Secure your pass

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

  • —
  • Main Stage
  • Data Center Cooling
  • Open Session
Copy of MOB19100_Castrol_bp (1)-1 (1)

Speakers

Martien Arts

Global Director, Mission Critical Facilities, Royal HaskoningDHV

Martien Arts

Martien Arts

Global Director, Mission Critical Facilities, Royal HaskoningDHV

Martien is Global Director for Mission Critical Facilities at Royal HaskoningDHV, an independent consultancy which integrates more than 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions.

Martien is working with more than 300 data center multi-discipline colleagues from different continents on the most challenging projects across the globe.

Throughout the years, he has received growing recognition as an expert in the data center industry and project advisor with a strong focus on clients’ business case and technical innovation. He is continually innovating to enable data centers to run more sustainably, effectively and efficiently, with increasing reliability.

View full profile and related articles

Alex Dickins

Content Director, DatacenterDynamics

Alex D

Alex Dickins

Content Director, DatacenterDynamics

View full profile and related articles

Related sessions:

DCD>Debate: Beyond diesel - what’s the smartest backup power strategy for APAC?

  • —
  • Mission Critical Power
  • Open Session
More details
Mark Roberts

Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol

Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts

Data Centre Market Development Director - Asia Pacific, BP Castrol

View full profile and related articles

Related sessions:

DCD>Debate: Liquid cooling - A no-brainer for the region's tropical climate?

  • —
  • Data Center Cooling
  • Open Session
More details

5x5 Lightning Pitches

  • —
  • Energy & Sustainability
  • Data Center Cooling
  • Mission Critical Power
  • Management & Operations
  • Data Center Construction
  • Edge Computing
  • Telecoms & Connectivity
  • Compute, Storage & Networking
  • Open Session
More details
Rowan Peck

Director, Mission Critical Systems

Rowan

Rowan Peck

Director, Mission Critical Systems

Rowan has over 35 years experience in planning, design, implementation, commissioning, and lifecycle performance management of critical facilities. Rowan started working in Data Centres as a Facility Manager for a multi-national corporate DC, and migrated that facility between Sydney and new premises in Melbourne, before settling into roles to deliver Data Centres to clients around the world, with a focus in Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia.

He now has over 460,000m2 new build and extensions plus power system upgrades of over 230,000m2 of live Data Centres to his name, for major clients including Equinix, DCI, IBM, Global Switch, NEXTDC, Woolworths, Optus, AAPT, Unisys, Metronode, NextGen, and PacNET.

Rowan is an Uptime ATD Professional, CPEng (Aus), and licensed Electrician. He is actively involved with various professional organisations including the Open Compute Project, IEC, and Standards Australia.

Rowan is based in Canberra Australia.

View full profile and related articles

As AI workloads surge, the industry faces mounting pressure to keep operations cool in some of the world’s most challenging climates. From extreme humidity to soaring temperatures, balancing high-density cooling with energy efficiency and sustainability is no small feat. Air, liquid, or hybrid—what works best in APAC’s unique environment, and are existing solutions enough to support the region’s rapid growth?