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15:00
  1. Registration opens for all Capacity Middle East 2025 delegates
    Baniyas Ballroom
    300 mins
    • Networking agenda
    Onsite registration opens from 15:00 GST, Monday.
18:30
  1. Official Welcome Reception – Capacity Middle East 2025
    Baniyas Ballroom
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
    Capacity Middle East kicks off in style at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai with an Evening Reception.
07:30
  1. Registration and Exhibition open
    Baniyas Ballroom
    690 mins
    • Networking agenda
08:00
  1. Breakfast & Refreshments
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:00
  1. Capacity Middle East welcome address with co-hosts du and e&
    Keynote Stage
    10 mins
10:10
  1. Keynote Chat Show: A market overview and projections for the next 12 – 36 months
    Keynote Stage
    45 mins
    The global telecommunications market is growing, with the value of the telecoms market in the Middle East forecasted to increase by $20.57 billion between 2021 and 2026. There are many opportunities w ...
10:30
  1. Refreshment Break
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:55
  1. Keynote Chat Show: Is the Middle East AI ready?
    Keynote Stage
    45 mins
    The telecom sector has a projected investment of over $5 billion in AI in 2026, this makes AI the biggest technology driving transformation. With AI being integrated into enhanced customer service and ...
11:50
  1. Keynote: How are Data Centres changing connectivity in the region?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Datacloud
    The Middle East's data centre market is expected to double by 2030 with multi-tenant data centre requirements increasing. However, challenges persist in data centre design and planning, scalability an ...
  2. Red Sea cable cuts: A look back and review of how the industry recovered
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    On February 24, three submarine cables were cut in the Red Sea (Seacom/TGN-EA, EIG, and AAE-1) disrupting internet traffic for service providers from East Africa to Southeast Asia. This panel will loo ...
12:30
  1. Lunch
    Baniyas Ballroom
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
14:00
  1. Can the Middle East leapfrog more advanced data centre regions?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Datacloud
    Data centres are crucial for regions aiming to lead in the development of AI. As more data is processed, the more efficient AI systems become as well as data centres providing crucial storage solution ...
  2. International expansion: Connecting beyond the Middle East
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    For connecting internet traffic between East and West, the route south of the Arabian Peninsula and via the Suez Canal has always been a key pathway. The red sea cable cuts highlighted a weakness in t ...
14:45
  1. How is subsea infrastructure development adapting to data centre demand?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Datacloud
    With the increase of data centre builds in the Middle East focusing on high performance computing, this has resulted in a divergence of data centre locations, increasing the need for connectivity betw ...
  2. Hybrid approach to networking: Building a resilient network
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    A hybrid approach to networking is crucial in times of disruption. Hybrid network approach means customers will look for mission critical or highly sensitive communications to be passed through differ ...
15:00
  1. Refreshment Break
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
15:30
  1. How is efficiency driving sustainable data centres?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Datacloud
    The industry strives towards sustainability goals with many regions in the Midde East embracing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This session will discuss: How does AI impact your ava ...
  2. How are networks monetising NaaS?
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    Research commissioned by Liberty Global points to opportunities for Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) to be worth US$150bn by 2030. As NaaS is designed to enhance flexibility and automation within the exist ...
16:15
  1. What is the future of cloud storage?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Datacloud
    The rapid expansion of data generation has placed unprecedented demands on data storage capacities. Modern data centres are at the heart of this transformation and must evolve rapidly to accommodate t ...
  2. The rise of optical networks
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    As connectivity and bandwidth demands continue to grow, optical fibre cables can enable cost-effective long-distance voice and data traffic over traditional electronic and copper technology. The globa ...
