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Connect | APAC // DCD>Debate: Talent in short supply: Can the industry avert a workforce crisis and deliver on surging capacity demands?

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  • Management & Operations
  • Open Session

Speakers

Erick Hadi

Founder, Nusantara Data Center Academy

Erick Hadi (BW)

Erick Hadi

Founder, Nusantara Data Center Academy

Erick founded Nusantara Data Center Academy as a sub-academy of Nusantara, with the vision of establishing an industry-ready workforce in accordance with national industry requirements and international standards, assisting the industry in providing skilled manpower to various data center stakeholders in Indonesia, while also carrying out skills development to reduce underemployment, increase productivity, and improve living standards.

Erick has collaborated with non-profits, academia, corporations, communities, regulators, and industry groups to address the massive digital talent concerns facing the data center industry.

He is also presently the Head of Talent Development and Industry Certifications for the Indonesian Data Center Provider Organization (IDPRO).

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Hazlan Hezri

Hazlan Hezri

Senior Program Manager, Cloud Operations + Innovation, Microsoft

As the Asia-Pacific region becomes a focal point for data center growth, it faces an escalating workforce challenge to support surging capacity demands. With competition for skilled talent growing across sectors, can the industry secure the workforce required to support its rapid expansion? Are existing strategies for workforce development and public engagement enough, or does the industry need a more strategic shift to address this pressing issue?

This debate will explore how the sector can attract and retain talent in an increasingly competitive environment, positioning itself as a desirable career choice while addressing rising public scrutiny over its environmental and social impacts. Can collaboration with governments and communities help the industry proactively reshape its narrative and avoid the challenges seen in Western markets?

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues to face the industry.