Connect | APAC // Agenda
06:15
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Golf Networking Morning - Private Event (no spaces remaining)
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
17:00
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DCD>Connect | Asia Pacific Badge Collection
- Open Session
19:00
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Icebreaker Networking Party
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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07:30
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Beach Yoga & Networking Breakfast
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Heather Laurie
Vice President, Women in Data Centers
Nomulun Tungalag
Founder and Head, Women in Data Centers
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2.5km Beach Walk & Talk
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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5km Beach Run
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
08:00
08:55
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DCD>Investment Forum
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
10:00
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Speakers
Principal Data Centre/Mission Critical Electrical Engineer, Stantec
11:00
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DCD>Academy training taster session: Liquid cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
12:15
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Capacity Planning Welcome Lunch - by invitation only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Billy Abieta
VP Market Development and Sales Strategy, PT DCI Indonesia
Managing Director, APAC, DC Byte
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Construction Welcome Lunch - by invitation only
- Data Center Construction
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Joshua Hunt
Director Engineering & Design Management SEA, Exyte
Joyce Leong
Senior Manager Business Development SEA, Exyte
James Boyce
Director Business Acquisition SEA, Exyte
Global Vice President, Data Centers, Exyte
Senior Vice President, RBU DTC SEA/NEA, Exyte
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Welcome Lunch Briefings - by invitation only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
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Networks & Connectivity Welcome Lunch - By invitation only
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Asia Pacific Vice President – Data Centers, CommScope
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iM Women Welcome Lunch Briefing - by invitation only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
APAC Regional Chair, iM Women
Erica Baeta
Group Commercial Director, DatacenterDynamics
Celina Chua
Director, Data Centre Client Solutions (APAC), JLL
Catherine Scheen
Marketing Director APAC - CBRE | Data Center Solutions, CBRE
12:30
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Show Floor Opens
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
12:45
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DCD>Connect Networking Lunch
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
13:45
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DCD>Debate: Liquid cooling - A no-brainer for the region's tropical climate?
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Depri Yantri
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Arup
SVP Technology, DayOne
Mark Roberts
Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol
VP, Product Management - Asia, Vertiv
CEO, InfraXmedia
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DCD>Debate: Beyond diesel - what’s the smartest backup power strategy for APAC?
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Global Marketing and Product Management, CSB Energy Technology Co.
Principal Data Centre/Mission Critical Electrical Engineer, Stantec
Global Chief Technology Officer, Zerra DC
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
Gary Robinson
Chief of Operations and Construction Delivery, Bitera
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DCD>Debate: Thinking beyond greenfield - Can modular be the solution to booming AI capacity demands?
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO and Managing Director, DXN
Simon Hamer
Chief Technology Officer, Evolution Data Centres
Vice President of Construction, APAC, NTT Global Data Centers
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
James Normandale
Head of Technical Services, Data Centre Group - APAC, Cushman & Wakefield
Partner, Clifford Chance
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DCD>Debate: Talent in short supply - Can the industry avert a workforce crisis and deliver on surging capacity demands?
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Alliance SI
Founder, Nusantara Data Center Academy
Hazlan Hezri
Senior Program Manager, Cloud Operations + Innovation, Microsoft
Head of Data Centres and Industrial Malaysia, JLL
Visionary Technologist, Futurist & Industry Pioneer, Nomad Futurist
Jessica Ho
Senior Account Manager, DCD Academy
14:30
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Interactive debate debrief
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
14:45
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DCD>Debate: Ambitious targets, shifting regulations – Is the industry making real progress on Net-Zero?
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of APAC, Strive by STX
Tim Bush
Principal Sustainability Engineer - Data Centre Engineering, AWS
Vice President Operations - APAC, Digital Realty
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
CEO & Founder, Hydroleap
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DCD>Debate: Data and AI regulations - Catalysts for growth or barriers to innovation?
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Tech Policy & AI Governance Specialist, Access Partnership
Managing Director, Thailand, TELEHOUSE
President Director and CEO, SM+ Holdings
Senior Research Analyst, Data Centre Services and Infrastructure, 451 Research, S&P Global
Editor - Cloud and Hybrid, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Debate: Maximizing uptime - Are traditional maintenance & retrofit approaches at risk of falling short in the age of AI?
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Engineering Manager, Asia Pacific, Global Switch
Director & Head of Design and Construction - APAC, Iron Mountain Data Centers
Senior Managing Director, Data Center Solutions, APAC, CBRE
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
Dedi Iskandar
APAC Regional Director, datacenterHawk
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DCD>Debate: Can current design & build strategies keep up with the demands of a complex APAC market?
