📍Da Michele · Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
We Brought Data Centre Professionals Together Over Pizza. Here’s What Happened.
No conference. No panel. No sponsor booths. Just the right people, a long table, and wood-fired pizza.
The people building the infrastructure that powers the digital economy rarely get to sit across from each other without a contract in the middle.
So The Builders Club fixed that.
We organized an intimate dinner at Da Michele, Tanjong Pagar — bringing together Project Managers, MEP Quantity Surveyors, and specialists from across the data centre and semiconductor construction space. Different companies. Different projects. Same industry. One table.
Why We Did This
Data centres are one of the fastest-growing infrastructure categories in Southeast Asia. Billions are being deployed. Sites are going up across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and beyond.
But the professionals doing this work — the PMs, the MEP QSs, the specialists managing complexity on the ground — often operate in silos. They’re heads-down on their projects, their companies, their deliverables.
The Builders Club exists to break those silos. Not with another LinkedIn group or a webinar. But with real moments, real rooms, real conversations.
This dinner was exactly that.
What Actually Happened That Night
What unfolded over a few hours at Da Michele was exactly what we hoped for — and more.
Real conversations. Project war stories. Lessons from the field that never make it into a report. The kind of knowledge-sharing that only happens when people feel comfortable enough to be honest.
Gifts were exchanged. Laughs were had. A few people left with contacts they’ll actually use.
This Is What The Builders Club Is Built For
Not just funding. Not just founder support. But creating the conditions where smart professionals in the same orbit can finally find each other — and build something from that.
The best communities aren’t built on content or newsletters. They’re built on moments. This was one of those moments.
Are You a Data Centre Professional in Southeast Asia?
PM, QS, MEP, developer side — if you work in this space and want to be part of the next gathering, we’d love to have you at the table. Join The Builders Club →
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