40–45 global speakers spanning policy, industry, and the Global South — the people actually building sovereign, secure, and human-centred AI, not just talking about it.
SPEAKER CATEGORIES
WHO YOU'LL HEAR FROM
The city's 2030 strategy positions AI as a direct driver of economic growth, public service delivery, and global competitiveness.
High-Level Policy & Government
UAE AI/digital strategy officials, and representatives from Digital Dubai and DIFC, setting the regulatory and governance agenda.
Industry & Infrastructure
Hyperscalers (Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Google Cloud), chip and compute leaders (Nvidia, AMD), and regional champions (DP World, Emirates, telecom operators, large retailers).
Global South Policy Voices
Indian IT/AI leadership, African digital ministers, and Latin American digital policymakers, bringing a non-aligned perspective to global AI governance.
Investors
Access deal flow across Gulf and Global South AI infrastructure, security, and enterprise automation.
Academia & Think Tanks
AI ethics and governance experts, security and conflict researchers, and AI-for-development scholars.
Civil Society & Media
Journalists, rights organisations, and civic-tech groups, ensuring the programme stays inclusive and accountable.
Whether you're setting policy, building infrastructure, raising capital, or asking the hard questions from outside the room — there's a seat for you at AI Summit Dubai.