Time

Scene

Workshops

10.00-10.30

10.00-10.30

10.00-10.30

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

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

10.30-11.00

10.30-11.00

10.30-11.00

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

11.00-11.40

11.00-11.40

11.00-11.40

Session

Ballroom

Artificial Intelligence in Action: From Compute to Solution

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

11.00-12:00

11.00-12:00

Workshop

Sidewalk Delivery Robots in the UAE: From Pilots to Scalable Neighborhood Infrastructure

Zoom
Zoom
Zoom

YANGO GROUP

Workshop

11.40-12.00

11.40-12.00

11.40-12.00

Keynote

Ballroom

From Perception to Action: Closing the Loop in Production Systems

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Dhabi Police

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Dhabi Police

Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al Dhaheri

Director of the AI Center

Dhabi Police

Workshop

Workshop (continued)

Zoom
Zoom

YANGO GROUP

Workshop

11.00-11.30

11.00-11.30

11.00-11.30

Keynote

Ballroom

From Perception to Action: Closing the Loop in Production Systems

Manohar Paluri

VP of AI

Meta

Manohar Paluri

VP of AI

Meta

Manohar Paluri

VP of AI

Meta

12.00-13.00

12.00-13.00

Workshop

Physical AI: From Generative AI to Digital Twins

Zoom
Zoom
Zoom

NVIDIA

Workshop

11.30-12.00

11.30-12.00

11.30-12.00

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

Workshop

Workshop (continued)

Zoom
Zoom

NVIDIA

Workshop

13.00-14.00

13.00-14.00

13.00-14.00

Lunch

14.00-14.40

14.00-14.40

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

GSMA, Policy Director

MENA

Fayez Abu Awad

GSMA, Policy Director

MENA

Fayez Abu Awad

GSMA, Policy Director

MENA

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

14.00-15.00

14.00-15.00

Workshop

TBC

Zoom
Zoom
Zoom

Women in AI UAE

Workshop

To be confirmed

The time and topic of the workshop will be announced

Workshop

Workshop (continued)

Zoom
Zoom

Women in AI UAE

Workshop

15.00-16.00

15.00-16.00

15.00-16.00

Session

Ballroom

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

15.00-16.00

15.00-16.00

Workshop

Building SpeechTech is not about models — it’s about production

Zoom
Zoom
Zoom

Aiphoria

Workshop

16.00-17.00

16.00-17.00

16.00-17.00

Session

Ballroom

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

15.00-16.00

15.00-16.00

Workshop

AI fluency for leaders

Zoom
Zoom
Zoom

Polynome AI Academy

Workshop