Telecom & Connectivity

Capacity Middle East 2027

Capacity Middle East is the region’s leading digital infrastructure and connectivity event. The 2027 event will bring together more than 3,800 executives from over 100 countries for several days of high-level content, strategic meetings, and networking. This event showcases the entire digital infrastructure ecosystem, including carriers, data centres, hypers…

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33Speakers
1Sponsors
9Exhibitors
18On the bill · sessions
38Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Capacity, in alphabetical order.
Abou Moustafa
Head of LE, Government, & Key Accounts Segment · DU
Ahmed Maher
Technical Director · Horizen Scope Telecom
Ahmed Rakwi
CEO · IRAQ-IXP
Ali Amur Al Shidhani
Undersecretary for Communications and Information Technology · Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT)
Alper Güzel
Director · TURKCELL
Amjad Arab
Chief Carriers & Wholesales Officer · Salam
Antonia Maier
Regional Head - Telecommunications, Media & Technology · EBRD
Blanca Fernandez Cavalheiro
Partner | TMT Strategy & Transformation, PwC Middle East · PWC
David Abt
Senior Managing Director · FTI CONSULTING
Dr. Buraq AbdulKareem
Deputy Minister of Technical Affairs · Ministry of Communications
Eng. Imad Matarneh
Chairman of the Board of Directors · King Hussein Business Park (KHBP)
Hady Stephan
VP Secure Power & Datacenter Business, MEA · SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Homere Debs
Business Development Director · UPTIME INSTITUTE
Isabelle Paradis
Founder & President · Hot Telecom
Johan Nilerud
Chief Strategy Officer · Khazna Data Centers
Karim Benkirane
CCO · DU
Marc Faig
PreFab Modular Data Center, Senior Opportunity Pursued Leader · SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Marco Brandstätter
Global Program Manager DE-CIX as a Service · DE-CIX
Mark Brownscombe
Senior Director Pricing, Commercial and Sales Operations · OOREDOO
Martin Frank
Strategic Advisor · IQ NETWORKS
Mehdi Paryavi
Chairman & CEO · International Data Center Authority (IDCA)
Mohamad Naji
Head of International Wholesale (Acting) · DU
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
The Fast ModeMedia Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 18 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:15 09:30

    Capacity Middle East Opening remarks delivered by du & e&

  • 09:15 09:30

    Datacloud Middle East - opening ceremony

  • 09:30 09:50

    Keynote Fireside Chat - Building Regional Data Centre Power Houses

    Join us for an exclusive fireside chat featuring the leading figures behind two of the region's largest digital projects - Oman Digital Triangle and the King Hussein Business Park …

  • 09:30 10:15

    Keynote panel: Capitalising on the Middle East’s digital boom through international connectivity

    This keynote panel brings together the region’s most influential digital infrastructure and connectivity executives to explore the most pressing topics. With an ongoing boom in dig…

  • 09 Feb 2026 14:00

    Capacity Iraq Connect - Ministerial Keynote Address

    Capacity Iraq Connect
  • 09 Feb 2026 14:00

    Digital Infra Leaders Summit

    An exclusive, half-day, invitation-only workshop designed for senior executives in the digital infrastructure space. Limited to 40 participants, the summit ensures an intimate and …

    Capacity Middle East, Datacloud Middle East
  • 09 Feb 2026 14:10

    Building Iraq’s digital future

    Iraq is a market with massive potential for digital infrastructure investment. There is significant government support for new AI data centres, the national backbone, and FTTH, wit…

    Capacity Iraq Connect
  • 09 Feb 2026 15:45

    Building the Northern route through Iraq

    Iraq provides unique land-based diversity for connectivity between Europe and the Middle East. Discussion will cover operator strategies, new routes, and risk management for hypers…

    Capacity Iraq Connect
  • 09 Feb 2026 16:30

    Presentation delivered by IQ Networks

    Capacity Iraq Connect
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 38 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

38 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
7Exhibitingexhibitor only
28Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Schneider Electric·FTI Consulting

Speakers by seniority

73% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1133%
  • Founder / Owner39%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of927%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles515%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Schneider ElectricEx2V
  2. 02DU3V
  3. 03FTI ConsultingEx1V
  4. 04The Fast ModeSp·M
  5. 05Center3Ex
  6. 06Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, PJSCEx
  7. 07ManifoneEx
  8. 08OMOBIO CONNECT INC.Ex
  9. 09Silver Links LtdEx
  10. 10STC Bahrain B.S.C. ClosedEx
  11. 11TNS GLOBAL FZ-LLCEx
  12. 12DE-CIX1V
  13. 13E&1V
  14. 14EBRD1V
Sponsors by tier
media partner1
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