Connect | MENA // Agenda
8:30 a.m.
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DCD Connect | MENA Registration and Badge Collection
- Open Session
10:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Unlocking the potential of passive heat pipe technology | Enover
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Malik Çağlar
President, Enover
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Ömer Gökdemir
Advisory Board Chair, Enover
10:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks speed to market vs certainty with Christopher Nicolas | TBH
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Christopher Nicolas
Director, TBH
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
11:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: The AI Factory – From Grid to Chip | Delta
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Anas Al Saifi
Senior Regional Sales Manager - MEA, Delta Electronics
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Major Panel: Modernising data centers for next generation compute
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Hady Stephan
VP, Secure Power & Data Center Business – MEA, Schneider Electric
Mohammad Majed Alhnaity
Associate Director, Black & White Engineering
AlMuayyad Makki
Regional Engineering Leader - EMEA, AWS
Rhian Collinson
Group Managing Director and COO, DCD
Johan Nilerud
CEO, Landfall Infra
11:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks from GPU roadmap to engineering reality with Lee Prescott | RED Engineering
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Open Session
Speakers
Lee Prescott
Chief Technology Officer, RED Engineering
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
12:00 p.m.
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Mission Critical Power Welcome Lunch
- Mission Critical Power
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Data Centers - Electrification Segment, GE Vernova
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Data Center Cooling Welcome Lunch
- Data Center Cooling
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Hitesh Prajapati
Managing Director, Data Centers, Carrier
Chief Solution Architect, Carrier Middle East
12:15 p.m.
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Welcome Networking Lunch
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
1:30 p.m.
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Debate: AI vs lifetime ROI - Designing and retrofitting facilities that survive the hype cycle
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Alistair Davis
Director, Black & White Engineering
Tarek Qabaha
Senior Technical Director, GHD
Shamim Miah
Project Director, Pure Data Centres Group
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Manikiran Tadikonda
Senior Projects Director, Syska Hennessy Group
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Debate: Greenwashed gigawatts? Can hyperscale growth align with sustainability goals?
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Safaa Abdel Baki
Senior Digital Strategy & Sustainability Consultant, LTA
Saad Omeirat
Senior Associate Engineer - Data Centers & Mission Critical, Dar Al-Handasah
Professor and Chair of Advanced Energy and Sustainability, Northumbria University
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
CEO, SolydEra Group
Ryan Waltke
Senior Associate/Studio Director, Gensler
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Debate: Machine‑led vs. human‑led - Who should run operations?
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Faheel Khan
AI Data Center Technical Lead, groq
Mohammed Feroz Khan
Head of IT Infrastructure, TotalEnergies
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Gaurav Mathur
Chief AI & Data Center Officer, JLL
Ossama Dahabreh
Associate Technical Director, Syska Hennessy Group
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Debate: Beyond hyperscale - Is MENA ready for mass liquid cooling deployment?
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Imran Shaikh
Director of MEP & Specialisms, Ramboll
Head of Data Centers, Telecom Egypt - Centra
Aida Elbouanani
Business Development Director MEA, Castrol
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
2:15 p.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- All Debate Stages
- Open Session
2:30 p.m.
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Debate: Building sovereign AI - Enabling innovation through scalable compute
- Cloud & Hybrid
- Compute, Storage & Networking
- Open Session
Speakers
Dr. Fayid Kadambodan
Assistant IT Director – Enterprise Solutions, Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority
Roger Habr
Chief Technology / Data and AI Officer, Gulf Data Hub
Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft - G42 Partnership, Microsoft
Sami Saadaoui
Director IT Infrastructure, Ooredoo
Bahaa Al Janabi
Technical and Solution Lead, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Submer
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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Debate: Quiet contenders or hollow hype? Are MENA’s secondary markets ready to deliver on the AI boom?
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Saamer Shafique
Lead Principal Site Selection - EMEA, Oracle
Digital Infrastructure Consultant (MENA), Independent
EMEA Associate Director - Data Centers, UBS
Thomas Buckley
Global Portfolio Manager - Investment, DCD
Amit Singh
Chief Business Development Officer, iX Africa Data Centers
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Debate: High density reliability - Is the power stack ready for what's next?
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Head of Tech Division, Innovo
Shahrukh Shaikh
Datacenter Operations Manager, ServiceNow
Nader Tahan
Products Marketing Director, Gulf & Pakistan, ABB
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
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Debate: What interconnectivity strategy will secure success in an unpredictable digital future?
