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2026 Agenda

Navigate through the exciting sessions and events at Dubai AI & Web3 Festival.

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11:20 am 12:00 pm Plenary Stage

Turning AI breakthroughs into scalable markets

Panel Discussion
2:40 pm 3:20 pm Plenary Stage

How can businesses deploy innovation responsibly? Designing trustworthy AI for society at scale

Panel Discussion
4:00 pm 4:40 pm Plenary Stage

Who sets the rules for global AI governance?

Panel Discussion
3:20 pm 4:00 pm Innovation Stage

Securing nations in the age of AI and cyber threats

Panel Discussion
11:20 am 12:00 pm Innovation Stage

How AI Is re-engineering banking operations and risk

Panel Discussion
1:20 pm 2:00 pm Innovation Stage

How governments are deploying AI across public services

Panel Discussion
2:00 pm 2:40 pm Innovation Stage

Using AI to scale climate and sustainability solutions

Panel Discussion
2:40 pm 3:20 pm Innovation Stage

Leveraging smarter AI tools to drive enterprise transformation

Panel Discussion
3:20 pm 4:00 pm Plenary Stage

How global partnerships accelerate AI deployment

Panel Discussion
10:00 am 10:20 am Plenary Stage

Capital, courage & conviction: leadership lessons from AI visionaries 

Presentation/Interview
12:00 pm 12:20 pm Plenary Stage

Agentic AI: from assistants to autonomous operators 

Presentation/Interview
12:20 pm 12:40 pm Plenary Stage

Building safe AI: what real-world responsible AI deployment looks like 

Presentation/Interview
2:20 pm 2:40 pm Plenary Stage

Designing national AI ecosystems: talent, compute & regulation at scale 

Presentation/Interview
1:40 pm 2:00 pm Plenary Stage

Building trusted AI: global frameworks for safety & risk management 

Presentation/Interview
12:20 pm 12:40 pm Innovation Stage

KB Financial Group

Presentation/Interview
12:00 pm 12:40 pm Innovation Stage

Al Fardan Exchange

Presentation/Interview
10:40 am 11:00 am Innovation Stage

Responsible GenAI: guardrails for model use, safety & content integrity

Fireside Chat
11:00 am 11:20 am Innovation Stage

Deep tech to deep impact: commercialising high-risk AI innovations

Presentation/Interview
9:30 am 9:40 am Plenary Stage

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks
2:00 pm 2:20 pm Plenary Stage

AI and space as economic infrastructure

Fireside Chat
10:40 am 11:20 am Plenary Stage

From human-driven to AI-first: leading the transition to autonomous and proactive business models

Panel Discussion
1:20 pm 1:40 pm Plenary Stage

Era-defining AI milestones: Dubai’s role in 2026 and beyond

Fireside Chat
4:40 pm 5:20 pm Plenary Stage

Financing the AI economy: venture capital in a shifting risk landscape

Panel Discussion
9:40 am 10:00 am Plenary Stage

Shaping the future with AI: governance, innovation, and the rise of an AI-driven global economy

Keynote
4:00 pm 5:00 pm Innovation Stage

Ignyte

Panel Discussion
12:00 pm 12:40 pm Innovation Stage

How to regulate AI at a time of innovation

Panel Discussion
3:20 pm 3:40 pm Innovation Stage

Generative AI for drug discovery and healthcare delivery

Presentation