Submer to Discuss Infrastructure Strategies for Sovereign AI at DCD Connect | MENA 2026
Submer, a full-stack AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data centre infrastructure provider, will participate in DCD Connect | MENA 2026, taking place on 26–27 October at Grand Hyatt Dubai. The event will bring together industry leaders to discuss the infrastructure requirements for advancing sovereign AI across the Middle East.
As governments and organisations across the region accelerate their sovereign AI and cloud initiatives, keeping data within national borders is only one part of the challenge. They must also develop the high-performance computing infrastructure required to support increasingly complex AI workloads while meeting regulatory requirements, scaling efficiently and maintaining commercial viability.
Submer will address these challenges during the panel discussion “Building Sovereign AI: Enabling Innovation Through Scalable Compute,” scheduled for 26 October, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The session will examine the infrastructure requirements of sovereign cloud environments, the trade-offs between fully localised and hybrid infrastructure models, and approaches to developing a sovereign-ready compute backbone without compromising flexibility, performance or return on investment.
Bahaa Al Janabi, Technical and Solution Lead for Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Submer, will join other industry experts to discuss how infrastructure decisions will influence the region’s ability to translate its AI ambitions into scalable and commercially viable deployments.
“Sovereign AI is not simply about where data resides. It is about having the infrastructure to run advanced AI workloads at scale while meeting national requirements and making the economics work. The choices organisations make today will shape their ability to innovate, scale and compete. We look forward to discussing how the right infrastructure strategies can help turn the region’s sovereign AI ambitions into reality,” said Bahaa Al Janabi.
Submer representatives will also be available throughout the event to meet customers, partners and industry stakeholders, discussing developments in AI infrastructure and the evolving requirements of organisations across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
