The Intelligent Data Centre Summit

As AI infrastructure investment accelerates, the industry is moving beyond the race to build capacity and toward a harder question: how to turn AI-ready data centre infrastructure into sustainable, profitable and resilient business models. 

In China, the focus is shifting toward higher utilisation, and coordinated compute markets. Across APAC, shortages in power, space and GPUs are raising the stakes for every investment decision. Globally, hyperscalers, telcos, colocation providers and new AI infrastructure players are competing to own the value chain, while also facing rising pressure around energy use, cooling intensity, carbon exposure and long-term cost risk. 

This session will examine emerging monetisation models, ownership dynamics, clean energy constraints, cooling and storage innovation, and the strategic choices that will define the AI-era data centre market.  

10:00 -10:11 Enabling Token-as-a-Service: Reflections and Explorations on Building High-Performance AI Computing Centres for Integrated Training and Inference 

• Chengliang Zhang, President, China Telecom Research Institute 

10:11 – 10:22 Presentation  

• Ling Qian, Chief Expert, China Mobile Group; Deputy Chief Engineer and Chief Scientist, MobileCloud 

10:22-10:33 Presentation: Outlook on Telcos’ Path for Computer-Power Coordination 

• Yingjie Yang, Chief Expert, China Information Technology Designing & Consulting Institute Co., Ltd. 

10:33 – 10:45 Presentation: OpenAN Accelerating the Autonomous Network towards L4   

• Junyi Zhou, Director of ICT Cloud Network Open Source, Huawei 

10:45 – 10:56 Presentation: From Running Fast to Running Full: Engineering AI Data Centres from Build to Profit  

• Rex Zhang, GM, Telco Industry, Tencent 

10:56 – 11:07 Presentation Embracing the Token Era – Redefining AI Infrastructure Operations with the AI Factory Model 

• Mingdong Shang, Co-Founder, DataCanvas  

11:07 - 11:40 Panel  

Moderator: 

• Lim May-Ann, Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy, and Partnerships, Access Partnership  

Panellists:  

• Mohammed Azim Ansari, Global Strategy and Excellence Lead, Saudi Telecom Company 

• Jo Jo Kwong, Director Strategy & Business Development, Networks •Market Development, Digital Realty