Join the Mingtiandi APAC Data Centre Forum 2021 MTD TV Productions

Data centres have been gaining popularity for years, and the jump in cloud services growth during the pandemic has moved them centre stage.

Following the success of Mingtiandi’s 2020 Data Centre Forum, which attracted more than 3,500 viewers, we are back with a fresh set of three online sessions dedicated to this complex yet compelling asset class.

Speakers

Agenda

Tuesday 31 August 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Spotlight Interview with Princeton Digital Group

Mingtiandi’s Data Centre Forum is led by an interview spotlighting the experiences and insights of Princeton Digital Group’s chairman and chief executive, Rangu Salgame. In this one-hour discussion, Mingtiandi founder Michael Cole will interview the market leader on how data centre users in Asia Pacific are moving their operations onto regional platforms and how the company is building its regional network, including a $1 billion hyperscale project in Japan.

Speaker

• Rangu Salgame, Chairman and CEO, Princeton Digital Group

Tuesday 7 September 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Panel: Data Centre Investment in Asia

Established data centres have been providing some of the highest yields of any real estate asset class, but building portfolios can mean overcoming technical and policy challenges. The panel will bring together experienced players from the data centre world to share their insights on how the market works in Asia.

Speakers

• Varoon Raghavan, Co-founder and COO, Princeton Digital Group
• Bob Tan, Executive Director, Capital Markets, Data Centre Practice Group, JLL
• Jing Zhou, Senior Director, Alternatives and Strategic Transactions, Nuveen
• Joel H. Rothstein, Shareholder and Chair, Asia Real Estate Practice, Greenberg Traurig

Thursday 9 September 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Spotlight Interview with BDx Data Centres

In the third session of the forum, Mingtiandi presents an exclusive interview with Braham Singh, chief executive of the pan-Asian data centre operator, BDx Data Centres. With sites throughout Hong Kong, mainland China and Singapore, the co-location expert will reveal how it is delivering customised infrastructural solutions to regional and international businesses.

Speaker

• Braham Singh, CEO, BDx Data Centres

Tuesday 14 September 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Panel: Is Asia Ready for Sustainable Data Centres?

Demand for cloud services and mobile data is growing, but governments have shown increasing concern over power consumption and environmental impact from data centre projects. This panel will explore how data centre providers are taking steps to establish new facilities in line with sustainability goals.

Speakers

• Chris Street, Executive Vice President, Market Development, Princeton Digital Group
• Jeremy Yew, COO, BDx Data Centres
• Andrew Green, Senior Director, Integrated Digital Solutions, Project and Development Services, JLL
• Ean Mac Pherson, Partner, Baker McKenzie

Thursday 23 September 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Panel: Building North Asia Networks

Operators, investors and advisors come together in this panel to discuss strategies for fitting together hyperscale, co-location and edge strategies in Asia’s most developed markets.

• Bill Gao, Executive Vice President and CEO, Greater China, BDx Data Centres
• Thomas Liu, Partner, Actis
• Jabez Tan, Head of Research, Structure Research

Join Top-Level Executives

Based on attendance for Mingtiandi’s earlier MTD TV series, more than 1,500 executives from Asia’s leading real estate developers, investors and technology firms are expected to participate in the interactive sessions.

Attendees will be able to interact with each other through MTD TV’s live chat feature and ask questions to get direct insight from some of the region’s top experts.

Participants at Mingtiandi’s previous events have included top-level representatives of the following companies:

• Apollo Investment Corporation
• Blackstone
• Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board
• CITIC Group
• Credit Suisse
• Deutsche Bank
• GIC
• Goldman Sachs
• Hines
• J.P. Morgan
• Mapletree
• PGIM Real Estate
• Sun Hung Kai Properties

Sponsorship

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Note: Sponsorship packages will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis with limited availability.

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