Agenda

08:00 – 08:50

Registration and Refreshments

08:50 - 09:00

Inauguration & Opening Ceremony

09:00 – 09:10

The Future of Global Data Infrastructure: Trends, Challenges & Strategic Priorities

  • What are the latest data center industry trends?
  • What are the key challenges facing data center owners and operators?
  • What are the industry’s strategic priorities on the global scale?
Mehdi Paryavi

Mehdi Paryavi

Chairman & CEO

International Data Center Authority (IDCA)

09:10 – 09:30

Building the Infrastructure of the Intelligence Era in APAC

  • The exponential growth of AI and its impact on digital infrastructure demand
  • The critical role of sovereign, scalable infrastructure in enabling national AI capability
  • Positioning Malaysia and APAC as key regions in the global AI and digital economy
Craig Scroggie

Craig Scroggie

CEO & Managing Director

NEXTDC

09:30 – 09:40

Driving ASEAN Sustainable Data Centre Growth: The ASEAN Guide for Sustainable Data Centre Development

  • Navigating the Digital Infrastructure Trilemma to balance three interdependent goals for digital infrastructure – Digital Expansion, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience and Resource Security
  • Discover the key elements of sustainable data centre – Energy & Renewable Integration, GHG Emissions & Operational Efficiency, Water Management & Cooling Innovation, Waste & Circular Economy
  • From principles to practice :  Policy integration and implementation pathways
Chan Chuey Hwye

Chan Chuey Hwye

Senior Manager - Digital Advocacy,
Digital Infrastructure & Services Dept,
Digital Adoption Division

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

09:40 – 10:00

Reducing Risk, Accelerating Delivery: The Impact of Early Commissioning

  • How to reduce project risk through early issue identification and better alignment
  • How to increase schedule certainty by minimizing rework and delays
  • How to accelerate delivery with a smoother transition to operations
David Tyrrell

David Tyrrell

Business Manager, Commissioning, Qualification & Validation (CQV)

SGS S.A.

10:00 – 10:20

Optimizing technology costs in the age of AI

  • How to understand AI costs and maximize efficiency on AI spend
  • How to use AI to identify inefficiencies throughout the technology stack, from infrastructure to engineering processes
  • How to leverage AI to improve efficiency and reduce costs
Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

Founder and CEO

Virtasant

10:20 – 10:40

Achieving Business Continuity through Secure and Flexible IT Infrastructure with Synology

  • Gain insights into common data challenges and how to streamline operations with effective IT strategies
  • Explore practical deployment approaches and see how Synology solutions perform in real business scenarios
  • Learn how next-generation storage delivers high performance, built-in availability, advanced security, and greater efficiency
Jason Sin

Jason Sin

Malaysia Country Manager

Synology Inc.

10:40 – 11:10

Panel Discussion

Scaling for AI: Building Malaysia’s Next-Generation Hyperscale Datacentre Infrastructure

  • Aligning national AI strategies with infrastructure investments
  • Managing high-density compute requirements for AI inference
  • Role of datacentres as the backbone of AI transformation
Moderator
James Rix

James Rix

Head of Data Centres Practice
Southeast Asia and Korea (SEAK)

JLL

Datuk Ts. Mahadhir Aziz

Datuk Ts. Mahadhir Aziz

Director, Patient Capital Division, Johor Corporation

Group Managing Director, Johor Capital Group (JCG)

Luke Mackinnon

Luke Mackinnon

Senior Vice President – Asia

NEXTDC

Simon Vaughan

Simon Vaughan

Managing Director - Malaysia

STACK Infrastructure

Noorzita Mohamad Nor

Noorzita Mohamad Nor

Director, Business Services & Regional Operations Division

Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

11:10 – 11:40

Networking Break & Visit to Exhibitor Lounge

11:40 – 11:50

Data Centers on the Brink: Incentivizing Efficiency or Enforcing Change

  • Carrot & Stick dynamics in play that you need to know about
  • Prepare for Carbon Taxes and accumulate your Carbon Credits starting now
  • Harness AI to reduce power bills by 30% next week.
Matthew Rajendra

Matthew Rajendra

Accreditation Board Chairman

Green Climate Initiative

11:50 – 12:10

Nokia scaling AI-First Approach : Adopting Neocloud strategies in Malaysian Data Center Approach

  • Building a Scalable Dynamic Fabric
  • Adopting AI-enabled automations 
  • Ensuring readiness for Q-Day
Mathew Simon

Mathew Simon

Head of Sales Engineering and Solutions
Network Infrastructure - Asia Pacific

Nokia

12:10 - 12:20

The Audit-Ready Rack: Bridging NSRF & GBI Mandates with Traceable Carbon Intelligence

  • Navigate the 2026 Regulatory Landscape
  • Transition to Reliable Carbon Reporting
  • Leverage Global Standards for GBI Success
Jayasilen Sivapragasam

Jayasilen Sivapragasam

Marketing Manager

MM Century Sdn. Bhd.

