{"id":3924,"date":"2026-01-08T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?page_id=3924"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:28:46","slug":"delivering-saudi-arabias-ai-data-centre-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/delivering-saudi-arabias-ai-data-centre-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Saudi Arabia\u2019s AI &#038; Data Centre Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"banner has-hover home-hero\" id=\"banner-1816949843\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x0 md-x0 lg-x0 y0 md-y0 lg-y0\" 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<div id=\"text-box-48737327\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                     <div data-animate=\"fadeInDown\">           <div class=\"text-box-content text dark text-shadow-1\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h1>Delivering Saudi Arabia\u2019s AI &amp; Data Centre Vision<\/h1>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n       <\/div>                     \n<style>\n#text-box-48737327 {\n  width: 78%;\n}\n#text-box-48737327 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-48737327 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1816949843 {\n  padding-top: 180px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#banner-1816949843 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Riyadh-Jan-Monday.com_.png);\n}\n#banner-1816949843 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industry leaders and stakeholders as we explore the role of AI and data centres in shaping Saudi Arabia\u2019s digital future.<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-805007890 {\n  line-height: 1.3;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3986765772\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Sunday, 8th February 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 am &#8211; 12 \u00a0pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Holiday Inn Riyadh Olaya, Farhatti Ballroom<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Map: https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/paj4NojHySFit8gd7\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3986765772 {\n  line-height: 1.3;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wkf.ms\/457avck\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>RSVP Now<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-352114814\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1645943042\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n    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