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Day 1

26 January

Day 2

27 January

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Time

Scene

Workshops

10.00-10.10

Welcome

Ballroom

Welcome Remarks

Alexander Khanin

Founder of Machines Can See and Polynome

Polynome

Alexander Khanin

Founder of Machines Can See and Polynome

Polynome

Alexander Khanin

Founder of Machines Can See and Polynome

Polynome

10.00-10.30

Keynote

Ballroom

The Next AI Datacenter: Accelerated, Energy-Aware, Everywhere

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

10.30-11.00

Welcome

Ballroom

Welcome Remarks

H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Minister

Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence

H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Minister

Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence

H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Minister

Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence

11.00-11.40

Session

Ballroom

Artificial Intelligence in Action: From Compute to Solution

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

Marc Hamilton

VP Solutions Architecture and Engineering

NVIDIA

Sabir Saleem

CEO

MBUZZ

Sabir Saleem

CEO

MBUZZ

Sabir Saleem

CEO

MBUZZ

Nada K. Al Maqbali

VP Future Foresight and Creative Lab

ADNOC

Nada K. Al Maqbali

VP Future Foresight and Creative Lab

ADNOC

Nada K. Al Maqbali

VP Future Foresight and Creative Lab

ADNOC

Atul Vidwansa

Vice President For Worldwide

DDN

Atul Vidwansa

Vice President For Worldwide

DDN

Atul Vidwansa

Vice President For Worldwide

DDN

Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni

CEO of AI

Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism

Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni

CEO of AI

Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism

Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni

CEO of AI

Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism

11.00-12:00

Tech Track

Room 1

Autonomous Delivery in the UAE: From Smart-City Vision to Everyday Quick Commerce

YANGO GROUP

Workshop

11.00-12.00

Tech Track

Room 2

Unlocking the Value of AI for Business

e& GROUP

Workshop

11.40-12.00

Keynote

Ballroom

Is AI Imperative

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Abu Dhabi Police

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Abu Dhabi Police

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Abu Dhabi Police

Tech Track

Room 1

Workshop (continued)

YANGO GROUP

Workshop

Tech Track

Room 2

Workshop (continued)

e& GROUP

Workshop

12.00-12.30

Keynote

Ballroom

Going Beyond Human Level Perception

Manohar Paluri

VP of AI

Meta

12.00-13.00

Tech Track

Room 1

Physical AI: From Generative AI to Digital Twins

NVIDIA

Workshop

12.00-13.00

Tech Track

Room 2

How Data Intelligence Powers Real-World AI?

DDN

Workshop

12.30-13.00

Keynote

Ballroom

Generative AI & Magical Thinking

Serge Belongie

Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence

Copenhagen University

Serge Belongie

Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence

Copenhagen University

Serge Belongie

Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence

Copenhagen University

Tech Track

Room 1

Workshop (continued)

NVIDIA

Workshop

Tech Track

Room 2

Workshop (continued)

DDN

Workshop

13.00-14.00

Lunch

14.00-14.40

Session

Ballroom

AI-Powered Telco 2026: From Network to Experience

Prof. Merouane Debbah

Director of 6G Research Center

Khalifa University

Prof. Merouane Debbah

Director of 6G Research Center

Khalifa University

Prof. Merouane Debbah

Director of 6G Research Center

Khalifa University

Fayez Abu Awad

Policy Director, MENA

GSMA

Fayez Abu Awad

Policy Director, MENA

GSMA

Fayez Abu Awad

Policy Director, MENA

GSMA

Amit Gupta

Vice President and Head of Data, AI and Fintech Practice

e& enterprise

Amit Gupta

Vice President and Head of Data, AI and Fintech Practice

e& enterprise

Amit Gupta

Vice President and Head of Data, AI and Fintech Practice

e& enterprise

Samer Geissah

Head of AI, Mobile Networks

Nokia

Samer Geissah

Head of AI, Mobile Networks

Nokia

Samer Geissah

Head of AI, Mobile Networks

Nokia

Luis S. Cisneros

Chief Information Officer EMEA

Ericsson

Luis S. Cisneros

Chief Information Officer EMEA

Ericsson

Luis S. Cisneros

Chief Information Officer EMEA

Ericsson

14.00-16.00

Tech Track

Room 1

The Startup Contest Day

The Startup Contest Day is a high-stakes, moderated pitch session designed for maximum exposure and quality interaction. As one of 12 selected teams, you will present your project in a concise format followed by direct Q&A with our expert jury

14.00-15.00

Tech Track

Room 2

Beyond the Hype: Leading Ethical AI in Education

Women in AI

Workshop

14.40-15.20

Session

Ballroom

AI Runs on Data: why most pilots fail to go into production — and what the Enterprise Leaders Should Do about this

Anton Melnik

Managing Director AI and HP

Databorn

Anton Melnik

Managing Director AI and HP

Databorn

Anton Melnik

Managing Director AI and HP

Databorn

Dr. Mike Roshchin

Senior Vice President, Solution Engineering

Inception (G42)

Dr. Mike Roshchin

Senior Vice President, Solution Engineering

Inception (G42)

Dr. Mike Roshchin

Senior Vice President, Solution Engineering

Inception (G42)

Mustafa Ashraf

Country Manager

Databricks UAE

Mustafa Ashraf

Country Manager

Databricks UAE

Mustafa Ashraf

Country Manager

Databricks UAE

Patrick Pando

Vice President of Enterprise Sales

Core42

Patrick Pando

Vice President of Enterprise Sales

Core42

Patrick Pando

Vice President of Enterprise Sales

Core42

15.30-16.10

Session

Ballroom

The Voice Quality Myth: What Makes AI Agents Actually Win?

Lara Varlamova

Seasoned B2B media strategist and founder

Vision Voices

Lara Varlamova

Seasoned B2B media strategist and founder

Vision Voices

Lara Varlamova

Seasoned B2B media strategist and founder

Vision Voices

Divya Unnikrishnan

Co-Founder

Noorconnect

Divya Unnikrishnan

Co-Founder

Noorconnect

Divya Unnikrishnan

Co-Founder

Noorconnect

Valentin Dedkov

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Aiphoria

Valentin Dedkov

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Aiphoria

Valentin Dedkov

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Aiphoria

Yannick Janssen

Acting Chief Technology Officer

Wio Bank

Yannick Janssen

Acting Chief Technology Officer

Wio Bank

Yannick Janssen

Acting Chief Technology Officer

Wio Bank

Mostafa Hammam

Senior Director, Head of IT

Emirates Islamic Bank

Mostafa Hammam

Senior Director, Head of IT

Emirates Islamic Bank

Mostafa Hammam

Senior Director, Head of IT

Emirates Islamic Bank

15.00-16.00

Tech Track

Room 2

How to build proprietary speechtech from ground up

Aiphoria

Workshop

16.15-17.00

Tech Track

Room 3

AI fluency for leaders

Polynome AI Academy

Workshop

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26 January

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27 January

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