12:20 – 12:50

Panel Discussion

Building High-Performance Datacentres Through Smart, Sustainable, and Local Innovation

  • Leveraging smart design for scalability to support growing AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads
  • Localized innovation to tailor solutions to regional challenges and leveraging local expertise for competitive advantage
  • Future-Proofing infrastructure for next-generation applications and evolving technology demands
Moderator
Sean Lee

Sean Lee

Key Client Director, Data Centre - South East Asia

Aurecon

Kent Chow

Kent Chow

Data Center Segment Leader AMEA

ABB

Wai Mun Wong

Wai Mun Wong

Project Director, Asia Data Center Lead

Jacobs

Paul Brien

Paul Brien

Southeast Asia Technology Sector Business Leader

Arup

Patrick Thilagaraj

Patrick Thilagaraj

Project Director (DC Sector Lead for Malaysia)

Turner & Towsend

12:50 – 13:00

From Global Backbone to Regional Impact: CMI Enabling ASEAN’s Digital Future

  • Leveraging China Mobile International’s extensive global network to support ASEAN’s rise as a key hub for cross-border data, cloud, and digital traffic
  • Accelerating enterprise and government digital transformation through integrated solutions spanning connectivity, cloud, AI, and private networks
  • Delivering secure, low-latency, and compliant infrastructure across markets through strong local partnerships and future-ready architectures

13:00 – 13:10

Critical sealing solutions for your infrastructure

  • Integrated protection & reliability: Roxtec ensures certified sealing against fire, water, gas, and EMI, critical for maintaining data center uptime and operational safety
  • Digital lifecycle management: With Roxtec software (Transit Designer & Transit Build), you can design, track, and manage all transits digitally to improve accuracy, traceability, and maintenance readiness
  • Future-ready & scalable solutions : Modular systems and innovations like the Roxtec Knock-Out Flange enable fast installation, easy upgrades, and flexibility for data center expansion
Ng Kar Choon (KC)

Ng Kar Choon (KC)

Country Development Manager

Roxtec

13:10 - 13:20

Unlocking Lower-Cost Blended Green Power for Data Centers with Ditrolic Energy

  • Smarter Energy Procurement Strategy
  • Hybrid Solution: Behind-the-Meter Generation + Offsite PPA
  • Enabling RE100 Achievement Through Ditrolic’s Exclusive Solution
Barrie Law

Barrie Law

Commercial Lead of EnerGreen - Malaysia

Ditrolic Energy

13:20 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30

Panel Discussion

Sustainable & Green Datacentres: Powering Malaysia’s Digital Growth Responsibly

  • Improving Energy Efficiency Across Operations
  • Adopting Renewable & Low-Carbon Energy Solutions
  • Strengthening Governance & Sustainability Commitments
Moderator
Amy Wong

Amy Wong

Executive Director

Knight Frank Malaysia

Sarly Adre Sarkum

Sarly Adre Sarkum

Chief Executive Officer

Green Building Index

Ir. Hasmarizal Hassan

Ir. Hasmarizal Hassan

Chief Grid Officer

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

14:30 – 14:50

Intelligent Observability Reimagined: How AI is Redefining Operations with Bonree ONE 2026

  • Unifying AI operations through a single intelligent entry point with an open, reusable skill ecosystem compatible with OpenClaw.
  • Full-chain LLM observability, tracing every call, token cost, and session in real time across all mainstream AI frameworks.
  • Multi-agent fault diagnosis that triggers automatically, resolves incidents within minutes, and continuously improves with each event.
Anhui He

Anhui He

Product Director

Bonree

14:50 – 15:10

The Sovereign Horizon: Scaling Malaysia’s Cloud Ecosystem under the National Cloud Computing Policy Three Key Takeaways

