Asia Pacific's leading destination event connecting the region's senior investors and operators driving the economic evolution of the data center sector

The world depends on digital infrastructure, and there’s never been more pressure on the industry to scale at speed. The DCD Investment Forum series helps the investors & finance teams behind this growth to make informed decisions faster, through tailored networking, technology-discovery and best-practice sharing.

Here's just some of what you can expect for 2027:

Targeted networking opportunities with a curated audience of decision makers
Exclusive best-practice sharing and deep-dive strategic discussions with c-suite operators and leading investors
Actionable deal-flow intelligence to identify emerging opportunities

Exclusive access to APAC's most influential financial leaders in a premium beach side setting
70% of our 2026 Investment Forum audience were C-level executives, President, Owner, Vice President, Department Head level & above
Network with 300+ senior industry leaders

Connect with 300+ of your peers at DCD Investment Forum | APAC

Networking Parties

From traditional Balinese entertainment, to open bar access and canapes on the beach, get to know your data center peers in a relaxed, social environment away from the show floor.
Golf Networking Afternoon

Get into the swing of things with a networking golf day at Bali New Kuta Golf Club
An insight-packed Investment Forum event

DCD Investment Forum | APAC convenes the region's most active investors, lenders, developers & deal makers at the forefront of digital infrastructure investment.
Beach Yoga, 5km Run & 2.5km Walk & Talk

Take part in one of our morning networking activities designed to get your blood flowing before a busy day of connection building.
DCD Leadership Summit

The DCD Leadership Summit gives APAC's C-suite executives a forum to exchange insights, refine long-term strategies, and shape the industry's future.
Thought Leadership Content

Our extended conference program has been designed to provide delegates with even greater coverage of the region's most pressing topics.

70% C-Level Executive, Vice President + Level

150+ Organizations in Attendance

83% Up in Attendee Numbers From 2025

70% C-Level Executive, Vice President + Level

150+ Organizations in Attendance

83% Up in Attendee Numbers From 2025

It was my first time attending DCD this year and I can say that the wealth of information on the latest trends and development in the sector is incredible, not to mention the quality of the speakers in the conference.

—
Senior Investment Director, Australian Trade and Investment Commission

2026 agenda highlights

Opening Fireside Chat: How can APAC operators accelerate growth?
- June 10, 2026, 10:10 — 10:25
- Main Stage | Karangasem I+II | Lower Level
Speakers

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, NEXTDC
Join industry leader Craig Scroggie as he sits down to discuss APAC's investment, M&A and market strategy outlook.
- How does the current state of the data center industry compare to previous growth periods and historical global infrastructure buildouts like the railroads or the early internet age?
- How is NEXTDC balancing capital allocation between dominating the Australian market and scaling into new Asian regions while managing the risks of entering these competitive landscapes?
- What criteria does NEXTDC use to evaluate the risk and reliability of new, less established players in the cloud and AI market when forming partnerships?
- How is the company evolving its facility engineering and energy strategies to manage the thermodynamic challenges of high-density AI workloads while maintaining its carbon-neutral operational standards?
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Architects of Scale: Navigating the evolution toward gigawatt infrastructure in APAC
- June 10, 2026, 10:55 — 11:40
- Main Stage | Karangasem I+II | Lower Level
FM is a global leader in commercial property insurance and risk management,
partnering with many of the world’s largest organisations, including one in four
Fortune 500 companies.
Built on a foundation of engineering expertise, FM combines data, research, and
insights from nearly 2,000 engineers worldwide to identify, assess, and mitigate
risk—helping clients protect critical assets, avoid disruption, and reduce the financial
impact of loss across their portfolios.
As digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence accelerate demand for resilient data
ecosystems, FM Intellium extends this approach to the data center environment. It
brings together engineering, data-driven research, and global risk management to
help organisations safeguard asset portfolios across data centers, cloud
infrastructure, and power systems.
By embedding resilience from design through to operations, FM helps clients
minimise downtime risk, protect long-term asset value, and avoid costly business
interruption in an increasingly complex and capital-intensive environment.

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Speakers

Director, KKR

Swati Goyal

Head of Investments, Digital Edge DC

Nirad Deshpande

Managing Director, Macquarie Group

Jonathan NeWin

Director, MUFG

Miles Loo

Executive Vice Chairman & Global Lead - Data Centers, Newmark

Chris Dempsey

Senior Vice President, FM Intellium
APAC projects are expanding at a rate that would have been unimaginable just 5 years ago. Unprecedented demand for massively sized campuses has led to some markets, such as Singapore, reaching a breaking point. Now, as operators and investors continue to look for the next big opportunity, operators need to raise more capital than ever before whilst putting in more risk for their projects. This panel asks whether key players can strategise on a future template from the lessons learnt from these larger markets? How can a playbook be used as emerging markets become more significant players in the region?
- How are operators and investors moving from single-asset loans to massive-scale capital structures across APAC? How is financing being navigated?
- With land and water bottlenecks increasingly affecting growth opportunities, how are leading operators and investors future proofing their assets?
- Examining how gigascale developers are now being forced to become their own power utilities, and how on-site generation will lead the future of datacenter growth
- As primary hubs continue to become constrained across the region, which cities or countries are operators and investors looking at scaling, and how? What regulatory environments are most suitable to gigawatt size investment projects?
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M&A and Financing: Rethinking APAC capital strategies to meet ground breaking demand
- June 10, 2026, 12:00 — 12:45
- Main Stage | Karangasem I+II | Lower Level
Speakers

Anand Subramanian

Senior Director, APAC Corporate Development, Equinix

Marcin Nowakowski

Head of TMT, Asia Pacific, Natixis

Kevin Tham

Managing Director, Varde Partners Asia

Kai Goh

CEO, Digital Halo

Founder, Managing Director, Balder Investment
In order to facilitate data center expansion throughout the APAC region, financing strategies, as well as strategic M&A activities, must evolve. Local banks are becoming unable to support the size of the AI infrastructure projects needed, as well as the risks associated with them, leading many operators to look elsewhere. Private equity continues to dominate with significant players being injected with significant capital for expansion, such as AirTrunk and PDG. Looking ahead at the significant growth coming, how will the region evolve?
- What will be the next set of capital providers and structures for the APAC region?
- How are power solutions and on-site generation fitting into APAC investment strategies?
- How are valuations changing for APAC portfolios? How are investment leaders pricing risk as we move into the inference stage of AI?
- Are we set to see an M&A race for power secured portfolios, and how are investors thinking about strategic exits?
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