Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Roger Habr

Chief Data and AI Officer

Gulf Data Hub

Roger
Roger

Data strategist and Learning Systems (AI) expert with over 30 years of experience, currently serving as the Chief Data and AI Officer at Gulf Data Hub, focusing on data-driven decisions and operational efficiency. Roger's work emphasizes building unified data architectures and frameworks that empower businesses to make informed, real-time decisions, aligning data strategy with measurable business outcomes.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
10:00
Digitalisation & Technology Conference Digitalisation & Technology Theatre 10:00 - 11:00
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Balancing priorities to advance energy transformation: the AI boom, data centres and escalating power demand

AI’s boom has highlighted the potential threat posed to the grid due to the amount of energy required by data centres. So much so that governments around the world are intensifying scrutiny of building new data centres over fears they are putting excessive pressure on electricity grids. For AI and other data-centric solutions to continue to grow, developers must find solutions for the sharp increase in power demand. Increased energy efficiency, onsite power generation, and nuclear energy are potential solutions. However, many believe restructuring of supporting electrical infrastructure and an overhaul of supportive policy will be required.

Attendee insights:

Hear from leading data centre operators and developers how they are approaching the AI boom and the unprecedented increase in data centres while addressing realistic constraints to meeting rising power demand.

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