HPC Summit Thailand 2026

Registration & Networking Breakfast

Welcome Address

James Loggie

Business Analyst

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Keynote | Thailand's HPC Future: Infrastructure Challenges and Opportunities in the AI Conmpute Era

As global demand for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure accelerates, countries are facing mounting pressure to scale compute capacity, strenghten digital infrastructure, and secure reliable power for next generation workloads. Across Asia, governemnets and operators are incresingly competing to position themselves as strategic locations for AI-ready data centres and advanced compute environemnts. This keynote looks at Thailand's position within the evolving HPC landscape, focusing on the key technial and infrastructural challenges shaping the market. It will explore critical issues including power availiability and grid resilience, connectivity and latency, data ceter readiness, cooling and sustainiability requirments, and the broader infrastructure needed to support large-scale AI and HPC deployments. Against a backdrop of rising regional competition, this session will assess how Thailand can strengthen its role in Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding compute ecosystem.

Panel Discussion: Innovative Capital Structures for AI and GPU Infrastructure

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?

Keynote | Powering Thailand's AI Future: Grid Capacity and Infrastructure Readiness for HPC

As AI workloads continue to grow, the ability to support high-performance computing environments is becoming increasingly dependent on robust energy and digital infrastructure. For Thailand, the rapid growth of AI-ready data centres and GPU-intensive deployments is placing new pressure on power availiability, grid resilience, and long-term infrastructure planning. This keynote will explore the infrastructure challenges and opportunities shaping Thailand's HPC future. It will examine how operators, utilities, and policymakers are responding to rising compute demands, the readiness of Thailand's power and connectivity infrastructure to support large scale AI deployments, and the steps needed to ensure sustainable, reliable growth. This session will also look at how Thailand can position itself as a competitive destitnation for next generation AI and HPC infrastructure within SEA.

Morning coffee and networking break

Keynote presentation: Cooling Thailand's AI Expansion: Managing the demands of high density HPC infrastructure

As AI infrastructure scales acrosss SEA, the operational demands of high-density computing environments are becoming incresingly complex. In Thailand, rising compute intensity and growing intereest in AI-ready data centres are placing pressure on cooling systems, energy efficiency, and long term operatinal sustainiability, particularly in a tropical climate where heat and humidity present additional challenges. This will explore the realities of operating next generation HPC infrastructure in Thailand, examining the challenges associated with thermal management, rack density, power usage effectiveness, and infrastructure resilience. It will further highlight how operators and technology providers are responding through innovations in liquid cooling, efficient system design, and advanced data centre operations. As Thailand looks to expand its role in the regional AI ecosystem, the session will assess how infrastructure strategies must evolve to support scalable, sustainable high-performance computing environments.

Spotlight: Focus on Tropical Cooling Efficiency

Explore next-generation prefabricated specs, emphasising high-density cooling efficiency, rapid deployment, and localised grid optimisation in Thailand’s high-ambient-temperature environments.

Powering Sustainable AI Growth: Addressing Thailand’s Green Energy Challenge for HPC Expansion

As demand for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure continues to rise, access to sustainable and reliable energy is becoming a critical factor in determining where large-scale compute capacity can be deployed. In Thailand, growing interest in AI-ready data centers and GPU-intensive workloads is increasing pressure on the country’s energy mix, raising questions around renewable power availability, long-term sustainability targets, and the ability to support future HPC expansion responsibly.This keynote explores the growing intersection between AI infrastructure growth and Thailand’s green energy landscape. It will examine the challenges surrounding renewable energy availability, power sourcing, and sustainability commitments, while also highlighting how operators, utilities, and policymakers are responding through energy transition initiatives, efficiency improvements, and alternative power strategies. The session will assess how Thailand can balance rapid digital infrastructure growth with the increasing demand for sustainable HPC operations in an increasingly AI-driven economy.

Networking lunch in the exhibition area

Panel: Sovereign AI and Data Governance: Securing Thailand’s Digital Boundaries

As Thailand accelerates its "Cloud-First" national policy, balancing rapid AI deployment with strict compliance under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has become a primary operational challenge. Building localized AI models—such as Thai-language LLMs—requires compute infrastructure that ensures data residency, privacy, and national sovereignty.This panel brings together legal experts, government policymakers, and enterprise security officers to discuss the infrastructure requirements for Sovereign AI in Thailand, exploring how to scale high-performance clusters while keeping sensitive domestic data firmly within national borders.

Insight: Thailand’s Grid Readiness Challenge for AI-Driven HPC Growth

Outlines how Thailand’s 31-billion-baht EEC transmission roadmap addresses the 'megawatt gap,' enabling localised high-density grid infrastructure to sustain hyperscale AI clusters.

Panel: Reliable AI Compute: Balancing Performance Against Thailand’s Supply Chain Realities

As Thailand scales its AI ambitions, infrastructure operators face a stark economic hurdle: the specialised hardware and advanced GPUs powering next-gen HPC are almost entirely imported. Navigating the Thailand Digital Economy landscape means contending with high import tariffs and global supply chain disruptions that introduce severe cost volatility and maintenance uncertainty. Achieving "reliable" compute requires looking beyond raw benchmarks to the macroeconomic forces shaping hardware availability.This panel brings together operators, logistics experts, and technology providers to discuss how to build resilient AI infrastructure in Thailand, mitigate import risks, and optimise total cost of ownership (TCO) when performance meets supply chain friction.

HPC Infrastructure 2035: Scaling AI Compute in Thailand and Beyond

As AI accelerates the global race for compute, the infrastructure landscape is set for a massive overhaul. By 2035, the convergence of energy grids and capital markets will redefine data centre deployment. For Thailand, securing its position as an ASEAN AI leader requires overcoming distinct regional hurdles: balancing a massive hyperscaler influx with local grid capacity, implementing next-gen cooling in a tropical climate, and navigating shifting geopolitical supply chains.This closing panel brings together industry leaders to project the future of high-performance infrastructure, examining the specific strategies, operators, and regional models poised to emerge as winners in the next decade of growth.

Closing Speech

Will wrap up the key takeaways from the conference

Sundown Networking Reception