Dubai AI Festival 2026

Dubai , United Arab Emirates

hakkında Dubai AI Festival 2026

Dubai AI Festival 2026, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on April 7–8, is a premier event where AI meets innovation and investment. While primarily focused on artificial intelligence, the festival also explores the broader FutureTech ecosystem, including blockchain, decentralized systems, and digital infrastructure. It brings together global business leaders, investors, and government agencies to showcase transformative technologies shaping the digital economy.

For blockchain and Web3 enthusiasts, the festival’s “Infrastructure & Investment” and “FutureTech Innovations” tracks highlight how distributed ledger technologies integrate with AI solutions. Attendees can explore applications in governance, finance, and enterprise operations, gaining insights into investment opportunities and cross-sector collaborations that leverage both AI and blockchain to drive efficiency and innovation.

The event also provides hands-on experiences through workshops, roundtables, and startup pitch platforms like the FutureTech World Cup. Participants can network with top venture capitalists, tech founders, and innovators, making it an essential destination for anyone looking to understand and influence the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies in the emerging digital economy.

Hoparlörler

H.E Essa Kazim
Governor of DIFC United Arab Emirates DIFC
H.E. Salem Humaid Al Marri
Director General at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Younus Al Nasser
Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Data & Statistics Establishment at Digital Dubai Digital Dubai
Adel Ahmad Al Redha
Deputy President of Emirates Emirates
Jason Warner
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Poolside Poolside
Arif Amiri
Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority DIFC Authority
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Robert Nishihara
Co-Founder of Anyscale Anyscale
Sagnik Nandy
Chief Technology Officer of Docusign DocuSign
Sindhu Gangadharan
Head, Customer Innovation Services at SAP SAP
Moran Cerf
Academic Director in Executive Education at Columbia University Columbia University
H.E. Ambassador Philip Thigo
Special Envoy on Technology at Office of the President of Kenya Office of the President of Kenya
Marco Casalaina
Vice President, Products of Core AI & AI Futurist at Microsoft Microsoft
Alex Aliper
Co-Founder & President of Insilico Medicine INSILICO MEDICINE, INC
Mario Nobile
Director General of Agency for Digital Italy Agency for Digital Italy - AGID
Piotr Tomasik
President & Co-Founder of TensorWave TensorWave
Hasan Fardan Al Fardan
Chief Executive Officer of Al Fardan Exchange Al Fardan Exchange
Matthew White
Global Chief Technology Officer of AI at Linux Foundation Linux Foundation
Prof. Alireza Haghighi
Founding Director and Chief Executive at Harvard International Center for Genetic Disease, Harvard University Harvard University
Trevor Thompson
Global Managing Director at Scale AI Scale AI
Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Axelera AI Axelera AI
Deon Nicholas
Founder, President, and Executive Chairman of Forethought Forethought
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Chief Executive Officer of Invisible Technologies Invisible Technologies
Mayank Kumar
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Borderplus & UpGrad BorderPlus
Reda Nidhakou
Chief Executive Officer of VentureOne VentureOne
Ziad Asghar
SVP & General Manager - XR & Spatial Computing at Qualcomm Qualcomm
Dr. Hakim Hacid
Chief Researcher – Artificial Intelligence and Digital Science Research Center at Technology Innovation Institute TII - Technology Innovation Institute
Naorus Abdulghani
Global Chief Technology Officer of Beyond ONE Beyond ONE
Alexis Jean-Baptiste
Chief Data & Analytics Officer of L’Oréal Middle East L’Oreal Middle East
Dr. Nora Dihel
Senior Trade Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice at World Bank The World Bank
Ahmad Iqbal
General Manager, MENAP at Canva Canva
Athmane Benzerroug
Chief Strategy, Transformation and Sustainability Officer of ADNOC ADNOC Distribution
H.E. Dr. Amin Al Ameeri
CEO at Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE
Ahshad Jussawala
Chief Executive Officer at Jio Haptik Jio
Ahmed Docrat
Vice President - Digital Transformation at Saudi Tourism Authority Saudi Tourism Authority
Dr. Abdalla Sulaiman Ahmed Sulaiman
Chief Innovation Officer & Strategy & Future Department Director at Ministry of Justice UAE Ministry of Justice UAE
Salem Alelyani
General Manager, AI & Innovation at TAHAKOM TAHAKOM
Rikant Pittie
Co-Founder & CEO of EaseMyTrip EaseMyTrip
Tobias Maier
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East & Africa at DHL Global Forwarding DHL Global Forwarding
Karin Immenroth
Global Chief Data Officer at Mediaplus Germany GmbH & Co. KG Mediaplus Group
Himanshu Shrivastava
Group Chief Technology Officer at Al-Futtaim Al-Futtaim
Cláudia Pinto
Head of Philanthropy & Sustainability Advisor at HH Sheikh Marwan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Vinay Nadig
Chief Executive Officer of SimplifyX SimplifyX
Naima Al Farsi
Senior Vice President - AI Strategy & Transformation at Mubadala Mubadala
Ersin Inankul
Senior Vice President of Business Technology at Dubai Airports Dubai Airports
Cihangir Kocak
Director of Business & AI Strategist - Benelux & MEA at HP HP
Greg Ombach
Senior Vice President, Group Head of Disruptive Research, Technology & Innovation at Airbus AIRBUS
Amna Al Owais
Deputy Director at DIFC Courts DIFC
Sandip Kumar
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at King’s College Hospital London – UAE King’s College Hospital London, Dubai
Dr. Ali Ismail Awad
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates University
Qais Ammori
Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Almosafer (Part of Seera Group) Almosafer
Jamila Saidi
Global Head of Digital Commerce at UK Department for Business & Trade Department for Business and Trade
Dr. Sara AlShaya
Director Data & Statistics at Emirates Health Services Emirates Health Services
Xi Liang
Chief AI Officer of Mashreq Mashreq
başla:
7 Nis 2026 09:00 , GST (UTC +4)
Son:
8 Nis 2026 18:00 , GST (UTC +4)
mekan:
Dubai World Trade Centre
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