  • Operationalizing the NCCP Action Plan: From Policy to Infrastructure
  • Blueprint for Digital Autonomy: Defining Sovereign Cloud and Sovereign Data
  • Mitigating Cross-Border Legal Risk
Ts. Dr. Sheila Mahalingam

Ts. Dr. Sheila Mahalingam

Head of Digital Infrastructure and
Transformation (Principal Assistant Secretary)

Ministry of Digital

15:10 – 15:30

Water Governance in Malaysia: Water Supply Regulation and Sustainability Supporting the Digital Economic

Chin Shyan Lee

Chin Shyan Lee

Senior Director

National Water Services Commission (SPAN)

15:30 Onwards

Networking break & Visit to Exhibitor Lounge

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and Refreshments

09:00 – 09:10

From Policy to Action: Operationalizing the Data Sharing Act 864 for Inter-Agency Collaboration

Ts. Dr Cecilia Adrian

Ts. Dr Cecilia Adrian

Director of the Digital Government Division

National Digital Department

09:10 – 09:20

Protecting Data, Empowering People: Malaysia’s Privacy Journey

  • Future-Ready Policies: Aligning data strategies with evolving regulations and global best practices
  • Building Trust: Strengthening public confidence through robust data protection practices
  • Empowering Innovation: Enabling secure digital transformation while maintaining privacy compliance
Shariffah Rashidah binti Syed Othman

Shariffah Rashidah binti Syed Othman

The Commissioner of the Personal Data Protection

Personal Data Protection Department, Ministry of Digital

09:20 – 09:30

Securing Malaysia’s Critical Information Infrastructure: Safeguarding Against Cyberattacks and Data Breaches

  • Compliance is the Floor, Resilience is the Ceiling : While the Cyber Security Act 2024 now mandates specific standards for Malaysia’s 11 critical sectors, compliance alone will not stop a sophisticated APT (Advanced Persistent Threat).
  • The AI Paradox: Weaponised vs Defensive AI. Attackers are using AI to automate reconnaissance and bypass traditional MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) through deepfake social engineering.
  • From Isolated Defence to Collective Resilience :  Security is no longer a solo sport; it is a team effort
Wan Roshaimi Wan Abdullah

Wan Roshaimi Wan Abdullah

Chief Technology Officer

CyberSecurity Malaysia

09:30 – 09:40

Strategic Data Centre Planning Based on Location Determination: In the Context of Malaysia

YBhg. Datin TPr DR Chee Ping Ngang

YBhg. Datin TPr DR Chee Ping Ngang

Director of Researh and Development Division

Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia)

09:40 – 09:50

Building Malaysia’s Future-Ready Digital Infrastructure: The Role of Standards, Sustainability, and Smart Construction

  • CIDB Malaysia’s role in enabling resilient, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure for data centres and digital ecosystems.
  • The importance of standards, governance, and best practices in supporting hyperscale and mission-critical developments.
  • Integrating sustainability, green construction, and energy efficiency into next-generation data centre projects.
  • Developing local capabilities, talent, and supply chains to support Malaysia’s digital economy ambitions.
  • CIDB’s perspective on public-private collaboration to accelerate responsible digital infrastructure growth.
Sr Ahmad Farrin Mokhtar

Sr Ahmad Farrin Mokhtar

Senior General Manager

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB MALAYSIA)

09:50 – 10:05

Fireside Chat

AI at Scale: Infrastructure Meets Accelerated Compute

  • The convergence of data centres and AI hardware
  • Importance of proximity between compute and data
  • Joint role of digital infrastructure and GPU-powered compute in enabling AI performance

10:05 – 10:25

Bringing AI Infrastructure at Speed: The Case for Modular Solutions

  • How data centers and enterprises can overcome deployment challenges, accelerate time-to-value, and stay ahead in the race to harness innovation
  • Provide guidance on the overall shift in the compute paradigm, promoting the importance of systems thinking and collaboration between disciplines
  • Understand how modular approaches can deliver benefits in terms of scalability and energy efficiency
Chin Kiat Wong

Chin Kiat Wong

Director, Sales Management and Country Head, Malaysia

Vertiv

10:25 – 10:40

Fireside Chat

Embracing a Cloud-First Strategy: Fostering a Culture of Cloud Computing in Your Organization

  • Driving collaboration with cloud computing stakeholders across the organization
  • Understanding the advantages your organization can gain by adopting cloud first strategy and why it is suitable for your business
  • Execute your cloud strategy with a cloud center of excellence

