Organized in line with the vision and directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi towards strengthening the UAE’s Digital Economy and the Arab Federation for the Digital Economy’s initiative to implement the ‘Arab Vision for the Digital Economy’ – the 9th edition of the Smart Data Summit Plus & Awards brings together 400+ senior ‘Data, AI & Analytics’ leaders from the MENA region all under one roof to explore advances in technology, network and drive business conversations.

Advancing digital maturity across Gulf economies represents a $255 billion market opportunity which can be leveraged with investments in digital infrastructure, talent, innovation, adoption and localization spread across government and private sector enterprises.

Helping bridge the digital leap between adoption, development and disruption is played out on the conference agenda which covers educational keynote sessions and interactive panel debates led by government and private sector industry experts who represent both national and global tech champions fueling face-to-face business conversations around digital solutions.

The ‘Excellence Awards’ hosted as part of this prestigious landmark annual event celebrates the implementation of visionary technology projects across a cross-sector of verticals including Government, Telecom, Banking, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Travel, Retail, Education, Automotive and Real-Estate. Teams recognized and celebrated as nominees and winners are proactively ahead of the digital curve by embracing transformative technology and adapting their enterprises to evolve whilst successfully managing change across their organization.