Salience at COMESA Investment Forum

Our Associate Partner and Technology & Innovation Strategy Expert, Ben Roberts, last week attended the COMESA Investment Forum, a key platform for fostering cross-border investment partnerships across Africa. Bringing together IPAs from all 21 COMESA Member States, alongside investors, policymakers, and development partners, the forum enabled high-impact B2B and G2B discussions on growth sectors, market […]

Supporting the Saudi ICT ecosystem in Riyadah at PIF

This week in Riyadh, we attended the #PIF_PrivateSectorForum, a high-impact platform bringing together public and private sector leaders across five priority growth zones: • Tourism, Travel & Entertainment • Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation • Urban Development & Livability • Industrial & Logistics • Clean Energy & Renewable Infrastructure Across these sectors, one message was consistent: […]

Ivan Skenderoski moderating a panel on the MENA”s Energy Strategy at Capacity Middle East

Today, our Managing Partner Ivan Skenderoski moderated the panel “Gigawatts for Generative AI: Defining MENA’s Energy Strategy” at Capacity Middle East. As MENA accelerates toward a data-driven, AI-enabled economy, the session explored how the region can meet the gigawatt-scale power demands of hyperscale campuses and GPU clusters, and what must change to ensure energy does […]

Sabah AlKubaisy speaks at Capacity Middle East on Building Iraq’s Digital Future

Proud to see our Associate Partner Sabah AlKubaisy representing Salience as a speaker at Capacity Middle East, on Building Iraq’s Digital Future. The discussion highlighted Iraq’s huge potential for digital infrastructure investment,  not only as a strategic transit route, but also as a fast-growing consumer of digital services. With strong government backing for AI data […]

Ben Roberts speaker at International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026

Our colleague Ben Roberts, Associate Partner and Technology & Innovation Strategy Expert at Salience, participated as a speaker at the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026, during the Investment Breakfast side event focused on East & Southern Africa. The session brought together multilateral development banks, investors, governments, and private-sector leaders to explore how subsea cable […]

Salience at the CAF International Economic Forum 2026

Panama just hosted the largest regional economic gathering in recent years. The CAF International Economic Forum 2026 brought together 6,500 leaders from 70 countries, 7 heads of state, 250 panelists and over 400 bilateral meetings. A message rang loud and clear: digital infrastructure will define which nations lead the coming decades. Representing Salience, our Business […]

Closing off Telecom Review ME Leaders’ Summit 2025

On Day 2 at Telecom Review ME Leaders’ Summit, the team contributed to four impactful panel sessions, featuring insights from Hernan Munoz, Sabah AlKubaisy and Dr. Ammar Hamadien. Alongside his panel, Dr. Hamadien also took part in an interview, where he addressed some of the sector’s most pressing questions: What qualities define high-value strategic partnerships […]

Sabah AlKubaisy contributing to the panels on Telecom Review ME Summit 2025

Day 2 of the Telecom Review ME Summit 2025 continued with impactful discussions, including the panel “The New Infrastructure Era,” where our Associate Partner, Sabah AlKubaisy, shared his expertise. The session brought together leading industry figures including Ashley Woodbridge, CTO META at Lenovo; Dr. Mahmoud Sherif , Ph.D.., Head of Innovation & Technico Business Development […]

Dr. Ammar Hamadien speaking on Telecom Review ME Summit 2025

Day 2 of the Telecom Review ME Summit 2025 kicked off with powerful conversations on the future of technology and regulation. As part of today’s agenda, our colleague, Dr. Ammar Hamadien, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Salience Consulting, spoke on the panel “Shaping the Future of AI with Regulations.” The panel brought together influential voices, […]