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Vice President, Data Centers, Exyte
Jonathan Price
Director - Global Design Engineering, AWS
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Digital Group
Kavin Wong
COO, NeutraDC Nxera Batam
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
15:30
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Interactive debate debrief
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
15:45
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Design, Build & Operate 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Talks Stage
- Management & Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Edge Computing
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Asia Pacific Vice President – Data Centers, CommScope
VP, Product Management - Asia, Vertiv
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
Multi Tenant Data Centre Lead, Wesco Anixter
Technical Manager, Panduit
Eric McGaha
Global Data Center Accounts Manager, Toshiba
Co-Founder & COO, XENON/XENOptics
Irene Rosidi
VP Business & Product, NeutraDC
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Power, Cooling & Sustainability 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Main Stage
- Energy & Sustainability
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Mark Roberts
Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol
CEO, Excool
David McLean
Global Sales Development Director, Grundfos
Senior Sales Engineer, Azbil Corporation
Regional Sales Manager, CSB Energy Technology Co.
Director of Megaroyal IT Comindo, Legrand - Megaroyal
Elvis Wang
Overseas Business Development, Googol Power
16:45
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DCD>Connect | India - Mumbai Launch Happy Hour
- Hospitality & Networking
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Explore the Floor
- Open Session
16:50
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Welcome Panel: Where to build next? Navigating growth inside APAC’s leading markets
- Main Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Pritesh Swamy
Head of Research & Insights, Data Centre Group, Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield
CEO, InfraXmedia
CEO, DCI Data Centers
EVP and Managing Director Asia Pacific, CloudHQ
18:15
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DCD>Connect Beach Party
- Hospitality & Networking
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06:00
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Networking Breakfast
- Hospitality & Networking
08:00
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Show Floor Opens
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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DCD>Connect | Asia Pacific Badge Collection
- Open Session
09:00
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The Leaders’ Panel: AI, exponential growth and the road to long-term success
- Main Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Founder & CEO, CtrlS Datacenters
Group Chief Technology Officer, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
CEO, InfraXmedia
Chief Operating Officer, BDx Data Centers
CFO, Digital Realty Bersama
09:30
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DCD>Tech Showcase: High-density cooling for a sustainable world | BAC
- Showcase Stage
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
General Manager, Data Center Sales, BAC
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
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Keynote: Deliver better capacity faster to meet the demands of AI with Johannes Stellwagen | AWS
- Talks Stage
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Portfolio Manager, Colo Engineering, AWS
Rebecca Davison
Managing Director - Connect Live, DatacenterDynamics
09:45
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DCD>Major Panel: All eyes on Indonesia - Can the nation emerge as the next strategic data center hub?
- Main Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, EDGE DC
Yasuhiro Kajiki
President Director - Indonesia, NTT Global Data Centers
Country Head & Head of Logistics & Industrial, JLL
Andreuw Th.A.F
CEO, NeutraDC
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
10:00
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DCD>Talks Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) in Asia Pacific with Aymeric de Condé | STX Group
- Talks Stage
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of APAC, Strive by STX
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Integrating liquid and air-cooling solutions | Excool
- Showcase Stage
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
CEO, Excool
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
10:30
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Distributed Pumping - A paradigm shift towards decentralised pumping | Grundfos
- Showcase Stage
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
Rebecca Davison
Managing Director - Connect Live, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Talks full-lifecycle strategy for future-ready data centers with Basanth | Wesco Anixter
- Talks Stage
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Multi Tenant Data Centre Lead, Wesco Anixter
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
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DCD>Major Panel: Building robust energy strategies to withstand the growing power crisis – What’s the way forward?
- Main Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Managing Director, Indonesia, Princeton Digital Group
Head of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Heather Laurie
Vice President, Women in Data Centers
Business Development Manager, Jenbacher
Chief Operating Officer, K2 Strategic
CEO, InfraXmedia
11:00
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DCD>Talks Batam in Focus: The Nexus for a hyperconnected Southeast Asia with Kavin Wong | NeutraDC Nxera Batam
- Talks Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Kavin Wong
COO, NeutraDC Nxera Batam
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Smarter edge, smaller footprint | Oper8
- Showcase Stage
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Andrew Kernebone
Regional Technical Director, Oper8 Global Group
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
11:30
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DCD>Talks the future of resource-efficient data centers with Lye Yit Tho | Bridge Data Centres
- Talks Stage
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
VP, Design Delivery, Bridge Data Centres
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
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DCD>Major Panel: Keeping IT cool - How will the region handle the heat of AI demands?
- Main Stage
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Director, Mission Critical Facilities, Haskoning
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
Mark Roberts
Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol
Vei Kwok Phoon
Director Data Center Design - APAC, Oracle
Hamish Kerr
Mechanical Design and Implementation Manager, Firmus
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Advancements in data center battery backup technologies | CSB Energy Technology
- Showcase Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Global Marketing and Product Management, CSB Energy Technology Co.
