Speakers:

Ivan Skenderoski, managing partner, CEO and founder, Salience Consulting (Chairperson)
Matthew Rix, director of sales – DataVolt
Shelly Landsman, advisory board chairman – NED
Menno Parsons, CEO – Master Power Technologies
Domagoj Talapko, market development manager – ABB
Priyanka Nagpal, director – data centre capital markets – JLL

The data centre market in the Middle East has undergone a transformation. In the past few years the UAE’s live capacity has more than doubled, jumping from 170 megawatts to over 370 megawatts.

At a recent industry panel discussion at Datacloud Middle East 2026, industry experts from across the data centre and energy sectors gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing MENA’s AI infrastructure buildout.

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