2026 Agenda - DCD

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Agenda

27 October

Stage

Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Convention Center Lobby | Ground Floor
Al Ameera Pre-Function Foyer l Ground Floor

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DCD Investment Forum MENA Registration and Badge Collection
- Convention Center Lobby | Ground Floor

Opening Macroeconomic Fireside Chat: MENA’s growth projection
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Speakers

Managing Director, Head of Global Affairs, Stonepeak

Thomas Buckley

Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD

Opening Keynote Panel: Unlocking MENA's potential as the global AI hub
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Speakers

Managing Director, MENA, Equinix

Group Chief Financial Officer, Khazna

Managing Director, Head of Communications Investment Banking, Citigroup

Thomas Buckley

Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD

Anas Mustafa

Senior Vice President, DAMAC

Opening Keynote Presentation: The next frontier in AI infrastructure investment: Resilient, carbon-conscious data centers beyond grid saturation
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Founded in 2011 and located in Wollerau, Switzerland, Smartenergy focuses on investments in renewable energy and related ventures.
We identify, develop and deliver green energy assets.
We are a driving force in the ongoing transition of various Industrial segments such as, Aviation (eSAF), Maritime (eFuels), Data Centers (Renewables to AI), Ceramic Industry (PtX) towards green energy.
Beyond our headquarters team in Wollerau, we rely on our local subsidiaries in our focus markets.
Local knowledge and proximity to industry stakeholders allow
us to identify and secure opportunities at an early stage.

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Speakers

José-María Llopis

CEO, Edisun Power Europe

Morning Networking Break
- Al Ameera Pre-Function Foyer l Ground Floor

Panel: Inward Investment - Attracting global capital to MENA's datacenter ecosystem
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Speakers

Edward Whitney

Vice President, Strategy and Acquisitions, AirTrunk

TMT Lead Middle East and Central Asia, IFC

VP, Finance & Special Projects, Syntys

Raphael Jouenne

CEO, Quantum Switch Tamasuk (QST)

Thomas Buckley

Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD

Shubhra Ghosh

Head of M&A, ENEC

Fireside Chat: Insights into the GDH & KKR strategic partnership
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Speakers

Himmath Mohammed

COO, Gulf Data Hub

Thomas Buckley

Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD

Panel: Entering new markets and powering MENA's expansion with next-gen financing & M&A strategies
- Al Ameera 2 | Ground Floor
Speakers

Head of Investments & Financing, DataVolt

Alain Roussel

Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Marco Somalvico

VP of M&A, e&

Julian Johnson

CFO, Raxio Group

Partner, Dentons

Investment Forum Networking Lunch
- Al Ameera Pre-Function Foyer l Ground Floor

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