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Salim Chalha
Market Development Manager, Middle East , Corning
Design Manager/ Senior Associate – Data Centers & Missions Critical, Dar Al-Handasah
Atul Anand
Director - Data Center & Real Estate Investments, DAMAC Group
Rhian Collinson
Group Managing Director and COO, DCD
3:15 p.m.
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Interactive Debate Debriefs
- All Debate Stages
- Open Session
3:30 p.m.
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Cooling & Operations 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Lawson Cai
International Sales Manager, BEHEE
Salman Zebian
Director Data Centers & Vertical Markets, Carrier
Eanna O’ Conbui
Director of Accounts EMEA & APAC, Johnson Controls
Georges Dubien
Executive Director - MEA, EXAGATE | BOREAS
Jonathon Lee Szostak
Regional Technical Manager (Middle East), IMI Climate Controls
Hüseyin Doğa Emiroğulları
Founder & CEO of Otomatica, Otomatica
Neil Bilton
Key Account Manager, SPX Cooling
Chief Growth & Innovation Officer , AVAR
Liam McDermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
Lisa Xu
Overseas Regional Manager, RUNHE MATERIALS
Magide Sebtioui
Director, Global Strategic Accounts & Growth – Data Centers, Honeywell Technologies
Mohamed Elmaghawry
Strategic Vertical Sales Leader - Data Centers - META, Honeywell Technologies
Mohamed Ashok
Global Business Development Director, FläktGroup
Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmoneim
Senior Tendering Engineer, Schneider Electric
Ivan Kuts
Solution Architect, EMEA, Vertiv
Osama Al Masri
Solutions Sales Manager-Middle East & Africa, Tate
Yasser Alkhaldi
Director – Service & Customer Excellence, Daikin
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Power, Construction and Connectivity 5x5 Lightning Pitches
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Data Center Construction
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Alan Burberry
Managing Director, EAE
Hans-Jürgen Niethammer
Market Development/Solution Architect Data Center Business MEA, CommScope
Murat Can Surucu
Colocation Segment Director, Middle East and Central Asia - Data Centers, Huawei
Monaam Htiouech
Head of Generation Sales – Middle East, Siemens Energy
Xavier Mercier
National Key Account Manager, Socomec
Omai Gamaleldin
Application & Engineering Manager, Power Generation Solutions, Al Masaood
Ratheesh Valayanad
Senior Sales Manager, DCS, MEA, Delta Electronics
Raed Al-Qutub
EMEA Key Accounts Manager- Data Centers, Eaton
Socio de Ventas, Power Rent
Chris Davies
Global Data Centre Manager, Cleveland Cable Company
Associate Technical Manager, DCV Industries
5:00 p.m.
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Explore the Floor
- Open Session
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Major Panel: AI at scale - How MENA’s digital transformation is reshaping power, cooling, construction and design
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Open Session
Speakers
Himmath Mohammed
COO, Gulf Data Hub
Yashnath Issur
CEO, Nxtra Africa
Tom Bosmans
Business Development Manager EMEIA, BAC
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Managing Partner, UBIK
6:00 p.m.
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Icebreaker Networking Evening
- Hospitality & Networking
- Open Session
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8:30 a.m.
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DCD Connect | MENA Registration and Badge Collection
- Open Session
9:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks shifting from scheduled servicing to prescriptive AI agents with Fadi Greige | AVAR
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Growth & Innovation Officer , AVAR
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
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Major Panel: Gridlock to gigawatts - Defining MENA’s power strategy for AI’s next leap
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Director - Advanced Technology Services, Moro Hub
Sameer Gupta
Director, Analysys Mason
Simon Young
Sub Regional Lead - Energy, Location & Strategy Middle East & Africa, Google
Data Center Business Leader & Global Accounts Director, Eaton
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
10:00 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: The physical layer that powers AI | Panduit
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
Physical Infrastructure Consultant, Panduit
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
10:30 a.m.
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DCD Talks from circuits to strategy, optimizing electrical topology and delivery with Khaled Banat | Huawei
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
AI Data Center Technical Program Manager , Huawei
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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Major Panel: Solving MENA’s cooling dilemma - Balancing heat, water, and efficiency in the AI era
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Gaurav Mathur
Chief AI & Data Center Officer, JLL
Somen Mathur
Vice President - Head of Engineering and Design, DATAVOLT
Regional Product Director, Johnson Controls
Steven Briscoe
Managing Director of Gulf Operations, Subsea Cloud
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
11:00 a.m.
