Event
IDC, GBM & IBM Conference The Agentic Enterprise
9th September 2026
9AM to 1PM
Jumeirah Mina Al Salam, Dubai
Agenda
- 9:30 AM
Registration & Networking
- 10:00 AM
Welcome Address By GBM
- 10:10 AM
Winning Enterprise AI: Scale, Trust, Sovereignty
- 10:25 AM
IDC Keynote: The State of Enterprise AI in the UAE
- 10:45 AM
AI Powered Agentic Enterprise
- 11:05 AM
Orchestrate, Accelerate, and Govern the Agentic Enterprise
- 11:25 AM
Networking Break
- 11:55 AM
Scaling AI Responsibly: Integration, Visibility, and Cost Control
- 12:15 PM
Digital Sovereignty in the AI Era
- 12:35 PM
Panel Discussion: What UAE Enterprises Need to Deliver AI at Scale
- 1:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
AI has moved from aspiration to essential infrastructure. IDC forecasts AI spending in UAE will reach USD 5.78 billion in 2029, and the enterprises that move first will capture it.
This conference brings together senior technology leaders from across the UAE to see what it takes to run it at scale, spanning systems, automation, and agentic AI.
Delegates will hear from GBM & IBM’s global leadership and get a first look at what’s next.
This is where the region sees AI delivered, not promised.
Systems Built to Scale AI
See what separates infrastructure that supports AI workloads from infrastructure that limits them.
Automation that Unlocks AI’s True Potential
Where automation removes the friction blocking deployment at enterprise scale.
Agentic AI, from Pilot to Production
How peer organisations are handling the governance, integration, and skills questions that decide whether it sticks.
