Abu Dhabi will host AI Everything Abu Dhabi from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, bringing together government leaders, technology companies, startups and investors shaping the direction of artificial intelligence. The programme opens with a one-day Abu Dhabi AI Summit on 5 October, followed by a two-day exhibition on 6 and 7 October.
The event is organised around how AI is being built and deployed across industries, with billed focus areas spanning enterprise automation, sovereign AI, machine learning and AI governance, alongside computing infrastructure, next-generation models, agentic AI, and physical AI covering robotics and autonomous mobility. Co-located streams announced for the edition include AI Government, AI Semicon, AI Quantum, Physical AI, intelligent infrastructure, a cyber security track and a startup programme.
For executives, the draw is less the technology showcase than the concentration of decision-makers. Abu Dhabi has made artificial intelligence a centrepiece of its economic diversification, and a gathering of this scale functions as a meeting point for the government bodies, sovereign investors and multinational technology firms directing capital into the sector across the Gulf. Investor and startup matchmaking, conference sessions and hands-on workshops are scheduled across the two expo days.
The event sits within a crowded final quarter for the UAE business calendar, which also includes ADIPEC at the same venue at the end of October and GITEX Global in Dubai in December, underlining the country's push to anchor the region's largest industry gatherings. For leaders across technology, finance and government, AI Everything Abu Dhabi offers an early-October reading of where AI investment and policy in the Gulf are heading.
