Abu Dhabi deepens AI drive with global summit

Abu Dhabi is set to host the AI Everything Abu Dhabi summit on October 6-7 at ADNEC Centre, attracting over 400 AI infrastructure builders, model makers, startups, and unicorns alongside 200 investors overseeing $91bn in assets. The event aims to transform the emirate into the world's first AI-native government by 2027, showcasing government-led strategies that combine computing infrastructure, AI research, and public-sector deployment.

Over 180 speakers, including Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, and Founder of Boston Dynamics, Marc Raibert, will discuss sovereign AI, new alliances, and industrial applications of the technology. The summit comes as global spending on AI accelerates, with businesses and governments expected to invest about $2.59tn this year, a 47% increase from 2025.

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