Global AI Show Abu Dhabi 2026

Global AI Show Abu Dhabi is a two-day conference and exhibition for the people deploying artificial intelligence in business and government: enterprise leaders, founders, investors, researchers and the public bodies shaping the region's AI agenda. The programme covers the full AI stack, from agentic systems and generative AI to robotics, compute and applied enterprise use cases, and runs across two stages alongside an exhibition and a week of side events.

Conference programme

The agenda runs across the Vision and Impact stages with themed tracks on each day. Sessions published for 2026 include:

• The InfraAI Era: leading in the age of intelligent infrastructure
• Who Gets the Compute? The new race for AI capacity
• AI in power systems: from insights to deployment
• The Age of Physical AI and autonomous industrial robots
• The Algorithmic State: AI in public service delivery
• Women in AI: architecting the future talent workforce

Exhibition and networking

More than 100 exhibiting brands, sponsors and partners are expected. An AI-powered matchmaking app and lead scanning help attendees and exhibitors schedule meetings before and during the show, and a business networking zone runs on both days.

Who attends

The organiser expects 6,000+ attendees. Its audience profile lists 72% at C-level, director, VP or founder level, with enterprises and corporates, technology companies, startups, government and public sector bodies, investors and academics.

Key figures

Organiser targets for 2026: 6,000+ attendees, 150+ speakers across two days and two stages, 100+ exhibitors and 150+ media.

Tickets & passes

• Standard Pass — USD 29: Discounted from USD 59. Two days of exhibition and conference access, event app, business networking zone
• Business Pass — USD 199: Discounted from USD 499. Adds complimentary lunch and refreshments
• VIP Pass — USD 999: Discounted from USD 1,499. Adds VIP lunch, VIP/speaker lounge, VIP registration desk and reserved conference seats