AI & Machine Learning
Annual Smart Data & AI Summit 2026
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 15 October 2026
- Location
- JW Marriot Hotel Marina , dUBAI, Dubai, Saudi Arabia
- Organiser
- Data Innovation Summit
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- AI Strategy and Governance
- keynote, opening and closing stage
- AI Strategy and Governance Stage
On stage
Speakers
- Armin KechGroup Data Governance Director, Swiss Re
- Giovanni LeoniAI Governance Evangelist
- Waqas HashmiTeradata
- Gautam VermaHead of Data Enablement, Department of Government Enablement
- Faris Al MasriData Governance / Data Management and Data Platform Manager, Federal Tax Authority
- Martin MazurHead of Government Corporate Reporting, Department of Government Enablement
- Michael Malek
- Guillaume BlaquiereGroup Data Architect, Carrefour
- Bhargav PandillapalliManager, Data Scientist, Mastercard
- Altaf PatelNovo Nordisk
- Shehla TanveerHead of Data and Analytics, Al Futtaim Real Estate
- Sreeram RameshAdidas
- Jawad SaleemiSparebank1 ; Assistant Professor Oslo Metropolitan University
- Brent PienaarQiddiya Investment Company
- Khulood AlawadhiMoro Hub
- Kevin Neogy
- Louis KaramHead of Analytics and Business Intelligence, C1 Network
- Mohamed Adil Elsayed ElmakiKPMG Lower Gulf
- Sutharsan Chiranjeevi Partha SaarathyGEMS Education
- Majd KhabourStrategic Advisor to Chief AI Officer, Office Dubai Health Authority
- Majd KhabourStrategic Advisor to Chief AI Officer Office, Dubai Health Authority
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Sponsors and partners
- Dremio
- Function Group Analytics
- Denodo
- Collibra
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