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Future of Events Summit

One day, six speakers, decisions made in the room

A one-day summit for decision-makers in events and tourism: sustainability, technology and the UAE experience economy.

DateMonday 16 November 2026 · 9:00 AM VenueConference Centre, Abu Dhabi
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Future of Events Summit
About the event

A one-day programme with two keynotes and two panel discussions, plus a talk and a workshop running in parallel, with live Arabic–English interpretation.

Seats are limited to allow genuine dialogue between attendees and speakers.

  • Six speakers from the UAE and abroad
  • Live Arabic/English interpretation
  • Business lunch and networking session
Speakers

Who takes the stage

Dr Hamad Al Shamsi Experience economy expert
Laila Al Mansouri International exhibitions director
James Carter Event sustainability consultant
Nour Haddad Founder, digital registration platform
Khalid Al Obaidli Head of large-scale event operations
Sara Lin Interactive experience designer
Agenda

The programme hour by hour

  1. 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Networking

    Registration & coffee

  2. 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Keynote Main hall

    Opening keynote: the UAE experience economy

    Dr Hamad Al Shamsi
  3. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Panel discussion Main hall

    How will exhibitions change in the next decade?

    Laila Al Mansouri Nour Haddad Khalid Al Obaidli
  4. 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Break

    Break

  5. 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Session Main hall

    Technology across the visitor journey

    Sara Lin
  6. 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Workshop Hall B

    Measuring event impact in numbers

    Khalid Al Obaidli
  7. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Networking

    Business lunch & networking

  8. 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
    Keynote Main hall

    Sustainability in large-scale events

    James Carter
  9. 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
    Panel discussion Main hall

    Closing session: from attendance to impact

    Dr Hamad Al Shamsi Laila Al Mansouri Sara Lin
  10. 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
    Networking

    Closing networking

Registration

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