Agenda

9:00-9:45 Registrations & breakfast

9.45-10.00 Opening of the event & welcoming words
Marco Brandstaetter, Regional Director Middle East, DE-CIX
Ivo A. Ivanov, Chief Executive Officer, DE-CIX
Abou Moustafa, Digital Transformation leader, VP Enterprise Business & datamena at EITC

10:00-10:25 Keynote speech
Ivo A. Ivanov, Chief Executive Officer, DE-CIX

10:25-10:45 Keynote speech
Abou Moustafa, Digital Transformation leader, VP Enterprise Business & datamena at EITC

10:45-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-11:45 The role of digital ecosystems in the age of AI
Kamel Al-Tawil, Managing Director MENA, Equinix

11:45-12:15 The role of AI in network management
Andreas Wuttei, Managing Director, Novunex
Bernd Spiess, Senior Interconnection Consultant, DE-CIX
Markus Zechner, Senior Enterprise Connectivity Consultant, DE-CIX

12:15-13:00 Panel discussion
Moderated by Marco Brandstätter, Regional Director Middle East, DE-CIX

13:00-13:15 Award ceremony

13:15-15:00 Closing of the event & lunch

15:00-16:00 Busses to the boat & boarding

16:00-18:00 Peering cruise