Dubai is rising fast in the AI era — not by treating artificial intelligence as a standalone sector, but by weaving policy, infrastructure, and talent into a single ecosystem. The city’s 2030 strategy positions AI as a direct driver of economic growth, public service delivery, and global competitiveness — and it’s already showing results: a clear government blueprint, dedicated AI leadership inside government entities, AI and Web3 incubators, a commercial licence for AI firms, and land earmarked for data centres now support a base of more than 800 AI companies using Dubai as a testbed for implementation and scaling.

AI Summit Dubai was created to give that momentum a stage. It’s a working forum, not a trade show — a place where the public sector’s role as AI’s largest buyer and adopter meets the ambitions of hyperscalers, founders, and policymakers from across the Global South.

We believe the next chapter of AI won’t be written by any single country or company. It will be written in rooms like this one — where regulators sit next to chip-makers, where Global South ministers compare notes with Gulf investors, and where a 12-year-old certified AI engineer shares the stage with heads of state.