DCN Riyadh 2025 >> Agenda

Agenda

08:00 - 08:50

Registration & Breakfast

8:50 - 9:00

Hall 1

Welcome Address from DCN

9:00 - 9:40

Hall 1

Vision 2030 - Five years left to unleash Saudi Arabia’s digital future

Hall 2

Carbon & computing - Saudi Arabia's energy evolution in the age of AI

9:50 - 10:25

Hall 1

A regional awakening - Emerging data centre hubs throughout the Gulf region

Hall 2

Cool under pressure - Engineering Next Gen data centre cooling

Hall 3

Breaking new ground - Navigating location challenges in Saudi Arabia

10:25 - 10:55

Coffee Break

10:55 - 11:30

Hall 1

The green data evolution - Strategies for sustainable growth

Hall 2

Greywater & green goals - Cooling data centres the responsible way

Hall 3

Unlimited power? Riyadh's power grid in the age of AI

11:40 - 12:15

Hall 1

Trust issues - Can AI be a reliable partner in data centre operations?

Hall 2

Designing the Kingdom's digital core - Data centre design in Saudi Arabia

Hall 3

Stored potential - Unlocking energy resilience with BESS

12:25 - 13:00

Hall 1

Think local, act global - What's next for Edge in Saudi Arabia?

Hall 2

Made in KSA - Saudi Arabia’s supply chain shake-up

Hall 3

Borders in the Cloud - Can data sovereignty and fast-paced innovation coexist?

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:35

Hall 1

Reducing latency, boosting Riyadh - Optimising edge infrastructure within Saudi Arabia

Hall 2

Empowering the future workforce - Development and opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Hall 3

Where to house AI workload: On-prem, off-prem or both?

14:45 - 15:20

Hall 1

Zero trust, full uptime - Cyber resilience for data centres

Hall 2

From towers to Terabytes - How telecom growth is fuelling data centre demand

Hall 3

Investing in Riyadh - Unlocking greater data centre potential

15:20 - 15:55

Hall 1

From risk to resilience - Strategies to protect data centre ecosystems

Hall 2

Leading or lagging? Saudi Arabia’s race for subsea cable connectivity

Hall 3

From grid to chip - powering Saudi Arabia's AI data centre evolution

16:00 - 16:35

Hall 1

The data centre horizon - Emerging trends to watch out for in 2026

Hall 2

Reserved for our Valued Partners

16:35 - 18:00

Networking Reception