NET-ZERO & FUTURE-READY DATA CENTRES FOR THE AI ERA

Conference Theme: Net-Zero & Future-Ready Data Centres for the AI Era

Date: Friday, 23 October 2026

Venue: Connexion Conference & Event Centre, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur.

 

0815 – 0900: Registration & Breakfast

0900 – 0945: Opening & welcome speeches

0945 – 1015: Photo Session − Coffee break

1015 – 1115: Session 1: Net-zero energy strategies and policies/guidelines to power AI sustainability

Moderator:
Panellist 1: Ir. Ts. Zulkiflee bin Umar, Director, Suruhanjaya Tenaga Malaysia

Topic: TBC

Panellist 2: Binghua Zhang, Chief Technology Officer, Bridge Data Center (BDC)

Topic: Bridge’s Omni Platform: Towards Sustainable GW-Scale AIDC

Panelist 3: Patrick Chan, Managing Director, South Asia Uptime Institute

Topic: TBC

1115 – 1230: Session 2: Energy- & water-smart cooling: Rethinking thermal management in the AI era

Panellist 1: Tracey Jumper, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Topic: When the Manual Has Not Been Written Yet: How to Commission Data Center Cooling Systems at Scale

Panellist 2: Dr. Zhao Xijing, Senior Manager, Daikin

Topic: AI DC liquid cooling: Considerations to minimise total energy consumption of liquid cooling pump and heat rejection fan

Panellist 3: Rafael Van Eijcken, BAC

Topic: Optimized Heat Rejection in Next-Generation Data Centers

1230 – 1245: Q&A

1245 – 1415: Lunch break

1415 – 1530: Session 3: High-efficiency infrastructure and operational strategies to support AI workloads

Panellist 1: Tan Phei Chieh, Associate Director, DayOne Solutions

Topic: Liquid to Air: Adaptive Data Center Cooling for High-Temperature, High-Efficiency Data Halls

Panellist 2: Tracey Jumper, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Topic: AI in Action: Daily Tools Transforming Engineering and Construction

Panellist 3: Teddy Zhang, President, SUNGROW AIDC BU

Topic: Insights into the Evolution of Power Supply Architecture for AI Factory

1530 – 1545: Coffee break
1545 – 1710: Session 4: Advanced technologies for reliability and high-efficiency processing in the AI-driven landscape

Panellist 1: Yi-chun Chen, Senior Researcher, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)

Topic: Beyond PUE: Photonic-Electronics Convergence and Japan’s Data Center Approach to the AI Era

Panellist 2: Kok Sim Chew, BRIGHTRAY

Topic: How to consistently deliver a data center within 6-9 months in Malaysia

Panellist 3: Jeremy Cheong, Product Executive APAC, CAMFIL Malaysia

Topic: Data Centres & Clean Air: Why It Matters and how to deliver

1710 – 1730: Q&A