Abu Dhabi is set to host the inaugural Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, a two-day artificial intelligence expo and summit. The event will be held on October 6–7, 2026, at ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi.
The event will feature more than 400 AI companies and over 180 speakers from across the global technology ecosystem. It will bring together global technology companies, AI researchers, investors, and government leaders.
Organized by inD and hosted by the Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE), the event will focus on the theme “The New Intelligence Order from Abu Dhabi, The AI Capital of the World.”
Global technology leaders to participate
The summit will feature participation from more than 200 investors representing US$91 billion in assets under management, alongside AI infrastructure builders, startups, model developers, and technology executives.
Speakers include Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI, and Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics.
The pair are expected to appear together in the UAE for the first time to discuss sovereign AI, emerging partnerships, and industrial intelligence.
Major technology companies, including AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Cerebras, Dell, HPE, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, Seagate and Snowflake will also participate in the exhibition.
The Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi will lead the public-sector showcase, with more than 50 UAE government entities participating in the event.
DGE is overseeing Abu Dhabi’s ambition to become what it describes as the world’s first AI-native government by 2027.
The department says more than 40 government entities are being integrated into an AI-driven ecosystem, with over 100 AI use cases already operational across public services.
Wesam Lootah, Director General of GovDigital at DGE, said the event would provide an opportunity to demonstrate Abu Dhabi’s approach to intelligent governance and the impact of AI on public services.
The program will highlight how AI technologies can be integrated into government operations.
Sovereign AI research and industry applications
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council, will showcase developments from its Falcon family of large language models, including Falcon-H1 Arabic.
TII will also present 23 demonstrations from nine research centers, covering fields such as energy, materials, maritime infrastructure, aerospace, and autonomous systems.
Among the projects is GeoAI, a machine-learning model of the northern UAE’s subsurface geology intended to support mineral exploration.
G42 will present its Intelligence Grid, which brings together computing infrastructure, platforms, AI agents and governance to support the development of AI-native societies. Meanwhile, Solutions+, the event’s Global Partner, will focus on AI-enabled services, digital innovation and enterprise transformation.
Mistral AI and ElevenLabs to showcase AI technologies
Mistral AI will participate in the event for the first time, with discussions expected to address AI control, autonomy, and the future of artificial intelligence.
Voice and audio AI company ElevenLabs will showcase ElevenAgents, a platform for building conversational experiences, and ElevenCreative, which combines audio models with image and video generation tools.
Workshops and certified training sessions will also focus on multi-agent workflows, rapid prototyping, and model development.
