Events

The tech shows we track for new Arabic AI tools. Organisers can change dates.

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WHX Dubai (formerly Arab Health) (opens in a new tab on aihealthcare360.org)
Dubai · 25–28 Jan 2027Upcoming0 listings
Health AI; no Arabic-specific products found yet.
Dates from: Event calendar (aihealthcare360.org) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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25–28 Jan 2027
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Official source — aihealthcare360.org (opens in a new tab on aihealthcare360.org)
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FII (Future Investment Initiative) (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)
Riyadh · Postponed to 2027Postponed0 listings
FII10 moved from 26–29 Oct 2026 to 2027.
Dates from: News report (Entrepreneur MENA) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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Postponed to 2027
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Official source — mena.entrepreneur.com (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)
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GITEX Global + Expand North Star (opens in a new tab on therecursive.com)
Dubai · Expo City · 7–11 Dec 2026Upcoming0 listings
Largest regional tech show; AI Everything zone on agents and sovereign data.
Dates from: Event calendar (therecursive.com) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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7–11 Dec 2026
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Official source — therecursive.com (opens in a new tab on therecursive.com)
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World Summit AI Qatar 2026 (opens in a new tab on mcit.gov.qa)
Doha · December 2026 (dates TBC)Upcoming0 listings
Most AI-focused show in the region.
Dates from: Event listings; official site shows no dates · Last checked: 25 Oct 2026
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December 2026 (dates TBC)
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Official source — mcit.gov.qa (opens in a new tab on mcit.gov.qa)
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Biban (opens in a new tab on bibanglobal.sa)
Riyadh · 5–8 Nov 2026Upcoming1 listings
Saudi SME and startup forum; Monsha’at added an AI track in 2025.
Dates from: Official event poster + event listings · Last checked: 26 Oct 2026
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5–8 Nov 2026
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Official source — bibanglobal.sa (opens in a new tab on bibanglobal.sa)
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LEAP (opens in a new tab on dealroom.co)
Riyadh · 31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026Covered13 listings
HUMAIN’s big launch week: humain-m3, HUMAIN Voice, Node, AI Cloud and AI PCs.
Dates from: News report (dealroom.co) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026
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Official source — dealroom.co (opens in a new tab on dealroom.co)
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Ai Everything (opens in a new tab on english.ahram.org.eg)
Cairo · Abu Dhabi · Feb 2026 · 11–13 May 2026Covered1 listings
Egypt previewed BelMasry, its free Arabic speech and translation platform.
Dates from: News report (Al-Ahram) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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Feb 2026 · 11–13 May 2026
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Official source — english.ahram.org.eg (opens in a new tab on english.ahram.org.eg)
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Dubai AI Week (opens in a new tab on khaleejtimes.com)
Dubai · 21–25 Apr 2025 · Apr 2026Covered1 listings
Arabic.AI launched; Dubai Media Academy announced its Arabic AI tool.
Dates from: News report (Khaleej Times) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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21–25 Apr 2025 · Apr 2026
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Official source — khaleejtimes.com (opens in a new tab on khaleejtimes.com)
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GITEX Africa (opens in a new tab on moroccoworldnews.com)
Marrakech · 7–9 Apr 2026Checked — nothing Arabic-specific0 listings
Checked for Darija AI; none found at the show itself.
Dates from: Event page (Morocco World News) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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7–9 Apr 2026
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Official source — moroccoworldnews.com (opens in a new tab on moroccoworldnews.com)
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Web Summit Qatar (opens in a new tab on qatar.websummit.com)
Doha · Feb 2026 (3rd edition)Covered10 listings
Qirtas, Lisan, Lugha.ai, MARSAD, Luma’s Arabic world model and regional AI startups.
Dates from: Official site (qatar.websummit.com) · Last checked: not recorded yet
Event dates
Feb 2026 (3rd edition)
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Official source — qatar.websummit.com (opens in a new tab on qatar.websummit.com)
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RiseUp Summit (opens in a new tab on riseupsummit.com)
Cairo · 2026Checked — nothing Arabic-specific0 listings
Egypt’s startup summit; no Arabic AI products named in coverage.
Dates from: Official agenda (riseupsummit.com) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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2026
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Official source — riseupsummit.com (opens in a new tab on riseupsummit.com)
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AWS re:Invent (opens in a new tab on aibusiness.com)
Las Vegas · Dec 2025Covered4 listings
Saudi lab Misraj launched Kawn, Mutarjim, Lahjawi and Workforces.
Dates from: News report (AI Business) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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Dec 2025
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Official source — aibusiness.com (opens in a new tab on aibusiness.com)
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World Summit AI Qatar (opens in a new tab on cs.qcri.org)
Doha · 9–10 Dec 2025Covered3 listings
Fanar 2.0 launched; Qatar showed 20 national AI projects.
Dates from: Event blog post (QCRI) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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9–10 Dec 2025
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Official source — cs.qcri.org (opens in a new tab on cs.qcri.org)
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Seamless Saudi Arabia (opens in a new tab on sharikatmubasher.com)
Riyadh · 17–19 Nov 2025Covered1 listings
Karam AI, customer service for 500+ Salla and Zid stores.
Dates from: News report (Sharikat Mubasher) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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17–19 Nov 2025
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Official source — sharikatmubasher.com (opens in a new tab on sharikatmubasher.com)
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GITEX Global (opens in a new tab on dge.gov.ae)
Dubai · Oct 2024 · Oct 2025Covered1 listings
Abu Dhabi’s TAMM app and its AI “public servant”.
Dates from: Official news (dge.gov.ae) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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Oct 2024 · Oct 2025
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Official source — dge.gov.ae (opens in a new tab on dge.gov.ae)
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ArabicNLP (opens in a new tab on underline.io)
with EMNLP · 2025Covered3 listings
Research conference: new Arabic benchmarks for health QA, AI-text detection and image captions.
Dates from: Conference record (underline.io) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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2025
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Official source — underline.io (opens in a new tab on underline.io)
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Black Hat MEA (opens in a new tab on en.sharikatmubasher.com)
Riyadh · 2025Checked — nothing Arabic-specific0 listings
Cybersecurity; no Arabic-language products found.
Dates from: News report (Sharikat Mubasher) · Last checked: not recorded yet
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2025
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Official source — en.sharikatmubasher.com (opens in a new tab on en.sharikatmubasher.com)
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