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We're happy to announce that Mingtiandi's APAC Data Centre Forum will be back for its third year in September 2022 featuring speakers from Princeton Digital Group, Logos, Nuveen, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Baker McKenzie and more to be announced in the coming days.

Asia's top event on digital infrastructure investment will open with three spotlight interviews with some of the region's leading data centre experts followed by panel discussions on creating hyperscale platforms, investments in the Greater China, Japan and Korea markets, and new approaches to creating sustainable data centres.

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The seven-part series, brought to you by Yardi, kicks off on Tuesday 6 September at 10:00 AM HKT with an exclusive interview with Chris Street, managing director and head of APAC data centres at JLL. With over 20 years of digital infrastructure experience at Princeton Digital Group, ST Telemedia, Amazon Web Services and more, the industry veteran will share insights from advising on some of the region’s biggest data centre deals under his recent appointment at JLL. Find out more>>

On Thursday 8 September at 10:00 AM HKT, Mingtiandi welcomes a senior director from ESR-backed fractional investment platform SDAX as they explain how their firm is making private data centre investments available to retail investors.

Coming up the following week, on Tuesday 13 September at 10:00 AM HKT, Rangu Salgame, chairman and chief executive of Princeton Digital Group, joins MTD TV after having just secured $505 million from the company's latest equity round led by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company. In the 45-minute interview, Mingtiandi founder Michael Cole speaks with Salgame about some of PDG’s recent projects and the executive’s plans for scale and growth as demand from global Internet giants continue to proliferate. Find out more>>

Throughout the month, we will be bringing you panel discussions covering opportunities in Asia's hyperscale platforms, Greater China, Japan and Korea markets, as well as a dedicated conversation on the imperative role of sustainability and managing carbon footprints in the sector. Details of the panels are outlined below:

Panel: Investing in Asia's Hyperscale Market
Wednesday 14 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT)

• Vivek Dahiya, Managing Director, India Lead — Data Centres, New Initiatives, Cushman & Wakefield
• Senior director, LOGOS
• Senior director, SDAX
• Partner, Baker McKenzie

Panel: Opportunities in Greater China's Data Centre Market
Thursday 15 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT)

• Zhang Hong, Head of Private Equity, Baker McKenzie FenXun
• Senior director, APG Asset Management
• Additional speakers to be announced

Panel: Opportunities for Data Centres in Japan and Korea
Tuesday 20 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT)

• Diarmid Massey, CEO, Data Centre, ESR
• Jing Zhou, Senior Director, Alternatives and Strategic Transactions, Nuveen
• Bob Tan, Executive Director, Capital Markets, Data Centre Practice Group, JLL
• Additional speaker to be announced

Panel: Sustainable Data Centre Innovation
Tuesday 22 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT)

• Alton Wong, Executive Director, Head of Advisory Services, Valuation & Advisory Services, Greater China, Co-head of Sustainability Services, Cushman & Wakefield
• Senior director, SDAX
• Additional speakers to be announced