DCN Dubai 2024 >> Agenda

Agenda

08:20 - 09:20

Expo Area

Registration & Breakfast

9:25 - 9:30

Expo Area

Welcome Salutation

09:30 - 10:10

Expo Area

The investment landcsape in Data Centers in the Gulf Region

10:20 - 10:50

Hall 1

What are the Public iniatives supporting the growth of the Gulf Digital Ecosystem?

Hall 2

How will Edge Computing and 5G shape the Gulf Digital Infrastructure arena?

10:55 - 11:25

Expo Area

Coffe Break

11:25 - 12:00

Hall 1

Is Green becoming Cost Competitive? Addressing the status of renewable energy sources for data centers in the GCCs

Hall 2

Building sustainable, adaptable Hyperscale data center ecosystems in UAE and Beyond

Hall 3

How are the new Metaverse and AI workloads changing data center design and engineering infrastructure requirements?

12:15 - 12:50

Hall 1

ESG and Data Centers: what’s the status of the debate in the Middle East?

Hall 2

How’s the future of the on-premise data center looking like? Navigating the complexity of cloud migration, colocation strategies and cloud repatriation options

Hall 3

What lessons have we learnt from recent supply chain disruptions? And how are they affecting future data center design, and procurement strategies?

13:05 - 13:40

Hall 1

Circular Economy and off-grids Data Centers, are they needed in the Gulf Region?

Hall 2

Edge Computing. Financial considerations for low-latency infrastructure deployments

Hall 3

Modernizing Infrastructure for Data Growth Across Hybrid, Edge and Cloud Ecosystems

13:40 - 14:40

Expo Area

Lunch

14:40 - 15:15

Hall 1

Is UAE pawing the way for the implementation of AI in data center operations?

Hall 2

GHG Scope 3 – how do we report on it?

Hall 3

What are the challenges of delivering liquid cooling and chip-based cooling technologies in legacy data centers?

15:30 - 16:05

Hall 1

Colocation strategies unveiled. Key considerations for enterprise workloads relocation

Hall 2

How do we guarantee data center operations resiliency in the new ‘hybrid data center’ world?

Hall 3

What are the new monitoring capabilities required for enterprise core and edge data centers?

16:05 - 16:35

Expo Area

Coffe Break

16:35 - 17:10

Hall 1

The surge of data center prefabrication in the Middle East. A sharper tool for predictable and rapid DC expansion

Hall 2

Construction Deep Dive: How integrated project management is reducing risk and lead times in data centres

Hall 3

The data center workforce shortage debate in the Middle East

17:15 - 17:50

Expo Area

What’s Next for Sustainability for the Gulf Data Center Industry? Key energy strategies and policies

17:50 - 19:00

Expo Area

Networking Drinks