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Connect | APAC // DCD>Debate: Can current design & build strategies keep up with the demands of a complex APAC market?

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  • Data Center Construction
  • Open Session

Speakers

Abhishek Bardhan

Global Vice President, Data Centers, Exyte

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Abhishek Bardhan

Global Vice President, Data Centers, Exyte

Abhishek Bardhan is the Global Vice President, Data Centers at Exyte, leading strategy, acquisitions, technology, and development of data center programs globally. With over two decades of global experience developing, engineering and constructing mission critical facilities with billions in CapEx value, Abhishek has been involved in building the backbone of the digital world across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. His broad industry experience in mission critical and digital infrastructure, his global mindset along with his technical and business leadership skills allows him to analyze customers’ business objectives and provide solutions to help overcome complex challenges. He is a speaker and contributor at various industry events and industry bodies like ASHRAE, AFCOM, 7x24 Exchange and Infrastructure Masons. Abhishek completed his Post Graduate education in Leadership & Management from the Wharton School of Business and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He is on a mission to ‘Bringing the Future of Technology to Life’ by building digital infrastructure brick by pixelated brick!

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Jonathan Price

Jonathan Price

Director - Global Design Engineering, AWS

Margaret Rozali

Margaret Rozali

Practice Lead, Building Services, AECOM

High land costs, varied climates, and country-specific regulations make APAC one of the most complex regions for data center design and construction. Add to this a shrinking server lifecycle, faster technology shifts, and growing demand for AI ready facilities and the case for standardised builds is under pressure. How do data center providers plan for agility when infrastructure refresh cycles are accelerating? And is the pace of change simply outpacing our current design assumptions?

This debate will explore how design and build teams are navigating the rising cost of flexibility, the growing pressure for speed to market, and the need to design facilities that can serve fast-evolving workloads. Panellists will discuss whether regionally tailored builds offer better agility and cost control, and the impact geopolitical tensions and shifting customer demands are having on long-term design strategy. Can the industry still aim for design consistency or has divergence become inevitable?