Digital Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Australia & Japan

Agenda

12:30 - 13:10

Digital Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Australia & Japan

Speakers

Mary Roberts, Executive for Infrastructure Strategy, Planning and Risk, Telstra InfraCo 

Diarmid Massey, CEO of Data Centres, ESR

+2 Speakers TBC

 

This breakout session explores recent deal case studies in Australia and Japan, uncovering key lessons for future transactions and identifying factors driving Australia's surge in data center investments. It examines the advantages of pan-regional DC platforms, Japan's potential as a key digital infrastructure market with untapped capital, and the challenges of land and power bottlenecks shaping its development.

 

  • Examining recent deal case studies in Australia and Japan and what can be learnt for future transactions
  • What has led to the increase in datacentre investment in Australia? What is the outlook for the rest of 2025?  
  • Are pan-regional DC platforms generating advantages over national champions in countries like Australia?  
  • Will Japan become the next digital infrastructure market to watch? Is there a pol of untapped capital?  
  • How will the DC market develop in Japan? Will it be bottlenecked by a land of land/power?  
  • Speaker

    Mary Roberts
    Executive for Infrastructure Strategy, Planning and Risk
    Telstra InfraCo

  • Speaker

    Diarmid Massey
    CEO of Data Centres
    ESR