17:30
  1. Drinks reception
    Garden Lawn
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
07:30
  1. Registration and Exhibition open
    Baniyas Ballroom
    690 mins
    • Networking agenda
08:00
  1. Breakfast & Refreshments
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:00
  1. Opening remarks
    Keynote Stage
    5 mins
10:05
  1. Keynote: To be announced!
    Keynote Stage
    30 mins
10:30
  1. Refreshment Break
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:35
  1. Keynote: To be announced!
    Keynote Stage
    30 mins
11:05
  1. Investment in the region: An economic outlook for the region
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    This session will look at what key markets investors are focusing on: Joint Ventures: What are the various deal structures and how are these developing? Foreign investment: What makes the region attra ...
11:50
  1. Are you poised to scale and ready to face cybersecurity challenges?
    Spotlight stage
    30 mins
    • Partner Programmes
  2. Spotlight: Iraq
    Keynote Stage
    25 mins
12:20
  1. Presentation: Global movement of internet governance
    Spotlight stage
    30 mins
    • Partner Programmes
  2. How important is Africa to Middle East connectivity?
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    Over 160 million Africans gained broadband internet access between 2019 and 2022 with a 115% increase in internet users between 2016 and 2021 in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the region’s digital infra ...
12:30
  1. Lunch
    Baniyas Ballroom
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
14:00
  1. Anti-Fraud Workshop
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • Partner Programmes
    Targeted and convincing attacks, often using AI tools to enhance believability, scale, and effectiveness are on the rise. Text phishing attacks pretending to be large companies are rampant, creating a ...
  2. Cloud native to AI native: How are telcos evolving?
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    An AI-native telecom operator would be able to use data in every aspect of business, both internal and customer-facing. However, a 2023 McKinsey report suggests that for operators to become AI native, ...
14:45
  1. Improving latency: Should the Middle East have peering in every country?
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    Peering plays a crucial role in improving both regional and global connectivity. The Middle East holds a strategic position as a hub for international data traffic. Global connectivity players are for ...
15:00
  1. Refreshment Break
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
15:30
  1. The growth of India’s connectivity market
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    India is a mobile-first country, the number of cellular connections currently stands at 1.15 billion and is still growing, but it has little in the way of fixed network infrastructure. India’s data ce ...
17:30
  1. Drinks reception
    Garden Lawn
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
07:30
  1. Registration and Exhibition open
    Baniyas Ballroom
    390 mins
    • Networking agenda
08:00
  1. Breakfast & Refreshments
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:00
  1. Opening remarks
    Keynote Stage
    5 mins
10:05
  1. Keynote: The gaming boom
    Keynote Stage
    30 mins
    The gaming market is valued at $500 million and is forecasted to double to $1 billion by 2029, spurring significant governmental investments in the gaming sector. With the UAE allocating $1 billion to ...
10:30
  1. Refreshment Break
    Baniyas Ballroom
    60 mins
    • Networking agenda
10:35
  1. Evolution of messaging: A market overview
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • SMS & eSim
    The Middle East has seen significant increase in smartphone owners, which combined with its young population makes it well suited for business messaging. Innovations such as Rich Communication Service ...
10:40
  1. Is subsea cable maintenance and management meeting demand?
    Keynote Stage
    40 mins
    Subsea growth brings with it increased maintenance requirements and the number of new projects means much longer lead times for ships capable of working with cables. How can patching networks be made ...
11:00
  1. Head of Infrastructure and Engineering Forum
    60 mins
    Heads of infrastructure and engineering are invited to join a peer discussion.  The session will be led by Heads of Infrastructure and Engineering from across the digital infrastructure community to p ...
11:20
  1. How are eSim’s changing the travel landscape and what are the strategic implications for telecom operators?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • SMS & eSim
    The global eSIM user base is anticipated to grow from 40 million users in 2024 to over 215 million by 2028. This increase is driven by the rising cost of international roaming and the growing penetrat ...
12:00
  1. What is the future for A2P?
    Spotlight stage
    40 mins
    • SMS & eSim
    As markets across the globe are experiencing a decline in international business SMS traffic, with big tech withdrawing from SMS one-time passcodes, which makes up the vast majority of international S ...
12:30
  1. Lunch
    Baniyas Ballroom
    90 mins
    • Networking agenda
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