The third edition of the Dubai AI Festival will take place on October 26 and 27, 2026, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together policymakers, investors and technology leaders from more than 100 countries.
Held under the theme "Where Intelligence Meets Opportunity," the festival is organised by Dubai AI Campus at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in partnership with the Office of the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications.
Organisers expect more than 150 speakers, 500 investors and 200 exhibitors to take part, alongside over 50 roundtables and workshops covering the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Confirmed speakers include Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO of Glean; Hussain Sajwani, Founder and Chairman of DAMAC Properties; Mati Staniszewski, Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs; Professor Paul Newman, Founder and CEO of Oxa; Peng Xiao, Group Chief Executive Officer of G42; and Trevor Thompson, Global Managing Director of Scale AI.
Government representatives attending include Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Cabinet Minister of Telangana, India; Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government; and Salem Humaid Al Marri, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Participating organisations span global technology and investment names including Amazon Web Services, Alibaba Cloud, Mistral AI, Mubadala and Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Organisers say the festival aims to accelerate collaboration between governments, investors and innovators shaping the next era of artificial intelligence, as Dubai continues positioning itself as a global hub for AI research, investment and policy development across sectors ranging from finance to transport and public services.