Agenda
Hall 1
Positioning the GCC as the next Global Data Center Hub. Delving into the Reasons that are Driving Demand and Investment
Kamel Tawil
Managing Director – Middle East North Africa at Equinix
Johan Nilerud
Senior Director, Business Strategy, Planning at Khazna Data Centers
Ahmed Al Hammadi
Senior Director Data Centre at Etisalat by e&
Khaled Khatib
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer at Integrated Dawiyat
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation
Hall 2
How can the Gulf Data Center Industry Leverage the Lessons Learnt from International Data Center Deployments?
Dame Dawn Childs
CEO at Pure Data Centres Group
Henry Daunert
CEO at AQ Compute
Anna Klaft
Chairwomen at German Datacenter Association
Yashnath Issur
Chief Executive Officer at Nxtra Africa by Airtel
Gary Watson
Country Manager Ireland at Keppel Data Centres
Hall 1
Powering the AI Digital Age: Exploring Next-Generation Data Center solutions - The Path to Net-Zero
Mourad Younes
Cloud & Services Segment Leader MEA Region at Schneider Electric
Manuel Rodrigues
Vice President, Secure Power Division Gulf Countries at Schneider Electric
Kamel Tawil
Managing Director – Middle East North Africa at Equinix
Andrea Lovato
Chief Future and Solutions Officer at DataVolt
Hall 2
Tackling the Facility Management Challenges in Data Centres
Graham Easton
UAE General Manager at ENGIE Solutions
Mazen Shdeed
Operations Manager – Data Centres at ENGIE Solutions
Iyad Khalas
Director, Technology Consulting Data Center, Cloud and Infrastructure at Protiviti Middle East Member Firm
Hall 3
Powering Data Center Sustainable Growth
Alban Hohmann Schauly
Data Center Segment Manager – Africa & Middle East at Caterpillar
Hall 1
Optimizing Data Center Operations and Energy Efficiency through AI: Innovations and Best Practices
Magide Sebtioui
Vice President of Data Center Business Development – Middle East & Central Asia at Huawei Digital Power
Richard Pimper
VP & CTO Europe at Huawei Digital Power
Mohamad Al Hajjar
Founder & CEO at AVAR
Tarek Ghaoui
Project Director at Gulf Data Hub
Hall 2
Future-Thinking Cooling Designs to Accommodate the Next-Generation Workloads
Olaf Kempcke
Senior Manager at STULZ
Karim Ait-Younes
Senior Regional Sales Manager, Head of Sales EMEA at STULZ
Alina Sabanska
Mechanical Associate and Design Manager at RED Engineering
Hall 3
Innovation at Scale: Shaping the Efficient, Reliable Data Centers of the Future
Omar Ibrahim
Global Application Specialist at ABB
Daniel Rodrigo
Global Product Manager Mid-High Power UPS IEC at ABB
Hall 1
The Next Evolution in MENA Data Centers: Creating Local Competitive Advantages by Addressing Global Trends
Stuart Manby
CSO at Ezditek
Fabrice Moizan
Chief Revenue Officer at Gcore
Tim Chambers
Director & Founder at Exuvi8
Simon Allen
Strategic Global Advisor at Data Center Nation
Hall 2
Emerging Technologies Impacting the Middle East Data Center Landscape
Nigel Gore
Sr. Director – Global High Density and Liquid Cooling at Vertiv
Hall 3
Future-Proof Your Data Center with Cutting-Edge Modular Construction
Zeyd Ammoura
Division Manager – Middle East at Victaulic
Sebastian Matijasevich
Europe Division Manager at Victaulic
Ramy Boufarhat
CEO at James L. Williams Middle East
Henry Daunert
CEO at AQ Compute
Hall 1
Italy: A Top Destination for Data Center Investment
Lorenzo Fanara
Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Emirati Arabi Uniti
Valerio Soldani
Director at ITA – Italian Trade Agency
Mario Stefani
Head of CEO Staff at Polo Strategico Nazionale
Andrea Lazzaroli
Head Of Business Marketing at Open Fiber
Raffaele Laudani
Assessore (Councilor) of Comune di Bologna
Hall 2
The Middle East’s Cloud Vision: A Thought Leadership Perspective
Roberto Frongia
Director of Strategy & Operations at TONOMUS Compute
Muhammad Aslam
CTO at Moro Hub
Stuart Manby
CSO at Ezditek
Amro Almashharawi
Vice President Advisory Service at Uptime Institute
Cyprien Dumont
Senior Analyst – London & Middle East Data Centre Markets at DC Byte
Hall 3
Staying in the Loop – How Chilled Water Architectures will Evolve to Manage Hybrid IT Loads
Asim Ansari
Director, General Manager – Edge & Telecoms EMEA & APAC at Airedale by Modine
Paul Golding
Product Manager at Airedale by Modine
John Rippingale
CEO at Sudlows Consulting
Gordon Turner
Senior Manager, IBX Operations at Equinix
Hall 1
Envisioning the Computing Continuum. Infrastructure, Energy and Telcos Implications
Umberto Sordino
Global DC BU Coordinator at EAE
Wojciech Stramski
CEO at Beyond.pl
Roger Mroczek
Director of Real Estate – Europe at QTS Data Centers
Abdulaziz Almubarak
Vice President, Business Development at DataVolt
Hall 2
Navigating the Greener Path: the Race Towards Net-Zero in the Gulf Region
John Rippingale
CEO at Sudlows Consulting
Gareth McElroy
Director of Technical Facilities at MEEZA QSTP
Himmath Mohammed
CIO at Gulf Data Hub
Elie Al-Chami
Senior Director Middle East at Uptime Institute
Stephen Beard
Global Head of Data Centers at Knight Frank
Hall 3
A Fireside Chat with Excool's CEO: Latest Innovations in Data Centre Cooling for the GCCs
Jon Pettitt
CEO at Excool
Simon Allen
Global Strategic Advisor at Data Center Nation
Hall 1
Powering Efficiency: Innovations in Data Centre Construction and Operations
Aly Diab
Engineering Manager at BK Gulf
Mark Noble
Operations Manager at BK Gulf
Robbie Nelson
Modulor Manager at BK Gulf
Hall 2
Water Management Strategies & Challenges in a Data Centre
Liam Mc Dermott
Sales Development Manager, Data Centers, CBS / Country Director Ireland at Grundfos
Samir Hashem Mohamed
Head of Mechanical, Middle East at Ramboll
Edmar Cabra
Regional Sustainability Head – MENA at Black & White Engineering
Guillermo Delmar
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Syska Hennessy Group