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We're happy to announce that Mingtiandi's third annual data centre forum begins this week with a set of exclusive interviews featuring top executives from JLL, SDAX and Princeton Digital Group.
The seven-part series, brought to you by Yardi, kicks off tomorrow 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. Chris will be joined by Nik de Ynchausti, founder of Philippine-based YCO Cloud Centres as they discuss how rapid growth in the server facility market is fueling changes in requirements for the asset class. Find out more>>
On Thursday 8 September at 10:00 AM HKT, Mingtiandi welcomes Raymond Poh, chief executive from ESR-backed fractional investment platform SDAX, along with his colleague Jamie Chua, as they explain how their firm is making private data centre investments available to accredited and retail investors through blockchain technology. Find out more>>
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 earlier in this year secured $505 million to expand the firm's Asia hyperscale platform. 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) - Paul Dwyer, Head of Data Centres, LOGOS
- Vivek Dahiya, Managing Director, India Lead — Data Centres, New Initiatives, Cushman & Wakefield
- Partner, Baker McKenzie
Panel: Opportunities in Greater China's Data Centre Market
Thursday 15 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT) - Joelin Ma, Director, Non-Listed Real Estate Asia, APG Asset Management
- Zhang Hong, Head of Private Equity, Baker McKenzie FenXun
- Johnny Shao, Managing Director, Investments, Gaw Capital
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
- Sam Lee, Managing Director, Market and Commercial Development, EdgeConneX
Panel: Sustainable Data Centre Innovation
Tuesday 22 September at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (HKT) - Joe Gooi, CEO, SC Zeus Data Centers
- Josephine Yip, Senior Director, Investments and Asset Management, Asia Pacific, Ivanhoé Cambridge
- Alton Wong, Executive Director, Head of Advisory Services, Valuation & Advisory Services, Greater China, Co-head of Sustainability Services, Cushman & Wakefield
- Tan Bee Lay, Chief Sustainability Officer, SDAX
Please visit our site here to learn more and to sign up for each session. If you have any inquiries, feel free to let us know at events@mingtiandi.com.
We look forward to seeing you online!
Best regards,
Michael Cole
Mingtiandi
Asia real estate intelligence
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