Schedule
All times are Gulf Standard Time (GMT+4). Sessions may move; the event app always has the latest version.
Day 1 Wednesday 14 April
Registration and coffee
Foyer
Policy
Opening keynote: the next ten years of the digital Gulf
H.E. Rania Al-Mansoori
Main stage
Capital
Where regional venture capital goes next
Faisal Qureshi, Hessa Al-Suwaidi
Main stage
AI in Arabic and Urdu
Building language models for Arabic dialects
Dr Karim Haddad
Hall B
Lunch and prayer break
Terrace
Talent
Hiring engineers across five time zones
Ayesha Malik
Hall B
Policy
Data protection laws: one region, many rules
Claire Benoît, Omar Al-Farsi
Main stage
Founders' evening
Creek garden
Day 2 Thursday 15 April
AI in Arabic and Urdu
Urdu speech recognition: lessons from 40 million users
Hamza Sheikh
Main stage
Capital
Sovereign funds as early investors
Noura Al-Kaabi
Main stage
Policy
Digital ID that works for migrant workers
Imran Javed
Hall B
Lunch and prayer break
Terrace
Capital
Pitch final: twelve start-ups, one stage
Judged by six investors
Main stage
Talent
The founders of 2035
Sophie Martin, Yousef Darwish
Hall B
Closing session and awards
Main stage