Dubai AI Week
April, annually
Dubai
The emirate's flagship AI week - policy announcements, the Dubai AI Campus programme, and the densest concentration of government AI activity in the calendar.
EVENTS
The regional AI calendar.
The UAE AI events calendar is dense and fast-moving. This is what is on it, and what each one is actually good for.
THE CALENDAR
Emirate
6 events
GITEX Global
October, annually
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai
The region's largest technology exhibition. Increasingly AI-dominated, and the single best week for ecosystem introductions.
www.gitex.com ↗North Star Global
October, alongside GITEX
Dubai
The startup summit running in parallel with GITEX. Where the investor and early-stage conversations happen.
Machines Can See
Spring, annually
Dubai
Technical AI conference affiliated with the wider GITEX ecosystem, weighted toward computer vision and applied research.
AI Everything
Annually
Abu Dhabi
Enterprise-oriented AI summit with a strong government and large-enterprise attendee base.
World AI Expo Dubai
October
Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan, Dubai
Commercial AI exhibition focused on applied tooling and vendor discovery.
Timings are the usual window for each event rather than confirmed dates. Check with the organizer before planning around one.
MEDIA ACCESS
We cover these as a media entity
Nakoda AI operates news.nakoda.ai as a UAE AI media platform, which opens interviews and senior access that a consulting company alone would not get. Community members receive pre-event intelligence on which sessions are worth prioritizing, coverage during the event, and a post-event synthesis of what actually mattered.