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
12:00
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DCD>Talks Adapting to the market: AI, power & expansion into Thailand with ZP Kuan | K2 Strategic
- Talks Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Operating Officer, K2 Strategic
CEO, InfraXmedia
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DCD>Project Showcase: Navigating the supply squeeze - Securing critical electrical equipment in a high-demand market | CHINT
- Showcase Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director of Strategic Segments, Asia Pacific,, CHINT
Rhian Collinson
Group Managing Director and COO, DCD
12:30
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Capacity Planning Hosted Lunch - By invitation only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Managing Director, Head of Data Centres - India, CapitaLand
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The Future of Cooling Training Hosted Lunch - By invitation only
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Jessica Ho
Senior Account Manager, DCD Academy
Irfan Ul Haque
Senior Account Manager APAC, DCD Academy
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Hosted Lunch Briefings - by invitation only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
12:45
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Networking Lunch
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
14:00
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DCD>Talks designing & supporting resilient power for mission-critical infrastructure with Irwan Shah Kamsani | MTU Rolls-Royce
- Talks Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Data Center Sales Manager, MTU Rolls-Royce
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Lowering the risk of downtime with type B ELR | MunHean
- Showcase Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Senior Manager, MunHean
Rebecca Davison
Managing Director - Connect Live, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Major Panel: Balancing sustainability and AI – Can data centers have it all?
- Main Stage
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Co-Founder & CEO, Evolution Data Centres
Chief Technology Officer, Firmus
Chandra Irawan
Country Manager/Director, Pure Data Centres Group
Mark Bartlett
Principal, Singapore, Arup
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
14:30
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Reliable bridging power solutions from build to operation | Aggreko
- Showcase Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Global Sector Head for Data Centres, Aggreko
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Talks safer and smarter battery chemistries with Rowan Evans | Toshiba
- Talks Stage
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of Sales - Energy Systems & Solutions Division, Toshiba
Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD Academy
15:00
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VIP Cocktail Hour - By Invitation Only
- Hospitality & Networking
- Invite-only Session
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DCD>Market Showcase: Inside Asia Pacific's data center boom - How Southeast Asia compares to Northeast Asia and ANZ
- Showcase Stage
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Vivian Wong
Senior Analyst, Southeast Asia, DC Byte
Jingwen Ong
APAC Research Manager, DC Byte
Managing Director, APAC, DC Byte
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
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DCD>Major Panel: Building the data center of the future - How must design and build evolve to future-proof for the unknown?
- Main Stage
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
APAC Regional Chair, iM Women
Shayne Parkin
VP Engineering - Design Management (APAC), STACK Infrastructure
Matt Gurr
Senior Director of Design Management APAC, NTT Global Data Centers
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Manager - EMEA & Awards, DatacenterDynamics
Director, Mission Critical Systems
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DCD>Talks diffusion of AI workloads in Singapore+ ecosystem with Hamid Maani & Tamás Balogh | BW Digital
- Talks Stage
- Data Center Construction
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Tamás Balogh
Data Center Program Director, BW Digital
Chief Sales Officer, BW Digital
Editor - Cloud and Hybrid, DatacenterDynamics
15:30
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DCD>Tech Showcase: Building a robust foundation for the intelligent computing era | Huawei
- Showcase Stage
- Open Session
Speakers
Audrey Pascual
Content Manager - APAC, DatacenterDynamics
Foo Fang Yong
President of Data Center Facility and Critical Power Business APAC, Huawei
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DCD>Talks humanizing data centers with Nabeel Mahmood | Nomad Futurist
- Talks Stage
- Open Session
Speakers
Visionary Technologist, Futurist & Industry Pioneer, Nomad Futurist
CEO, InfraXmedia
16:00
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Closing Happy Hour
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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DCD>Major Panel: Cloud at a crossroads - Balancing innovation, security, and scalability in APAC
- Main Stage
- Cloud & Hybrid
- Open Session
Speakers
Aaron Tan Dani
Chairman, IASA Asia Pacific
Editor - Cloud and Hybrid, DatacenterDynamics
Vivek Dahiya
Head of Transactions & Advisory, Data Centre Group, Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield
Rajaneesh Kurup
Director of Advisory, Global Technical Sales at Equinix Asia-Pacific, Equinix
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DCD>Talks applying block redundant (catcher) architecture with Matthew Callaway | Socomec
- Talks Stage
- Mission Critical Power
Speakers
International Key Account Director APAC, Socomec
Content Director, DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
17:00
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DCD>Academy & Nusantara Graduation Ceremony
- Main Stage
- Open Session
Speakers
Jessica Ho
Senior Account Manager, DCD Academy
Founder, Nusantara Data Center Academy
