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Singapore Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2022

May 22, 2022

By Southeast Asia Team

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Thursday, 21 July 2022, 8am – 5pm (GMT +8), Marina Bay Sands.

Singapore Cloud & Datacenter 2022 – Next Gen. Hybrid Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure

The rise of Singapore in the Cloud Computing, and Datacenter sphere is remarkable, and startlingly impressive for a nation with limited space. Its position as a mature datacenter hub both lends it industry credibility, but at the same time motivates regional counterparts to emerge as market contenders. To that end, Indonesia, and Malaysia have emerged as the most formidable Cloud Computing and Datacenter competitors. Having led the industry in APAC for over a decade, the market is pivoting towards efficiency and sustainability. Its reliable power grid, coupled with skilled personnel have proved to be overwhelmingly attractive against space scarcity concerns.

Join key data center business and technical leaders come together in-person to discuss the most important issues in our industry!

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Our Conference Agenda:

Time (GMT+8)	Topics
08:00	Arrival of guests, F&B Served in Exhibition Hall
08:50	Welcome Address Samuel Narby, Business Manager, W.Media Hall Chairperson Daryl Dunbar, Principal and Global Data Center Advisory Practice Lead, Internal Consulting Group
09:00	Keynote: Cloud infrastructure and digital transformation – the present and the future Speaker: Geetha Gopal, Head of Infrastructure Projects Delivery and Digital Transformation, Panasonic Asia Pacific
09:20	Keynote: Building and scaling a Pan – Asia data center platform Discussion on the strong growth of Asian DC market and market drivers for multi country demand. What are the successful investment approaches and how the execution track record is going to be important to succeed in this market. Speakers: Rangu Salgame, Chairman & CEO, Princeton Digital Group Jabez Tan,Head of Research,Structure Research
09:40	Panel: Moratorium and its effects on infrastructure and expansion of the DC market in Singapore and beyond This panel will discuss: 1. Regulation DCs including efficiency, power, amount of new projects, and more. 2. How will the moratorium effect the Singapore markets, including new projects and sustainable growth? 3. How will the moratorium effect surrounding markets, including new markets and sustainable growth? 4. Further cross-regional connectivity through cables, etc? Speakers: Eugene Seo, Managing Director, Capitaland Royce Wee, Public Policy Practitioner, Alibaba Group Wong Ka Vin, CEO, Data Center First Wan Murdani Wan Mohamed, Director, MDEC Moderator: Prantik Mazumdar, Managing Director, Dentsu International
10:10	Keynote: Too good to be true? Environmental Sustainability and Additional Revenue Opportunities with Utility Demand Response Schemes As the focus on environmental sustainability gathers momentum in the data centre sector, there are obvious opportunities for data centre owners and operators to generate significant additional revenues by supporting utility demand response programmes. Remarkably, when approached with the appropriate combination of power system assets, demand response results in a reduction in CO2emissions and millions of dollars in additional revenue. In this presentation the broad array of demand response schemes that are suitable for data centre participation, and quantifies the additional revenue potential for data centres. Speaker: Ed Ansett, Chairman & Founder, i3 Solutions Group
10:30	DC Awards Sneak Peek + Upcoming Events Sneak Peek Speaker: Litsa Francis, Head of Production & Marketing, W.Media
10:35	Coffee Break

	Technology Bench Presentations in Expo Hall

10:40	End-to-End Services for Hyperscale & Enterprise (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Speaker: Andy Seow, Business Development Manager, Blackbox
10:50	Future is now- Faster & Higher (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Speaker: Sivashish Jena, APAC Data Centre Business Lead, Commscope Inc
11:00	Procore platform overcomes the challenges for Data Center construction (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Speaker: Eddy Soon, Lead Solutions Consultant – ASEAN, Procore
11:10	Panel: Solving DC Colocation Power Oversubscription Problems Multi-Tenanted Data Centers (MTDCs) face data center power management challenges due to an inherent oversubscription of power by tenants. With data centers in Singapore now being challenged by power availability and sustainability pressures, solving power oversubscription is a key priority. Find out how we can maximise resource utilisation, increase operator profit, and reduce tenant costs. Speakers: Sam Allen, Vice President Engineering of MTDC, Rahi Srini Vasan, Facilities Manager – Data Centers and Field Services – South East Asia, Telstra Professor Yonggang Wen, President’s Chair in Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Wong Tew Kiat, CBCP, Fellow BCI, CITBCM(S), COMIT(S), CITPM(S), Fellow Member & Director, SCS, Data Centre Chapter Moderator: Geetha Gopal, Head of Infrastructure Projects Delivery and Digital Transformation, Panasonic Asia Pacific
11:30	Keynote: The Journey to Environmental Sustainability As environmental regulations evolve and businesses demand greener solutions, data center operators are mobilizing to meet emerging sustainability requirements. Sustainability is no longer a choice for data center owners. Climate change and corporate social responsibility are now driving a mandate for a sustainable industry. Both customers and shareholders are requiring that companies define and publish their sustainability programs. The concept of Data Center of the Future is indeed an exciting one. To turn it from merely a concept to reality, we need to future-proof data centers for expanding data needs, expedite strategic initiatives to achieve ambitious sustainability goals. Speaker: Lee Siew Keong, Head of Secure Power – Singapore, Schneider Electric
11:50	Keynote: From ‘infrastructure as usual’ to ‘infrastructure X.O’: Pathways to infrastructure sustainability Data centres are a critical enabler of the digital economy as we know it. While we can minimise our carbon footprint in ways such as replacing business travel with interactions supported by video conferencing tools, it also leaves an impact on the digital ecosystem in ways we may not be aware of. What does it take to build and manage sustainable infrastructure? Discover what the essential pathways are for the future, the opportunities and challenges for Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. Speaker: Lionel Yeo, Head of Corporate Development, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
12:10	Keynote: The True Weight of Data: A Digital Approach to Building Connected Communities In the Asia-Pacific region, an era of rapid digitalisation has resulted in explosive data growth, with data gravity intensity expected to increase by a CAGR of 153% through to 2024. As data gravity becomes an inevitable obstacle, businesses are forced to shift to data-centric architecture. Drawing relevant insights from the Data Gravity Index™, this keynote will share how open, connected communities address these challenges and how PlatformDIGITAL® empowers clients to transform data into actionable insights and intelligence. Nonetheless, growth cannot come at the cost of sustainability, which lies at the heart of Digital Realty’s strategy. Discover how optimising the use of energy and natural resources is integral in propelling organisations forward in their digital transformation journey. Speaker: Daniel Ong, Director – Solutions Architect (APAC), Digital Realty
12:30	Lunch

	Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall
12:40	Leveraging AI in Smart Green Datacentre Solutions (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Speaker: Raja Benadicxavier, Technical Specialist Lead, Yi-Ke Innovations
13:00	Serverless is the cloud 2.0 – A developer / DevOps’ perspective on cost, efficiency and scalability (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Rajalakshmi Srinivasan (Director – Product Management), Zoho Corp
13:10	How Starline Track Busway increases the reliability and availability of a Data Center (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Wilson Ong, Senior Application Engineer, Starline Holdings Technology Pte. Ltd.
13:20	Automated Cable Documentation Solution (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Dennis Sim, Technical System Engineer, Panduit
13:30	Beyond Buzzword: Sustainability as the Way Forward for the Data Center Industry (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall) Paul Churchill, Vice President for SEA, Vertiv
13:40	Digital Marketing Video + Awards (Technology Bench Presentation in Expo Hall)
13:50	Blomteq (Technology Bench Presentation Video in Expo Hall)
14:00	Debate: Innovating DC and Cloud Infrastructure in Banking and Finance Sector What are the pros and cons of information backup and protection on Cloud networks versus data centers for the banking and finance sectors? How can DC operators and cloud network providers keep up with the ongoing data protection and cybersecurity demands? Speakers: Dato’ Praba Thiagarajah, Group Executive Chairman & Founder, Basis Bay Srinivas Rao, Regional Distributed Cloud Specialist – ASEAN, f5 Incorporation Adam Darmanto, Vice President of Finance & Business, IDCloud Host Beatrix Ariane, Global leader in Finance, Cybertech, and Cloud, Independent Consultant Devi Shankar, President (Industry & Logistics) Data Center, Anarock Moderator: Derrick Loi, General Manager, Ant Group
14:30	Keynote: Realigning data centre design standards for a quality data centre ecosystem Speaker: Wong Tew Kiat, CBCP, Fellow BCI, CITBCM(S), COMIT(S), CITPM(S), Fellow Member & Director, SCS, Data Centre Chapter
14:50	Keynote: Data Center OpsWare Beyond BMS & DCIM for AI, Energy Efficiency, and more As data center operation is getting more complicated, data center operators need far more than BMS and DCIM. AI, and machine learning for energy efficiency, or fault prediction are the hottest market requirements, but only part of features needed for business-agile data center operation. “Data Center OpsWare” describes how to cope with upcoming data center operation trends, beyond conventional BMS & DCIM. Speaker: Chang Cho, CEO, Onion Technology
15:10	Keynote:Achieving long term sustainable ROI on your UPS investment There is no such thing as a short-term sustainability plan. Data center operators are asking: How can I meet my sustainability and business targets? The answer is ensuring long term ROI. Sustainability and economics cannot be seen to negatively impact the bottom line. Losses are not acceptable. The sustainability credentials of infrastructure must provide measurable ROI benefits in financial and environmental terms. This covers energy efficiency, reliability, space, and waste along with suitability for using new energy sources for changing loads from the edge to the cloud. For ESG and compliance, a sustainable power infrastructure strategy can only exist within commercial realities. That means being measurable. This session will explore the new power dynamics for data centre operators in search of long term sustainable and business ROI. Speaker: Raymond Koh Aik Tiong, Regional Sales Manager, Piller Power
15:30	Panel Debate: Multi Cloud, Cybersecurity and Edge Data Centers Challenges in the next 3 years What are the key future considerations for cloud solutions providers, cybersecurity technologies, and edge DC operators as they look to solve the challenges of sustainability demands while simultaneously meeting growth demands? Speakers: Rajalakshmi Srinivasan (Director – Product Management), Zoho Corp Anthony Lim, Fellow, Cybersecurity & Governance, Singapore University of Social Science Ed Ansett, Chairman & Founder, i3 Solutions Group Moderator: Lewis Koh, Tech and Security Lead, Apt Tech Resources
15:50	Closing Address by Hall Chairman and W.Media Cloud & DC Awards Sneak Peek
16:00	Evening Networking Session sponsored by ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

Awards Interview Session:

Time (GMT+8)	Interviews at Awards Booth
11:30	INTERVIEW: Andy Ng, General Manager, Socomec
11:45	INTERVIEW: Yonggang Wen, President’s Chair in Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
13:40	INTERVIEW: Kavin Wong, CEO & Co-founder, Data Center First
14:45	INTERVIEW: Srinivas Rao, Regional Distributed Cloud Services (XCS) Specialist, F5 Incorporation