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October 2026 | Riyadh, KSA

Innovation Zero MENA Congress 2025

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The AI Opportunity in MENA

14 Oct 2025
Main Stage

The region is becoming one of the world’s largest AI-powered data hubs, leveraging abundant, low-cost energy to fuel AI innovation. With big AI-related investments in the region, this session will explore how MENA can capitalize on its energy advantage to become a global AI leader, the infrastructure needed for AI data centers, and how private sector investment can accelerate the growth of AI-driven industries in the region.

Moderator
Dr. Ahmed Shawky, CEO - SustainGRC
Confirmed Speakers
Zainab Alamin, VP, National Digital Transformation - Microsoft
Ziad AlLabbaan, Chief Manufacturing and Operations Officer - Alat
Dr. Ian Campbell OBE, VP of NTI - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Samira Nikzad, Director of Project Development - DataVolt