DCD>Connect | MENA 2026
About the Event
DCD>Connect | MENA is DCD's annual conference for the Middle East and North Africa data center market, held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. The 2026 edition runs April 20-21, 2026 and gathers 2,500+ senior leaders. Co-located with the DCD>Investment Forum | MENA, which convenes C-suite operators, developers, financiers, and investors for the Day 2 track.
New for 2026. A "5x5 Lightning Pitches" format gives partners 5 minutes and 5 slides to showcase innovations. A closed-door, three-course lunch focuses on Power, Cooling, and Capacity Planning (invite only). An exclusive executive dinner caps Day 1.
Format. Interconnect Lounges on the expo floor (Lounge 8 hosted Vertiv in 2025), silver service lunch briefings, technology exchange sessions, closed-door debates, a morning 5K run, and an icebreaker networking party.
Featured Speakers (carry-over and confirmed). Kamel Al Tawil, Managing Director MENA, Equinix. Greg Jasmin, Head of International Client Development, Khazna Data Centres. Sreekanth Pisharody, Director of Investments and Financing, DataVolt. Ras Scollay, Director of Data Center Business, Du. Tassos Peppas, Regional Director MEETCA, Vertiv. Charbel Aoun, Power Division Lead MEETCA, Vertiv. Full 2026 speaker roster is not yet published.
Sponsors and Partners. Vertiv (Founding Partner), CommScope, SPP Pumps (Kirloskar Brothers Group), Corning, Roxtec, SEM Shred, Jaymie Scotto & Associates (marketing partner), DataSphere Works, Nomad Futurist, and Airedale by Modine. Formal Diamond/Platinum/Gold tier breakdown not yet public.
Who Should Attend. Regional data center operators and developers, hyperscalers expanding in MENA, sovereign wealth and infrastructure investors, telcos and subsea cable operators, utility and energy partners, engineering and construction firms, and regulatory stakeholders.
Logistics. Venue: Grand Hyatt Dubai, Oud Metha Road, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE. Event dates April 20-21, 2026. TIA partner codes offer complimentary end-user passes and 20% supplier discounts. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.