10:40 – 11:10

Panel Discussion

Redefining Leadership with AI And Cloud-Driven Decision Intelligence

  • Harnessing cloud and AI to enable faster, data-driven decisions to enhance agility
  • Embedding AI-enabled digital-first models into decision-making processes to stay ahead in competitive markets
  • Balancing innovation, compliance, and resilience with cloud intelligence for long-term success
Umang Varma

Umang Varma

Head, Customer Engineering

Google

Alexander McFaull

Alexander McFaull

EVP, Group Strategy and Innovation

Maybank

Marzuki Kamaruzaman

Marzuki Kamaruzaman

General Manager - AI, Data and Architecture (AIDA)

PETRONAS

Budiman Bujang

Budiman Bujang

Deputy Chief Digital Officer

Johor Corporation

11:10 – 11:40

Networking Break & Visit to Exhibitor Lounge

11:40 – 11:50

Green Lane Pathway & Strategic Offerings for Malaysia’s Data Centre Market

  • Overview of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) – TNB supports the entire energy industry value chain. For over 75 years, TNB has been powering Malaysia 24/7 while maintaining a secure and resilient system.
  • Data Centre Achievements & Performance – TNB remains focused on meeting Malaysia’s growing electricity demand, particularly driven by the expansion of data centres. Will update the achievement and performance based on latest quarterly FY2026
  • Comprehensive Solutions and Products Offered by TNB’s Subsidiaries for Data Centres – Highlighting a full suite of offerings designed to support the development and operation of data centre facilities.
Mohd Nur Izuan Hamdan

Mohd Nur Izuan Hamdan

Lead (Cust Engagement (Data Center - Southern)), Retail Division

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

11:50 – 12:20

Panel Discussion

Cyber-Cloud Resilience: Malaysia’s Path to a Future-Ready Digital Era

  • Strengthening resilience through collaboration and best practices
  • Leveraging AI for threat detection and compliance
  • Future-proofing digital infrastructure against evolving cyber and cloud risks
Moderator
Siraj Jalil

Siraj Jalil

President

Malaysia Cyber Consumer Association (MCCA)

Rahayu Ramli

Rahayu Ramli

General Manager - Cyber Strategy, Architecture & Governance

PETRONAS

Carrine Teoh

Carrine Teoh

President, Cybersecurity & Governance Chapter

ASEAN CIO Association

Prof. Dr. h.c. Toh Shang Yee

Prof. Dr. h.c. Toh Shang Yee

CISO

MCIS Insurance Berhad

Kevin Hu

Kevin Hu

Senior Product Manager

Sangfor Technologies

12:20 – 12:40

From On-Prem to Colocation: Unlocking Agility, Sustainability, and Cost Efficiency for End Users

  • Expanding capacity quickly to support AI-driven workloads without heavy upfront investments
  • Leveraging greener, energy-efficient infrastructure aligned with net-zero goals
  • Lowering CapEx, optimizing OpEx, and strengthening security and compliance in a shared environment

12:40 – 12:50

Towards Net-Zero Data Centers: Optimizing for AI and Sustainability

Jason Yu

Jason Yu

Chief Technology Officer

Wuhan FiberHome International Technologies Co., Ltd.

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch Break & Visit to Exhibitor Lounge

14:00 – 14:30

Panel Discussion

AI Factories – Scaling Datacentres to Meet AI Demands

  • Next-Gen IT: Managing and scaling AI workloads efficiently
  • Accelerating deployment through scalable, modular facilities that align with evolving AI demand curves
  • Monetizing AI ecosystems through partnerships to unlock new revenue streams from AI-driven workloads

14:30 – 14:45

Three Pillars to Data Center Resiliency

Strengthening Infrastructure Reliability, Operational Excellence, and Cyber Defense

Sy Jiunn Wong

Sy Jiunn Wong

Sales Director

Uptime Institute

14:45 – 15:00

Fireside Chat

Intelligent Cloud Resilience: Next-Generation Enterprise Disaster Recovery

  • AI-driven automation for real-time disaster recovery
  • Cloud-native DR across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
  • Maximizing resilience, efficiency, and business continuity
Zaidee Ismail

Zaidee Ismail

Director, Technology Services

Bank Islam

Mohd Hanapi Bisri

Mohd Hanapi Bisri

Group ICT Head

PETRA Energy

15:00 – 16:00

DCCI Malaysia Awards 2026

16:00 Onwards

Closing Remarks & Visit to Exhibitor Lounge

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