APAC Webinar: The Delivery Decade – Can APAC Turn Pipeline into Operational Capacity?

The Delivery Decade: Can APAC Turn Pipeline into Operational Capacity?

WEBINAR | 8 OCTOBER 2026

APAC’s data centre market is entering a new phase. Strong demand and ambitious development pipelines continue to drive growth across the region, but attention is increasingly turning to what comes next: delivering that capacity.

As projects move from announcement to development and operation, markets across APAC are navigating power constraints, construction and infrastructure challenges, evolving policy frameworks and changing technical requirements. At the same time, the growth of AI is placing new demands on how facilities are designed, powered and delivered.

So, what will it take for APAC to turn its ambitious pipeline into operational capacity?

Join DC Byte analysts and industry experts as we examine the next phase of APAC’s data centre growth. Bringing together perspectives from Southeast and Northeast Asia, the discussion will explore the common delivery challenges facing the region, how markets are responding and what the industry can learn as development accelerates.

What you'll learn

During this webinar, we’ll discuss:

From pipeline to operation: Explore the challenges involved in translating announced and planned data centre capacity into operational facilities.
Power and infrastructure constraints: Understand how power availability and wider infrastructure requirements are influencing data centre development across APAC.
The impact of AI: Examine how growing AI workloads are changing technical requirements and adding new considerations to data centre design and delivery.
An evolving policy landscape: Understand how markets are balancing data centre growth with increasing scrutiny around power, infrastructure and resource requirements.
Lessons across APAC: Compare perspectives from Southeast and Northeast Asia to understand the common challenges, different approaches and lessons emerging across the region.

Webinar Agenda

APAC’s Next Phase of Growth

Setting the scene for APAC’s evolving data centre landscape and the shift in focus from attracting investment and announcing capacity to successfully delivering and operating it.
From Pipeline to Operational Capacity

A closer look at what it takes to move projects through development, including the impact of power constraints, construction challenges, infrastructure requirements and changing market conditions.
Delivering for the AI Era

How AI is reshaping infrastructure requirements across APAC and what changing workloads mean for the design, power and delivery of new data centre capacity.
Different Markets, Common Delivery Challenges

Bringing together Southeast and Northeast Asian perspectives to explore how markets are responding to development pressures, evolving policy frameworks and infrastructure constraints, and what they can learn from one another.
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Hear perspectives from DC Byte and industry experts on what the next phase of data centre development could look like across APAC, followed by questions from the audience.

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Meet Your Speakers

Matthew Lee, Co-head of Australian Data Centres, JLL

With over 20 years in the Australian market, including 15+ years in data centre advisory, Matthew Lee is Co-Head of Australian Data Centres, Capital Markets at JLL. He advises occupiers and partners on sales, acquisitions and leasing across Australia, with a strong track record on cross-border deals including 3 Brookhollow and the SY9X/10X land acquisition.

James Murphy, Managing Director APAC, DC Byte

James leads DC Byte’s APAC business and travels the region to conduct site visits and stakeholder interviews. He is a regular speaker at events including Capacity Media, Data Centre World and W Media. James holds an undergraduate degree in business and economics from Dublin University and two master’s degrees – from University College Dublin, and from University College Cork in conjunction with Nanyang Technological University. Sports mad, he clings to his youth by playing football.

Vivian Wong, Lead Analyst APAC, DC Byte

Vivian specialises in Southeast Asia data centre market research within DC Byte’s Singapore team, delivering consultancy reports for international operators, developers, REITs and investment funds. Her work includes a Johor market study supporting the World Bank’s third investment in Malaysia. Vivian authored The Rise of Johor Bahru & Batam and holds certifications from Singapore Management University.

Who This Webinar is For

This webinar is designed for professionals looking to understand how APAC’s data centre market is evolving as development moves from pipeline to delivery, including:

Data centre operators and developers
Hyperscalers and cloud providers
Investors and financial institutions
Utilities and infrastructure providers
Suppliers and service providers
Advisors and consultants
Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of APAC’s data centre market

Market Intelligence

This webinar is part of DC Byte’s Regional Market Intelligence Series, bringing together our analysts and industry experts to examine the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping data centre markets around the world.

Through data-led analysis and expert discussion, the series provides a deeper understanding of how regional markets are developing and the forces influencing their next phase of growth.

About DC Byte

DC Byte is the leading provider of global data centre intelligence, delivering the most comprehensive and accurate insight into data centre markets worldwide.

Our platform provides detailed intelligence on operational, under-construction and planned data centre developments, helping operators, investors, developers, suppliers and advisors understand market dynamics, identify opportunities and make informed decisions.

Through our global research team, proprietary data and market expertise, DC Byte provides the intelligence needed to navigate an increasingly complex and fast-moving data centre landscape.

The DC Byte platform tracks:

• 135+ global data centre markets
• 500+ GW of IT capacity
• 8,500+ data centre assets worldwide

These insights help organisations understand how hyperscale demand, AI infrastructure growth, and regulatory pressures are reshaping the APAC digital infrastructure landscape.