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Agenda

09:00 - 09:50

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

09:50 - 10:00

INAUGURATION & OPENING CEREMONY

10:00 - 10:15

Aligning Cloud and Datacentre Growth with Vision 2030: Positioning Saudi Arabia as a Global Digital Hub

  • Building secure, compliant, and resilient platforms to host AI workloads at scale
  • Accelerating innovation and diversification through AI-ready cloud ecosystems
  • Powering sustainability through renewable energy, advanced cooling, and smart hyperscale design

10:15 - 10:30

Driving Digital Growth in the Kingdom with Hyperscale & Hybrid IT

  • Expanding sovereign cloud capacity that balances scalability and compliance
  • Powering enterprise transformation through hybrid IT strategies
  • Building infrastructure aligned with Saudi Arabia’s strategic priorities

10:30 - 10:50

AI Factories: Scaling Datacentres to Meet the AI and GenAI Boom

  • Deploying modular builds for efficient AI workload management
  • Aligning datacentre expansion with AI demand curves
  • Monetizing AI ecosystems through collaborative partnerships

10:50 - 11:10

Building Sovereign GPU Cloud Infrastructure for National AI Competitiveness

  • Establishing GPU-enabled cloud platforms within the Kingdom
  • Catalysing AI R&D and enterprise adoption locally
  • Strengthening Saudi Arabia’s global standing in AI-driven economies

11:10 - 11:30

AI-Driven DCIM & Automation: Transforming Datacentre Operations

  • Using predictive insights to enhance efficiency
  • Optimizing workloads with automation
  • Ensuring scalability through flexible DCIM systems

11:30 - 12:00

Panel Discussion

Empowering Digital Nations —Highlighting how Smart Infrastructure Will Drive the Next Wave of Growth

  • From 5G to AI: Catalysts for economic and social transformation
  • Measuring the true ROI and societal impact of digital infrastructure
  • Building the future together: Public–private collaboration at scale

12:00 - 12:30

PRAYER BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

12:30 - 13:00

Panel Discussion

Generative AI + Hybrid Cloud — Driving Secure & Responsible Innovation

  • Leveraging GenAI in hybrid environments for agility and performance
  • Balancing speed, compliance, and security in enterprise AI
  • Setting the foundation for responsible AI deployment

13:00 - 13:20

Modular Infrastructure: Scaling AI-Ready Datacentres in Saudi Arabia

  • Expanding capacity efficiently for high-density workloads
  • Reducing costs and energy consumption through modular design
  • Building long-term flexibility for future AI applications

13:20 - 13:50

Smart, Sustainable & Locally Driven Datacentres

  • Designing scalable facilities for AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads
  • Fostering local innovation to address regional challenges
  • Building future-ready infrastructure for the digital economy

13:50 – 14:00

Cloud-Native Resilience: Rethinking Disaster Recovery

  • Automating recovery with AI-driven intelligence
  • Implementing cloud-native DR across multi-cloud environments
  • Enhancing resilience through intelligent design

14:00 - 15:00

LUNCH BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

15:00 - 15:30

Panel Discussion

Securing the Digital-First Era — Cyber & Cloud Resilience

  • Harnessing AI-driven intelligence to anticipate and counter threats
  • Embedding zero-trust and compliance-first frameworks
  • Ensuring business continuity across hybrid and multi-cloud setups

15:30 – 15:45

Batteries of the Future: Power Storage for Renewable-First Datacentres

  • Integrating Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to stabilize intermittent renewable supply
  • Maximizing uptime while accelerating green adoption
  • Optimizing CapEx/OpEx through intelligent storage solutions

15:45 - 16:00

From Biometrics to Intelligence: Reinventing Datacentre Protection in the AI Era

  • Deploy AI-enhanced biometrics and perimeter surveillance
  • Integrate physical and digital security for 360° resilience
  • Safeguard critical infrastructure with layered defences

16:00 Onwards

NETWORKING BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

09:00 - 10:00

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

10:00 -10:20

Cloud-Powered Governance: Saudi Arabia’s Leap into Digital Transformation

  • Enabling cloud-first government services to accelerate innovation
  • Safeguarding sovereignty and compliance across national systems
  • Driving sustainability through green and renewable datacentres

10:20 - 10:40

Resilient by Design: Backup & Power Continuity for the Digital Infrastructure Ecosystem

  • Implementing next-generation power backup systems
  • Protecting IT infrastructure from outages
  • Aligning resilience with uptime and scalability

10:40 - 11:00

Agentic AI: Self-Healing Infrastructure for the AI Era

  • Automating fault detection and remediation
  • Using adaptive learning models to minimize downtime
  • Enabling policy-driven responses to strengthen uptime

11:00 – 11:20

Raised Access Floors & Rackspace – Maximizing Efficiency in High-Density Environments

  • Designing flexible floors and rack layouts to accommodate AI-driven loads
  • Enhancing airflow management for power and cooling efficiency
  • Future-proofing designs to handle evolving enterprise and hyperscale demands

11:20 – 11:50

Panel Discussion

AI & Cloud-Driven Decision Intelligence — Redefining Enterprise Leadership

  • Embedding AI-enabled intelligence into business operations
  • Making faster, data-driven decisions with the cloud
  • Balancing compliance, resilience, and innovation in leadership

11:50 - 12:20

PRAYER BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

12:20 - 12:40

Panel Discussion

Design Beyond Function: Building Human-Centric Datacentres for the Future

  • Integrating ergonomic lighting and environmental design to boost operator comfort and performance
  • Managing acoustics to create safer, quieter, and more productive datacentre environments
  • Blending visual design, resilience, and sustainability to elevate both form and function in modern facilities

12:40 - 13:00

Data Protection & Trust: Strengthening Resilience and Compliance

  • Building end-to-end protection frameworks
  • Embedding DR in hybrid and multi-cloud systems
  • Enhancing agility and trust through secure architectures

13:00 – 13:20

Fireside Chat

Structured Cabling for Next-Gen Datacentres

  • Designing robust cabling for AI-driven workloads
  • Standardizing and scaling infrastructure for efficiency
  • Ensuring seamless connectivity across edge, cloud, and core systems

13:20 – 13:40

Resilient Cooling: Innovation for Datacentres in Extreme Environments

  • Adopting design & strategies to cope with high temperatures and arid conditions
  • Reducing water and energy dependency in desert cooling systems
  • Balancing sustainability with operational performance

13:40 – 14:00

Circular Economy — Rethinking IT Recycling & Sustainability

  • Embedding reuse and recycling into datacentre planning
  • Reducing e-waste while optimizing costs
  • Advancing circularity through policy and partnerships

14:00 – 14:30

DCCI SAUDI ARABIA AWARDS

13:30 Onwards

LUNCH BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

*The above is a running agenda and is subject to change