Thank you

UAE-IX Peering Workshop & Networking Cruise

25 November 2025

 

Thank you for taking part in the annual UAE-IX Peering Workshop and Cruise! 

We hope that you enjoyed this exceptional day as much as we did 
and we hope to see you again next year!

Event Agenda

09.30 – 11.00Registration and breakfast
11.00 – 12.00

Opening Session:

  • Housekeeping
  • Keynote: Abou Moustafa, Head of LE, Government & Key Accounts Segment:
    From Connecting the World to Empowering It: Next-Generation Hubbing & Hyper-Decentralisation
  • Keynote: Ivo Ivanov, CEO, DE-CIX: 
    AI for everything, everyone, and everywhere - Empowering the digital infrastructure community to deliver on the promise of AI
12.00 – 13.00Coffee break
13.00 – 14.00

Guest speakers:

  • Roque Lozano, VP Network Infrastructure MEA, NOKIA: 
    Connecting AI Factories
  • Vladimir Prodanovic, Principal Program Manager, NVIDIA: 
    Building AI Factories for the Next Industrial Revolution
14.00 – 14.30

Panel discussion

  • Mohammad Naji, Senior Director Carrier Business Support, International Wholesale, du
  • Ahmed Rakwi, CEO, IRAQ-IXP
  • Majid AlNaqbi, Head of Data Centre Business, du
  • Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi, Director of Policies and Programs Department at TDRA
  • Vladimir Prodanovic, Principal Program Manager, NVIDIA
14.30 – 14.45Award ceremony
15.00 – 16.00Lunch
16.15 – 18.15Cruise

 

Speakers & Panellists

Ivo A. Ivanov

Ivo A. Ivanov, CEO DE-CIX

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Abou Moustafa

Abou Moustafa, Head of LE, Government & Key Accounts Segment, du

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Vladimir Prodanovic

Vladimir Prodanovic, Principal Program Manager, NVIDIA
(Click the picture to learn more about Vladimir)

Roque Lozano

Roque Lozano, 
VP Network Infrastructure MEA, NOKIA

Mohammad Naji

Mohammad Naji
Senior Director Carrier Business Support, International Wholesale, du

Ahmed Rakwi

Ahmed Rakwi
CEO, IRAQ-IXP

Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi

Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi
Director of Policies and Programs Department, TDRA

Majid AlNaqbi

Majid AlNaqbi
Head of Data Centre Business, du

 

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