Data Center Investment Summit Asia 2026

OVERVIEW

Data Center Investment Summit Asia

The inaugural edition of The Data Center Investment Summit (DCIS) will debut in Singapore – the region’s financial and digital nexus for next-generation infrastructure.

The summit brings together financiers, developers, policymakers, global investors, operators and regulators to explore how Asia is mobilizing capital and engineering solutions for AI‑ready and energy‑resilient infrastructure.

The Investment Imperative

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 & valuation.

Sovereign funds are scaling allocations into digital infrastructure as a defensive growth hedge.
Structured finance solutions are bridging the gap between brownfield retrofit and greenfield expansion.
Cross border M&A, ESG disclosure, land-use compliance, and AI era risk frameworks are redefining transactional playbooks.
Agencies across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam are deploying selective permits and green-capacity frameworks that directly influence where capital flows next.

BECOME A DELEGATE

Standard

USD 995 (Limited)

Eligibility

Available from 1 March 2026 onwards
Open to all relevant industry professionals

Perks

Full conference access (all sessions & keynotes)
Networking lunch & cocktail reception

Partners | Speakers | Sponsors Guest

Free (Limited)

Eligibility

Invited by partners, speakers, or sponsors
Qualified senior professionals from the data center, digital infrastructure, finance, investment, and related sectors
All delegate registrations remain subject to organiser approval

Perks

Full conference access (all sessions & keynotes)

Tickets are subject to Approval

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Tejinder Singh

Principal, Investment Management

DigitalBridge

Matthew Goh

Director

KKR

Jay Lee

Principal

Analysys Mason

Fredrik Johansson

Managing Director

Balder Investment

Robert Tang

Partner

Clifford Chance

Sonya Kalnin

Partner

Watson Farley & Williams

Maury G

Managing Partner

Levels Ventures

Jean Monson

Head of Infrastructure

MUFG

Marianne Yeo

Director

Mayer Brown PK Wong

Kevin Guan

Chief Investment Officer

Bridge Data Centres

Kok-Chye Ong

Executive Vice President

Dayone

Vignesh Thangadurai

Director of Regional Site Selection and Development Head of APAC

NTT

AGENDA

8:00 AM

8:35 AM

8:00 AM - 8:35 AM

Registration

Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:35 AM

8:35 AM

8:40 AM

8:35 AM - 8:40 AM

Welcome Address

8:35 AM - 8:40 AM

Neli Dicheva

Head of Research

w.media

8:40 AM

9:00 AM

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote

Keynote | Asia's Data Center Investment Outlook

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

What is the future growth trajectory of data center infrastructure and what does financing the data center build entail?

Jabez Tan

Head of Research

Structure Research

9:00 AM

9:40 AM

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Innovative Capital Structures for AI and GPU Infrastructure

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM

What does the capital stack look like and how is it evolving to support future-proof digital infrastructure? What models and platforms are there to fund hyperscale and GPUaaS builds? What are the risks and the benefits?

Moderator

Fredrik Johansson

Managing Director

Balder Investment

Lee Kong Min

Director Project Finance

Mizuho Bank

Ramakrishna Pataballa

Managing Director and Head, Project Finance & Advisory

BNP Paribas

Freyr Technology AI

Representative

9:40 AM

10:20 AM

9:40 AM - 10:20 AM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Financing the AI Build-Out - Cost of Capital, Legal Certainty and Managing Execution Risk

9:40 AM - 10:20 AM

The ability to finance projects at scale is becoming the defining constraint. From regulatory certainty and contract structures to investor risk appetite, we'll explore how the cost of capital, legal frameworks and bankability intersect.

Moderator

Robert Tang

Partner

Clifford Chance

Kevin Tham

Managing Director

Värde Partners

Jean Monson

Head of Infrastructure

MUFG

Kok-Chye Ong

Executive Vice President

Dayone

10:20 AM

10:50 AM

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

Break

Morning Coffee and Networking Break

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM

11:10 AM

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Keynote

Keynote Presentation: Where to Build and Why: Power, Risk and Resilience in Site Selection

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

As power availability and climate risk become binding constraints on digital infrastructure growth, site selection has evolved into a critical risk-management discipline. The roles of hazard mapping, grid interconnection capacity, fibre routes, and water stress increasingly shape location decisions for data centers and AI infrastructure.

