# Annual Smart Data & AI Summit 2026

- Dates: 15 October 2026
- Location: JW Marriot Hotel Marina , dUBAI, Dubai, Saudi Arabia
- Organiser: Data Innovation Summit
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## Official links

- [Official website](https://datainnovationsummit.com/region/mea/)
- [Registration](https://datainnovationsummit.com/region/nordics/tickets)
- [Agenda](https://datainnovationsummit.com/region/mea/schedule)

## Topics

- AI Strategy and Governance
- keynote, opening and closing stage
- AI Strategy and Governance Stage

## Speakers

- Armin Kech, Group Data Governance Director, Swiss Re
- Giovanni Leoni, AI Governance Evangelist
- Waqas Hashmi, Teradata
- Gautam Verma, Head of Data Enablement, Department of Government Enablement
- Faris Al Masri, Data Governance / Data Management and Data Platform Manager, Federal Tax Authority
- Martin Mazur, Head of Government Corporate Reporting, Department of Government Enablement
- Michael Malek
- Guillaume Blaquiere, Group Data Architect, Carrefour
- Bhargav Pandillapalli, Manager, Data Scientist, Mastercard
- Altaf Patel, Novo Nordisk
- Shehla Tanveer, Head of Data and Analytics, Al Futtaim Real Estate
- Sreeram Ramesh, Adidas
- Jawad Saleemi, Sparebank1 ; Assistant Professor Oslo Metropolitan University
- Brent Pienaar, Qiddiya Investment Company
- Khulood Alawadhi, Moro Hub
- Kevin Neogy
- Louis Karam, Head of Analytics and Business Intelligence, C1 Network
- Mohamed Adil Elsayed Elmaki, KPMG Lower Gulf
- Sutharsan Chiranjeevi Partha Saarathy, GEMS Education
- Majd Khabour, Strategic Advisor to Chief AI Officer, Office Dubai Health Authority
- Majd Khabour, Strategic Advisor to Chief AI Officer Office, Dubai Health Authority

## Sponsors and partners

- Dremio
- Function Group Analytics
- Denodo
- Collibra

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/annual-smart-data-ai-summit-30b80f6cd947/