US$995 US$1990The first edition of Data Center Investment Summit (DCIS) will debut in Sydney – the region’s financial and digital nexus for next-generation infrastructure.
Co-located with our flagship event, Cloud & Datacenter Convention (CDC), DCIS will take place a day before and expand the conversation beyond operations to the financial frameworks shaping the future of digital infrastructure. Together, they bring capital providers, policymakers, and operators into one forum to examine how the region is mobilizing investment for AI-ready and energy-resilient infrastructure.
AI-ready data centers now represent one of the fastest growing alternative asset classes, with power-to-capacity ratios rising 3–5× and capex per MW exceeding historical baselines. Investors are no longer evaluating tenants and uptime, they’re underwriting energy access, interconnection density, and cooling efficiency as drivers of yield and valuation.
| Capital Structuring Project finance and strategies driving hyperscale, GPUaaS, and regional platform roll-ups |
Regulatory Intelligence Navigating zoning, power allocation, ESG compliance, and tax incentives across Southeast Asian jurisdictions. |
| Valuation Dynamics How energy density, advanced cooling, and grid connection timelines redefine discounted cash-flow models. |
Legal Frameworks Harmonizing EPC, PPA, and data sovereignty regimes where legal foresight becomes investor protection. |
| Liquidity & Exits Secondary market strategies, REIT listings, and asset recycling across regional portfolios. |
Site Selection Risk No longer an engineering choice but a capital risk decision shaped by geography, hazard exposure, and resilience planning. |
| Sustainable Finance Where green capital meets the next megawatt of digital infrastructure. |
Energy Frontier The investment and risk equation behind deploying next-generation low carbon energy. |
Compares JV models, project finance, and platform roll-ups used to fund hyperscale and GPUaaS builds. Discusses risk allocation, step‑in rights, and how private credit and vendor paper fit into the capital stack.
Explores how rate cycles, private credit, and currency risks shape the feasibility of AI-era data center projects in APAC. Links cost of capital to power access, interconnection density, and cooling efficiency that now drive yields and valuations.
Translates EPC and PPA terms into investor protections. Covers data sovereignty obligations, indexation, change‑in‑law, and cross‑border power arrangements that determine bankability.
Reviews zoning, land use, power allocation, ESG disclosure, and tax incentives in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Provides practical permitting timelines and compliance checklists.
Shows how hazard maps, grid interconnection, fiber routes, and water stress shape location decisions. Demonstrates resilience planning and insurance implications.
Explains how high‑density racks, liquid/immersion cooling, and grid‑connection lead times alter DCF models and capex per MW. Includes scenarios for heat reuse and revenue ramp.
Examines secondary sales, sale‑leasebacks, and REIT pathways. Outlines target return profiles, timing, and disclosure requirements for public markets.
Dissects DPPAs/CPPAs, sustainability‑linked loans, and transition finance. Clarifies additionality, scope 2 and 3 reporting, and verification to avoid greenwashing.
Assesses the investment and risk equation for next‑generation low‑carbon energy options. Compares capex, permitting, timelines, and integration with campus microgrids.
Covers procurement strategies, interconnection queues, and cross‑border power frameworks. Discusses pricing, curtailment risk, and reliability for AI‑grade loads.
Evaluates direct‑to‑chip and immersion cooling, water stewardship, and heat‑reuse economics. Densification without stranded fluid capacity.
Translates outage and cyber incident data into ROI for redundancy and security controls. Addresses power security, ICS segmentation, and the role of insurance in valuation.
Synthesizes insights into a regional deployment roadmap. Benchmarks markets, anchor‑tenant strategies, site pipelines, and partnership models that will mobilize the next wave of capital.