Agenda

09:00 AM

Registration

09:30 AM

Networking Session

10:30 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

What are the common pitfalls in AI implementation and how they can be avoided?

Mario Sauke

Co-Founder and CFO

Impala & Pergamon Labs

10:45 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

Harnessing Causal AI to Unlock Hidden Insights

Padma Priya

Senior Engineering Manager - Machine Learning

PayPal

11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Future of AI
The Future of Generative AI

Abhinav Sharma

CTO & Director - AI & Automation Leader

Cisco

Adel Miran

Director of Administration & Facilities Management

Dubai Holding Real Estate

Larissa Murmann

Digital Chief HR Officer, Unilever International

Unilever

Nitin Akarte

AI Network Director

Microsoft

11:45 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

Building The Cognitive Enterprise: Unlocking value with AI and Automation

Sreeram Potukuchi

Chief Data and AI Officer

Spintheory Inc

12:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Built to Rise: How Human Stories Are Powering the Future of AI

Julia Marie Victori

Chief Operating Officer

iRiseup.AI

12:15 PM

Panel Discussion

Building AI-Driven Organizations
Scaling AI: From PoC to Production

Aniket Patange

Head of Engineering, R&D Services, and Digital Services for HCL Tech

HCL Tech

Ankit Chhajer

Managing Director and Head of AI

Barclays

Awad El-Sidiq

Head of AI & Analytics

ADNOC Distribution

Bakir Najjar

Sr. Technical Specialist Azure App Innovation and AI

Microsoft

01:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Agentic AI - Its Enterprise Evolution

Abhinav Sharma

CTO & Director - AI & Automation Leader

Cisco

01:15 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

The rise of agentic AI: How DevOps empowers reskilling and safe adoption.

James Hunter

Program Director @ IBM | Driving DevOps Automation and AI

IBM

02:15 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Unlocking AI's Potential: Building a Graph Center of Excellence for Strategic Advantage

Andreas Blumauer

SVP Growth

Graphwise.ai

02:30 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

From Resistance to Resilience: Navigating the AI Journey Together

Fahed Bizzari

Founder

Bellamy Alden AI Consulting

02:45 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Autonomous organizations : future Trends and implications

Jean Paul Sacy

Head of Middle East and Africa

Wand AI

03:00 PM

Panel Discussion

AI in the Enterprise: Challenges and Best Practices
Investor Perspectives: Funding the Next AI Unicorn

Andreas Blumauer

SVP Growth

Graphwise.ai

Bakir Najjar

Sr. Technical Specialist Azure App Innovation and AI

Microsoft

James Hunter

Program Director @ IBM | Driving DevOps Automation and AI

IBM

Tia Lancaster

Founder and CEO

Revaluate180

03:45 PM

AI Startup Showcase & Pitching

04:15 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Building the AI-Powered Enterprise: From Data to Intelligence

Imran Sheikh

Head of Unit – Artificial Intelligence

Abu Dhabi Media Network

04:30 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

The Future of Critical Infrastructure: The advent of AI and Small Modular Reactors

Luis F. Gonzalez

Chief Operating Officer for Power and Industrials & Head of Applied Research, Aboitiz Data Innovation and Chief Data & AI Officer, Aboitiz Power Corporation

Aboitiz

04:45 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Matt Lemay

CEO and Co-Founder

Lemay.ai

05:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Rapid Culture and Leader Transformation in a Digital World: Installing an AI first mindset in your organization

Larissa Murmann

Digital Chief HR Officer, Unilever International

Unilever

05:15 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Reimagining Human Futures In The Age of AI

Dr. Christopher Abraham

CEO & Head

Dubai Campus

05:45 PM

Networking with VIPs /Speakers/ Exhibitors

06:30 PM

Program Ends

09:00 AM

Registration

09:30 AM

Networking Session

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Transforming Industries: How AI Is Reshaping Lifestyle, Healthcare, Real Estate, Education, and Finance

Awadesh Tiwari

Program Director - Advanced Analytics

Tata Consultancy Services

Karthik Jagannathan

Co-founder and CEO

Gallabox

Sher Ali

Associate Director of Data and AI

Majid AL Futtaim

Sreeram Potukuchi

Chief Data and AI Officer

Spintheory Inc

10:45 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

Explainable AI: Trust Through Transparency

Nikita Pushkarev

Chief AI/ERP Officer

Industrial Innovation Group

11:00 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

AI Adoption & Transformation in Global Bid Management

Elizabeth Pearson

Director & PMO for Oscar (Artificial Intelligence)

AECOM

11:15 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

How to Win the AI Race—Fast: Unlock the Power Multipliers That Supercharge Value Creation and Dominate the Future

Nitin Akarte

AI Network Director

Microsoft

11:30 AM

Keynote Speaker Session

Adel Miran

Director of Administration & Facilities Management

Dubai Holding Real Estate

11:45 AM

 Panel Discussion

AI in 2030 - What’s Next?
AI for Business Growth and Digital Transformation

Abhinav Sharma

CTO & Director - AI & Automation Leader

Cisco

Elizabeth Pearson

Director & PMO for Oscar (Artificial Intelligence)

AECOM

James Hunter

Program Director @ IBM | Driving DevOps Automation and AI

IBM

Nitin Akarte

AI Network Director

Microsoft

12:30 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Leveraging generative AI to be a better consultant

Santhoshkumar Srinivasan

Senior Cloud Architect

AWS

12:45 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

The AI of Human Judgment: Scaling Wellbeing, Values, and Performance in the Age of Innovation

Tia Lancaster

Founder and CEO

Revaluate180

01:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

AI and Gen AI in Manufacturing

Aniket Patange

Head of Engineering, R&D Services, and Digital Services for HCL Tech

HCL Tech

01:15 PM

Networking Lunch

02:15 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

From Agentic AI to Autonomous Intelligence: The Road to AGI in BFSI and Beyond

Awadesh Tiwari

Program Director - Advanced Analytics

Tata Consultancy Services

02:30 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

In a constantly evolving tech landscape, this session explores key industry trends embraced by regional customers to fast-track their business transformation

Umair Riaz

Field Solutions Architect

Pure Storage

02:45 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

AI Guardrails: Smart Innovation with High Accuracy and Trust

Malavika Lakireddy

Director of Product Management

Uber

03:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Responsible AI
Compliance and Bias in AI

DEEPAK VYAS

Group Director of Engineering & Technology

Anax Holding

Gabriel Diaz Rodriguez

Senior Executive

AICelerant

Malavika Lakireddy

Director of Product Management

Uber

Shailesh Dhuri

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

Decimal Point Analytics

03:45 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

How AI is changing the way Engineering, Architecture, Manufacturing

Roman Mironenko

Partner

Robbox

04:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

Role of AI In PropTech and Trading

DEEPAK VYAS

Group Director of Engineering & Technology

Anax Holding

04:15 PM

Keynote Speaker Session

DIY AI: Transform Domains & Industries with Simple Use Cases—Empower, Adopt, and Innovate Boldly!

Vishal Mishra

Director of AI and Software Engineering

Inception

04:30 PM

Expo & Conference Ends

06:30 PM

Award Gala ceremony - Welcome & Redcarpet

07:00 PM

Networking with VIPs & Award Winners

08:00 PM

Award Presentation starts

08:45 PM

Cocktail Networking & Dinner

09:00 PM

Entertainment

10:30 PM

Program Ends