When and where is KEZAD Connect 2026?

12–13 October 2026 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi.

What time does it start?

Registration opens at 8:30 am on day one; day two starts at 9:00 am and ends with closing remarks at 5:00 pm.

KEZAD-based companies, manufacturers, investors, logistics firms, technology providers, government and economic-development organisations, and SMEs or trade delegations.

Register your interest on kezadconnect.com/registration. The organiser says participation opportunities for attendees, exhibitors, partners and speakers are limited.

KEZAD Connect 2026

Name: KEZAD Connect 2026
Start: 2026-10-12T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-13T17:00:00+00:00
Location: ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

About this event

KEZAD Connect 2026 is a two-day conference and exhibition hosted by KEZAD Group, the operator of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi. Under the theme Building the Future of Industry, it brings government, business and industrial communities together to discuss Abu Dhabi's next phase of economic growth and to turn conversations into partnerships, joint ventures and tenancies across KEZAD's zones.

Who attends

The event targets organisations and decision-makers connected to industry, trade, investment, technology and economic development, with an ambition to gather 5,000 industrial leaders, investors and policymakers.

KEZAD clients, CEOs and senior executives
Manufacturers and industrial companies
Investors, banks and investment funds
Trade, logistics and supply-chain companies
Technology and innovation providers
Government entities, free zones and chambers
SMEs, entrepreneurs and international delegations

Programme

Day one (Convene) opens with registration and majlis coffee, an opening ceremony and chairman's address, a headline keynote, then sector roundtables alongside the exhibition, with an invitation-only gala dinner. Day two (Catalyse) features a keynote on the AI-era supply chain, an investor forum and zone showcase, guided KEZAD zone tours and closing remarks at 5:00 pm.