Miles Braxton

Biography

Miles Braxton is CEO and Co-Founder of Okovate, building the energy layer for the AI era through agrivoltaics: solar integrated with active farming. Okovate has secured over 180 MW in agrivoltaic development commitments and acquired Fundusol, an AI platform modeling crop and energy yield. Backed by the Schmidt Family Foundation, Okovate keeps farms in family hands. Miles previously held roles at Goldman Sachs Renewable Power and Summit Ridge Energy. A UVA graduate and Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center board member, he was named to Forbes 30 Under 30, EBONY Power 100, GreenBiz 30 Under 30, and AfroTech Future 50.

Sessions

1. Engineering Scalable & Sustainable Infrastructure for the AI Era

   Wed, Nov 4, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT

   Track Energy & Sustainability

   AI has a power problem. As compute demand explodes, the grid cannot keep up, and the fight for megawatts is colliding with land use and community preservation. Using the 3.3 MWdc Hope Haven Agrivoltaics project as a case study, this session shows how solar energy and AI infrastructure can share the same footprint.