Plenary Sessions
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data center markets, driven by strong cloud adoption, hyperscale demand, and continued government support. Key locations such as Johor, Klang Valley, and Cyberjaya are seeing increased investment, supported by improving power capacity, connectivity, and regional accessibility.
At the same time, the rise of AI workloads, data sovereignty requirements, and sustainability expectations is reshaping how data centers are designed, built, and operated. Balancing rapid expansion with long-term resilience, energy efficiency, and regulatory alignment remains a key priority for the industry.
Against this backdrop, the Malaysia Cloud and Datacenter Convention 2026 brings together hyperscalers, colocation operators, cloud providers, enterprises, investors, and government stakeholders to discuss the future of Malaysia’s digital infrastructure. Through a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, and fireside chats, the event will address critical topics including hyperscale growth, AI readiness, cloud adoption, power and sustainability, and investment trends which provides a platform for collaboration and practical industry insights.
This session will explore the policies, investments, and infrastructure developments shaping Malaysia’s digital future, including its ambition to become a leading AI and data center hub in ASEAN. Given your experience and insights in digital economy development, technology ecosystems, and industry collaboration, we believe you would be an excellent moderator to guide this strategic discussion and facilitate meaningful dialogue among our distinguished panelists.
As AI workloads reshape data center architectures, the physical infrastructure layer is becoming a foundational enabler of performance, density, and scalability. This session explores how data center connectivity is evolving into a fully integrated system, combining structured fiber architectures, high-density deployment design, modular and prefabricated approaches, and lifecycle-ready infrastructure planning.
As AI workloads drive unprecedented GPU rack densities, direct liquid cooling (DLC) is moving from pilot projects to mission-critical data-center infrastructure. This session will explore the practical lessons from real-world deployments—including design and integration, commissioning, reliability, maintenance, monitoring, and scaling DLC across production environments.
The discussion will examine how operators can overcome operational challenges, integrate DLC with existing infrastructure, and build reliable, scalable and efficient liquid-cooled environments for next-generation AI workloads.
The rapid growth of AI workloads is creating unprecedented demand for scalable, high-performance data center capacity. This session explores how prefabricated data center solutions are transforming traditional construction models by enabling faster deployment, predictable quality, and flexible scalability.
The keynote will examine how modular approaches can help organisations build AI-ready infrastructure that meets evolving requirements for capacity, power, efficiency, and sustainability, while supporting faster deployment across different markets.
With the rapid surge in demand for AI data center infrastructure, the industry is facing unprecedented challenges not only in delivering agile construction, but also in operating these facilities efficiently. This session will explore how to future-proof data center operations to address both current and emerging challenges, including liquid cooling environments, giga-scale operations, shortages of skilled operators, and the adoption of AI technologies.
As AI workloads drive higher rack densities and power demands, liquid cooling is becoming essential for next-generation data centers. This session explores practical deployment strategies, hybrid cooling approaches, and key infrastructure considerations for both new-build and retrofit AI facilities.
AI workloads create rapid power fluctuations that challenge traditional electrical infrastructure. Learn how advanced load smoothing technologies help stabilize power delivery and enable reliable, scalable AI data centers.
Insights into Johor, Klang Valley, Cyberjaya, and emerging locations, focusing on land availability, power access, fiber connectivity, permitting timelines, and long-term master planning.
In this increasingly competitive AI era, success depends on more than adding capacity, it requires creating a market that customers actively choose. This fireside chat explores how factors such as reliability, connectivity, sustainability, and ecosystem strength are shaping the next generation of preferred data center destinations.
Discover how resilient connectivity, cloud platforms, and AI-ready infrastructure are driving Malaysia’s digital transformation. This keynote explores the critical role of integrated digital infrastructure in supporting innovation, businesses, and the nation’s AI ambitions.
Practical lessons from large-scale builds covering construction timelines, supply chain challenges, talent shortages, automation, and operational excellence.
Exploring how edge computing, 5G, subsea cables, and low-latency applications will reshape demand for data centers across Malaysia over the next 5–10 years.
A deep dive into Malaysia’s data protection laws, cloud security frameworks, cross-border data flows, and how operators and enterprises can stay compliant while scaling.
Explore the long-term strategies around renewable energy, grid modernization, and energy resilience that will shape the country’s next generation of data centers.
This fireside chat explores the market outlook through 2030, examining investment trends, regional growth, power readiness, and the opportunities and challenges that will shape Malaysia’s position as a leading AI infrastructure hub.
