Connect | APAC // Major Panel: Building the next generation of AI infrastructure - What will define success?

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Speakers

Heather Laurie

Heather Laurie

Senior Director, Customer Success, AirTrunk

Rob Hammond

Director & Global Data Centre Lead, TBH

Tom Duncan

Tom Duncan

Senior VP Business Development, Asia Pacific, STACK Infrastructure

Mayank Srivastava

CEO, BDx Data Centers

Rhian Collinson

Group Managing Director and COO, DCD

The rise of AI-first infrastructure is reshaping every layer of the data center industry. From hyperscale AI factories to emerging Neocloud platforms, new infrastructure models are redrawing the boundaries of power, cooling, and scalability. Across APAC, these shifts are accelerating, supported by strategic investment, and government ambition to lead in AI. But as compute cycles accelerate and density climbs, the question is whether today’s infrastructure models can keep pace with tomorrow’s AI demands and who will win the race to deliver them.

This discussion will explore:

  • How APAC can position itself competitively in the global AI infrastructure race
  • What AI-driven density means for cooling, power and facility design
  • The rise of AI factories, Neoclouds, and other new infrastructure models
  • Where current infrastructure approaches are breaking under AI workloads
  • What will ultimately define success in the next phase of the global AI infrastructure race