Global AI Show 2026 heads to Riyadh
Riyadh will host Global AI Show 2026, a conference focused on how AI is being adopted across business, policy, and research.
Saudi Arabia has made artificial intelligence a clear part of its economic plans. Global AI Show 2026, organized by VAP Group and powered by Times of AI, is set to bring that discussion to Riyadh in a more concrete format, with executives, policymakers, and researchers examining how AI is being used across sectors.
A program focused on practical use
Many AI events lean heavily on headline speakers and broad themes. GAIS appears to put more weight on implementation, with sessions covering AI strategy, machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics.
Under Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has made technology part of its wider economic diversification drive. For companies still defining where AI belongs in operations, products, or decision-making, the conference gives them a way to gauge how others are approaching the same question.
Regulation and ethics remain part of the discussion
The program also gives space to responsible AI topics, including fairness, data privacy, and regulation.
That matters as governments in the Gulf and elsewhere take a more active role in AI oversight. For companies still early in thinking about compliance, events like this can help connect the policy discussion with practical business decisions.
Previous editions featured participants from government, healthcare, and technology, including Nate Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, Professor Shafi Ahmed of Medical Realities, and Janet Adams of SingularityNET.
The range of speakers points to how AI discussions have expanded beyond a single sector, reaching government, business, and applied research.
Networking beyond the stage
The event will also include dedicated spaces for meetings, partnership talks, and investment discussions.
For companies looking for vendors, regional partners, or market entry opportunities, that part of the format may be as useful as the sessions themselves.
Global AI Show 2026 will take place in Riyadh.
More information: globalaishow.com/riyadh
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