Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2025

ATTENDEES

500

+

Senior IT + DC Professionals

30

+

Speakers

75

%

C-Level, Directors, DC Owner

15

+

Cloud DC Exhibitor

Event Venue
29 October 2025
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
(Speaking sessions will include real-time A.I translation)
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(Speaking sessions will include real-time A.I translation)
(모든 스피킹 세션에는 실시간 A.I. 번역이 포함되어 있습니다.)
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 delivered by the Chief Guest: Managing digital growth across Saudi sustainably - the continuing importance of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
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 Saudi Arabia?
Speaker
Kamel Al Tawil
Managing Director, MENA, Equinix
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
Priyanka Nagpal
Datacenter Lead & Consulting - MEA, JLL
Speaker
Majed Alangari
Sr. Director, Digital Services, Salam
Speaker
KamaL Farag
Chief Technology Officer, Confidential
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
Abdullah Alfahaid
Group CIO & Chief Shared Services Officer, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group
12:40 PM
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1:00 PM
Main Hall
Keynote: Powering and cooling the next generation of data centres
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?
Speaker
Yousef Maayah
Vice President – GCC, Sudlows Consulting, A Kent company
Speaker
Jan Neuenfeld
Project Director, Turner & Townsend
Speaker
Aamir Khalid Pirzada
Chief Information Officer, National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co.- Maadaniyah
Speaker
Alistair Davis
Director, Black & White Engineering
Speaker
Nesar Reza Khan
Managing Partner and Group Chief Operating officer, Voce International
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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3:15 PM
Main Hall
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
3:15 PM
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3:25 PM
Main Hall
Keynote: Preparing for the 2034 World Cup - what has been learned from the digital experiences of other host nations?
3:25 PM
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4:05 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: In which data centre technologies and solutions is Saudi Arabia strong and in which of them does the country need to strengthen?
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
Abdulaziz Mohammed AlSabek
Programs Director, SAHAYEB Data Park | MIS, Al Moammar Information Systems
4:05 PM
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4:45 PM
Main Hall
Expert Panel Discussion: Is the Saudi data centre industry making the most of where the country is located, and the resource advantages it offers?
Speaker
Mark Rayner
Managing Partner, GOLDTRACK Ventures GmbH
Speaker
Faysal Ghauri,
Managing Partner and Chief Strategist, FANUUN BCG
Speaker
Islam Saleh
GM Control, Ezditek
4:45 PM
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Main Hall
Closing Remarks and Networking
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