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NewsAurecon is the official design partner for the live data centre installation at DCW Asia 2026

21 September 2026 | 4 min

Asia Pacific engineering consultancy Aurecon is bringing its industry-leading design and project delivery experience to Data Centre World (DCW) Asia 2026 as the official design partner for the live data centre installation. Held from 29 to 30 September at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, DCW draws in experts from across Aurecon’s Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia teams.

In addition to the live installation of a next generation data centre showcase, Aurecon will also be on stage sharing insights into Australia’s rise as a data centre superpower and how we are helping clients to navigate the power and infrastructure constraints for growth. Alongside our presenters on stage, Aurecon’s experts from across Asia Pacific will record a podcast series at DCW with industry leaders covering topics from Asia market developments to the race for power and scaling successful project delivery outcomes.

In this video, our experts across Asia Pacific share how we're designing the region's digital infrastructure.

Live preview of next generation facility

Aurecon is the engineering consultant behind the Live Data Centre installation, working alongside more than 20 data centre technology and equipment suppliers and sponsors. The exhibit is a one-of-a-kind feature at DCW Asia. It showcases the practical implementation and project delivery of essential data centre components from leading brands in a real working environment, offering a preview of how the sector's next generation facilities will be delivered.

Aurecon voices take the stage

Aurecon’s data centre experts will take the stage across two panel sessions at DCW Asia 2026:

Speaker Session Date & time Venue
Simon McFadden
Industry Director, Digital Infrastructure, Aurecon
Regional Dialogue Series: Australia's Rise as APAC's Superpower: Addressing the 3Ps – Political, Physical, Power 29 September
3:10pm – 3:50pm
Data Centre Global Stage
Adam Peacock
Data Centre Leader, Thailand, Aurecon
The New Rules of Data Centre Growth: Navigating Power and Infrastructure Constraints 30 September
10:00am – 10:40am
Energy Security & Efficiency Theatre

Aurecon to record data centre podcast series at DCW 2026

In collaboration with DCW, Aurecon will record an Engineering Reimagined podcast series specifically around the data centre industry in Asia Pacific. Now in its eighth season, Aurecon’s Engineering Reimagined podcast has passed 100,000 downloads since launching in 2019, reached #2 on Apple's Design charts for Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and drawn listeners from over 130 countries.

The podcast series recorded at DCW will pair Aurecon experts with data centre industry leaders:

  • Steven Lee, Director of Building Operations at Aurecon, will interview Ooi Kai Yong, Head, Technical Solutions, from Keppel DC on the innovative thinking required to deliver the next era of digital infrastructure.
  • Yee Lyn Loh, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Singapore Buildings at Aurecon, will interview Yan Ke, Design & Delivery Leader from K2 on the realities behind the Asia Pacific development pipeline and the opportunities for optimal delivery.
  • Adam Peacock, Data Centre Leader at Aurecon, Thailand will interview Celine Xiao, Energy Leader APAC from NTT on the race for power.
  • Simon McFadden, Industry Director Digital Infrastructure at Aurecon, will interview Jeff Van Zetten from NEXTDC on how we can scale successful project delivery outcomes for billion-dollar project pipeline.

Focus on connecting APAC’s data centre community

Aurecon will also host an exclusive client networking event alongside DCW, providing clients and industry partners across Asia Pacific with an opportunity to connect directly with peers across the industry to reflect on the ambitions we have delivered on in the past year and imagine what’s possible for the next year.

"Data centres are one of the most prominent growth sectors in Asia Pacific and DCW Asia is a key event where you feel the energy and ambition firsthand. Aurecon is showing up stronger than ever before with advisory, planning, design, delivery and construction expertise on the show floor, leading conversations helping to enable the industry's growth on stage, and the relationships built by a team that's grown up in this region and is here for the long haul," says Simon McFadden, Industry Director, Digital Infrastructure.

For more information about Aurecon's preview of the next generation facility at Data Centre World 2026, visit DCW’s website: https://www.singaporetechnologyweek.com/data-centre-world/live-data-centre.

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Corey Monk, Aurecon
Corey Monk

Group Director, Brand, Marketing & Communications