TMT M&A Forum APAC 2024
WHO WILL LEAD THE NEXT WAVE OF DEALS IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMS AND SERVICES?
May 8 2024 | Singapore
WHO WILL LEAD THE NEXT WAVE OF DEALS IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMS AND SERVICES?
May 8 2024 | Singapore
Speaker
Yedda Wang, Asia Editor, TMT Finance
Moderated by Justin Jameson, Partner, Altman Solon
Speakers
Thomas Hundt, Group CSTO, Axiata
Sachin Gupta, MD, Strategic Portfolio, Singtel
Projesh Banerjea, Director, Infrastructure, KKR
Kunal Agarwal, Managing Director, I Squared Capital
Leaders across the telecom and digital infrastructure investment landscape explore the pivotal strategies and insights essential for navigation the next era of growth across APAC. As the region grows as a focal point for developments, this session will delve into innovative approaches that operators and investors must adopt to stay ahead of the curve and capitalise on the increasing demand set for the region.
Moderated by Niranjan Arasaratnam, Partner, Linklaters
Speakers
Udhay Mathialagan, Managing Director, Brookfield Asset Management
Wilson Chung, Managing Director, DigitalBridge
Tharma Kunaratnam, Managing Director, Stonepeak
Varun Matta, Managing Director, Head of TMT ASEAN, Citi
Despite continued difficulties relating to access to financing, shifts in valuations and interest rates, digital infrastructure in APAC remains robust. Dealmaking leaders discuss their outlook for the rest of the year and what strategies they are applying to navigate through the challenges.
Moderated by Paul Carpenter, Partner, Hardiman Telecommunications
Speakers
Kanishka Wickrama, Acting CEO & CFO, PT Link Net TBK
Benjamin Azada, CCO & CSO, Converge ICT
Steve Weiss, CFO, Protelindo
Fibre investment continues to play out as one of the hottest topics across digital infrastructure in APAC. The need for connectivity across markets has led to intensified rollout and monetisation strategies from operators. Leaders from the space discuss the rapidly evolving environment.
Speaker
Sanjay Goel, Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific, American Tower
Speakers
Suresh Sidhu, CEO and Founder, EdgePoint
Rahul Katiyar, CEO, Asia Pacific (Ex-India) and Head Strategy, Asia-Pacific, American Tower
Patrick Tangney, Chairman & CEO, Pinnacle Towers Pte Ltd
Hendra Purnama, CIO, Mitratel
Tower operators continue to seek new paths to growth as they expand into new markets and look at new business strategies. Leaders from across the sector look at operational approaches, ESG initiatives, 5g penetration, telecom asset spin offs and the pipeline for M&A and investment.
Speakers
Speaker TBC - JLL
Tugay Yilmaz, Senior Investment Officer, Telecom, Digital Infrastructure & Natural Resources (Asia Pacific), IFC
Pithambar (Preet) Gona, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific, STACK Infrastructure
Speakers
Speaker TBC - Princeton Digital Group
Eugene Seo, Managing Director, Data Centres, CapitaLand Investment
Paul Dwyer, Head of Data Centres, Logos Property
Tanya Ahuja, Senior Director of Corporate Development, APAC, Equinix
Gregory Mittman, Co-Founder, MyRepublic
Speakers
Carson Wolfer, CSO, EdgePoint
Chris Tiffin, Board Director, Cellcard
Danny Han Seng Foong, VP and Head of Asia Strategy, Telenor Asia
Andy Tai, Head of SE Asia IB, Goldman Sachs
Marco Somalvico, Vice President M&A, e& (Etisalat Group)
Speakers
Thomas Anthony, CTO, NeutraDC
Herson Suindah, President Director and CEO, SM+ Holdings
Michael McPhail, CTO, Moratelindo
Hendra Purnama, CIO, Mitratel
Moderated by Andrew Wright, Partner, Aetha Consulting
Speakers
Ram Sellaratnam, CEO & MD, iBus Networks
Kunal Bajaj, CEO and Co-Founder, CloudExtel
Hussein Abdulkader, Managing Director, Kacific Broadband Satellites Group
Ryan Jarvis, CEO & Founder, Sentient
Arif Al Islam, CEO & MD, Summit Communications
Speakers
Devid Gubiani, President PhilTower GNI and CEO Global Network Inc
Rahul Katiyar, CEO, Asia Pacific (Ex-India) and Head Strategy, Asia-Pacific, American Tower
Steve Weiss, CFO, Protelindo
Moderated by Noel Perera, Director, Altman Solon
Speakers
Mayank Srivastava, CEO, BDx
Samuel Lee, CEO, Digital Edge
Sam Lee, MD, Market & Commercial Development, APAC, EdgeConneX
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder & CEO, CtrlS
Swati Goyal, CIO, DCI Data Centres
Moderated by Paul Carpenter, Partner, Hardiman Telecommunications
Speakers
Amajit Gupta, Group CEO & MD, Lightstorm
Michael McPhail, CTO, Moratelindo
James G. Velasquez, President and CEO, PT&T
Vignesa Moorthy, Founder & CEO, Viewqwest
Ankit Goel, Chairman and Founder, Space World Group
Moderated by Alaister Johnson, Senior Counsel, Technology and Data, Linklaters
Speakers
Emmanuel Léonard, CIO, TAWAL
Axel Granger, Managing Director, Co-Head of TMT, UBS
Jonathan Loke, Executive Director, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Andrew Verdasca, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Moderated by Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher
Speakers
Manish Kasliwal, Director, Indonesia, American Tower
Amit Kaushal, Senior Principal Commercial and FP&A, Digital Nasional Berhad
Moderated by Ben Happel, Partner, Altman Solon
Speakers
Speaker TBC - Princeton Digital Group
Serene Nah, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty
Prashant Murthy, CFO, AirTrunk
Investment continues to pour into Asia’s datacentre market to capture the opportunities to build and scale hyperscale and colocation assets. This wave seems to increase as excitement grows around the potential that generative AI could have on datacentres, whilst expanding ESG initiatives are also a key focus for operators and investors. Key players in the sector discuss the outlook going forward.
Speaker
Stephen Miller, President & Group CEO, ST Telemedia (STT)
Speakers
Sam Lawn, Deputy CFO, GDS Holdings
Kok-Chye Ong, Managing Director – Data Centers, Gaw Capital
Kevork Sahagian, Managing Director, OMERS Infrastructure
Nirad Deshpande, Associate Director, Macquarie Asset Management
Rising interest rates, shifting valuations and high multiples have led to a disruptive financing environment across digital infrastructure in APAC. Leaders from across the region discuss these challenges and solutions they’ve implemented as they set their sights on growth.