Jakarta, Indonesia – October 16, 2024 – The Tech Capital, the leading platform for digital infrastructure finance news and events, is proud to announce the shortlist for its inaugural The Tech Capital APAC Awards 2024.

The prestigious event, set to take place on November 20, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia, will celebrate outstanding achievements in the Asia-Pacific digital infrastructure finance, development, regulatory, and supporting services sectors.

The APAC Awards 2024, an extension of the long-running The Tech Capital Global Awards, has attracted entries from a diverse range of organisations across the region.

A distinguished panel of more than 20 judges, comprising industry experts from throughout APAC, has carefully evaluated the submissions based on innovation, impact, and excellence in the field.

“This year has felt like a quantum leap for APAC: so many great achievements!” said head judge Karen Bach. “The APAC Awards serve as a showcase of the region’s leadership in shaping global digital infrastructure by recognising the excellence of individual people and teams. I so look forward to celebrating these achievements in Jakarta and, of course, fostering more connections. At the end of the day, partnerships will allow us to balance the huge demand pressure with the resources of our precious planet.”

The following individuals and companies have been selected as nominees, listed in alphabetical sequence:

THE TECH CAPITAL PEOPLE APAC AWARDS

Digital Infrastructure Finance Leader of the Year Award

• Daniel Newman, CFO, GDS Holdings
• Joel Cheah, CFO APAC, Vantage Data Centers
• Nelson Lim, Group CFO, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
• Oskar Tomaszewski, CFO, NEXTDC
• Prashant Murthy, Chief Financial & Commercial Officer, AirTrunk
• Qiyu Wang, CFO, VNET Group

Digital Infrastructure Finance Talent Award for Under 35

• Claire Kwok, Strategic Negotiator – Global Infrastructure, Google
• Priyanka Jain, Senior Manager, Treasury, AirTrunk
• Shujun Koh, Senior Manager, FP&A, Vantage Data Centers

Digital Infrastructure Advisory Team of the Year Award

• DC Byte Asia
• JLL Data Center Team
• Morgan Stanley’s Advisory Team
• Gibson Dunn

Special Recognition Award for Digital Infrastructure

• Bevan Slattery, Serial Entrepreneur
• Erick Hadi, Founder, Nusantara
• Frank Kong, Partner and CFO, DCConnect Global
• Manoj Paul, Managing Director, Equinix India
• Tho Lye Yit, Vice President, Design APAC, Bridge Data Centers
• William Wei Huang, Founder, Chairman & CEO, GDS Holdings

APAC Digital Infrastructure Leader Award

• Amandine Wang, CCO, Empyrion Digital
• Charmond Tsang, CCO, DCConnect Global
• Kelvin Fong, Managing Director – APAC, EdgeConneX
• Lee Chee Koon, Group CEO, CapitaLand Investment
• Mayank Srivastava, CEO, BDx Data Centers
• Robin Khuda, Founder & CEO, AirTrunk
• Varoon Raghavan, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Digital Group

THE TECH CAPITAL DEALS APAC AWARDS

Digital Infrastructure Energy Finance Award

• BlackRock’s New Green Power-Google investment (Taiwan)
• Digital Edge-Peak Energy Investments investment (APAC)
• Equinix, TagEnergy PPA (Australia)

Digital Infrastructure Project of the Year Award

• AirTrunk JHB1
• BDx Indonesia’s CGK4 AI Data Center Campus
• Bridge Data Centers MY06 C2
• DCConnect Global’s DC Gateway
• Princeton Digital Group’s JH1 Data Center

AI Innovation of the Year Award for Digital Infrastructure

• AirTrunk JHB1 Liquid Cooling
• FPT Software AI Center
• Global Switch, CBC Tech Liquid Cooling Deployment
• IndiaAI Mission
• KakaoBank & Digital Realty’s AI Lab Collaboration
• Tencent Cloud & Nokia AI Partnership
• Zenlayer AI Fabric

Digital Infrastructure Location Award

• Johor, by Princeton Digital Group
• Mumbai, by Ctrls Data Centers
• Tokyo, by NTT Data Centers

Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year Award

• Brookfield Asset Management acquisition of American Tower’s Indian operations
• GDS & INA Partners Indonesia JV
• Keppel DC REIT acquisition of Tokyo hyperscaler data centre
• Mubadala Investment Company’s investment in Yondr Group
• PhilTower-MIDC merger

The winners will be announced on November 20, 2024, as part of The Tech Capital’s APAC Finance Forum. This two-day event (November 20-21) will bring together industry leaders, investors, and innovators to discuss the future of digital infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.

“We are thrilled by the exceptional quality and diversity of entries for our first-ever APAC Awards,” added João Marques Lima, CEO of The Tech Capital. “The shortlist represents the cream of the crop in digital infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, showcasing the region’s dynamism and innovation in this critical sector.”

For more information about the APAC Awards 2024, the full shortlist, and details on attending the ceremony, please visit The Tech Capital APAC AWARDS here and The Tech Capital APAC Finance Forum 2024 here.