today’s experts:
Chris Curtis serves as global head of data centers at Prologis. In addition, Chris serves on the Data Center Coalition Board and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Data Center Product Council. A seasoned data center expert, Chris brings more than 5 gigawatts of data center development experience across the U.S., Canada and Europe. Before Prologis, Chris co-founded Compass Datacenters, where he led all development projects from 2011 to 2023. Prior to that, he spent a decade developing high-security, build-to-suit projects for U.S. Federal Government agencies.
Josh Levi is president and CEO of the Data Center Coalition (DCC), the membership association for the U.S. data center industry focused on empowering and championing the data center community through public policy advocacy, education, thought leadership and community engagement. Before DCC, Josh was vice president for policy at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), a nationally recognized regional trade association, where he spent nearly 20 years supporting Northern Virginia’s vibrant technology community.
Additional Resources:
- Understanding the Drivers of Rising Electricity Rates and the Role of Data Centers, May 2026, Energy + Environmental Economics
- Economic Contributions of Data Centers in the United States, 2023-2024, May 2026, PwC
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