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Depri Yantri

Depri Yantri

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Arup

Verghese Jacob

SVP Technology, DayOne

Verghese Jacob

Verghese Jacob

SVP Technology, DayOne

A technology leader with over 30 years of experience, including senior technology and delivery roles at Telstra, FMevolution, DCI Data Centers and DayOne. Verghese has a proven track record in delivering data centre projects that meet the highest standards of quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. His expertise spans from project management to technology strategy, with a contemporary focus on date centre solutions for cloud, AI, and network solutions. He has successfully led large-scale data centre construction programs and projects. He is also skilled in cybersecurity risk management, having earned a certification from Harvard University VPAL. Additionally, he has a solid background in chemistry, which enhances my analytical and problem-solving skills. He holds a passion for driving market growth and customer experience through innovative and sustainable data centre solutions.

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Mark Roberts

Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol

Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts

Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol

DCD>Major Panel: Keeping IT cool - How will the region handle the heat of AI demands?

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  • Energy & Sustainability
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  • Management & Operations
  • Data Center Construction
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Tony Gaunt

Vice President - Product Management - Asia, Vertiv

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Tony Gaunt

Vice President - Product Management - Asia, Vertiv

As Vice President of Product Management, Tony oversees all business operations in Asia, including Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Korea and Japan. His focus is on executing go-to-market strategies across key market areas, from direct customers to channel, with a keen focus on building a world class sales organization backed by Vertiv’s breadth of trusted products and services in the region.

Prior to this role, Tony was the Vice President for Colocation and Hyperscale for 12 years, responsible for Vertiv’s business in the Multi-Tenant Data Centre and Cloud Hyperscale sector in ANZ, Asia and India.

With over 27 years of data center experience in the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia, Tony is a seasoned and outstanding sales leader with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. He is a regular industry speaker and trusted thought leader, having contributed to various Tier 1 publications as well as Vertiv research and materials.

He is a strong believer in the establishment of strong industry relationships and customer collaboration; acquiring, maintaining, and presenting industry best practices; plus, the coaching and mentoring of Vertiv’s account managers across the region. He is also a Board Member of Infrastructure Masons Australia chapter.

Tony holds a Masters Degree in Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.

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5x5 Lightning Pitches

  • Energy & Sustainability
  • Data Center Cooling
  • Mission Critical Power
  • Management & Operations
  • Data Center Construction
  • Edge Computing
  • Telecoms & Connectivity
  • Compute, Storage & Networking
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Dan Loosemore

CEO, DatacenterDynamics

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Dan Loosemore

CEO, DatacenterDynamics

Dan Loosemore is currently CEO at Data Center Dynamics (DCD); helping empower individuals who plan, build, design and operate digital infrastructure to make informed decisions faster. DCD attracts over 15 million views to its publishing sites every year, making it the most read data center publication in the world. It's L&D business trains over 3000 engineers every year and the DCD event series attracts over 20,000 annual attendees. Since 2022, DCD has been part of the InfraXMedia portfolio and is a proud sister-business of Yotta.

Dan has spent 15+ years scaling B2B media, event and subscription-based platforms in technology and software driven industries. He is passionate about the future of B2B technology marketing and sales, supporting the industry's leading solutions providers on their GTM strategies.

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DCD>Major Panel: Balancing sustainability and AI – Can data centers have it all?

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The Leaders’ Panel: AI, exponential growth and the road to long-term success

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Welcome Panel: Where to build next? Navigating growth inside APAC’s leading markets

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As AI workloads and high-density deployments surge across the APAC region, the industry is grappling with the limitations of traditional cooling methods. Liquid cooling is gaining traction as a potential game-changer for the region’s hot and humid climates. However, with high costs, infrastructure challenges, and expertise gaps, is it the inevitable solution, or just an impractical luxury?

In this debate experts will tackle whether the industry is approaching the end of air cooling or if traditional methods still have a viable role to play in the region. Is liquid cooling too costly and complex for widespread adoption, especially in emerging markets?

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues to face the industry.