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Philip speaks about Climate Action & Net Zero, Space Exploration. Space Tech Innovator | Harvard & Wharton Alum Solving Global Energy Challenges

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Philip Johnston has presented at TED, Slush 2024, Slush.

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Philip Johnston

Space Tech Innovator | Harvard & Wharton Alum Solving Global Energy Challenges

🇺🇸United StatesSpeaking since 20243 talks · 2 events · 2 countries2 with video

Climate Action & Net Zero Space Exploration

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Philip Johnston

About

Philip Johnston went from McKinsey satellite strategist to pioneering space infrastructure with Starcloud. As a second-time founder, he brings deep expertise in transforming complex technological challenges into innovative solutions.

With advanced degrees from Harvard and Wharton in national security, technology, and applied mathematics, Philip is developing revolutionary data center technologies that could reshape global energy infrastructure. His unique blend of technical knowledge and entrepreneurial vision positions him as a critical voice in the intersection of space technology, digital transformation, and sustainable innovation.

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Let’s Build AI Data Centers in Space

AI is setting up residence in the final frontier, says technologist Philip Johnston. He shares the incredible work being undertaken to build data centers in outer space - and how they might harness both solar power and frigid temperatures in order to address the AI energy challenge. Learn more about the affordability of this wild idea and how it could address concerns about the resources needed to keep up with the AI boom. (Recorded at TEDAI San Francisco on October 22, 2025) Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow TED! X: https://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design - plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/philipjohnston https://youtu.be/an6ZM0iCGQw TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (or the CC BY - NC - ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks #AI

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