Riyadh Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026

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30

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Speakers

75

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C-Level, Directors, DC Owner

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Event Venue
17 June 2026
Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana
8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Event Brief

Saudi Arabia is a G20 economy and the largest economy in the Arab World and the Middle East. It has made strong progress in transforming its economy away from a dependence on hydrocarbon resources and through this process is attracting strong investment interest into the digital infrastructure to enable its transformation. This investment momentum is driven also by a high standard of living and the support of the country's leaders.

 

 

Event Agenda
8:30 AM
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Main Hall
Registrations Open
9:40 AM
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Main Hall
Welcome Address
9:45 AM
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10:05 AM
Main Hall
Keynote Session
10:05 AM
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10:45 AM
Main Hall
Power Panel: How Are Advances in IT Driving and Transforming Digital Infrastructure in the country?
Moderator
Sara G
Event Host, Contrast Culture
Speaker
Colm Shorten
Senior Director - Head, Data Centre Development, MEA, JLL
10:45 AM
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11:25 AM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: How Will Different Forms of Data Centre – From Edge Through Enterprise to Colocation to Hyperscale – Evolve Over Time? Which Forms Will Be Left by 2030?
Moderator
David Quider
Director, Engineering, AI & Data - specializing in Cloud and Engineering transformation, Deloitte Middle East
Speaker
Mohammad Bakir
Sr. Director, Account Cloud Engineering, Database Platform, Oracle
Speaker
Majed Alangari
Sr. Director, Digital Services, Salam
Speaker
Awais Ahmad
Head of Technology, Polaris Micro
11:25 AM
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11:50 AM
Main Hall
Coffee Break & Expo Networking
11:50 AM
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12:40 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: How Can the Digitalisation of Industry and Resources Best Be Achieved?
Moderator
Peter Kaniu
Senior Data and Digital Consultant- PWC, ME
Speaker
Mohammed Shah
Smart City Director, Knowledge Economic City
Speaker
Fadwa AlBawardi
Founder & CEO, FSAB Consulting
Speaker
Mohamed Abdeen
Head Of Digital Services, Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Co.
12:40 PM
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1:00 PM
Main Hall
Keynote: AI-Factories Infrastructure: Design, Power & Cooling Dynamics
Speaker
Ahmad Hamdan
Regional Technical Director, Uptime Institute
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Main Hall
Lunch Break and Networking
2:00 PM
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2:40 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: How Will Data Centre Design and Construction Keep Up With Trends in Demand?
Moderator
Sameer Gupta
Director, Analysys Mason
Speaker
Yousef Maayah
Vice President – GCC, Sudlows Consulting, A Kent company
Speaker
Jan Neuenfeld
Project Director, Turner & Townsend
Speaker
Alistair Davis
Director, Black & White Engineering
Speaker
Nesar Reza Khan
Managing Partner and Group Chief Operating officer, Voce International
Speaker
Mohamed Mohie El Din
Electrical Section Manager, DAR International For Engineering Consultancy
2:40 PM
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3:00 PM
Main Hall
Keynote: Hyperscale and AI-Ready Data Centers: Strategic and Technical Outlook for 2025
Speaker
Syed Omair
Head Data Center Facilities and ICT, Consulting and Advisory Services, Design, Build, Manage, Tier Rated LLC
3:00 PM
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3:25 PM
Main Hall
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
3:25 PM
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4:05 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: In which data centre technologies and solutions is strong and in which of them does the country need to strengthen?
Moderator
Mustafa Kol,
Technical Office Manager, Osama Azraq Construction Co (Saudi Arabia)

Speaker
Kostas Athanasopoulos
Country Operations Director – Saudi Arabi, Syska Hennnessy
Speaker
Steven Yule
Director of Digital and Data – Middle East, Jacobs
Speaker
Gaurav Mathur
Chief AI and Data Center Officer, KSA, JLL
Speaker
Jordi Van Der Heijden
Director, Operations & Maintenance, DataVolt
4:05 PM
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4:45 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: Is the data centre industry making the most of where the country is located, and the resource advantages it offers?
Moderator
Manikiran Tadikonda
Projects Director, Syska Hennnessy Group
Speaker
Mark Rayner
Managing Partner, GOLDTRACK Ventures GmbH
Speaker
Faysal Ghauri,
Managing Partner and Chief Strategist, FANUUN BCG
Speaker
Islam Saleh
GM Control, Ezditek
Speaker
Girish Chandra
Director Global DC Infrastructure, Best Power Equipments India
4:45 PM
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Main Hall
Closing Remarks and Networking
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