Dar is proud to participate as a sponsor at DCN Riyadh 2026, the Kingdom’s leading forum for the data centre industry, taking place on 28 January 2026 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre (RICEC).

As Saudi Arabia continues to accelerate the development of its digital infrastructure, data centres have become critical to both current operations and long-term growth. DCN Riyadh brings together the stakeholders shaping this landscape, providing a focused platform for dialogue on how digital infrastructure is designed, delivered, and operated in the Kingdom.

For Dar, participation in this forum is both timely and essential. In a market defined by rapid growth, scale, and challenging environmental conditions, questions around thermal performance, energy efficiency, and long-term resilience are no longer theoretical. They are immediate real-world challenges. As a long-standing contributor to Saudi Arabia’s built environment, Dar engages with these issues as part of a broader visionary commitment to shaping infrastructure that is ready for what comes next.

Dar will be represented at DCN Riyadh 2026 by a multidisciplinary team of specialists and leaders across data centre engineering, sustainability, and digital services. And as part of the conference programme, Elie Keyrouz, Data Centre Strategy Lead, will lead a panel discussion titled “Staying cool as AI heats up: The future of data center cooling,” from 11:45 to 12:20 in Hall 4.

The session will explore how AI and HPC are pushing thermal limits beyond traditional air-cooling, driving a shift toward liquid-to-chip and immersion solutions. It will also address practical delivery challenges, including retrofit constraints, mechanical complexities, controls integration, and capital and operational considerations in Saudi Arabia’s climate.

Dar will further share insights across three key areas:

• Lower time-to-power, through faster concept-to-commissioning enabled by repeatable reference architectures, modularisation, and integrated power and cooling engineering.
• Sustainability by design, with PUE- and WUE-aware cooling strategies, water-risk mitigation, and carbon-informed design choices aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.
• PARA Digital Twin, enabling a continuous digital thread from basis of design through commissioning and operations, reducing rework, improving reliability, and increasing performance transparency.

Dar looks forward to engaging in this incredible forum and contributing to conversations shaping the next generation of AI-ready, resilient, and scalable data centres across the Kingdom.