Experts Live
Emirates 2026

Management (CIO, CTO, VP, IT Director)

149

Cloud & Hybrid

88

Commercial (sales, pre-sales)

40

AI & Copilot

40

Dev / DevOps

30

Security

29

Modern Workplace

25

Data

21

149

senior decision-makers: CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, IT Directors

300

Microsoft customers + partners (171 customers · 129 partners)

Government

Banking & Finance

Energy & Oil

Telecom

Technology

Consulting

Retail

Media

Manufacturing

Healthcare

FinTech

Education

Dubai: the modern edge

A global hub for AI, cloud and fintech, home to regional headquarters, hyperscaler regions and the UAE’s national AI strategy in action. Attendees and sponsors reach the event in under an hour.

Sharjah: culture, knowledge, authenticity

UNESCO’s Arab Capital of Culture and a centre of learning, with University City and research parks. Experts Live Emirates is rooted here, at SPARK.

SPARK, University City, Sharjah

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park: a research and innovation campus with direct road access from Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates.

2 full days · 24–25 November 2026, 09:00–18:00

Access · via Al Dhaid Road; taxi and ride-hailing from Dubai; University City shuttles

Stay · Vida Aljada, Nest Hotel Aljada, Centro Sharjah near the airport

On site · expo floor, keynote hall, breakout and workshop rooms, T-shirt printing booth

Keynote hall

Keynotes, panels and the opening and closing sessions.

Expo floor

Partner stands on the visitor route, with live demos.

Startup zone

Pods for UAE startups and community projects.

Workshop rooms

Hands-on labs, training and partner breakouts.

VIP Majlis

A hosted lounge for VIPs, partners and government guests.

Podcast & media corner

Interviews, reels and podcasts recorded on site.

Dr. Jassim Al Awadhi

Executive Director, Enterprise Platforms

Emirates NBD

Dr Hamad Alnuaimi

ICT Advisor, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ

Co-Founder, Digital Barza

Dr. Abrar Abdulnabi

Director of AI

AI leadership

Dr. Bishoy Sawiris

Chief Data Officer

GB Corp

Gopikrishnan Janakaraja

Chief Transformation Officer

Transformation

Adel Abdulla Miran

AI & Innovation Leader

Dubai Holding Real Estate

Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

Head of InfoSec Engineering

MVP & Regional Director

Seyfallah Tagrerout

Cloud Security Architect

MVP & Regional Director

Lama Malaeb

Founder, AI Growth Hub

Bilingual AI coaching

Mohammed Benzakour

AI Transformation Leader

Author, Human-Led AI

Faisal Khan

CISO / Head of InfoSec

Security leadership

Filipa Lobão

Data & AI Cloud Architect

Microsoft

Hatim Nagarwala

Senior Solution Engineer

Microsoft

Mario Arias

3× MVP, Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Engineer

Mahmoud A. Atallah

Azure Solutions Lead · MVP

Founder, Experts Live Emirates

Booth on the expo floor

Branded stands from startup pods to the main island, on the visitor route with live demos

Private meeting room

A branded room plus pre-booked one-to-one C-level meetings

Keynote & sponsored sessions

A keynote slot, sponsored breakouts and moderated panels in the AI core theme

Branded workshop room

A hands-on room named after the partner for both days

Gala dinner

A partner table for C-level guests at the Day 2 gala

Award on stage

A named award presented by the partner, with a Kufic plaque

Main-stage moment

Announcements and recognition in front of the full audience

PR & media

A joint press release, plus coverage before, during and after the event

Interviews, reels & podcast

On-site interview, short reels and a podcast episode, handed over to the partner

VIP Majlis access

Partner executives join the VIP Majlis with 25+ VIPs from energy, healthcare and fintech

Leads & report

Badge-scan leads and a post-event report, like the 375+ qualified leads of 2025

Exclusive slot right after the opening keynote

Fixed sponsor session time in the official agenda

Private leadership panel for top-tier partners

Track partner of one of the 5 tracks: branding, opening talk, panel, workshop

Logo in the opening and closing keynotes and on sponsor slides

LED ribbon, branded room, media wall and photo booth

Logo on printed badges and lanyards, roll-up banners

Logo and link on the website, sponsors page, agenda and all emails

Sponsorship announcement in Arabic and English, tagging the partner

Dedicated spotlight post and session promotion

Live stories, reels and keynote clips the same day

Thank-you recap post and highlight video

Competition sponsor, with prizes on stage

Raffle box to collect attendee contacts

Exclusive offer or discount code for attendees

Student offers for University City

Hiring from students and graduates

A student challenge judged by the partner

Winners announced at the gala dinner

Badge-scan leads and a post-event report: reach, leads, engagement

AttendeeVIPVVIPMediaOrganizerPartner

Partner guests join as VIP or VVIP

VIP Majlis access for partner executives

No ticket prices: access by category