Doha International Conference on AI & Security 2026

The Doha International Conference on AI & Security is a new international forum on how artificial intelligence is changing national security, public safety, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. Co-organized by Qatar's Ministry of Interior and Outbox, it runs for three days at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center, co-located with the Milipol Qatar homeland security exhibition.

What's covered

Each day pairs two thematic sessions with expert talks, case studies and live workshops. The six main topics are:

• The New AI Era: Securing AI Sovereignty
• Predictive Intelligence, Crisis Leadership, and Decision Superiority
• Cyber-Physical Resilience and Infrastructure Protection in the AI Era
• A Global Approach to Ethics, Governance, and Responsible AI
• AI and Data: The Foundation of Homeland Security
• Autonomous and Intelligent Security Systems

Speakers

Announced speakers include former Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Qatar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Cisco, Scale AI, Oracle, KAUST and PwC Middle East.

Who attends

Government leaders, security agencies, policymakers, technology companies, researchers and international experts working on AI-driven security. Partners include Qatar's National Cyber Security Agency and Vodafone Qatar as platinum sponsors, Qatar Development Bank, Qatar Airways as official carrier and Cisco.