President Donald J. Trump will be coming to Pittsburgh in July to a gathering of leaders in various fields who are meeting to discuss “Pennsylvania’s incredible potential to power the AI revolution.”
The meeting, dubbed Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, is being held July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University, according to a news release from U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pittsburgh.
“The Summit will bring together the world’s top leaders in energy and AI, alongside the biggest global investors, labor and trades leaders, and government officials, to showcase Pennsylvania’s incredible potential to power the AI revolution,” the statement said.
The release indicates that McCormick has coordinated the event.
“There’s no question that the path to American energy dominance runs directly through Pennsylvania, and this Summit will celebrate all our Commonwealth has to offer,” McCormick said in the statement. “Harnessing Pennsylvania’s unique strengths to attract new data center investment and energy infrastructure development will jump start Pennsylvania’s economy, create great, new jobs, and bolster our national security.”
The statement said “Pennsylvania’s vast natural gas resources, combined with its skilled workforce, plentiful water, proximity to major population centers, and elite research institutions, make the state a logical base to power America’s innovative technological future.”
The release noted Amazon announced June 9 that it will invest $20 billion to build data center campuses in Luzerne and Bucks counties, “representing the largest economic development project in Pennsylvania’s history.”
It also noted the partnership between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, which will invest $14 billion in the domestic steel industry.
The statement contends “that this moment presents an opportunity to seize greatness and that (McCormick) will work with anyone who is committed to such a renaissance for Pennsylvania.”