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Overview
The AWS Infrastructure Region, set to launch in Saudi Arabia in 2026, marks a significant milestone in the Kingdom’s digital economy journey. Aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Cloud First policy and Vision 2030, the new Region signals an important shift in how organizations build, modernize, and scale their digital transformation capabilities within the Kingdom.
Join us for an exclusive Suhoor gathering, hosted by AWS & Deloitte, bringing together a select group of IT and digital leaders for an exclusive front-row view of what this milestone means for your organization and how you can begin preparing for the next phase of cloud and AI adoption in Saudi Arabia.
As the Kingdom advances its ambition to become a global technology hub, this gathering will explore how enterprises can shape their migration and AI journeys with AWS and Deloitte, ahead of this landmark development.
In this gathering, you will explore:
Saudi Arabia’s evolving cloud and AI landscape
What the new AWS KSA Region enables and why it matters
How to accelerate your digital transformation: migration and AI use cases
The role of the AWS-Deloitte strategic collaboration in supporting enterprise transformation
Agenda
Preparing for a New Cloud Era in Saudi Arabia
One Day Event
Registration & Networking
IDC Welcome Address
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Saudi Arabia’s Cloud & Digital Transformation Journey
Explore Saudi Arabia’s rapidly evolving cloud and AI landscape, driven by Vision 2030 and the upcoming AWS region launch. This keynote delivers market insights, growth forecasts, and strategic partner impact, highlighting how ecosystem collaboration accelerates digital transformation, compliance, and innovation.
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Accelerating your Digital Transformation with AWS & Deloitte
Learn how AWS’s $5.3 billion investment in the upcoming AWS KSA Region and Strategic Collaboration with Deloitte are accelerating digital transformation in the Kingdom. Discover how you can leverage strategic cloud migration and generative AI solutions to drive measurable business outcomes while aligning with Saudi Vision 2030.
Afaf Chekkar
AWS Director, EMEA Strategic Partners & Middle East Partner Business, AWS
Sridip Ganguli
Partner- Engineering, AI & Data, Deloitte
Open Discussion: Preparing for a New Cloud Era in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the AWS Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 marks a major step in advancing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital agenda. This exclusive Suhoor gathering by AWS and Deloitte offers a unique platform to explore what the new Region means for cloud and AI adoption, how organizations can accelerate migration and innovation, and how the AWS–Deloitte collaboration can support enterprise transformation across Saudi Arabia.
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Afaf Chekkar
AWS Director, EMEA Strategic Partners & Middle East Partner Business, AWS
Sridip Ganguli
Partner- Engineering, AI & Data, Deloitte
Summary & Close
Suhoor & Networking
Speakers
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager
IDC
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Uzair Mujtaba
Event Sessions
Monday, February 23 2026 11:05 pm | Location:
Open Discussion: Preparing for a New Cloud Era in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the AWS Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 marks a major step in advancing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital agenda. This exclusive Suhoor gathering by AWS and Deloitte offers a unique platform to explore what the new Region means for cloud and AI adoption, how organizations can accelerate migration and innovation, and how the AWS–Deloitte collaboration can support enterprise transformation across Saudi Arabia.
Monday, February 23 2026 10:35 pm | Location:
Saudi Arabia’s Cloud & Digital Transformation Journey
Explore Saudi Arabia’s rapidly evolving cloud and AI landscape, driven by Vision 2030 and the upcoming AWS region launch. This keynote delivers market insights, growth forecasts, and strategic partner impact, highlighting how ecosystem collaboration accelerates digital transformation, compliance, and innovation.
Monday, February 23 2026 10:30 pm | Location:
IDC Welcome Address
Afaf Chekkar
AWS Director, EMEA Strategic Partners & Middle East Partner Business
AWS
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Afaf Chekkar
Afaf Chekkar is a business-tech (biz-tech) executive recognized for bridging strategy, product, and AI to deliver measurable business outcomes at scale. With more than 10 years of experience at Amazon, she previously held regional and global leadership roles across Retail, Customer Experience, Alexa, and Global Media & Entertainment, operating at the intersection of business strategy, operations, product, and technology innovation.
She currently leads AWS EMEA Strategic Partners and the Middle East partner business, driving AWS partner-led growth and strategic transformations across the region. She recently relocated from Luxembourg and is now permanently based full-time in Riyadh.
Afaf is the author of two books on Generative AI and Agentic AI, helping leaders close the gap between technology innovation and real business impact. She is also pursuing her doctorate on the intersection of responsible AI development and business outcomes.
Event Sessions
Monday, February 23 2026 11:05 pm | Location:
Open Discussion: Preparing for a New Cloud Era in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the AWS Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 marks a major step in advancing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital agenda. This exclusive Suhoor gathering by AWS and Deloitte offers a unique platform to explore what the new Region means for cloud and AI adoption, how organizations can accelerate migration and innovation, and how the AWS–Deloitte collaboration can support enterprise transformation across Saudi Arabia.
Monday, February 23 2026 10:45 pm | Location:
Accelerating your Digital Transformation with AWS & Deloitte
Learn how AWS’s $5.3 billion investment in the upcoming AWS KSA Region and Strategic Collaboration with Deloitte are accelerating digital transformation in the Kingdom. Discover how you can leverage strategic cloud migration and generative AI solutions to drive measurable business outcomes while aligning with Saudi Vision 2030.
Sridip Ganguli
Partner- Engineering, AI & Data
Deloitte
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Sridip Ganguli
Event Sessions
Monday, February 23 2026 11:05 pm | Location:
Open Discussion: Preparing for a New Cloud Era in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the AWS Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 marks a major step in advancing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital agenda. This exclusive Suhoor gathering by AWS and Deloitte offers a unique platform to explore what the new Region means for cloud and AI adoption, how organizations can accelerate migration and innovation, and how the AWS–Deloitte collaboration can support enterprise transformation across Saudi Arabia.
Monday, February 23 2026 10:45 pm | Location:
Accelerating your Digital Transformation with AWS & Deloitte
Learn how AWS’s $5.3 billion investment in the upcoming AWS KSA Region and Strategic Collaboration with Deloitte are accelerating digital transformation in the Kingdom. Discover how you can leverage strategic cloud migration and generative AI solutions to drive measurable business outcomes while aligning with Saudi Vision 2030.
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Deloitte
With over 175 years of experience globally and a century of uninterrupted presence in the Middle East, Deloitte has worked alongside leaders to build better futures, support their people, and achieve lasting success – all while caring for the communities we serve. Since 1926, Deloitte’s partnership with governments, businesses, and institutions across the region has contributed meaningfully to the growth of industries, the strengthening of institutions, and the advancement of sustainable development.
As we mark 100 years in the Middle East, we reflect on a legacy defined by resilience, trust, and measurable impact. Deloitte is the world’s largest professional services firm, providing audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and related services to public and private clients across multiple industries.
Driven by purpose, we bring innovative insights, solve complex challenges, and unlock sustainable growth – reaffirming our commitment to shaping a more prosperous future, together.
