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The people responsible for generation, grid connection, critical power and cooling, in one room.

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19–20 January 2027 · Abu Dhabi · 300 places, allocated by review

Can the UAE power the next generation of AI?

AI infrastructure starts with megawatts: where they come from, how they connect, how they stay reliable, and how the heat leaves the building.

  1. Generation
  2. Grid
  3. Transmission
  4. Substation
  5. Power distribution
  6. Storage
  7. AI infrastructure
  8. Cooling

The whole chain, on one stage.

The room

The people building, powering and financing AI infrastructure.

300
Places
22
Industries in the room
8
Functions
1
Stage
A speaker at the podium before a full room of delegates at round tables
The room · Abu Dhabi · January 2027

Who is in the room

  1. Power & grid

    Generation · Utilities · Transmission & distribution · Renewables & nuclear

  2. Electrical & storage

    EPC & engineering · Transformers, switchgear & UPS · Energy storage & BESS · Microgrids

  3. Data centres & compute

    Data centres & colocation · Hyperscalers · AI & digital infrastructure · Cooling & thermal

  4. Capital & government

    Investment & infrastructure funds · Government & infrastructure authorities · Oil & gas & energy

How the summit works.

No exhibition floor. No product pitches. No parallel tracks.

  1. A speaker addressing the room with a microphone at a previous summit

    01 — Masterclass

    AI Power Infrastructure Masterclass

    19 January · Morning

    25 participants · 4 hours

    Practical and closed-door, with capped places.

  2. Two speakers in conversation on a panel stage, one answering into a microphone

    02 — Boardroom

    AI Power Infrastructure Leaders’ Boardroom

    19 January · Afternoon

    20–25 senior leaders · By invitation

    Closed-door executive discussion.

  3. A panel on stage in front of a full room of delegates

    03 — The summit

    Grid to Chip Abu Dhabi

    20 January · All day

    300 places

    One-stage programme. No parallel tracks.

  4. Three delegates in conversation

    04 — The challenge

    The 1-Gigawatt Challenge

    20 January · 18:00

    20–25 senior leaders · 60–75 minutes

    Invitation-only closing roundtable and live strategic blueprint.

Programme.

The decisions behind the infrastructure.

19–20 JanuaryAbu Dhabi

Two delegates listening at a conference table, the room full behind them

  1. 19 January

    • AI Power Infrastructure Masterclass

      25 participants · 4 hours

    • Leaders’ Boardroom

      20–25 senior leaders · By invitation

    • UAE AI POWER 50

  2. 20 January

    • The Conference

    • The 1-Gigawatt Challenge

Programme highlights

  1. The AI power imperative

    Opening keynote

  2. The infrastructure bottleneck

    Strategic panel

  3. From power connection to compute

    Technical panel

  4. Beyond backup

    Strategic deep dive

  5. Power to heat

    Strategic engineering panel

  6. The 1-Gigawatt Challenge

    Closing leaders’ roundtable

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The 1-Gigawatt Challenge

The summit ends with a blueprint, not notes.

The 1-Gigawatt Challenge closes the summit. Senior leaders work through what 1 GW of AI load needs from the UAE grid.

UAE 1 GW AI Power Architecture

Built live.Shared with every delegate.

The challenge covers six dimensions

  1. The power picture

    Generation mix, grid capacity and the constraints shaping AI growth to 2030.

  2. From connection to compute

    Substations, transformers, switchgear, protection, UPS, energisation, and where projects slip.

  3. Resilience and flexibility

    UPS, BESS, backup power, microgrids and power quality.

  4. The power-to-heat equation

    Why electrical and thermal infrastructure must be designed together above 45°C.

  5. A 1 GW architecture

    Built live. Shared with every delegate.

  6. A network that matters

    Peers across utilities, grid, data centres, hyperscalers, engineering, cooling and investment.

The next move

300 places.One room.19–20 January 2027.

Places are allocated by review.Request your place for Abu Dhabi.

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