CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

حلول التكنولوجيا والاتصالات

06 | 07

January

Saudi Arabia 2026

Fairmont – Business Gate, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia

Approved License #25/13312

BICSI Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's First-ever Dedicated ICT & Data Center Conference and Exhibition.

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Agenda

Day 1 - 06 January 2026

Timings Agenda Item / Presentation Title Company / Presenter Duration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registrations - Welcome Coffee & Snacks
60 min.
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Opening Remarks
John Daniels
CNM, LFACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
CEO, BICSI
15 min.
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Presentation - Challenges of the Next Generation of Data Centers
Mike Regan,
VP, Telecommunication Industry Association TIA
45 min.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Corning - Building AI-Ready Data Centers: The Infrastructure Shift
Maciej Szumacher
CDCDP PRINCE2®
CORNING
60 min.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Break Coffee & Snacks
15 min.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM DATWYLER - REIMAGINING DATA CENTRES-Bridging History and the Next Frontier
Ihab Gazawi
RCDD, DCDC, ATD, CDCDP
DATWYLER
60 min.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM LANDE -Outdoor Cabinets/racks-proper selection and deployment
ERKAN İSLAMOĞLU
MEng
LANDE
60 min.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Prayers Break, Coffee & Snacks
45 min.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM FLUKE - Best Practices for Testing New High Density Fiber connectors in Data Center Environments
Jim Davis
DBS,
Nigel Hedges
CNIDP
FLUKE
60 min.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion - ICT Infrastructure - Focusing on structured cabling, network architecture, intelligent buildings, and emerging ICT standards.

Moderator

Sharf
Managing Director
BICSI, Saudi Arabia

Panelists

1. Forrest Yoon
Consultant
Global ICT & Data Center, South Korea
2. Mahmoud Elmadhoun
Director
MEA CommScope
3. Dr. Lee
General Manager
Senko,JAPAN
4. Ninad Desai
World Skills Expert, Board Director
BICSI
5. Ryan Al Khunaini
Director
Digital Integrated Solutions| solutions by stc
60 min.
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Prayers Break, Coffee & Snacks
15 min.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EXFO - Certifying High-Density Fiber Cabling in AI Data Centers
Yaman Prashar
MEng
EXFO
60 min.
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Hall
75 min.
6:30 PM Dinner
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Cabling Challenge Rounds
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open (18 Exhibitors)

Day 2 - 07 January 2026

Timings Agenda Item / Presentation Title Company / Presenter Duration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Coffee & Snacks
60 min.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Presentation: From Complexity To Confidence: Predictable delivery in a world that never disconnects
John Daniels
CNM, LFACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
CEO, BICSI
60 min.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM RITTAL - Modular Technology Coolant System-TCS as equally important part of DLC
Sandip Pandurang Chougale
R&D Head
RITTAL
60 min.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Break, Coffee & Snacks
15 min.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM BRADY - Identification Practices in Power, Telecom, and Data Environments: Aligning with Standards for Safety and Efficiency
Farah Monetenegro & Linda Chochoy
MS App-Psyc
BRADY
60 min.
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Prayers Break, Coffee & Snacks
30 min.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Panel Discussion Data Centres - Covering design, operations, standards compliance, liquid cooling, sustainability, and future-readiness of data center facilities

Moderator

Sharf
Managing Director
BICSI, Saudi Arabia

Panelists

1. Tariq Dawsari
Director
CST-Communication & Space Technology Commission KSA
2. Steve Eisele
CEO
Lonestar Holding
3. Michael Regan
Vice President
Telecommunication Industry Association-TIA
4. John Daniel
CEO
BICSI
5. Ghaleb Almutairi
Pre Sales Director
Solutions By STC
6. Nigel Hedges
Fluke
60 min.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CPI - Mastering Power Distribution for High Density GPU and AI Applications
El-Saied Sayed Ahmed
RCDD
CPI
60 min.
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Prayer Break, Coffee & Snacks
15 min.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CORNING - Fiber-Driven Security: Building Smarter, Safer Infrastructure
Piers Benjamin
B.Sc MDM EMEA
CORNING
60 min.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SENKO - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Centre Interconnect Technology
Dr. Bernard Lee
CEng PEng RCDD
SENKO
60 min.
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Prayers Break, Coffee & Snacks
15 min.
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Panel Discussion - Future Technologies - Exploring advancements in AI, AV, Cybersecurity, 5G/6G, Sustainability, and next-generation digital transformation trends shaping the Kingdom

Moderator

Sharf
Managing Director
Pro Skills

Panelists

1. Gopalakrishnan
Director
GCC & India-AVIXA
2. Ayman Al Harbi
Executive Director
Technology-Red Sea Global
3. Dr. Soliman Almadi
Principal Scientist
Saudi Aramco
4. John Daniel
CEO
BICSI
5. Steve
CEO
Lone Star Data Holding
60 min.
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Closing Remarks, Cabling Challenge Winner Announcement & Door Prizes, BICSI-SAUDI Giveaways
15 min
6:30 PM Dinner
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Cabling Challenge Rounds & Finals
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open (18 Exhibitors)

Speakers

Day 1 - 06 January 2026

60 min. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Corning - Building AI-Ready Data Centers: The Infrastructure Shift

Maciej Szumacher,
CDCDP PRINCE2® CORNING
60 min. 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

DATWYLER - REIMAGINING DATA CENTRES-Bridging History and the Next Frontier

Ihab Gazawi,
RCDD, DCDC, ATD, CDCDP DATWYLER
60 min. 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

LANDE -Outdoor Cabinets/racks-proper selection and deployment

ERKAN İSLAMOĞLU,
MEng LANDE
60 min. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

FLUKE - Best Practices for Testing New High Density Fiber connectors in Data Center Environments

Jim Davis
DBS, Nigel Hedges
CNIDP FLUKE
60 min. 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

EXFO - Certifying High-Density Fiber Cabling in AI Data Centers

Yaman Prashar,
MEng EXFO

Day 2 - 07 January 2026

60 min. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

RITTAL - Modular Technology Coolant System-TCS as equally important part of DLC

Sandip Pandurang Chougale,
R&D Head RITTAL
60 min. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

BRADY - Identification Practices in Power, Telecom, and Data Environments: Aligning with Standards for Safety and Efficiency

Farah Montenegro Linda,
MS App-Psyc BRADY
60 min. 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

CPI - Mastering Power Distribution for High Density GPU and AI Applications

El-Saied Sayed Ahmed,
RCDD CPI
60 min. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

CORNING - Fiber-Driven Security: Building Smarter, Safer Infrastructure

Piers Benjamin,
B.Sc MDM EMEA CORNING
60 min. 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SENKO - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Centre Interconnect Technology

Dr. Bernard Lee,
CEng PEng RCDD SENKO

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Hotels

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Attendees

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