Touchdown Middle East 2026 Agenda Revealed
The agenda for Touchdown Middle East 2026, brought to you by KEZAD Group, is now live, setting the stage for two days of conversations around the infrastructure, investment and technology shaping the Gulf’s digital future.
Taking place on 18–19 November 2026 at Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, this year’s programme is built around two key themes: The Infrastructure Race and The AI Economy.
Day 1: The Infrastructure Race
The opening day explores how the GCC is building the physical and regulatory foundations required for its rapidly expanding digital economy.
Discussions will span Abu Dhabi’s digital economy vision, sovereign infrastructure, site selection across the GCC, cables and connectivity, investment, power availability, net zero data centres and the evolving data sovereignty landscape.
Day 2: The AI Economy
Day 2 turns to the AI revolution and what it means for digital infrastructure across the region.
The programme will examine the AI infrastructure supercycle, the differences between AI factories and traditional data centres, hyperscaler expansion across the Gulf, the growing competition for skilled talent and where global capital is flowing across Middle Eastern digital infrastructure.
With speakers and industry leaders from across the region and beyond, TDME 2026 will bring together the people building, financing, operating and enabling the Gulf’s next generation of digital infrastructure.
Explore the full two-day agenda and start planning your TDME 2026 experience.
Early Bird tickets are available until 30 September 2026.