Open AI

Open AI representative

11:10 AM

11:30 AM

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Fireside Chat

Scaling Hyperscale: The Investment Case for Asia's AI Infrastructure

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

AirTrunk has emerged as one of the defining hyperscale data center platforms in Asia-Pacific, scaling from a single-market developer in Australia to a regional platform. This session examines whether its growth has been driven more by global investment capital or structural factors such as disciplined capital deployment, confidence in delivery capability, and long-term demand visibility, as well as the role of strategic partnerships in delivering projects at scale. What does this signal for the evolving economics of AI and cloud infrastructure in Asia?

Moderator

Meiske Sompie

Director (Partner)

TBH

Rob Lomas

Vice President, Investment

11:30 AM

12:10 PM

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: The New Valuation Equation: Power Density, Cooling Innovation and Grid Readiness

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

As AI workloads push power density higher and infrastructure constraints tighten, traditional valuation assumptions are being re-written. How are high-density racks, liquid and immersion cooling, and increasingly long grid-connection lead times altering DCF models, revenue timing, and CapEx per MW for data center projects.

Moderator

Jay Lee

Principal

Analysys Mason

Galaxy Data Center

Senior Representative

Galaxy Data Center

Charu Suri

Data Center Investments, APAC

International Finance Corporation

Christian Schark

Managing Director

PGIM

12:10 PM

1:10 PM

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

Break

Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Area

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

1:10 PM

1:50 PM

1:10 PM - 1:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: From Build to Exit: Liquidity Pathways Through REITs, Secondaries and Asset Recycling

1:10 PM - 1:50 PM

As digital infrastructure assets mature and capital cycles shorten, liquidity and exit planning are becoming central to investment strategy. This panel examines the full range of exit and capital-recycling pathways, including secondary sales, sale-leaseback structures, and REIT listings, and how each is being used across data centers and digital infrastructure portfolios in the region.

Moderator

Maury G

Managing Partner

Levels Ventures

Tejinder Singh

Principal, Investment Management

DigitalBridge

Matthew Goh

Director

KKR

Kevin Guan

Chief Investment Officer

Bridge Data Centres

1:50 PM

2:30 PM

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Financing the Energy Transition: PPAs, Green Bonds and New Capital Instruments

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

As capital markets sharpen their focus on credible decarbonisation, financing structures are under increasing scrutiny. This session dissects direct and corporate PPAs (DPPAs/CPPAs), sustainability-linked loans, and transition-finance instruments, examining how they are being structured to support low-carbon digital infrastructure and data center growth.

Yeap Pei Hua

Director, SMBC-Aravest Infrastructure Fund

Aravest

2:30 PM

2:50 PM

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Keynote

Keynote: The Energy Frontier: SMRs, Storage Solutions and Microgrid Opportunities

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

What does the investment and risk equation look for next-generation low-carbon energy solutions, including nuclear SMRs, storage technologies, and microgrids? What are the capex, permitting requirements, project timelines, and the challenges of integrating these technologies with campus and hyperscale microgrid infrastructures?

2:50 PM

3:30 PM

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Power Procurement and Grid Challenges

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

As power availability becomes a defining constraint for AI and data center growth, sustainable finance is increasingly tied to how electricity is procured, priced, and delivered. This panel covers power procurement strategies, including PPAs, grid interconnection queues, and cross-border power frameworks, and how these structures support bankable low-carbon infrastructure for AI-grade loads.

Sonya Kalnin

Partner

Watson Farley & Williams

Moderator

Grant Yabsley

Managing Director

GridPont

Charles Arrowsmith

Partner

Eden Asia Partners

3:30 PM

4:00 PM

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Closing Panel: Mapping Capital 2027-2030 Where Regional Capital Will Flow Next

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The closing panel will wrap up the key takeaways from the conference, providing a strategic roadmap for investors across the region. It will highlight anchor-tenant strategies, site pipelines, and partnership models that will mobilize the next wave of capital.

Moderator

Marianne Yeo

Director

Mayer Brown PK Wong

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Break

Sundown Networking Drinks

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Data Center Investment Summit Asia 2026

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