The next generation of digital infrastructure is being built at unprecedented scale. A single 200 MW hyperscale data center represents more than $2 billion in capital investment - yet workforce availability has become one of the most significant constraints to execution. Across key U.S. markets, shortages in electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning talent are extending schedules, raising costs, and creating real risk around project delivery and revenue timing. Every delay postpones occupancy, power utilization, and capital recovery. This keynote examines why workforce strategy must be treated as a core infrastructure discipline - not a downstream staffing issue. The session explores how owners, developers, and contractors can expand capacity through inclusive talent pathways, regional training models, and nontraditional labor participation. As development expands into secondary and frontier markets, success will depend on labor models that are scalable, geographically adaptable, and inclusive enough to unlock new pools of skilled talent. The organizations that solve workforce access most effectively will be best positioned to convert capital into operating infrastructure at the pace digital demand now requires.