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DCD Talks the density dilemma with Graham Easton and Furqan Mian | Engie Solutions
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Furqan Mian
Head of Data Centers, ENGIE Solutions
Graham Easton
Managing Director, IFM GCC, ENGIE Solutions
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
11:30 a.m.
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Tech Showcase: Rethinking physical data center operations | Grenzebach
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Andreas Mathe
Director of Engineering, Grenzebach Data Center Solutions
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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Major Panel: Blueprints without builders - Can MENA deliver the talent to match its digital ambitions?
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Director Capacity Planning GPU & Compute (EMEA & JAPAC), Oracle
Amjad Hafez
CEO, NourNet
Group Human Resources Manager, AVAR
James Richards
Vice President - HSE, DAMAC Digital
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
12:00 p.m.
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Project Showcase: From data centers to AI factories, the next era of deployment | Vertiv
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Tassos Peppas
Regional Director Middle East, South East Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, Vertiv
Kenny Scott
CEO, Edge Serve
12:30 p.m.
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Data Center Construction Hosted Lunch
- Data Center Construction
- Invite-only Session
Speakers
Basheer Massad
CEO, BK Gulf
12:45 p.m.
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DCD Connect | MENA Networking Lunch
- Open Session
2:00 p.m.
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Major Panel: Beyond PUE & WUE, can MENA forge its own sustainable accountability?
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Energy & Sustainability
- Open Session
Speakers
Elisabetta Baronio
Head of ESG, Khazna
Edmar Cabra
Head of Sustainability - MENA, Black and White Engineering
Global Expansion Director, Beratung Group
Head of Strategy & Advisory, AESG
Rhian Collinson
Group Managing Director and COO, DCD
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DCD Talks from grid to rack, creating a smart and sustainable future with Varun Mehndiratta | Hitachi Energy
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Vice President - Head of Marketing & Sales, Grid Integration, MEA Region, Hitachi Energy
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
2:30 p.m.
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DCD Talks architecting power for the Gulf with Mandar Pandit | GE Vernova
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Data Centers - Electrification Segment, GE Vernova
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
3:00 p.m.
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Major Panel: Building at Speed, Performing at Scale - Rethinking delivery models for lasting reliability
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Construction
- Open Session
Speakers
Matt Froukhians
Head of Data Centres Middle East, CBRE
Ehab Ibrahim
Managing Director – UAE, Iraq, and North Africa, Meinhardt
Steffen Zimmermann
Campus Delivery Director MENA&APAC, Pure Data Centres Group
Gareth McElroy
Director of Technical Facilities, MEEZA QSTP
Gabriella Gillett-Perez
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Kareem Sadek
General Manager - Corporate Strategy & Transformation, Daikin
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Tech Showcase: Emax 3 - Intelligent power for AI data centers | ABB
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Atif Saleri
Product Marketing Director, ABB
Basma Elakkad
Product Marketing Specialist, ABB
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
3:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Optimizing data center cooling with distributed pumping | Grundfos
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Data Center Cooling
- Open Session
Speakers
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, Grundfos
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
4:00 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Redefining data center delivery speed with modular solutions | CIMC Digital Power
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Open Session
Speakers
Freddy Chen
Business Development Manager, CIMC Digital Power
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
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Major Panel: Kuwait’s digital pivot - How public–private alignment will shape success in the next decade
- Main Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
- Investment & Markets
- Open Session
Speakers
Zaid Al Othman
Director of Enterprise Customer Success & Data Center Solutions, Zain Kuwait
AI & National Digital Transformation Leader | Former CTO, Public Sector
Priyanka Nagpal
Director, Data Center Capital Markets, JLL
Alex Dickins
Content Director, DCD
4:30 p.m.
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Tech Showcase: Every watt counts, optimising dense compute at 50°C | Exagate & Boreas
- Spotlight Stage - Show Floor | Baniyas Ballroom | Ground Level
Speakers
Felix Jaffe
Conference Production - EMEA, DCD
Onur Güney
Automation Director | Data Center & Smart Infrastructure, Exagate & Boreas
Çağrı Akkaya
Data Center Sales Manager, Exagate & Boreas
