Connect | MENA // Major Panel: AI at scale - How MENA’s digital transformation is reshaping power, cooling, construction and design

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence across the Middle East and North Africa is accelerating innovation in nearly every sector - but its most profound impact may lie in the infrastructure required to support it. As governments and industries invest heavily in data centers, smart cities, and autonomous systems, AI is driving an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced cooling technologies such as immersion cooling, resilient power generation, and new approaches to construction and design. This panel will explore how the region’s unique climate, economic diversification strategies, and urban development ambitions are shaping a new generation of thermally efficient cooling solutions, sustainable energy systems, and digitally driven construction practices. Join us to examine the emerging standards for AI-ready infrastructure, the engineering challenges of operating at scale in high-heat environments, and how AI itself is optimizing everything from architectural design to resource management.