Plenary Sessions
Powered by an accelerating digital economy and a surge of hyperscale and colocation investments, the Philippines’ data center market is on track to more than double from an estimated USD 280 million in 2023 to over USD 600 million by 2029, driven by a CAGR of over 13%.
This rapid ascent is fueled by the convergence of hyperscaler entry, aggressive submarine cable deployments, renewable energy expansion, and a government pushing cloud-first policies across public services. Metro Manila is emerging as a strategic hyperscale node, while emerging zones like Cavite, Quezon, and Clark are now gaining attention for large-footprint builds.
With already announced builds from Digital Edge, STT GDC, ePLDT, YCO Cloud, and FLOW Digital Infrastructure, the Philippines is no longer a future market. It is an active construction pipeline competing for regional relevance in AI workloads, cloud availability zones, and sovereign infrastructure.
The question is no longer if the Philippines will scale, but who will lead, who will power it, and who will build fast enough to meet demand.
Join us at the Philippines Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026, where industry leaders, infrastructure builders, cloud platforms, and power innovators come together to shape the next decade of growth.
Note: Event agenda is subject to updates.
The Philippines’ digital transformation is accelerating and national infrastructure must evolve with it. This keynote outlines the government’s strategy to strengthen interconnectivity, enhance cybersecurity, and advance e-government services. This also highlights how national policies, digital backbone upgrades, and public–private collaboration will enable hyperscale growth, cloud expansion, and next-generation data-center investment.
Mega-scale projects require tight collaboration among hyperscalers, operators, and investors. This panel explores partnership models, financing structures, and risk-sharing strategies shaping the next wave of Philippine builds.
Enterprises across BFSI, BPO, retail, and government are accelerating cloud and AI modernization. This discussion highlights real case studies and the hybrid/multicloud strategies driving new data-center demand.
High humidity and heat create specialized cooling challenges in the Philippines. This keynote explores liquid cooling, AI-dense design strategies, and airflow optimization to achieve competitive PUE.
Climate risks—typhoons, flooding, salt-corrosion—demand new design thinking. This session highlights resilience-first engineering, climate-risk modeling, and global best practices for building durable data centers in the Philippines.
Power constraints and renewable availability shape the nation’s DC growth. This panel explores sourcing clean energy, grid modernization, and long-term PPAs to meet ESG expectations and ensure reliability.
New subsea routes, domestic backbones, and regional hubs are reshaping Philippine connectivity. This session examines how redundancy and regional zones drive competitive DC expansion.
Data-center vulnerabilities now span both cyber and physical domains. This keynote breaks down OT threats, BMS/EMS risks, and the growing need for zero-trust, segmentation, and unified cyber-physical security.
As DC build-outs accelerate, talent and supply-chain capacity must scale with them. This panel discusses workforce development, local manufacturing, and partnerships needed for long-term growth.
Beyond cybersecurity, OT systems like cooling and power controls are becoming high-value targets. This fireside chat explores gaps operators often miss—and how to fix them.
This session provides a practical blueprint for taking hyperscale projects from concept to live operations. It outlines timelines, bottlenecks, and execution KPIs needed for globally competitive delivery.
A forward-looking discussion on how the Philippines can cement its position as a top-tier regional data-center hub by aligning investment, policy, and infrastructure.
