Event Directory

Event Directory

A running list of data & AI events and webinars. Free where we can find it, clearly marked where it isn't — but regardless, we just think they're worth your time.

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Location
Format
Cost
13 events
Data Decoded LDN22-23 Apr 2026 (2026 edition; recurs annually)— edition passed, check back for next dateData governance, GenAI, data engineering, AI strategy2026 edition has passed; check site for next dateLondon, UKOnlineFree↗London Data Week6-12 Jul 2026 (2026 edition; recurs annually)— edition passed, check back for next datePublic sector / civic data festivalCitywide, decentralised across partner venues; 2026 edition has run, watch for 2027 datesLondon, UKIn-personFree↗4th UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (GFEAI 2026)14-17 Sep 2026AI ethics & governance, multilateral policy forumCo-hosted by UNESCO and Saudi Arabia's SDAIA/ICAIRE, under the theme 'Transforming Global Cooperation for Ethical AI Governance'. Runs alongside the Global AI Summit (GAIN, 15-17 Sep, also in this dataset) as part of Saudi Arabia's Global AI Week - same city, overlapping dates, separate registration (via registration-gfeai.icaire.org). Cost not stated on the event page; UN-hosted multilateral forums are often free but verify before marking as such. Time-sensitive: this date is imminent, flag for removal/update if this ships after 17 Sep 2026.Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIn-personUnconfirmed↗Global AI Summit (GAIN)15-17 Sep 2026National AI strategy, governance, policySDAIA's flagship summit under royal patronage; free entry. Link is a government press announcement, not the registration page — find and swap in the official GAIN registration URL before publishing. Dates are imminent — remove or update to the next edition if this ships after 17 Sep 2026. The UNESCO 4th Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (GFEAI 2026) runs concurrently in Riyadh (14-17 Sep) as part of Global AI Week — separate registration, see that listing.Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIn-personFree↗Big Data LDN23-24 Sep 2026Data, Analytics & AI trade showAll 15+ seminar theatres free, first-come-first-served basisLondon, UKIn-personFree↗AI Everything Abu Dhabi6-7 Oct 2026AI Summit & ExpoFree basic visitor pass seen at time of research, reverify cutoff date; paid tiers (~AED 2,000-7,500) unlock masterclasses/certified trainingAbu Dhabi, UAEIn-personFree (basic pass)↗The Arabian AI & Agentic Summit26 Oct 2026Agentic AI, conversational AI, chatbot technology, enterprise & GCC focusPrice unconfirmed — verify on official site. New/inaugural Abu Dhabi edition; part of the European Chatbot & Agentic AI Summit seriesAbu Dhabi, UAEIn-personPaid↗Experts Live Emirates 202611-12 Nov 2026Microsoft Cloud, AI & Copilot, Data & Security, technical/practitioner conferencePrice unconfirmed — verify on official site. Speaker CFP open via Sessionize; MVP/MCT-heavy speaker pool, more Microsoft-ecosystem than vendor-neutralDubai, UAEIn-personPaid↗ACLing – International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics25-26 Nov 2026Academic AI/NLP research conferenceAcademic registration fee, unconfirmed — verify on official site. Hosted by British University in Dubai; academic paper-submission format, not a practitioner/business audience, lower fit unless targeting research credibilityDubai, UAEIn-personPaid↗GITEX Global 2026 – Main Show7-11 Dec 2026World's largest tech, startup & AI exhibition, incl. AI Governance & Data Sovereignty trackVisitor pass ~AED 630. Distinct from the free Expand North Star track (see separate listing); open speaker application at mktg.gitex.com/GITEX2026SpeakerInterestDubai, UAEIn-personPaid↗GITEX Global 2026 – Expand North Star7-11 Dec 2026Startup, investor & venture programming alongside GITEXMain GITEX visitor pass is paid (~AED 630); only the Expand North Star track is freeDubai, UAEIn-personFree (partial)↗Dubai AI Week2026 (exact dates TBC)AI governance, innovation, applied AICould not confirm current ticket policy from search; verify on site before marking as freeDubai, UAEIn-personUnconfirmed↗Global AI Show Abu Dhabi2026 — date TBC, verify on official siteC-suite AI summit, 6,000+ attendees, 150+ speakersPrice unconfirmed. Date is genuinely unreliable across sources (seen: 6-7 Oct, 27-28 Oct, 11-12 Nov, 18-19 Nov) — verify directly on official site before publishing. Open "Become a Speaker" CFPAbu Dhabi, UAEIn-personPaid↗

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